Welcome to new perspectives and sources on the elaine massacre of 1919. The panel is devoted to advancing our understanding of the horrific series of events that began just over 100 years ago in which africanamericans were hunted down by a paranoid and enraged crowd of whites inside delta arkansas. I want to recognize first the work guy lancaster did in helping to organize this panel. Unfortunately he had to change his plans to join us and participate. All three of our scholars here on this panel are contributors to a book edited by guy lancaster and we are shamelessly plugging that right here. The the elaine massacre and arkansas a century of atrocity and resistance, 1819 to 1919. Full disclosure, im in there too. But this is not about me. I want to introduce all three of our panelists first, and they will each present for about 20, 25 minutes. And after that i will spend just a few minutes offering some thoughts designed to generate discussion. And then i will get out of the way and
Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and eartlement. This was western virginia. It was part of the sta o virgin
Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and early settlemen this was western virginia. It was part of the state of
State fair. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and early settlem this was western virginia. It was part of th
Welcome to the West Virginia state museum, the state Cultural Center in charleston. The Western State museum was founded 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today, well be going the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state becoming a state, the industrial nation state. And well go into the later century, the 21st century and see where West Virginia is today. Were in Western State museum, selma and frontier, period. These are some of the early, early settlers, the land. Were staying beside George Washingtons case, where it has artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war and the telescope that he used to survey land here in the canal valley, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s during this time period of frontier and early settlement. Isas western virginia. It was part of the state of v