Activists straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore as hisearly life as well life as an intellectual. Hall teaches courses and africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he b. A. From st. Joseph in 2006 and004 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American social sciencese review. His biography of arthur ashe she tennisrthur a and justice in the civil rights by johnspublished Hopkins University press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a hall. Hs welcome to eric [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank you so much for having me here at richmond today to talk about my book and to talk about ashe as a whole. Would like to thank the Virginia Historica
Apartheid movement in south africa. His career as athlete and activist straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore ashes early life as well as his life aan intellectual. Eric allen hall teaches courses in africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he earned a b. A. From st. Joseph college in 2004 and in 2006 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American history and the social science review. His biography of arthur ashe entitled arthur ashe tennis and justice in the Civil Rights Era was published by Johns Hopkins university press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a warm dhs welcome to eric hall. [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank y
Kind of commercial pilot, anything like that, is not for me. I dont see it. Reporter never even considered it . No. Reporter decades ago, the commercial Airline Industry was heavily dependent on the military for the pilots. They were graduating 45,000 pilots a year. But now with fewer wars and better technology, the u. S. Military is graduating 5,000 a year. If youve got that guy in sight, engage with 30 millimeter. Reporter the military is carrying out Flight Missions drones. Whats this mean for us, the travelers who, after watching this report, will now be rushing to flight academy. Airlines will go for larger flights. Now you might have two business or commuter jets. If i blindfolded you and took you to laguardia airport, you must think i must be in some third world country. Reporter remember that laguardia announcement last month with biden and cuomo . Moving the terminal to the parkway to make more space for larger planes . Beginning to make more sense, doesnt it. Arthur chien, fo
Explores how the richmond, virginia native overcame class barriers to win three of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. This hourlong program was hosted by the Virginia Historical society. Mr. Talkov virginias own arthur ash was the worlds best tennis player. The u. S. Open, the australian open, and wimbledon. He was also deeply committed to human rights. And civil rights causes. Most known what, the movement in south africa. His career as an athlete and activist, straddling the civil rights and black power movements, ashe fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcome to public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore asheearly lifes will explore is an and Eric Allen Hall assistant history professor at Georgia Southern university, where he teaches courses on the history of Popular Culture and africanAmerican History. And native of suburban chicago heat, he earned a ba in history from the st. Josephs college in and phd from the never the from pur
Why did you call your new book the girls in the balcony . The balcony is a wise about any of the National Press club. The institution until just 20 years ago. And win in 1955 the men decided that they would let anyone into cover to report on events, they put it in a very narrow, extremely uncomfortable about any at the far end of the ball room. Guest but just 20 years ago i was standing this that balcony. We could not ask questions, we were not allowed. It was, um, it was frustrating. And so one of the three women in the New York Times bureau told Scotty Rustin one day that she would not go there anymore and two other women, myself and Eileen Shanahan who covered finance and high economics, said that we wouldnt cover assignments there. Its very difficult, you know, because the newspaper business used to be kind of like the army. You were given an assignment, and you went on that assignment, and you did not discuss it, and you did not argue against it. And scotty could hardly believe th