so first let me offer a few thank yous of course to douglas bradburn who invited me. really think there is no other place that i should be giving this talk. can you see me? i'm vertically challenged. i'm going to turn this. see if this is better. better? okay. i would also like to thank steven emily for helping me with arrangements here. it's been a very busy week. this book just came out on tuesday of last week and so as an academic and my first book was published at el university press. this book is more of a crossover trade look for a larger more general audience so it's a very different experience, one that is rewarding but different. i'm a little tired so forgive me of i voice with guns in and out. been talking aloof at more than usual. tonight it's such a pleasure to be here, to be really where the story of ona judge's life began in mt. vernon and what i will do tonight is to talk a little bit, i will read a little bit from the book and give you a little context. here we are, i'm in stereo. and to give you a little context about ona judge's life and really what