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And now i am so pleased to introduce tonights speakers. Chad l williams is the samuel j. And Augusta Spector professor of history and african africanamerican studies at brandeis university. Hes the author, the Award Winning book torchbearers of democracy, africanamerican in the world war one era, and the coeditor of charleston syllabus readings race, racism and racial violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight is Henry Louis Gates jr. Alphonse Fletcher University and founding director of the hutchins for afri...

Violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight is Henry Louis Gates jr. Alphonse Fletcher University and founding director of the hutchins for african and African American research at Harvard University and emmy Peabody Award Winning filmmaker literary journalist, cultural critic and institute and builder. Professor gates, his most recent books are stony the road and the black church. This is our story. This our song. Tonight, they will discuss chads latest book, the wounded world a sweeping story of hope betraya...

Democracy, africanamerican in the world war one era, and the coeditor of charleston syllabus readings race, racism and racial violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight is Henry Louis Gates jr. Alphonse Fletcher University and founding director of the hutchins for african and African American research at Harvard University and emmy Peabody Award Winning filmmaker literary journalist, cultural critic and institute and builder. Professor gates, his most recent books are stony the road and the black church. This...

[inaudible conversations] come in as quick as you can, as we go along, thank you so much. A weekly journal of literature and culture with key interest in the united states, we really got to be here, totally like to discuss the issue of free speech which never seems to go away. I thought i would begin with a literary angle. During the civil war, a polemic against government attempts to license freespeech. In it, which continued to resound, give me the liberty to utter and argue freely according to conscience about all liberty. Before we get that, those which otherwise come forward may be mischi...

Arguments over confederate statues. This is about one hour. [gavel pound] jeff yes, i do it with authority. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the National Press club where we have trademarked a moniker of being the worlds leading professional organization for journalists. Also where i have been saying this year, in challenging times, the freedom of the press, that we are the constitution. I am jeff ballou, the editor for Al Jazeera English and the 110th president of the National Press club. We are pleased to have as our headline luncheon speaker Derrick Johnson, the interim pres...