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And now for the main event we are so thrilled to have derek baxter here with us today. Hes the author of in pursuit of jefferson, traveling three years with the most perplexing founding father. Joining us today from fairfax, virginia, where he lives with his wife and children. And in his words, they live quite a peaceful life there before deciding to follow Thomas Jeffersons travel advice across europe. So hes going to tell you a little bore bit more about the book and we are so thrilled to have him here. Derek baxter, everybody. Great well, thank you. Thank you and cspan. Thank you everybody ...

Great for be here moderating this panel. Im catherine clinton. Im the denman professor of American History at the university of texas in san antonio and is my tag says im on the Advisory Board and im an author and so it is wonderful. Im also a veteran. I was colonel for a year when i taught at the citadel, but today i went to say that im so pleased that were witnessing a great reunion a great kind of reckoning coming up against we have been meeting virtually for the past few months, but isnt it great to be back in person and have an afternoon where we explore such wonderful topics as race and ...

Jefferson traveling through europe with the most perplexing founding father. Joining us today from fairfax, virginia where he lives with his wife and children and in his words. They lived quite a peaceful life there before deciding to follow thomass jeffersons travel advice across europe, so he is going to tell you a little bit more about the book and we are so thrilled to have him here derek baxter everybody. Great. Well, thank you. Thank you scuppernong and and cspan. Thank you everybody for watching. So. So yes, this book is about its about me following jeffersons travels across europe and ...

Into the past, but, it is in james baldwin. And that is nearly to the past and that is what they do the lecture itself was inspired by students in virginia. How the labor of enslaved people help to create that institution doctor mcguinness is the cultural historian and particularly the politics she is an awardwinning author, coauthor, and editor of six books slaves a winning sale, abolitionist art, in the american slave trade. And, educated in tyranny, and jeffersons university, for which he won the charles c l drench books prize from the smithsonian american art museum. Doctor mcinnis, receiv...

There before deciding to follow thomass jeffersons travel advice across europe, so he is going to tell you a little bit more about the book and we are so thrilled to have him here derek baxter everybody. Great. Well, thank you. Thank you scuppernong and and cspan. Thank you everybody for watching. So. So yes, this book is about its about me following jeffersons travels across europe and its really it was a chance to learn about a different side of jefferson that we dont often hear about we all know about the younger jefferson who wrote the declaration of independence at the age of 33, and we p...