glad that the tradition continues at least with you. so when when we think of the second inaugural? we think of the fact that for the first four years of his administration the country and himself were scarred by civil war. which is probably the worst that could happen to any country, especially a republic. and the deaths were over 650,000 at least by that time as and wounded were double that number. so i i wonder and i think the audience in our forum members wonder why you and undertake this project of the second inaugural in in every drop of blood a wonderful book. when there were two great books recently ronald white s the lincoln s greatest speech and james take cash. also another rhode islander talking about lincoln s moral vision the second inaugural address. why would you want to take this project for another book on the second inaugural address? well first thank you mr. chief justice for having me here and dr. holzer as well on that. maybe i can start with one of linc
And in those several capacities, its a pleasure for me to welcome all of you attending this symposium in person. As well as our audience on cspan to this Second Annual symposium on constitutional issues. This year, we examine the 15th amendment and invite a conversation as our Program States on suffrage in light of the hopes and realities of american identity and governance. In many ways this university is the ideal venue for such a conversation. Envisioned as a Great National episcopal institution by a group of founding bishops in the 1850s, the university of the south by 1860 possessed more than 6,000 acres of land on the Cumberland Plateau in tennessee. It had an endowment half the size of harvards. I often think with my regents about what that would mean for us today. We wouldnt be lamenting an 8 return. And saw itself, in that vision, with colleges of different sizes, schools of law and medicine and business and theology. Saw itself indeed as americas first truly comprehensive pri
The political history of the coming of the civil war is as important as history can get the only timeause weve ever had in the political system disintegrated. Have three people to talk about this. We have tried to mix the generations. Comment. State general we like to mix the generations. We dont want everyone as old as me. Our first speaker will be pamela brand line. She holds a professorship in Political Science at the university of michigan. She has also taught at ut austin. Historians andof social scientist to. She is the author of two important books. Rethinking the judicial system of resettlement. A title long before the age of trump. That was a slip, i didnt mean that. Honestly. Pamela is going to speak on the of rethinking Party Appeals and capitalist contexts. Lynnecond speaker is josh who is a postdoctoral fellow here at yale. Hes part of the macmillan center. He did his phd at the university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Is teaching a course here at yell on jacksonian de
Packet of essays we had to write to apply for the teachers and program. Our toure begin through concords history with a two or New Hampshire statehouse. A tour of the New Hampshire statehouse. So we are standing in the New Hampshire hollow. This room has been in our statehouse, in use since 1819. Our building first began being built on september 24, 1816. Our first cornerstone was laid , made out of granite. New hampshire is the granite state. By 1819 on the statehouse opened june 2, its doors. This room was just the hall. The only thing in the room were large wooden columns on granite bases. As time went on, it was a cooling area for legislators to come downstairs. It was a place where people would come and gather and meet when they were coming to the statehouse for business. Then came the civil war. 1861, New Hampshires men answered the call to arms. They left their homes and many came here to this building. They enlisted. They were given brand new flags and went off to what they hop
Hampshire state of flags. The building first began building on september 24, 1816. Our first cornerstone was laid and made out of granite by 1819. The statehouse opened its doors in this room during this time was a historic hall. The only thing in the room were large wooden columns. As time went on it was a cooling , area for it legislators to come downstairs. It was a place where people would come and together and meet when they were coming to the statehouse for business. Then came the civil war. 1861, New Hampshire men answered the call to arms. They left their homes and many came to this building. They enlisted. They were given brand new flags and what they hoped would be a short conflict. The flags that are in the case here are the flags that were brought back by our men. 1865, when the war ended, what was left of the flags came back here to this building. We have 88 civil battle were civil war battle flags. The flags have been in these cases for well over 100 years. Every one of t