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Frederickatlas douglass. Is my pleasure to welcome our guest today. Our actor, moderator and the state which University Professor from the university of maryland. Professor levine has been an influential force in american and African American literature for over 30 years and recently has contributed important work to the burgeoning field of hemispheric and transnational American Literary studies. He is the author of the 2016 book the lives of Frederick Douglass, and after todays production will be signing copies in the archive store. Please welcome Professor Robert levine. [applause] thank you...

He is the author of the 2016 book the lives of Frederick Douglass, halloween todays presentation will be signing copies of the book. Please welcome Professor Robert levine. [applause] thank you for the introduction tom, and my thanks to tom for organizing the event. It is a real honor to be here. My guess is you would rather hear an actor over an academic, so i will be relatively brief, five minutes. As a lot of you know, frederick born into slavery in 1818 on the Eastern Shore of maryland. For the first 20 years of his life, he was a slave moving back and forth between the Eastern Shore and b...

A Loyola University professor. And now, it is my pleasure to introduce mr. Jonathan jarvis, the 18th director of the National Park service. Thanarvis oversees more 1000 National Parks that attract 80,000 visitors every year. He has reinvigorated the he isal park service, and a recognized world leader in cultural and restorative management. Please quiet down, thank you, and welcome mr. Jonathan jarvis. [applause] Jonathan Jarvis good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here with you at this incredible luncheon to celebrate the legacy and contributions of African Americans to the memory ...

Anything important is white. Gregorys uniquely placed to provide historical perspective. He was shot in the leg in the 1965 Los Angeles Watts riots, but he has not used violence to project his message. He has used comedy. He was a headline performer. When america goes to war they dont send no comics. They accepted folk who can barely read and write. At 81 years old, and father to ten, dick gregory reflects on his past and the legacy his children will inherit. We spoke in washington, d. C. You got into the civil rights struggle early on. Could you have imagined, had i whispered into the ears of...

White mayor, white police chief, anything important is white. Gregorys uniquely placed to provide historical perspective. He was shot in the leg in the 1965 Los Angeles Watts riots, but he has not used violence to project his message. He has used comedy. He was a headline performer. When america goes to war they dont send no comics. They accepted folk who can barely read and write. At 81 years old, and father to ten, dick gregory reflects on his past and the legacy his children will inherit. We spoke in washington, d. C. You got into the civil rights struggle early on. Could you have imagined,...