Katherine Van Wormer and Charletta Sudduth read from the The Maid Narratives: Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South, a book they recently edited with David W. Jackson.
The Maid Narratives shares the memories of black domestic...
Jim Crace reads a selection of short fiction pieces from The Devil's Larder. He also describes the origin and evolution of the book, and shares anecdotes about the public reception of this and past books.
Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace leaves President Truman's office in the White House after their talk on September 18. In the background is Charles Ross, Presidential Press Secretary, the only other person present at the talk, according to...