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Hello, everyone. Can you hear me okay . Okay, im trying not to be in the view but by the end of this we will be behind the curtain. Welcome to kate dawsons book events. My name isto becca oliver and im the director of the writers of texas and we are the largest Literary Arts Organization in texas and we support writers and one of the things we love to dor is have the opportunity to talk to published authors about ther most recent book but also to dig in a little more than i think we get to as of...

[applause] hello everyone. By the this we will be behind the curtain. [laughter] welcome to the book event i am the executive director of the Writers League of texas the Largest Organization in texas helping writers of every stage of their career love the opportunity to talk to public authors about their most recent books and dig in a little bit more than we get to as often as we would like so we are learning more about what went into creating the book especially the books were talking about tod...

Helping writers of every stage of their career love the opportunity to talk to public authors about their most recent books and dig in a little bit more than we get to as often as we would like so we are learning more about what went into creating the book especially the books were talking about today there are so many interesting things that would be applicable to any writers. Who here writes but did not raise your hand . [laughter] we will make sure we get to that conversation as well. But i w...

Up next the grounds and exhibits to learn about the civil war spy, and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to the underground railroad state park. My name is Ranger Crenshaw and here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born not three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent a lot of time in this area as well as bucktown a few miles west of here. It was here in this area of Dorchester County that she learned the skills vital to make her a successful conductor on the un...

And exhibits to learn about the life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground state park. My name is ranger crenshaw. She was born three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent time in this area as well as in bucktown a few miles west of here. It was in this area of Dorchester County she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor of the underground railroad such as reading the lan...

And exhibits to learn about the life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground state park. My name is ranger crenshaw. She was born three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent time in this area as well as in bucktown a few miles west of here. It was in this area of Dorchester County she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor of the underground railroad such as reading the lan...

Life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground state park. My name is ranger crenshaw. She was born three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent time in this area as well as in bucktown a few miles west of here. It was in this area of Dorchester County she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor of the underground railroad such as reading the landscape, reading the stars, forag...

She learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. She was reading the landscape, foraging for food, reading the stars, being comfortable outdoors by herself. I would like to highlight our Visitor Center. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the field with her father. These last three buildings are lined in zinc. The idea is that after you visit our Visitors Center, your ignorance about her retirement life and the...

The grounds and exhibits to learn about the lives of escaped slaves, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist, Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubmans underground railroad state park. Here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born about three miles east of here in the town of madison and spent a lot of time in this area. It was here in this area where she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad. Skills such as reading th...

Next on American History tv, don papson discusses his book secret lives of the underground railroad in new york city Sydney Howard gay, Louis Napoleon and the record of fugitives. The record of fugitives was a previously unpublished text from the 1850s. Gay revealed his close collaboration with Louis Napoleon, a free black man who helped many slaves returned to freedom. The Greenwich Village Historic Society posted this hourlong program. I am director of programs at the Greenwich Village Histori...