Member of the department of history here at uva and was also dean of arts and sciences here at uva. Hes the incoming president of the organization of american historians, which is the biggest professional organization for people who do what most of us do in our scholarly lives. He is now a historian of both the American South and the civil war. He, as with everyone else that you have heard today, has published very widely. I will mention just three of his books again. Thats my rule. Promise of a new south life after reconstruction, which was a major examination of the post civil war south. Second title is in the presence of mine enemies, war in the heart of america, 18591863. Theres a sequel to that book. I will not read the title because it is not out yet. The third one is what caused the civil war, reflections on the south and other history. The lastrnoon, and has slot of the day when we have been here a long time, and he will explore how the valley allows us to engage with some of t
Feel i should add was chaired department of history at uva. He began life as a specialist in the American South. He gravitated toward the civil war. He is now the historian of both the American South and the civil war. Published very widely. It was a major reexamine of the postcivil war south. It was the first since the Landmark Book from the early 1950s. He is just finished the sequel to that but it i am not going to read the title because it is an out yet. The third is what caused the civil war, reflections on the south. Dayas the last slot of the when weve been here for a long time. He is going to explore how the war in the valley allows us to engage with some of the larger themes of the war. [applause] thanks to all of you. I hope you partook of the coffee in the back. I was at uva for 27 years. The work i am talking to you about again before this building began. The library was here. To uvaalways be grateful for allowing that to be created in for sustaining it all the years ive be
The world was supposed to end and it didnt. It has been the same case with the ftse. Ftse is right at 6 yesterday and bringing it back to higher levels. I know he wanted to hear this. I wanted to tell him this. No, no. Its not about me. Never about me, but mark grant is going to come on. Thus far you have been right. Mark grant is going to come on and say its not the uk shouldnt be the ones worried, its the eu that should be worried. Sterling has gotten hit pretty hard. Jim paulson is going to come on tomorrow and say the same thing. Call it a wom went to cast right now because its a little bit too progressive. Have you heard that. I have no the. They have a show. You heard that from what, your twitter followers. Dont you see that. Well share with our twitter followers. You go wild, dont you. When the cats away, the mouse will play. Its like video New York Times not bad . No . No, no. What did holeman say last night. He wrote a big Global Warming piece. We did not talk about that. Cens
In the anniversaries of the civil war. This 45 minute talk was sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley battlefields foundation. Its always nice to be the keynote speaker. You can speak in a disjointed way and everyone says this marvelous. Im going to do a disjointed speaker speech for you this morning, if i may. Lets start with a couple of reflections on the confederate battle flag. If politically correct people were capable of understanding history, which they are not they , would complain not about the Southern Cross banner, they would complain about the stars and bars. The emblem of a government, with slavery as its backbone. The battle flag is different in another sense. A soldiers home was the regiment not the brigade, not , the division. In the regiment he served with friends and neighbors from the same area. What did the second, fourth, fifth, 27th, and 33rd virginia have in common . They all came from the southern part of Shenandoah Valley. As you all know, those five immortality in
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