That is the one vindication i could not think of. But the way in which black ministers made sense of this, god had intervened in Human Affairs in 1861 and god had chosen Abraham Lincoln to do his work in 1862. That gods will was to transform the status of africanamericans because they were his chosen people. Now god had released them from bondage at there were great they great things in their future. One thing to keep in mind as we talk about the grim days of reconstruction and grimmer days of the jim crow south, there is an optimism that god cant be doing this to us if he will put us back in a situation like slavery. There has to be a forwardlooking progress to this and that is essential as to how africanamericans are interpreting what happened after the civil war. Prof. Varon that is the investment in the idea that they are a redeemer race that will redeem america from the sin of slavery, but also a deep investment in the Union Victory in the moment where they had proven irrevocably
Makes the case of the number of men from slave states that wore blue uniforms gave a decisive edge to the union in the end. He finds 450 thousand men from slave states were union blue. This is a new framework for thinking about the war. Lets talk a little bit about men in the ranks and give some examples to the audience of some of these troops and their stories. Prof. Gannon there are so many. One of the things people have no idea is how many medal of honor winners there were among colored troops there were 14 in one battle. Christian fleetwood was one of those medal of honor winners. Robert penn, there are so many others. There were also the African Americans in the navy who were also awarded the medal of honor. They were so much more. So many stories. Its incredible about their sacrifice. Most people dont realize the men who fought at port hudson were officers, black officers among them. The 54th massachusetts had black officers at the end. One of the better known people was joseph w
Lincoln described vindication in a way. For the one group in particular for home the providential interpretation was unambiguous was africanamericans. The way in which black ministers made sense of this was that god had intervened in Human Affairs in 1861s. God had chosen Abraham Lincoln to do his work in 1862. That gods will was to transform the status of africanamericans because they were his chosen people. Now god had released them from bondage at there were great they their future. We talk about the grim days of reconstruction and grammar days of the jim crow grimm,erer days of the jim crow south. There is an optimism that god cant be doing this to us if he will put us back in a situation like slavery. There has to be a forwardlooking progress to this and that is essential as to how africanamericans are interpreting what happened after the civil war. Prof. Varon that is the investment in the idea that they are a redeemer race that will redeem america from the sin of slavery, but al
To feature prominently. Nation salutes you. Thank you, today, Ellie Schneider is a sir. Proud fighter. Ellie and robin, and it comes a day before his impeachment trial is due to wrap up. We are proud to have you with us tonight. Applause. Ellie mr trump declined to testify in those proceedings, applause. But he will be front and centre tonight. Over the course of the next few hours, well bring you analysis and reaction, as well as the speech itself as soon as it gets underway. Lets bring in ron christie, former advisor to George W Bush hes in washington for us. From the pilgrims to the founders, from the solder that valleys forged to the marchers and from president lincoln to the reverend Martin Luther reminds us that every child is king, americans have always a miracle of life, and thanks to modern medical wonders, 50 state of the unions our test rejected limits on our childrens future stop members of premature very premature for the president. If he goes of congress, we must never fo
Everything out linearly. If youre curious about where one person appears in the story and who else theyre connected to, you can sort the entire timeline by individual characters in the drama. Its the most useful thing that i have ever seen anybody lay out online about the whole story. You know what it is . Its a great homework device for Rachel Maddow viewers so they can stay right up to speed with where we are right now. It also helps you cheat on the test because thats where the teacher is learning stuff too. Thank you, rachel. Well, on this 210th day of the trump presidency, no one in the United States and possibly no one in the world was surprised when the president s response to an apparent terrorist attack in barcelona was to lie. The president is not president ial enough to step up to a microphone and Say Something articulate and supportive to and about the people of spain and barcelona, and so the president did what any child could do. He tweeted. Twitter is the least dignified