Early 1,800 1800s. Joshua rothman is the professor. Today were going to talk about the emerge earns of a new antislavery and the reaction to that antislavery. We havent looked at opposition to slavery in a while but in a generation or two after the ratification of the constitution, it was not unusual for both northerners and southerners to talk about the morality of slavery. Now, before the 1830s or so, there were relatively few white americans who believed that enslaved people ought to be immediately freed, given citizenship rights, but there were many who felt white people and black people would both be better off if slavery gradually ended and if the two races sort of pursued their destinies separately. And so in 1817 you start to see kind of the manifestation of this idea in a movement, all right . That year a group of prominent minister and politicians, people who wanted to end slavery, separate the races, they founded an Organization Called the american colonization society. Now,
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Class. On thursday, you guys are going to look at tbone and weasel. I really hope you all read that and prepare to do that. Im going to give you your very quick pop quiz. The pop quiz for fences should be easy, as we will be done discussing it, but were going to take it so that you guys can get a grade for it, and you will also have the pop quiz for tbone and weasel. Lets start with August Wilson. August wilson was born Frederick August kittel on april 27th of 1945. His mothers name was daisy wilson. She was a cleaning lady. His fathers name was Frederick August kittel. He was a german baker. I want you guys to pay attention. Race matters in a very specific way. Race asuis always one of the ths were discussing as we look at these plays. His father, Frederick August kittle, was a german baker, so hes white, or hes european. And then his mother is a black woman named daisy, right . And shes a cleaning lady. I want you to understand, were already talking about a mixed relationship. So, hi
In rochester, minnesota, in 1989. Which consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in america. And now a look at the origins of mayo and how it grew to become world renowned. Mayo clinic is an american institution. Its at the heart of our country in many respects. It is the worlds first and largest private Multispecialty Group practice of medicine. Thats a big, formal term, but what it really means is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving the needs of each individual patient. And this is a model that the mayo family developed uniquely that has expanded and grown and welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. This is Heritage Hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a generous gift. They had a unique vision. Today well explore the history, but more importantly the living legacy of mayo clinic. Now, if you think about it, every patient has a hi
Funneled into prison as a way to try to hush them up. To hush them up quietly without the cameras rolling because, remember, that visual image was absolutely essential for movement. To be able to see the violence of jim crow. But that didnt mean that this moment was over. And Bobby Kennedy knew it and jack kennedy knew it. So jack kennedy is giving his state of the Union Address and president kennedy is all we are fighting for democracy and freedom and there is an opportunity for what is happening here on the globe because we have all of these people. It was the middle of decollinization. Those nations are getting free. Imperil bonds are loosening and he sees this as an incredible moment for freedom in the global south. But he didnt mention the american south. Kind of a silence there. But he needed that silence. Because what he was dealing with, he had just come back from that vienna summit. Remember that one that his brother was really trying to get the freedom riders to quiet out on