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Joined by Ali Orr Larsen and hope wright my Dear Colleague began her career in williamsburg when she was in the third grade. She was a performer in a plea on my own time, and the black music program. She has collaborated with many other departments in the foundation, as well as with other museums over the course of her career. Shes worked with a variety of educational institutions as actress, storyteller, writer, researcher, and mentor. Please welcome hope wright. Thank you. Orr larsen has received many awards, including the statewide atlantic faculty award for rising star category. Professor ...

I would also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david blight. One of our panelists. Opportunity tois say how proud we are to count david among our trustees at New York Historical. I want to recognize laura washington and mercedes franklin, who are cochairs of our Frederick Douglass counsel. Of course, welcome all members who have joined up today. Who have joined up today. [applause] and i want to recognize a if not, my colleagues are going up and down the aisles with notecards and pencils. The notecards will be collected later on in the program. There will...

Welcome. We are virtual at the book shop. Its good to be here. To our audience. We want to let them know. For those o you have that have not got connors book. I dont think w have ever talked about getting some signed book rights. Welcome everybody. I will introduc maries. And he was born and raised in new orleans. He published his debut novel we cast a shadow in 2019 and it w a finalist for the pen open book awards. The first novel of prize. An asstant professor of creative writing and he is also the 20202021 writer and resident. With the university of mississippi. Welcome back to the Garden D...

To the website. If ive got that right ok. Thank you for your rapt attention this morning, i think you are in for more surprises this afternoon. Our first speaker is ed ayers. I feel like he needs no introduction to the Richmond Community but i will introduce him. He has received the National Humanities level from president obama at the white house and served as president of the organization of american historians and won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in American History. He has served as the founding chair of the board of the American Civil War museum. He hosts the future of ame...

I am joined by alley and hope. Hope wright, my dear colleague, began her career at Colonial Williamsburg when she was in the third grade. She was a performer in a play on my own time, and the black music program. She has collaborated with many other departments at the foundation as well as with other museums over the course of her career. She has worked a variety of educational institutions as an actress, story teller, writer, refer, and mentor. Please welcome hope wright. Thank you. Our special guest, ally larson, is a professor of law and director of the bill of rights law. Cynic she joined ...