So it seems to be couched in the erms t terms of Voting Rights and it is about reconstruction. I think you all know that and get it, because what undermines the whole progressive effort for reconstruction is the lack of Voting Rights for those freed men and women. So were going to expand this beyond voting, but we just couldnt get there as a nation with the 13th amendment, final freedom, with the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It didnt give Voting Rights to the africanamericans, and neither did the 14th amendment with its equal protection and due process. It took the 15th amendment, and of course that didnt work either because of every effort by some to deny africanamericans this great franchise of voting. Why do you think people come to this country . One of the things is the ability to choose their own representatives. So we have a great panel. I dont say that every time that we have a panel, but we have we have a great one today. Joan wah, who is vice chair of academic personnel and a pr
Introduce Chandra Manning of the Radcliffe Institute for study at Harvard University and not their what this cold war was over. A calf a wholly original play but it was like to escape slavery, how emancipation happened and how citizenship in the United States was transference. In the wall street journal, mark smith plays the troubled refuge striking with a highly engaged narrative with this sobering ineptitude started the Journey Towards freedom. In her superb telling, we learn something valuable about the fragile chaotic major the coming of freedom and the dignity encouraging the people who secured it. Please join me in welcoming Chandra Manning. [applause] thank you very much to love you for coming today. To tie you the truth, im a tiny bit surprised to see anybody with an election just three days ago and an outcome that we know will make history Going Forward i wasnt quite sure if anybody would show up to listen to what happened 150 years ago, but im really glad he did because they
I kid, of course. I love it. But its true. I think as we learn from the key note last night, we live in the world that reconstruction made. And so the very important that we sort of grapple with and try to understand this period in our history. And we havent really had that kind of reckoning yet. Maybe this is our opportunity to do so. You can say what you want about the centennial of the civil war, but it happened. We didnt have a centennial of reconstruction. We werent here in 1966 sort of talking about this. Maybe it was too soon then. But hopefully not now. Today im excited to introduce our panelists who are going to challenge us to think more broadly about the who, the where, the how of the processes that sort of constituted reconstruction. As a public historian or someone that sort of calls himself a public historian, im particularly gratified also that we have the opportunity to engage with you, a broader public, in this discussion. One of the aft heard la meants among historian
I am justin quesinberry. I am beairshelle edme. We are talking about dangerous heat levels for folks outside. It is great looking but not great feeling already. It was very hot and near 80 degrees for my drive in and temperatures have cooled off a few degrees and still. Not feeling too great out there right now. This is a live picture from the country club in cary. They are on in the golf course and you may need to water the grass and we are looking 90s again this afternoon. Right now. It is 77 degrees in raleigh and 75 degrees in durham and 73 in henderson and louisburg and 77 degrees in foag. And 76 in rocky mount. We have the heat advisories that go into effect at noon today and tip through 8 00 this evening. This is for all the counties highlighted in orange. This is the corridor counties values between 105 and 108. Be prepared for a dry one and it is mostly dry through today. It is through the area of High Pressure that began building in last week and that will stay put over the l
Up next on American History tv, the Treasury Department hosts a ceremony to rename the Treasury Building to freedmans Bank Building. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i have the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and i