E-mail a friendNovember 16, 2006
Dark Bargain author Lawrence Goldstone discusses the constitutional issues around slavery. Damien & Tourie Escobar - musical duo Nuttin' But Stringz - perform a track from their debut CD.
Lawrence Goldstone
Lawrence Goldstone
Lawrence Goldstone has written or co-authored nine books of fiction and non-fiction, including two critically acclaimed works of narrative history, Out of the Flames and The Friar and the Cipher. His novel Rights won a new American Writing award. With his wife, he's also written extensively about their book-collecting pursuits. His most recent book is Dark Bargain: Slavery, Profits, and the Struggle for the Constitution. Goldstone holds a Ph.D. in American Constitutional History.
Nuttin' But Stringz
Nuttin' But Stringz
Brothers Damien and Tourie Escobar make up Nuttin' But Stringz. They first earned recognition by playing the New York subway trains - using violins to blend classical, jazz, R&B and hip-hop genres. They've since performed at the famed Apollo Theatre and released their aptly-named debut CD, 'Struggle from the Subway to the Charts.' Each discovered the violin in a 3rd grade public school music program. Initially drawn to the darker side of their Queens neighborhood, they ultimately returned to the music.