coming up tonight, booktv in prime time features books about the founding fathers. first, the author of first entrepreneur. and then the life of john quinty adams. and then lous louisa. next, edward lengel talks about his book on george washington. it took place at the president s former home mount vernon. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. lovely to get a full crowd like this. my name is doug bradford and i am the founding director of the study of george washington which is where you are in the ruben stein hall. you made it. it is very exciting to have these book talks, free book talks, and thank you for supporting the book and mount vernon has never accepted any government money. they have been operating since the 1960s when they took over the estate of george washington. they are on all-woman run organization and they are all built on private donations from individuals and foundations and the people that come there visit. it is a great honor to serve tha
brady carlson and a look at presidential grave sites and monuments. that all happens tonight on c-span2 s booktv. first up on booktv in prime time, here s crystal wright. host: crystal wright is backt ott our desk, editor and publisher of conservativeblackchick.com, also out with a new book, con job. crystal wright, a lot to get into in that title of your book, but i want to begin with this quote from your book. it reads: real racism still exists in modern america, it and hurts real people. but when hustlers like al sharpton and other liberals are quick to label every incident i america racist from voter id laws to the shooting of black teens, it diminishes the rightful attention that true racism should receive. so what is true racism, and why are some of the issues that you bring up in that example not for racism? guest: well, i actuallyll devote a chapter in the book to true racism. it s in the appendix, and it s my family s personal story of being discriminated again
of washington which is were you or, so you may get. congratulations. and it s very exciting to have these book talks, these free book talks, and they re sponsored by ford. the forgetting the doctor and, of course, we ve never accepted any government money. they been offered in mount vernon since the 1860s, since 1861 it took over the estate of george washington. they were the founders of national historic preservation but they are an all woman run organization and they are all built on private donations unpatriotic individuals and foundations from the people who coming the people who coming to visit it at the great honor to serve that mission to preserve the estate at the highest level and to teach people all over the world about the life, leadership and legacy of george washington. and we couldn t do without the generation of important donors like henry ford. as many of you know an early don t think he did not its first fire engine. and ever since we ve gotten the fire engin
jim thompson discussing his new who is billy lee, george washington s mulatto man. toward acquired, in his words, 1767.atto man, in he was well-known known to washington s staff, including lafayette. thompson presents an analysis of washington s complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. mr. thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginia s aristocracy and thomas jefferson s enlightenment. after his presentation, there will be a q&a and mr. thompson will be happy to sign copies of his book. please take the opportunity to explore our library and museum with its new exhibition, remembering the american resolution. we also have 31 period rims detecting life in early america. resources are free and open to the public. o, pleaseurther ad welcome jim thompson. [applause] mark, for the, fine introduction, and thank you all for coming today. i appreciate you joining me and learni
you re watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history dues. history news. william lee, known as billy lee, was short washington s personal slave. washington granted billy lee land and freedom in his will. next, author james thompson discusses his theory explaining why washington may have taken this action. the daughters of the american revolution hosted this one-hour event. today, we are pleased to have jim thompson discussing his new book, who is billy lee, george washington s mulatto man. toward acquired, in his words, my mulatto man, in 1767. he was well-known known to washington s staff, including lafayette. thompson presents an analysis of washington s complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. mr. thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginia