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Good evening. Welcome to boston public librarys commonwealth salon for the presentation remembering Phillis Wheatley by barbara lewis. My names Danielle George. I have the pleasure of introducing barbara lewis. Dr. Lewis heads the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the study of african history and culture at the university of massachusetts boston. Where shes also an associate professor of english. Shes a francophone style as well as a cultural historian who has published on lynching and film, photography and drama, the minstrel stage and the black arts movement. Dr. Lewis also sought at city...

Mr. Edward davis. [applause] our next veteran is mr. Jack maroney. Served in the United States marine corps during world war ii above the uss enterprise. He manned the antitank aircraft guns for the attack against the uss enterprise. Please and gentlemen mr. Jack maroney. Served ind seller okinawa, nagasaki, and part of the marine second division. Materved as a pharmacist second class. [applause] retired air force chief. Fficer mr. J grok junior he listed in 1940. After arriving at his first station in a wahoo, hawaii, he was assigned to the transport station of the base. Onring the explosion ...

Entry into world war ii. Coming up next, ceremony commemorating the anniversary at the National World war two memorial in washington, d. C. The event honored veterans and arizona senator john mccain gave the keynote address. This is an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. Now we will go through the reading of the veterans, introducing them and theyll be presented their quote of valor. If the veterans can stand, please do so, if not remain in your chairs. The first is mr. William planthearse, entered the army from new york and arrived at barracks in hawaii in december 1939. He was part...

When i touched the piano, it is instantly its like being woken from a dream and you kind of remember the abstracted sounds of your imagination but this is a reallife physical thing. It has hammers, it has strings, it was built. And so you are translating yourself, youre kind of translating your soul through these physical objects like violins and voice and piano. So i just kind of explore as much as i can because trying to reach those imaginary colors and not just completely ignore them but be in the real world is a struggle. The new film, jackie and the music of Regina Spektor when we continu...

When i touched the piano, it is instantly its like being woken from a dream and you kind of remember the abstracted sounds of your imagination but this is a reallife physical thing. It has hammers, it has strings, it was built. And so you are translating yourself, youre kind of translating your soul through these physical objects like violins and voice and piano. So i just kind of explore as much as i can because trying to reach those imaginary colors and not just completely ignore them but be in the real world is a struggle. The new film, jackie and the music of Regina Spektor when we continu...