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I am an assistant professor of history at the university of maryland. Im going to be chairing the panel. Im going to offer some brief comments, some thoughts and questions i had to start generating conversation. Our threeto introduce presenters. If we are going to go in the order they appear on the program. They will speak for roughly 20 minutes. Our first presenter is going to be Graham Hodges. He has written on africanamericans and labor in new york city. He has written a political biography o...

Paper. Theyre going to show up one day and hand that to me, im positive. [laughter] jefferson was in charge as he was away, and he was moving from a smaller property to the bigger house in 1799. [inaudible] [laughter] that is a good point. I will go home and do that. Thank you very much. [applause] youre watching American History tv. Follow us on twitter for our schedule and to give up on the latest history news. Cspan, where history unfolds daily. In 1970 nine, cspan was created as a Public Ser...

The first speaker today is , the author ofnd five books about the men who rode with john mosby during the civil war, his first one is mosbys rangers, which deal with withen from bmi who served mosby, and who has subsequently which tellre books, the story of 110 more men who arved with mosby and it is fifth volume at press right now with will probably be the final volume in that area trade in that series. Hes received the Jefferson Davis historical gold medal. Mr. Buckland is a graduate of the un...

States and confederate territory. He argues that emancipation was a process achieved gradually rather than happening just by the emancipation proclamation. Professor taylor we will be focusing on the central question and Civil War History about why this war that starts over the issue of slavery, but becomes the war that ends slavery in the United States. There is nothing inevitable about the outcome, and this image, i want to start with, sums up the transformation of the civil war works in Ameri...

States and confederate territory. He argues that emancipation was a process achieved gradually rather than happening just by the emancipation proclamation. Professor taylor we will be focusing on the central question and Civil War History about why this war that starts over the issue of slavery, but becomes the war that ends slavery in the United States. There is nothing inevitable about the outcome, and this image, i want to start with, sums up the transformation of the civil war works in Ameri...

As it certainly tonight talk show host used to say, why dont we get busy. I want to begin with the first photograph and recite some numbers to you as well. Just to give you a sense of perspective. According to the census of 1860, there were over 990,000 black women from 15 up to 44 years of age. Their 1. 3 million children under 10 years of age. Over 120,000 black children under one year of age, and, all of these, most of these, what have been enslaved people. Thanks to research put together by ...

He has written numerous works on strategy and security. More recent military topics. He is a highly regarded journalist and is currently the fox news strategic analyst and a member of the hoover military working group at stanford university, and currently lives in washington. In his title today is the human side of human war leadership. So, please welcome colonel peters. [applause] col. Peters good morning, ladies and element. Ladies and gentlemen. My publisher would be delighted if you buy my b...

The university of kansas and had a 22 year career in the u. S. Army which he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, slightly higher than i got to in the army. He has many awards and served much of his career in central he currentlys works for the u. S. Government. They he and his wife have three sons and the title of his presentation today is john asked mosby, the perfect man in the Perfect Place. Lees help me welcome mr. Eric buckland. [applause] mr. Buckland good morning. In keeping with the ...

Over the issue of slavery and and this image here. With sums up the transformation of the civil war and american life. This is an africanamerican boy who was enslaved when the war begins. Bite going to talk a little about black service today. What we will be thinking about why this war when slavery is abolished and 4 million men and women and children go free. It is not obvious in 1861 that this war is eventually going to end. If succession happens and some are fighting to preserve the instituti...

Up next, a walking tour through the Historic Navy yard organized by the national ms. Him of the united the navy. This program is about 75 minutes. Welcome to the Washington Navy yard. Im the director of education here at the National Museum of and this tour will take us throughout the history of the Washington Navy yard, which is a very extensive one. The yard itself is seen a lot of different historical events. Some happy, some, some every day events. The yard itself has changed dramatic he ove...