About which greg spoke here a few years ago. His newest book, the subject of todays lecture, native southerners indigenous history from origins to remove. Please give a warm welcome to our friend greg smithereens. Let me begin by acknowledging the Traditional Land owners of this region. Members of the chief them and people. Thank you for that kind introduction, and to graham who organized todays lecture, thank you. Its much appreciated. Its lovely to be back here. At the Virginia Museum of history and culture. Im going to begin today by talking a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. This is a piece by a a cheap who passed, and he was a chickasaw and choctaw chief, born in 1921 in oklahoma. If anyone knows anything about that part of the world, in the 19 twenties and thirties, you will know its not an easy place to be native american. So he grew up seeing lynchings on a fairly regular basis, of about native and African American people. He grew up experiencing impove
Dr. Gregory d. Smithers, an associate professor of history at virginia commonwealth university, specializes in native American History. Else the author of several books including an indigenous history of migration, resettlement and identity about which greg spoke here a few years ago. And his newest book and the subject of todays lecture native southerners indigenous history from origins of removal. Please give a warm welcome to our guest speaker, greg smithers. [ applause ] let me first begin by acknowledging the traditional landowners of this region, members of the powatan chiefdom and the chickahawpee people. Thank you to those who organized this. Its much appreciated and its lovely to be back here at the Virginia Museum of history and culture. I hope i got that right. Im going to begin today by talking just a little bit about the artwork on the cover of my new book. This is a piece by chief terry saul. Hes was hes passed, now hes walked on. Chief terry saul was chickasaw and chokta
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American history tv on cspan3. Journalngton continues. Host we are back and we will start our discussion on hunger and Food Insecurity in the United States during the covid19 pandemic. With us is heather taylor, the director of strategic campaigns for bread for the world. Good morning. Guest good morning. Pleasure to be with you. Host tell us what red for the world is and who funds you, and whether you are a charitable organization. Guest bread for the world is a collective christian voice. We represent down nominations from all denominations from all over the country who come together to urge congress to pass legislation specifically to address poverty and hunger at home in the United States and abroad. Thate a 501 c 3 , and means we are a charitable organization, and we take donations from individuals, churches, congregations, and foundations. Host how Many Americans are actually going hungry or face Food Insecurity right now . Did we see that number go up during the pandemic . Guest