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Former Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is bei…

Edward Ball looked at white supremacy through the lens of his great-great grandfather, a member of the Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana during the years after the Civil War. He was interviewed by S…

John Glassie, author of A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change and Edward Ball, author of The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Mov…

Book TV’s live coverage of the 9th annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday, June 8, 2013 included: Book Discussion on Walter’s Perspective and First Son 313184-2 Book Discus…

Edward Ball talked about his book, The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures, in which he recounts the relationship between the inventor of stop-motio…

A panel of southern writers read portions of their works and discussed southern heritage, history, hate, and the Confederate flag. They also responded to audience questions. Humphreys …

Mr. Ball talked about his book, The Sweet Hell Inside: A Family History, published by William Morrow. Mr. Ball described the research that led to the discovery that a prominent white South C…

Edward Ball spoke about his book Slaves in the Family, published by Random House. The book examines the history of the Ball family, particularly the black slaves that supported their livelih…

Various authors and historians paid tribute to the recipients of the National Book Awards. They also discussed the importance of maintaining high quality non-fiction books even with the comp…

Carrie McCray is the author of Freedom’s Child and Edward Ball is the author of Slaves in the Family. They talked about their books on slavery.

Selected authors read excerpts from their award winning nonfiction books.

This event from the BALCH INsTITUTE FOR ETHNIC STUDIES in Philadelphia featured Edward Ball,Author, SLAVES IN THE FAMILY. His book examined the family histories of the slaves owned by …