Delivers a compassionate and insightful Group Portrait of singular men and women who spoke out on lgbtq issues womens rights civil rights and the environment in the 1950s, not the complacent era that we all think it is. So tonight jamess conversation partner is writer daniel okrent. And before i introduce the two of them. I just have a few quick notes for you first while the book is not released for a few more weeks. This is kind of a sneak peek. You can preorder it and we will put a link in the chat to the website of a local brooklyn bookstore the Community Bookstore so that you can do that if you so desire with just a couple of clicks. Second like all of our talks you have the option tonight to use closed captioning that features that the bottom of your screen life transcript and finally i want to invite you all to share your questions tonight for james type them throughout the program into the q a box at the bottom of your screen and dan will will take as many of them as he has time
In february 8th is titled, the 50s, and underground history. Im gonna tell you a little bit about what Publishers Weekly says. It says this revisionist history is packed with insights, it goes on to say that gains delivers a compassionate, insightful Group Portrait of singular men and women who spoke out on lgbtq issues, womens rights, civil rights and the environment in the 1950s. Not the complacent area that we all maybe think it is. Tonight, the partners writer daniel and before i introduce it to them, i have a quick notes for you. First, while the book is not really for a few more, weeks its a sneak peek. You can preorder it and we will put a link, to a local brooklyn bookstore, the community bookstore, so you couldnt do that if you desire with just a couple of clicks. Second, and like all of our talks you have the option tonight to use close captioning, that features at the bottom of your screen. And finally, i want to invite you all to share your questions tonight for james, type