bookstore. and i'm pleased to introduce william nelson cromwell at yale university. talked for over 30 years and served as a law clerk for thurgood marshall, received eight honorary degrees delivering the web du bois lecture. he is an author of 15 books of nonfiction and fiction which includes violence abuse, confirmation mess, new england and emperor of ocean park. and the bestseller list. he is here to present his new book invisible, the forgotten story of the black woman lawyer who took down america's most powerful mobster. it is brimming with intellect and grit and new york times best-selling author walter isaacson, praises it as a riveting and moving story with enormous residence. and we are pleased to have his other with us tonight. please join me in welcoming stephen carter. >> thank you for that reduction and thanks for coming out. last time i was supposed to be here there was an illness in the family, couldn't make it in the bookstore said we will reschedule and 3 years later, it is a pleasure, you know me much better for my fiction. this is a book that had

bookstore think you and now please silence your cell phones. and i'm pleased to introduce tonight speaker professor of law at yale university where he has taught for over 30 years serving as a law clerk for justice marshall has eight honorary degrees the author of 15 books of nonfiction and fiction and a novel that was 11 weeks on "the new york times" bestseller list. today he is here to present his new book invisible of a black woman lawyer and with intellect and grit and "the new york times" best-selling author is a riveting story one with enormous residence we are so pleased to have the author here with us tonight so please join me to welcome stephen carter. [applause] . >> thank you for that kind introduction. and also to the harvard bookstore inviting me back the last time i was supposed to be here i canceled at the last minute with my family and they said don't worry we will reschedule and now three years later i am here. [laughter] it is a pleasure maybe you know, me better for my fiction but this was a book rolling around in my head for a long time. so in a sense talking backward. so with that historical moment that gave rise to it so

bookstore. thank you. a quick reminder turn off your cell phones before the talk i pleased to introduce tonight speaker professor of law at yale university where he has taught for over 30 years serving as a law clerk for thurgood marshall, eight honorary degrees and delivered w e-b to boys lecture at harvard. the author of 15 books of nonfiction which include the confirmation and the emperor of ocean park spending 11 weeks on "the new york times" bestseller list. tonight he is here to present his new book invisible the forgotten story of the black woman lawyer who took down the most powerful mobster remarking it is brimming with intellect and grit and "new york times" best-selling author walter isaacson praises it as a moving story with enormous residence for our own time. we are so pleased to have the author here with us tonight please join me to welcome stephen carter. [applause] . >> thank you for that kind introduction. also the harvard bookstore for inviting me. the last time i was supposed to be here i canceled because there was an illness in the family and i could not make it. they said don't worry we will reschedule. n

bookstore. thank you. finally, a quick reminder to silence your cell phones for the talk. now i'm very pleased to introduce tonight's speaker stephen oh carter william nelson carver professor of law at yaleuniversity where he taught for over 30 years. he served as a law click for justice marshall and received eight honorary degrees and recently delivered the w eb the boys lectures at harvard. he is the author of 15 books of nonfiction and fiction. which include the violence of peace, the confirmation mass, new england weight and the emperor of ocean park. a novel that spent 11 weeks on the new york times bestseller list. tonight he is here to present his new book "invisibles" the forgotten story of the black woman lawyer who took down america's most powerful mobster. it is brimming with intellect and grits. and new york times best-selling author walter isaac says raises it as a riveting and moving story, one with enormous revenues for our own times. we are so pleased to have its author here with us tonight please join me in welcoming stephen carter. [applause] >> thank you for that kind introduction and thank you all for coming out and i want to thank the harvard bookstore for inviting y

bookstore. so thank you. finally, a quick reminder to silence your cell phones for the talk. now, i'm very pleased to introduce two nights speaker, stephen carter, the professor of law at yale university where he has taught for over 30 years. he served as a law clerk for justice thurgood marshall. received eight honorary degrees and recently delivered the debbie-- he has books that are fiction and nonfiction. -- the emperor of ocean pike one that was on the new york times bestseller list. tonight he is here to present his new book, "invisible". the forgotten story of the black woman lawyer who took down america's most powerful mobster. and it is your market is brimming with intellect and quit. and new york times best-selling author, walter isaacson praises it as a riveting and moving story. one with enormous revenues for our own time. we are so pleased to have this author here with us tonight. please join me in welcoming, stephen carter. [applause] >> well, thank you for the kind introduction and thank you all for coming out. i think -- i think the harvard bookstore for having. i had to cancel last time and they said don't where we will reschedule. now three years later we are here! h