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Postcivil war reconstruction, im including also the civil war itself and all that took place during the war up through the end of radical reconstruction. The second reconstruction will be simply enough, the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. I wont carry my remarks any farther than that, i think. Now, in talking about the two reconstructions, im going to have to use some broad generalizations of a type im not entirely comfortable with, for example ill talk occasionally about the white sou...

History. Well, its such a pleasure to be able to introduce dr. Holly a mayor who is been a dear friend of mine for decades. Now. We are catching up a little bit on the terrace earlier trying to calculate the years, but its been it was back in the 1900s when we first met one another thats not amazing how that sounds now holly dr. Mayer is now a professor emerita from the mccannulty college in the graduate school of liberia arts at Duquesne University in my hometown of pittsburgh, pennsylvania whe...

Mccannulty college in the graduate school of liberia arts at Duquesne University in my hometown of pittsburgh, pennsylvania where she taught for many decades she did i think two stints as chair of the History Department there after joining duquesne after receiving your phd at the college of william and mary. She also has served as the visiting heraldkay johnson chair of military history at the Us Army War College out in carlisle, pennsylvania at the Carlisle Barracks and is currently during this...

The battle of Lake Champlain was important. In my opinion, arthur cohn is the best person to explain why that is so. You know him from his career at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. I am most pleased he accepted an invitation to speak to us on the exact 200th anniversary of the battle. And to include the battles shipwreck legacy as part of the program. I understand that art will take a few audience questions after his presentation. Lets welcome art. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Good eveni...

David fitzenz, author of the final invasion plattsburgh, the war of 1812s most decisive battle, takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. Pilot joseph baron. Ship saratoga. September 11, 1814. Battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. This is a battle that is lost to American History. It is the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a huge celebration. People knew how important the battle of plattsburgh was. But in the meantime, things have changed. That poem bec...

Thetudied under incomparable donald. About i tell you any more brian, let me introduce the topic of his talk by adapting an opening line of another one of our fellow graduate students used every fall on the first day of the undergraduate history classes the he taught. Now, he would say, all of you will be dead. If how is that for a wake up at 8 00 in the morning . Unless you have published something utterly extraordinary or perpetuated a harmless evil, the odds are nobody will remember you. He w...

Symbol of american victory. She spoke at a symposium hosted by the society. This is about 40 minutes. Welcome back, everybody. America under fire, mr. Madisons war and the burning of Washington City. For those of you who may be just joining us, if have you one of these little devices, make sure it is turned off or in the silent mode, that would be fantastic. So i have the pleasure now of introducing dr. Katherine algore. She is going to tackle James Madisons other half and some of us might say h...

Populated area and people have been taught what took place there and what took place was very important, but it was a diversion, the real battle was up here. You see if the british can take plattsburgh, theres no troops between here and washington, d. C. , theres no american the calvary is not coming and with plattsburgh gone, they can go on to lake george and the hudson and split the United States half. In the meantime, the treaty is on, and this is a bargaining chip, if you can take plattsburg...

Nick a rare televised speech as the United Kingdom reports 5,900 new cases reported. Lets listen in. Im speaking to what i know is an increasingly challenging time. A time of disruption in the life of our country. A disruption that has brought grief to some, Financial Difficulties to many, and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all. I want to thank everyone on the nhs front line as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles who selflessly continue their daytoday beadus ou...

Home order, 5,000 people have died. And were going to get a report later this morning that could show that up to 6 million americans filed for unemployment last week. Thats coming in just 30 minutes. So as we sit here, the president still has not issued a National Stay at home order. Five more states did add or expand theirs including florida. 11 states still have not imposed state wide orders. The message from californias governor is what are you waiting for . The death toll as of this morning ...