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Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. |
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Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. |
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And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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The town of Milford is discovering a part of its history that's changing the way many scholars look at literary history. They recently gathered to celebrate the life and works of pre-Civil War author Harriet Wilson. Scholars believe the Milford native was the first African American to publish an English novel in the United States. Susan Hajdu has the story. |
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Gates Tape 1 - 00:50ish "Harriet Wilson was strong willed, bull-headed, self educated, she attended school, if her life conformed to that of the protagonist in the novel, she attended school here in Milford for a few years." Narr 2 - Dr. Gates is Chair of African and American Studies at Harvard University. He owns the rights to Our Nig, which he bought for 85 dollars. Harriet Wilson's work is poetic and impressive, he says, despite her life of hardships and limited education. Gates 1:30ish "Here is a woman who was an indentured servant and then shortly after ending her indenture becomes impregnated by a black man who was pretending to be a fugitive slave, a fraudulent presence on the abolition circuit, then is abandoned by the same black man and is forced to live hand to mouth trying to raise this son. And in between bouts with the poorest most difficult conditions, spells spent in the county's poor farm and trips to Boston, she writes a novel, which is not only the first novel written by an African American woman but the first novel published by any African American in the continental United States." Barbara White 48:54 How much is know about Harriet Wilson? 48:56 "Well not a lot is know about her right now. But people are finding out new facts about her life all the time so hopefully we'll soon have some more." Narr 3: Dr. Barbara White has researched Harriet Wilson's life. She's Professor Emeritus of Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Tape 2 White 54:39 "I would say this is a very important book as Professor Gates said in his talk. This is the first novel by an African American published in the U.S. and the first novel that we know to be written by an African American woman. And interestingly, it's not about a slave and it's not about slavery, it's about being black in the North. Gates 1-8:29 "There were many, many remarkable successful black people, all things considered, who thrived in the North. It was better than the south, not as good as it should have been." Narr 4: Dr. Gates believes that the fictional "Our Nig," is actually based on Harriet Wilson's own life experience. Tape 1 Gates 17:10 "See when I read the novel, I made of list of the events that happened to Frado the protagonist, put that on one side of the computer screen , I split the screen, and made a list of all the facts I could find out about this Mrs. H.E. Wilson from Milford, NH. And do you know that at a certain point, it's like two mirrored images." Narr 5: Scholars don't know what happened to Harriet Wilson after 1863. Dr. White did, however, discover some historical irony with the real-life Hayward family, portrayed by the Belmonts in the book. Harriet was an indentured servant to the Haywards from age 6 until 18. White 52:56 "One of the interesting things about this was that Mrs. Hayward, the she-devil as she's called, Mrs. Hayward, was a Hutchinson, one of the most famous families in Milford. And the Hutchinson family singers were of course from Milford and Mrs. Hayward was a Hutchinson, although she did not apparently share their abolitionist beliefs." Gates 1-18:34 What did you learn from this book? 18:38 I learned from this book that the will to power, even for an indentured African American female servant stuck in the wilds of icy, wintery NH, that the will to power is manifested through the will to write. That the human spirit cannot be contained, cannot be limited. Against the odds, this woman overcomes enormous adversity and not only writes a novel but writes a good novel and gets it published. She failed in her attempt to generate enough income to retrieve her son from the poor house b/c he died there. But she became immortal. She's the mother of the African American novel. Not bad for a poor colored girl from a rural area in NE." 19:41 Narr 6: for NH Outlook, I'm Susan Hajdu . |
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Ignoring a veto threat from the governor.House lawmakers on Thursday approved a "temporary" hike in the cigarette tax to pay for schools. Richard Ager was there for that vote and more. Richard. |
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In the House, the big debate was over a proposed hike in the cigarette tax. 17cents the first year, dropping to 7 cents the second year. All of this in order to provide property tax relief to 116 middle-income towns that stand to lose a lot of their state education aid under the existing formula. This would ensure those towns get at least 90% of the aid they had been receiving. It became clear during debate that this issue would be decided between Republicans. |
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Probably the most contentious bill debated in the Senate was HB727 - a measure promoted by Sen. Dick Green to provide vouchers to low income families to attend private or religious schools. This pilot program would run four years and issue up to 4000 vouchers at a cost of $3 million. It would be funded by any excess in the utility property tax. Debate was intense. |
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Many non-profit agencies rely on fundraisers for support. The Division of Child and Family Services is holding a series of performances at Manchester's Palace Theatre to raise some money. Recently, folksinger Arlo Guthrie performed for the agency. Chip Neal spoke with Guthrie during the sound check before the show. |
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The Child and Family Services "concert series" continues with songwriter John Hiatt on May 15th at the Capital Center for the Arts and then blues singer Marcia Ball on May 21st at the Lebanon Opera Hose. |
