a quote from alice walker. we belong to the same world. a world where grief is not only acknowledged that shared, where we see injustice and call it by its name, where we see suffering and no the one who stands and sees is also alarmed. but not nearly so much as the one who stands and sees and says, and does nothing. [applause] ruby dee's acting career has spanned more than 50 years and has included theater, radio, television and movies. on stage she was the first black woman to play lead roles at the american shakespeare vessel although she has appeared in over 50 films. her life has not all been just acting. she has long been active in a variety of movements. she along with ozzie davis traveled to nigeria as goodwill ambassadors and eulogized malcolm x in 1965 and later his widow, betty shabazz, in 1997. presented with the academy of arts and sciences circle award in 1994 she officially became the national treasure when they received the national medal of arts in 1995. in 2000, they were presented a screen actors guild life achievement a

i read all of alice walkers book. everything i could richmond met people who have written about zora. and the people who come to my house, one of the places is -- zora is such a part of my life. and what was the -- was i answering the question? >> you did, and you did it thoroughly. thank you. >> and the first -- i wrote a television show, and also i read --s' so many people who wrote about zora, you know, professors and such a connection she had with so many people. thanks to alice's discovery. but so many people in literature know zora and she is seminal. she is like the bible. >> yes, she is. >> bring her to the world has been sonia sanchez. you have taught -- sonia, you have taught this book, their eyes are watching god, all over the country, for the last few decades. beginning in the 1960s and '70s with the emergence of the black studies program. where did your journey begin with this book? >> we have to all, i think, sitting on the stage, have to pay homage to sister alice, who did something for another black wo

. >>> and now author alice walker, actress ruby dee and poet sewn ya sanchez discuss the novel "theireyes were watching god," to mark the 75th anniversary of the book's publication. the panelists present the impact it had on the lives of african-american women and artists. this is about an hour and a half. >> good evening, everybody. thank you so much for being here with us in the jerome l. green performance space. i'm executive producer of the green space, and we have been on an extraordinary journey over the last month. the green space has honored the 75th anniversary of the novel, "their eyes were watching god." one month shy from today is the three-year anniversary of the green space. our hope and mission is to take audiences on a owl-stirring journey to connect, to inspire and to transform. our zorah celebration has truly been an embodiment of our hopes and as rations. -- aspirations. i want to acknowledge two support beers, laurel walker, president and ceo of new york public radio -- [applause] and -- thank you, laura. and norino how can lin. vice president of marketing of the g

ladies and gentlemen, alice walker. [applause] sonia sanchez, ruby dee, and i am lucy. thank you. [applause] >> for more information about zora neale hurston, visit zora neale hurston.com. >> up next, booktv takes a look at the chickasaw nation with michael lovegrove, author of a nation in transition. the tribe migrated to south-central oklahoma in the mid-1800s and they're forced to preserve their heritage ever since. otd talked with mr. lovegrove in oklahoma city. >> henry johnson was governor of the chickasaw nation from 1898-1902. constitutionally, the governors could not succeed themselves more than two terms so he had to step down and 1902 when his successor, was elected governor, and essentially after mosley's term, johnston was appointed governor from 1904-1939 until he died by president theodore roosevelt. so essentially appointed governor. he was governor for the rest of his life, serving longer than any native american chief executive in our nation's history. he was a man who was very progressive the he was very well educated. he was very steep in southern tradition. hi