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We now know the identity of the 109 im notsot109 im not we now know the identity of the worker who was killed yesterday while clearing a mudslide on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. 54yearold robert gill of los banos died after a dump truck backed up. Hittimg him and another crew member who was pinned under the truck for a time before rescuers were able to pull him out. He was taken to the hospital. And was conscious at the time. Both men worked for a watsonvillebased construction company. Which was subcontracted to caltrans. The accident is being investigated by the chp and state safety investigators. Meantime. Two fundraisers have been set up online. One is to help with funeral expenses for the gill family. Another is for a gratitude meal to thank the crews working so hard to clear the roads. You can find links to both on kron4dotcom also in the south bay. Highway 35 in los gatos is now indefititely closed. You can see why in this video courtsey of our partnership with abc7 ne ....
Us up to speed and uptodate on that. [applause] face is due tos grace the front of the 20 bill soon. Our speaker is going to talk about that. [applause] she is one of the people that helped to put her there. Harriet tubman is an appropriate subject for her. Will tell you about her she grew up in kansas city, missouri. She received her undergraduate from harvard university. She specializes in American History with an emphasis on the American South in the civil war as well as american women and african American History. She is held academic positions that countless institutions. She is been at the university of richmond, visited l, the citadel, the university of texas at san antonio. As a consulting scholar on a number of documentaries and feature films, including ....
[applause] good evening. Thanks for coming on on what was a nice day today. Welcome to the lecture on Harriet Tubman. You probably know we are in a Harriet Tubman revival right now. A new appreciation of an iconic figure. It is a name we relate with the underground railroad. We sort of forget that after the underground railroad, Harriet Tubman lived for another 50 years. Some remarkable 50 years after the civil war. Tonights speaker is here to bring us up to speed and uptodate on that in our lecture. [applause] as you probably know, Harriet Tubmans face is due to grace the front of the 20 bill soon. Our speaker, Catherine Clinton, [applause] Catherine Cl ....