From Merrimack College and masters in phd from university of illinois at urbanachampaign. As a former magazine writer and editor her Research Interests include 19th century print culture, womens magazines and radical or alternative press. Before we begin the program i would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who will be joining virtual nhs program for the first time. If youre not familiar with the Massachusetts Historical Society with first historical site in america and had been collecting, preserving, publishing, sharing our history since 1791. We hold an amazing collection of 14 million man script pages including papers the first three president s of the United States. abim sorry, three of the first president of the United States. We are continuing to collect a today if youre interested, we are currently collecting material related to the covid19 experience. We have a special initiative designed to record peoples experiences during this unusual time and preserve a deserved s
Scott shane to the library to discuss his latest book flee north, a forgotten hero in the fight for freedom in slavery borderland in it, he recounts the life of abolitionist Thomas Smallwood, who bought his own freedom, helped hundreds of others escape slavery in baltimore in the underground, flee north also tells the story of the baltimore slave hope slaughter, who shaped who shipped hundreds of people south from the inner harbor, often separating them from their families forever. This the author will be joined in conversation by journalist scott shane is a former reporter for the New York Times and baltimore sun. He is the author of objective troy a terrorist president and the rise of the drone in dismantling utopia. How information ended the soviet Union Michael fletcher is a senior writer. Espns enterprise and investigative team. He formerly reporter for espns the undefeated and the washington post. He is a coauthor of supreme discomfort, the divided soul of clarence thomas. In his
It. He recounts the life of abolitionist thomas who bought his own freedom, helped hundreds of others escape in washington. Baltimore and the underground railroad flee north also tells, the story of the baltimore slave trader, hope slaughter, who shaped who shipped hundreds of south from the inner harbor, often them from their families forever. This evening, the author will be joined in conversation by journalist Michael Fletcher scott shane is a former for the New York Times and Baltimore Sun. He is the author of objective troy a terrorist, a president and rise of the drone in dismantling utopia how information ended the soviet union. Michael is a Senior Writer with espns enterprise, an investigative team. He formerly reporter for espns the undefeated and the washington post. He is a coauthor of supreme discomfort the divided soul of clarence thomas. In his review of the book the washington post, richard, who wrote flee north, a gripping story, told at a brisk pace in a no fuss prose
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Good evening. Welcome to the boston public local history lecture series. As part our program, we want to read the following statement to bring attention to the land we use for our buildings and events, we acknowledge that the Boston Public Librarys Central Library stands on land that was once a water ecosystem, providing sustenance for the indigenous massachusetts people and as a place which has served as a site of meeting an exchange nations, we are to land acknowledgments for all locations which we operate. We reaffirm this commitment to set the context, planning, deliberations and Public Engagement which will take place in the spirit of welcome and respect. Found in our motto free to all tonight. We are very pleased to have Stephanie Schorow here to talk her book, the great boston fire the inferno that nearly incinerated the city Stephanie Schorow is a journalist, writing instructor and, the author of eight nonfiction books, a variety of topics in boston history. They include the Co