Introducing barbara lewis. Dr. Lewis heads the william at thetrotter Institute University of massachusetts boston where she is also an associate professor of english. She is a francophone scholar as well as a cultural historian who has published on lynching in film, photography and drama and the black arts movement. She currently blogs and is affiliated with the Massachusetts Foundation for the humanities and sits on the Advisory Board of Central Square theater. Before dr. Lewis takes the stage, i am going to ask you all if you would not mind turning off your cell phones, and also please note that cspan is recording, and at the end, if you have questions, if you would come to the microphone, that would be great. Now i have the pleasure of introducing dr. Barbara lewis. [applause] barbara it is truly a pleasure to be with you this evening. Particularly since so many of us understand that this is the birthday of Phillis Wheatley. We cannot say for sure that it is the birthday, because no
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