Remind you, a lot goes into this kind of an event and many people have worked very, very hard, harder than ive worked, to put all of this together. One of the people who could not be here was frank cogliano, because he got stuck in newark. Hell be here later this evening. His cochair is here and shes going to say a few words. Thank you. [applause] welcome. Im sorry that frank isnt here to join me for this further welcome. Just to say how wonderful it is to see everyone here and to work with such an Amazing Group of people. I especially want to thank annette and frank, my cochair, robin, without whom we would sees to function, and also to the Wonderful Program committee, one of whose members is sitting there many are in the audience tonight and they generously of time an talent to put this program together to go through the many proposals that we had. Weir looking forward to what is an exciting, interesting, varied diverse sheer with a lot of different panels and topics. Its a pleasure
This evening performance and talkback of meet james for an exciting original play commissioned from playwright mercer kennedy by the museum Khalil Williams who im joined by is the founder of black history maven a longtime collaborate with the museum in our living history projects our diversify Living History Initiative and after the performance, im gonna vacate my seat give it up to mike idris, who is the museums africanamerican interpretive fellow lifelong, philadelphia, and who was really the the brains behind this incredible play. Theyre gonna see the historical advisor on this piece written by marissa kennedy, which youll see performed by Nathan Alfred tate. Were really excited to be doing a lot with james horton story. Not just right now when you can visit this cool painting daily here more about later, but also in the future weve got exciting programming and exhibitions about the fort and family coming up, but i dont want to steal any of that thunder. Im gonna let you ask questio
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It has been a very moving experience, and im sure that will continue with our panel right now, which is a Panel Focused on the radicalization of reconstruction. , will introduce our speakers as others have done all at the beginning here, and then they will come up and give you some more wonderful food for thought. Julie saville is associate professor of history at the university of chicago. She is a specialist in African American and caribbean histories and the author and editor of numerous books, including the work of reconstruction from in southwage labor carolina and she is currently working on a study of popular politics and resistance to reenslavement in the caribbean after the haitian and french revolution. Blackcus will be on mobilization in the aftermath of american emancipation. Carol amberson is associate professor of history at the university of buffalo. Her research focuses on the role of violence and shaping our social, political, and cultural world. She published beyond r