Just a few quick details before introduce myself. First, please take a moment to silent your mobile devices. Second, you will notice we have cspan recording tonight program. For information regarding todays broadcast please check out the replay section of our website. Also the first time ada missoni and program we extend a warm welcome. For any members, we thank you for your ongoing support. Without you the programs would not be possible. Tonight we are very pleased to welcome elizabeth kopp. Elizabeth is an Award Winning novelist and documented filmmaker, author of eight books including nonfiction and americas first lemon soldiers in the New York Times bestselling historical novel the hamilton affair. Her newest novel the command is available for sale after the program outside of the lecture hall. With that said, i know were alla in for a fascinating talk, without further ado i would like to please join me in welcoming elizabeth cox. [applause] thank you so much. I really honored to b
be in conversation with dr. nikki taylor. race, colonization, and diaspora. she s the author, a black radical, the life and times of listed by the new york times as one of its topics of 2019. the book is the first biography of boston editor william britton over nearly 50 years the massachusetts book award, and numerous other awards. black radical is also shortlisted for the stone book award from the museum of african american history in boston, and the history prize, and the award for best biography. greenwich received her doctorate in she s also the author of the grimkes, the legacy of slavery in an american family. ratings have appeared in the radical history review, the new york, or the atlantic, and the guardian. at university, she also co-directs the african american trail project. dr. nikki taylor is professor of history and chair of the department of history at how it university. she has published four books. one entitled brooding over bloody revenge, ensla