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Presidential history in this dual session with Samuel G. Freedman (Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights) & Randall Woods (John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People).
Samuel G. Freedman is an award-winning author, journalist, and educator who is the author of ten acclaimed books. Freedman is a professor at Columbia Journalism School and a former columnist for the New York Times. Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights illuminates the early portion of Humphrey's career and recounts the vital civil rights efforts of the 1940s, many of them inspired by the sacrifices of Black GIs who fought for what they called “Double V”—victory over fascism abroad and then Jim Crow at home.
Randall Woods is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. He teaches American political and diplomatic history, and is the author of Fulbright: A Biography, LBJ: Architect of American Ambition, and Shadow Warrior: William E. Colby and the CIA. John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People chronicles the life and times of America's greatest secretary of state, the sixth president of the United States, and one of the most formidable orators of his day.
Moderator: Jay Barth
Sponsored by John David Coulter Memorial Fund and the Clinton Presidential Center.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Society & Culture | Literature & Language | History & Genealogy |
TAGS: | SixBridgesBookFestival | 6B24-7 |
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The Ron Robinson Theater is a 315-seat multi-purpose event venue. Part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s (CALS) Main Library campus, it is designed to provide programs for all ages including films, music performances, plays, readings, lectures, speakers, and children’s activities. The theater is equipped with a state-of-the-art DCI-compliant Barco digital cinema projection system and 32′ wide retractable screen; and, a versatile sound system capable of Dolby 5.1 surround audio for movies, with a CL3 digital mixing console with ample inputs for traditional music concerts.
