This is an hour and 45 minutes. Eric foner i am eric foner from the columbia university, moderating this second session on slavery and freedom. I want to begin by thanking the organizers of this excellent conference. We all know how much work went into, you know, putting this whole thing together. So thanks to those at the museum , and the American Historical Association that have been so active in getting this conference organized. Two weeks ago, i gave my last class at columbia university. I am now riding off into the sunset [applause] eric foner of retirement. And so i ask if you will indulge me for just a minute as i reflect briefly on my own experience in relation to this field of African American history. Which is a little, it is sort of emblematic of the many things that have happened the last couple of generations. I grew up in a family in which africanAmerican History, although utterly ignored in the School Education that i got in grade school and high school, nonetheless, the
Hurricane lester about a thousand miles from Hawaiian Islands is expected to be downgraded as well. A little good news. Good news there. As our president is in hawaii right now. Tucker barnes is with us here in the studio with a look at whats happening in storm watch. Tuck. Wow. Steve we got lots going on. Lets i want to quickly touch on local weather. We got rain showers. If youre headed out the door this morning be prepared for rain showers. 76 degrees now in washington. Humidity 85 percent. Winds out of the north and east at nine. Theres you were rain shower activity and again it will be impacting our morning rush hour so just keep that in mind as we get into the afternoon hours. This is a cooler and drier air working in. This is great news that were finally going get a little relief from all the heat and humidity weve had around here for the last couple days. Theres hermine. Latest guidance giving it 60 Miles Per Hour winds expected as steve mentioned to intensify perhaps into a mi
Its called the future of the africanamerican and pass. Its an hour and 45 minutes. A am from columbia in University Monitoring this second session on slavery and freedom. I want to thank the organizers of this conference. We all know how much work went into putting this whole thing together so thank you very much while to those from the museum and the association. Ago i gave my last class at columbia university. I am now writing off into the sunset. [applause] of retirement. You will indulge me for just a minute as i read what briefly on my own experience in relation to this field of African American history. Emblematic of several things that have happened in the last couple of generations. I grew up in a family in which africanAmerican History, in theh ignored education that i got in grades and high school, nevertheless, the black experience was considered in my family central to American History. And were friends of my family. I still have a photo my mother gave of myself sitting on
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