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By way of quick introduction or not so quick introduction because, its quite the impressive bio journalists and author ernie suggs has been a reporter for the Atlanta Journal constitution since 1997, currently covering a variety of breaking news and investigative stories for page a1. He previously reported for newspapers new york city and durham, North Carolina. Hes a veteran of more than 20 years as a newspaper reporter and has covered stories ranging from politics to civil rights to Higher Edu...

All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for being here. It is a pleasure to be here. This afternoon of the southern festival books to share a conversation with two incredible authors, christine green and ben raines. Thank you for creating these works and the tremendous depth and value traditionally of americas history of domestic slave trade. So before we get started, ill do a couple of deductions for our two authors, and then i have a couple of questions for them to open up a discussion...

Two women who in many ways could not have been more different. One was establishment, one was grassroots. One was upwardly mobile, incredibly well educated, and the other one came from a background filled with such deprivation that to describe it as poor seems too grand. One was an obvious leader, the other was an unlikely and late in life luminary. Both of them changed the course of history, and neither one has been given their due. Hopefully these two biographies will help change that. Tamiko ...

Comcast supports cspan is a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a frontrow seat to democracy. Good morning. Im a reporter with National Public radio. Such an honor to be the National Book festival and we do these distinguished authors. Within the next hour almost which is just notot enough time learning about two of the most unsung female heroines at the Civil Rights Movement, two women who in many, many ways could that have been more different. One was establis...

Could not have been more different. One horse establishment and one was grassroots. One was evidently mobile and the other one from a background described as almost two grand. One wasnt obvious routine and another unlikely and later in lifefe. It changed the course of history and neither one were given to do. Hopefully the biographieshi discussed will help change that, a dean of the grad institute, law professor and history professor at harvard university. Her earlier book is to send, offense an...

Incredibly well educated, and the other one came from a background filled with such deprivation that to describe it as poor seems too grand. One was an obvious leader, the other was an unlikely and late in life luminary. Both of them changed the course of history, and neither one has been given their due. Hopefully these two biographies will help change that. Tamiko brown megan is 18 at the Harvard Institute and a history professor at Harvard University during her earlier book is courage to diss...

It is about an hour and a half. [applause] all right. Good morning. And welcome to the National Enforcement officers museum. Thank you for being here. As howard cook in the room . No . Not yet. All right. So, secretary mayorkas, welcome. I am amazed on how many times i see you in a month. I just left orlando. I thought i left you behind, but here you are. And i want to recognize that when i look to my right and my left, you are often standing there. So your commitment to Law Enforcement and your...

First Lady Laura Bush along with then library of librarian of congress and the current librarian of congress has continued. Carla it is so delightful to see people line up outside waiting to hear authors and get their books signed and all of these things. There is just so much excitement. After two years of being virtual, that was good for when we all had to hunker down, but being in person is just delightful. What is your role today . Carla my role is head cheerleader, and also to open up the m...

All right. Good morning. And welcome to the National Enforcement officers museum. Thank you for being here. As howard cook in the room . No . Not yet. All right. So, secretary mayorkas, welcome. I am amazed on how many i just left orlando. I thought i left you behind but here you are. Recognize that when i look to my right and my left, you are often standing there. So your commitment to Law Enforcement and your commitment to the communities that they serve does not go unrecognized. It really is ...

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