Authors discuss then < 1955 mur of emmett till, and the role of these events in the Civil Rights Movement. Cspan recorded the panel at the 2018 festival of books in nashville, tennessee. Greetings. My name is lee williams, jr. Im an associate professor of africanamerican and public history at Tennessee State university, and i will be the moderator for this panel. First id like to welcome you to nashville. If youre not a nashville resident, welcome, welcome. And welcome to the greatest library in america. This session will run precisely 50 minutes i am told. So we will give both our authors 20 minutes to speak, and well allocate ten minutes for question and answer. I was also admonished to remind you if youre really enjoying yourself this southern festival of books depends upon individual donations. So if you really enjoy what youve seen over the past couple of days id encourage you to donate as much as you can. Were in for a treat today. I asked these two gentlemen for bios a couple of
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Civil rights movement. August 28th, 1955, was the day 14yearold africanamerican emmett till was murdered by two white men. So significant that august 28th was the day Martin Luther king jr. Chose for his 1963 i have a dream speech. Closer to the present, august 28th, 2008, then senator barack obama became the first africanamerican man to win a major partys nomination. August 28th. So today we take a look at the murder of emmett till. So horrific and ghastly the death of this 14yearold boy in mississippi, became a call to arms, a moment that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. Till had allegedly flirted with a white female shop keeper. The price, he was beaten and mutilated, his eyes gouged out with barbedwire wrapped around his neck. His body was thrown into the river to sink and vanish into mystery. But his mother refused to let his death go unnoticed. When the body was found, she insisted on an open casket so the world could see what happened. When the people were acquitted, it beg
Book fairs tab on our web site, booktv. Org. And now on booktv, we bring you coverage from last weeks baltimore book festival. Weve got a full lineup of authors who appeared at the radical book fair pavilion and discussed a range of topics from gender and race to a history of the black Panther Party and the 2015 baltimore riots and protests. First up, its Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson who will offer his thoughts on Race Relations in the u. S. I hope that you all have had a wonderful day here at the baltimore book festival. If youre just joining us, welcome. Todays been a fabulous opening, and we have a wonderful guest this evening. A few announcements, first of all, the baltimore book festival is produced by the Baltimore Office of promotions and the we like to think of few select sponsors to keep the event free to the public. The city of baltimore, the nor Roberts Foundation and a cspan booktv. Our guest is eric michael dyson. He is an Award Winning author and a s