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And so, for today were going to be talking about what did freedom mean and in particular, well be thinking about what did freedom mean to the free people, right. And in january of 1865, secretary of war, Edwin Stanton and Union GeneralWilliam Sherman had a meeting with 20 preachers in savannah, georgia, they were preachers, teachers, lay persons, and they wanted to find out from these preachers basically what is it that free people wanted from freedom . What did they expect and particularly wanted to know what did they expect in the aftermath of the emancipation proclamation. The group of 20 people, who was representative of free black folks in the community, selected one person, garrison frazier, a 67yearold man, to be the representative of the community. And to speak for them. And so, general sherman asked them or aske ....
What does it mean. For today, we are going to be talking about what did freedom mean and in particular, what did freedom mean to the free people . In january of 1865, the secretary of war Edward Stanton and Union GeneralWilliam Sherman had a meeting with 20 preachers in savannah georgia. They were preachers, pastors, late Church Leaders and they wanted to find out from these preachers basically what is it that free people wanted from freedom . What did they expect . Particularly, what did they expect in the aftermath of the emancipation proclamation . The group of 20 people whose ostensibly rebranded of of free black folks and the community selected garrison frazier, a 67 year old man to be the representative of the community. To speak for them. General sherman ask ....
And educational institutions in newly freed africanamerican communities. Professor turner alright, so today, we are going to be talking about the meaning of freedom, and i wanted to capture our earlier discussions about the meaning of freedom when we thought about free communities, free folks in the north and how we came with this representation of freedom as freedom with a line through it. Not quite freedom. Two freedoms, this question of freedom and what did it mean . For today, we are going to be talking about what did freedom mean . In particular, what did it mean to the free people . And in january of 1865, the secretary of war, Edward Stanton and Union GeneralWilliam Sherman had a meeting with 20 preachers in savannah, georgia. They were preachers, pastors, lay church leaders, and they wanted to find out from thes ....
What we think will be a rich and stimulating discussion of the subject that is ever evolving, and sometimes fastmoving. Controversial, emotional, and something that we need to talk about. And from time to time when ive done this panel with friends and colleagues, ive called it on or off their pedestals. The debate over statues, memorials, memory and meaning. And i discussed this topic maybe twice or three times with edna medford and it is evolving even between us as we proceed over a year and a half. And its a pleasure to welcome not only adamant edna medford, but also lives liz varon and Gary Gallagher to join the discussion. Memorials in 22 states and the district of columbia, 110 have been removed in the past few years. And three new ones have been built. So its good to have the opportunity to take a snapshot. At best, it will be a snapshot. And i think we all have to agree that however we feel about art, iconography, memorials ....
About. And from time to time when ive done this panel with friends and colleagues, ive called it on or off their pedestals. The debate over statues, memorials, memory and meaning. Topic maybesed this twice or three times with edna medford and it is evolving even between us as we proceed over a year and a half. And its a pleasure to welcome not only adamant edna medford, but also lives liz varon and Gary Gallagher to join the discussion. Memorials in 22 states and the district of columbia, 110 have been removed in the past few years. And three new ones have been built. So its good to have the opportunity to take a snapshot. Snapshot. T will be a and i think we all have to agree that however we feel about art, iconography, memorials, icons, history, american heroes and american villains alike, that the controversy over statues and toorials not only attributes confederates in the south, but also to those, for example, and i will show ....