alex tizon. i back [applause] >> and we have two finalists here. rst, joe tizon for the fiddler on time to go run, published by simon & schuster. while many authors have given up eliminating works on race in america, joe says mozingo is headed towards his own achievements on the fiddler and can take a run. mozingo, the author informs us is one of the few of all the african surnames to survive slavery in america. most americans i now wait and according to their chronicle your promise some are fiercely racist and harbor all sorts of myths about their origins. now, mozingo plans to hike down his african search for the history of his surname. the judges expect his project to result in an excellent and the singular work of nonfiction. joseph mozingo. [applause] >> since i haven't written a book yet, i'll limit my comments to thank you rematch. this award is wonderful. it is so difficult to do this type of research and so expensive. this is a wonderful thing and i am deeply honored. thank you. [applause] >> and the other finalist is florence williams for

alex tizon. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> and we have two finalists here.st, joe mozingo. i hope i pronounced that correctly. published by simon and schuster. while many authors have given us eliminating works on race in america, joe mozingo appears headed toward his own wonderfully crafted achievement. the author informs us it is one of the few if only african surnames to survive slavery in america. most american, however, are now white. according to their chronicler year, some are fiercely racist and harbor all sorts of myths about their origins. now joe mozingo plans to tie down the african part of his search for the history of his surname. the judge is expected his project to result in an excellent singular work of nonfiction. joe mozingo. [applause] [applause] >> low, since i haven't written the book yet my comment to thank you very much. wonderful. it is difficult to do this type of research and so expensive. i just, this is a wonderful thing, and i am deeply honored. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> and the other finalist is florence williams. in