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we are going to jump a little bit ahead today from reconstruction and get into the memory of the war. its a very relevant topic and a complicated topic, but i want you i want us to kind of go through. the end of the war itself and how the memory began to take shape. what were going to see is that the people involved in writing the history of the civil war initially were the people that experienced it and they had their own views and beliefs and that had heavily left an imprint even on ...

welcome everyone. good evening. i want to thank you all for joining us tonight. on the evening of general and president ulysses s grants 200th birthday. this historic milestone comes at a time when grant star is rising. ulysses s grante is being commemorated and proclamations and other special messages issued by states across the nation the district of columbia and living us presidents. we have included in our dinner programs. just one of the proclamations from grants birth state of oh...

my name is nancy keegan smith, and id like to welcome you as flares vice president to tonights program. thank you to our partner american university school of public affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first ladys library and the center for presidentia...

2010 and tonight. hes here to talk about his newest book from arlington to appomattox. robert e. lees civil war day by 1861 to 1865. and so with that im going to turn the screen over to our guest author. great. thank you, kelly. and see him there we go. all right, and good evening everybody and its my pleasure to be here with yall and like kelly said tonight. im gonna be talking to you a little bit about my newest book from arlington to appomattox, which is kind of a an almanac or refe...

>> charters medications along with these television companies supports c-span2 as a public service. >> good afternoon. im delighted to be here at the annapolis book festival. im more delighted we are seeing each other in person as opposed to on our human screens . >> if i can ask everyone to your cell phone volume is turned on if youre turning it off. were going to talk about 35 minutes and open it up to audience questions. i know you are here to see these two gentlemen, not to see me ...

in seeing each other in person. [applause] id like to ask everyone if your cell phone by ms. turned on if you wouldnt mind turning it off and ill let you know about5 the program. we are going to open it up to audience questions. the title of this panel is how racism hasha shaped our history and we are really lucky to be joined byy two of the best writers in this country on history and race. adam harris is the author of "the state must provide." thisun book is a history of the higher ed...

i think the reason reason is because of expectations. you know today in politics you would see say theres a presidential campaign. the primary campaign is going on and several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties and theyre coming up on one of the nominating the primers the state primary and youll typically youll hear some politicians say oh if i finish in the top three, that will be a win that if i to finish in the top three, ill be very happy or something like ...

rewrite the nations fundamental law which came out last year. in addition to writing about constitutional issues. he has also published works on capital punishment restorative justice and legal philosophy. so i am very excited to hear from dr. russell in this evening. this is such an interesting topic, you know, i feel like oftentimes weve had scholars come on constitution 101 and look at kind of every angle of the constitution as as it exists, but i think your book is just so interest...

presidential campaign. the primary campaign is going on and several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties and theyre coming up on one of the nominating the primers the state primary and youll typically youll hear some politicians say oh if i finish in the top three, that will be a win that if i to finish in the top three, ill be very happy or something like that. and of course, hes trying to manage expectations. because if he does that successfully and if people a...

which is why hes here this evening a constitution for the living imagining how five generations of americans would rewrite the nations fundamental law which came out last year. in addition to writing about constitutional issues. he has also published works on capital punishment restorative justice and legal philosophy. so i am very excited to hear from dr. russell in this evening. this is such an interesting topic, you know, i feel like oftentimes weve had scholars come on constitution...