The director of command school, scott green is here tonight scott can you wave your arm . Thank you in uniform at the back of the room this lecture series which is about great military events, great commanders, and sometimes great controversies in the art of war has been ongoing since the beginning of my tenure almost 15 years ago. Its been our great series and the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president someone can identify with that. To go to washington to save the republic, as you know need saving. As i always like to say the command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is self critical, self aware, it plays no favorites and it is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield. And with extraordinary teaching and technology to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. Its also a school for our allies and partners. And the future military leaders from around the world, a place where a fu
They are basketball powerhouses. Being from indiana, i have a faint memory of when we were relevant in basketball. I will note that you won this year because of a guy from indianapolis. Amy has just published this is her book right here. The battle to freedom journeys through slave refugee camps. It is published by the university of North Carolina press and part of the civil war america series. This was a pretty good year, i would say. Sit tight. It will take a while for me to tell you all the awards this important book has received. It received the time watson brown price from the society of civil war historians, 2019 from the organization of american historians, the john now book prize as well p review cleaned up, amy. Congratulations. Its absolutely welldeserved. It is a very important book. And finally, i should add, amy is not only a terrific scholar, but she is also an excellent teacher. If i recall, you received a Teaching Award from the university of kentucky. It is my pleasure
Are basque about powerhouses used to Winning National championships. Being from indiana i have a faint memory of that day we were once relevant. At uvanote that you won because of a guy from indianapolis. Published, her book is right here, the book is titled embattled freedom journeys through civil war slave refugee camps. It is published by the university of North Carolina prep and part of the civil war america series. You had a pretty good year i would say. Dont you think so . Its going to take a while for me to tell you all the awards this important book has received. Its received the 2019 Tom Watson Brown prize for the society of civil war historians. From the organization of american historians. The book prize as well, you have cleaned up. Congratulations and it is absolutely welldeserved. As you well will discover. This is a very important book. I should add amy is not only a terrific scholar, also an excellent teacher as i recall. She received a Teaching Award from the universit
Race and democracy in the Nations Capital. He decided to cowrite a century story about race and democracy he and washington d. C. Me, why did you decide to know what down to washington d. C. And why not give yourself a more narrow window of time . We read about dc because there was a need with a lot of New Residence knowing what they were getting into felt the old city slipping away and wanted to make sure the other people knew the story and there had been a good book on race in 50 years and we wanted to fill the void. The reason we meet at 400 years is that most of the books about the city had neglect and really in racial populations in the city. In particular the native american population, so we wanted to in the historical beginning the first time we have written record in 1608 when john cook came up to Potomac River from jamestown and went to a native American Village on the bank of the river. Lets focus on the early american period and what was the racial makeup and that Nations C
And there hadnt been a good book on race in washington, d. C. , for about 20 years, so we wanted to fill that void. The reason we made it 400 years is because most of the books about the city ignored many racial populations in the city, in particular the native american population. So, we wanted to start in the historical beginning, the first time we have written records of washington, d. C. , which john smith came up the potomac and went to the native american settlement. Lets focus on the from the beginning, the racial makeup of the city, once congress got here in 1800, was about 20 africanamerican. D. C. Was carved out of prime plantation county. There were plantations in the middle of where the city is today. There was already a Large Population in the area. As the folks who were building the capitol decided to employ slaves and in certain cases free blacks on the Construction Projects of building the capitol, that population remained relatively constant through the antebellum peri