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Conference with professor gallagher. With that, i will turn it over to professor stephen cushman. Thank you very much. I am grateful to everybody. I wont repeat all the thank yous that have been said, but on behalf of Tamika Nunley and myself i would say thank you for being courageous and not being driven away this morning by that first talk. [ laughter ] all right, lets start with a large claim. Here it is. Without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. But why stop with one big claim. There is another that i will throw in free of charge. Without mark twain, memory of the civil war woul...

Of the day is none other than steve kushman. He holds the robert c. Taylor it wasship in the English Department and a renowned poet and thrilled to say he is a scholar of the civil war as well. Three of professor kushmans 14 books dealt with the civil war including be lidge represent muse and the book i suggested you get in the back, civil war writing from the first conference with professor gallagher. With that, i will turn it over to professor kushman. Im grateful to everybody. I wont repeat the thank yous, but on behalf of tamika and myself, i will say thank you for being courageous and not...

Him before and i know youre going to enjoy his company and hes going to be in conversation with jess mchugh author of americannon. Shes a writer and researcher whose work has appeared across a variety of national and International Publications including the New York Times the wall street journal the washington posts and many many others. Shes reported stories from four continents on a range of cultural and historical topics from presentday. Liverpool punks to the history of 1960s activists in greenwich village, and i have spent some time with both of our guests in the green room and just now e...

Him before and i know youre going to enjoy his company and hes going to be in conversation with jess mchugh author of americannon. Shes a writer and researcher whose work has appeared across a variety of national and International Publications including the New York Times the wall street journal the washington posts and many many others. Shes reported stories from four continents on a range of cultural and historical topics from presentday. Liverpool punks to the history of 1960s activists in greenwich village, and i have spent some time with both of our guests in the green room and just now e...

Last train to memphis and careless love. Theyre here discussing wills new book colorization 100 years of black films in a white world. Publishers weekly calls it an engrossing account of a vital but often slated cinematic tradition full of fascinating lore and Dwight Garner writes for the New York Times. This is sweeping history, but in hagoods hands, it feels crisp urgent and paired down like a good movie. It pops from the start. Were so pleased to be hosting this event tonight. The digital podium is yours will and peter. Thank you. Thank you. Well, its great to be here with you. I wish we we...