Dr. Carmen Manuel took us by the hand to a long journey from the gloss of handsome president-to-be Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to the misery of one of the most horrendous episodes of humanity: slavery, which is linked to American history, because American History cannot be understood without the segregation of balck and white, without stories of pain and sorrow.
But Carmen made this journey as entertaining as possible, although the task was not easy. Summarizing the story of North America in a lively and enjoyable way is a mammoth task which she performed successfully before an enthisiastic audience. It was a great pleasure to have her at the school. I am sure everybody benefited from her energy, enthusiasm and ability to communicate.
Did you enjoy her talk?
Did you know that Billy Holliday's song referred to lynching, an amazing past American sport?
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