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Finally, the New Hampshire Outlook crew will be on assignment beginning Friday night and all through next week so that N-H-P-T-V can bring you the annual Spring Television auction. It's a huge 9-day long shopping spree for viewers-- and a major fundraiser for New Hampshire Public Television. It's also an opportunity for more than a thousand volunteers to help their public station. A few years ago, Producer Chip Neal took us behind the scenes as some of our co-workers and volunteers prepared for the biggest event of the year. Here's another look. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Beth Carroll. Thanks for watching. We'll see you back here --Monday, May 17th. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:25 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. The town of Milford is discovering a part of its history that's changing the way many scholars look at literary history. They recently gathered to celebrate the life and works of pre-Civil War author Harriet Wilson. Scholars believe the Milford native was the first African American to publish an English novel in the United States. Susan Hajdu has the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\Harvard University Barbara White\Professor Emeritus, UNH |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:25 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. The town of Milford is discovering a part of its history that's changing the way many scholars look at literary history. They recently gathered to celebrate the life and works of pre-Civil War author Harriet Wilson. Scholars believe the Milford native was the first African American to publish an English novel in the United States. Susan Hajdu has the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\Harvard University Barbara White\Professor Emeritus, UNH |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:25 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. The town of Milford is discovering a part of its history that's changing the way many scholars look at literary history. They recently gathered to celebrate the life and works of pre-Civil War author Harriet Wilson. Scholars believe the Milford native was the first African American to publish an English novel in the United States. Susan Hajdu has the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\Harvard University Barbara White\Professor Emeritus, UNH |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 1:35 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. Ignoring a veto threat from the governor.House lawmakers on Thursday approved a "temporary" hike in the cigarette tax to pay for schools. Richard Ager was there for that vote and more. Richard. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Rep John Gibson\R - Hillsborough Rep Michael Harrington\R - Strafford |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 1:35 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. Ignoring a veto threat from the governor.House lawmakers on Thursday approved a "temporary" hike in the cigarette tax to pay for schools. Richard Ager was there for that vote and more. Richard. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Rep John Gibson\R - Hillsborough Rep Michael Harrington\R - Strafford |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 2:05 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. Probably the most contentious bill debated in the Senate was HB727 - a measure promoted by Sen. Dick Green to provide vouchers to low income families to attend private or religious schools. This pilot program would run four years and issue up to 4000 vouchers at a cost of $3 million. It would be funded by any excess in the utility property tax. Debate was intense. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Sen Dick Green\R - District 6 Sen Lou D'Allesandro\D - District 20 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 2:05 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. Probably the most contentious bill debated in the Senate was HB727 - a measure promoted by Sen. Dick Green to provide vouchers to low income families to attend private or religious schools. This pilot program would run four years and issue up to 4000 vouchers at a cost of $3 million. It would be funded by any excess in the utility property tax. Debate was intense. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Sen Dick Green\R - District 6 Sen Lou D'Allesandro\D - District 20 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 8:50 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. Many non-profit agencies rely on fundraisers for support.The Division of Child and Family Services is holding a series of performances at Manchester's Palace Theatre to raise some money. Recently, folksinger Arlo Guthrie performed for the agency. Chip Neal spoke with Guthrie during the sound check before the show. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Arlo Guthrie\Folksinger/Storyteller |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/06/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 6:00 minutes Uncovering history. Celebrating the life and contribution of Milford resident Harriet Wilson. Plus cigarettes and school vouchers, some of agenda items at the statehouse thursday. And later, the passions of folksinger Arlo Guthrie, whose recent performance benefited children in the Granite State. Finally, the New Hampshire Outlook crew will be on assignment beginning Friday night and all through next week so that N-H-P-T-V can bring you the annual Spring Television auction.It's a huge 9-day long shopping spree for viewers-- and a major fundraiser for New Hampshire Public Television. It's also an opportunity for more than a thousand volunteers to help their public station. A few years ago, Producer Chip Neal took us behind the scenes as some of our co-workers and volunteers prepared for the biggest event of the year. Here's another look. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Chip Neal\NH Outlook Trish Ballantyne\Auction Manager NHPTV Sharon Reynolds\Volunteer Copy Writer Carol Wohlers\Volunteer Board Producer Judi Currie\Superboard Producer NHPTV Marian Kelsey\Volunteer Jay Studebaker\Volunteer Auction Co-chair |
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