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Stations and cspan. Org cities to her. Youre watching cspan, all we can come every weekend. This is American History tv on cspan three. You can watch us every saturday and sunday, and holidays, too. Congress passed the 13th amendment formally abolishing slavery the United States on january 31, 1865. Next we discussed lincolns legacy in the 13th amendment 150 years later. The National Constitution center in philadelphia hosted this event. It is about one hour and a half. [applause] welcome to the National Constitution center. Im the president of this wonderful institution. The National Constitu...

Flows from one pure source. Within the soul of america is freedom of mind and spirit in man. There alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of human spirit. Here alone is Human Dignity not a dream, but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect. But it is more full of in its realization here than any other place in the world. This is American History tv on cspan3. You can watch us every saturday and sunday and on holidays too covering American History cspan style. Congress passed the 13th amendment formally abolishing slavery in the United States on january 31st 1865. Next...

Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, our next speaker is cassandra newbyalexander. Cassandra is a professor of history and director of the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center for african diaspora. She earned her ph. D. In history at the college of william and mary. Shes written several books on the africanAmerican History of Hampton Roads and is now coauthoring a history on the black community of norfolk. Many of you know cassandra from the 2010 virginia civil war sus question centennial conference, held at norfolk state on slavery and the civil war. The tough stuff of American History and memory. She was th...

At the college of william and mary. Shes written several books on the africanAmerican History of Hampton Roads and is now coauthoring a history on the black community of norfolk. Many of you know cassandra from the 2010 virginia civil war sus question centennial conference, held at norfolk state on slavery and the civil war. The tough stuff of American History and memory. She was the director of that conference. I first met cassandra at a conference in 2006 at ft. Monroe. It was interesting, that conference was cohosted by the museum of the confederacy and the United States army. I think it wa...

Freedmen, who came to be called and discusses their service in the union army and the challenges they faced in the aftermath of the war. This is just under 40 minutes. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, our next speaker is cassandra newbyalexander. Cassandra is a professor of history and director of the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center for african diaspora. She earned her ph. D. In history at the college of william and mary. Shes written several books on the africanAmerican History of Hampton Roads and is now coauthoring a history on the black community of norfolk. Many of you know cassandra from the 20...