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My honor the convene this plenary, and when we were planning the conference, we always liked to bring our heavy hitters out. And i think that today is one of those occasions, in which we have a collection of fine scholars and activists here to address the theme. So what we are, and what we have decided to do is to run the plenary more as a round table, and the moderated conversation about the issues with the great migration, and i wanted to introduce our panelists, and give them an opportunity t...

Going to work toward the creation of a marshal plan to get massive investment in these cities. No matter what our mayors do, for all of the good efforts that are made, unless we can get massive resources in our community, we are not going to be able to solve all the problems. So we must fight for reparations and we must fight for marshal plan. [ applause ] now of course this question of struggling justification is not without controversy. Its complex. Its difficult. And so there are voices who m...

Newark, a focus in newark because of the history of struggle here, protracted struggle, rebellion, resistance, triumph, tragedy, and moving forward, and the eventual ascension to the office of mayor of roz j. Baraka. Give it up. [ cheers and applause ] but its not just about him and i will never forget, i was struck by his slogan, hit me. He said when i become mayor, we become mayor. Right. And what that said was this is ujima, collective work and responsibility, and so there are policies being ...

And i just want to say that this book, americas black capital, is a really profound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he r...

Is aprofound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received...

Still happy with me . Will you join me in taking this terrific and. Also, i think its very much for doingit is really wonderful foro have john and i back the Carter Library you know it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for the book, a book about jackie robinson. And thats been probably seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and that here at the jimmy...

It is really wonderful for us to have john and i back the Carter Library you know it has just been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for the book, a book about jackie robinson. And thats been probably seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and that here at the jimmy president ial library, which is really, i think, great. This is his sixth book. Hes just as i said ...

And thats been probably seven or eight years since then. And whats really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick off his tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday and that here at the jimmy president ial library, which is really, i think, great. This is his sixth book. Hes just as i said about jackie robinson, lou gehrig, muhammad, al capone as as the foursome who really did the push to get the approval of the Birth Control pill. But the thing that the thing that you see in jona...

Been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for th it is really wonderful for us to have jonathan back at the carter library. You know, it has been several years since jonathan was here. He was here for a book about jackie robinson. And that has probably been seven or a neck years since then. And what is really neat is that jonathan had decided to kick offs book tour for his new book. His book just came out yesterday. And do that here at the jimmy carter president ial library, which ...