Historians analyze the correlation between violence and u. S. Political change, from the time of the American Revolution to present day. This talk was part of a twoday conference called remaking american political history. All right, since be a very ontime combing of the room, i will kick us off. For coming to the violence in american politics panel. I think youll find it as a very timely panel and a good time to broader context of American History. I want to start by introducing our panel. Sitting right next to me, an assistant professor of history at purdue history. He is author of captives of prisoners of war and politics of vengeance and the which willolution be released this fall. He has a list articles in the journal of military history and the new england quarterly. He is working on a project provisionally titled patrick and raise war the revolutionary west. Kellie carter jacksons book provides the first historical analysis exclusively focused on violence against Antebellum Blac
He discusses trends in the field of history and his work at the center for social solutions at the university of michigan. Is the current president of the organization of american historians. You picked the theme for this years conference, the work of freedom. How did you come up with that and by . I was reflecting on what it means to be unamerican and i realized we often what it means to be an american and i realize we often dont pause to think about what it means. As a historian, freedom required work, required human beings to invest in creating a Democratic Society and our freedom should not be taken for granted, nor should the idea of working for freedom be taken for granted. What are the sessions or talks this year that speak to that theme . There are a number of them. There is one tomorrow afternoon, a powerful session talking about 400 years after the importation of the first African People from america, where the enslavement that followed set a boundary for what we meant by fre
Coming in this evening and want to welcome you. I haveeo the privilege of being the president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation and we are so happy to have you here tonight for our third history and court series, the third of the series tonight. I better look at my notes. These informal events are intended to offer you glimpses of the United States history as it relates to Andrew Jacksons america and enjoy some excellent wine we can seeak you are taking advantage of history always goes better with alcohol. [laughter] 2021 marks the bicentennial of when andrew and Rachel Jackson and their son Andrew Jackson junior moved into their newly constructed home. While significantly more modest demand the mansionis that you wl visit today. There was a substantial upgrade from this twostory farmhouse they lived in for the prior 17 years. But the question is why did they choose to construct this type of house beyond the functional considerations, what did it symbolize to them, how did it po
Southampton county, recruiting slaves and killing more than five dozen white men, women and children, more than killed ever in any slave revolt in united states. Examining the terrible choices faced by slaves and also the deep disagreements among whites about how to respond to the rebels, todays speaker will discuss new ways of thinking about nat turner, his revolt, southampton county, and even american slavery itself. Patrick breen is an associate professor of history at Providence College and the author of the land shall be deluged in blood. He has published articles in the journal of the early republic, the virginia magazine of history and biography, and the Oxford University press anthology of nat turner. With the release of the movie birth of the nation, how many of you have seen birth of a nation . The new version. [laughter] thank you. Far fewer. How many have seen the old version of birth of a nation . I still worry about you people sometimes. [laughter] with the release of the
The andrew w. Mellon auditorium in washington d. C. The government building 60foot tall through the door columns dark red marble floors in the lobby. That is the site of the dinner taking place tonight, the first is the inauguration activities the blacktie invitationonly event for about 200 foreign diplomats among 500 guests and we will again on this and watch some of the arrivals. This is live coverage on cspan2. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] a live look here at guests arriving at the chairmans dinner blacktie invitationonly event with many foreign diplomats attending. The wall street journal writing this. Top political donors and Vice President elect mike pence. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] you are watching live coverage on cspan2. A live look here in front of the andrew w. Mellon auditorium in washington d. C. The guests arrive for the beginning of the inaugural festivities here in t