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Ahead of the 127th edition of the track meet later this week, here are some interesting things to know.  

Starting in the early 20th century, African American athletes began competing in the Games—and shattering records.

ashes of a broken down community that had been crushed to the ground, that out of all of this it's become one of the greatest democracies and economic powers in that region, and a long time friend of the united states. those are good thoughts, and i can say that's the where i was, i was in korea in 1950, and be i helped to preserve and to continue the expansion of a democracy. but quite frankly, i may not want to know why i was there. and i'm going to do this during the summer. so that won't be on the floor of the house of representatives. >> tell us what you're reading this summer. ...

so that won't be on the floor of the house of representatives. >> tell us what you're reading this summer. send us a tweet at booktv. >> here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals over the next few months. on july 29 from belfast, maine s the belfast be bound book festival, a three-day celebration of reading, writing and publishing. on september 2nd, decatur, georgia, hosts the decatur book festival. the brooklyn book festival begins on september 15th. the author lineup includes walter mosley. then the 16th annual baltimore book festival starts september 23rd. please let...