Revolution to the civil war. Her masterful biography, southern lady, yankee spy, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy is published by hartford press. Peoples choice award. Today she will speak to us about her new book, armys of deliverance a new history of the civil war published by oxford. Some guy named Harold Holzer called the book, quote, highly original and sweeping new study. I had the good fortune to hear liz speak on this subject a few weeks ago in hampton rhodes, virginia, and im so glad to have her here at the forum to speak to us. Please join me in welcoming elizabeth varon. [ applause ] all right. Can everyone hear me . Yes . Good. All right. In his first wartime message to congress, delivered on july 4th, 1861, Abraham Lincoln casts succession as a duped and cowed the south into submission. After drugging the public mind for 30 years ago lincoln put it, seccessionists had relied on conversion to bring good men to take up arms against the government. Theres much re
Attacks. Since then, israel has worked a fever pitch with a tiny Pioneering Spirit to make a selfsufficient nation within its borders. Even industry, despite serious limitations and more materials has grown rapidly. Within this picture camps outside israels borders where arab refugees maintain a miserable existence and demand the right to return to the homes they were displaced from during the war. The arab state refuses to knowledge israels right to palestine and does not accept any conditions at all. Each week American History tv sits in on a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern. Next, Anderson University professor brian dirck talks about abraham lincolns life as a method of understanding white americans views on race and slavery both before and during the civil war. Professor dirck argues that prior to his presidency lincoln was very much a typical american and used his interactio
Women such as mary lincoln and kate chase daughter of salmon p chase, it carried out their own social battles through gossip, spending wars, and hosting parties. According to ms. Clinton, meri lincoln often drew criticism for attempting to keep up appearances through lavish diplomatic Interest Despite the ongoing civil war. This hourlong event was part of the lincoln forms symposium in gettysburg, pennsylvania. Its my pleasure to introduce your second speaker this morning, dr. Catherine clinton. Dr. Clinton earned her bachelors degree at harvard and ph. D. At princeton where she studied under dr. James mcpherson. She taught at the citadel, wesleyan wesleyan, brandeis, and Queens University in belfast Northern Ireland. Since august of 2014, shes been the denman endowed professor at American History at the university of texas at san antonio. So from Northern Ireland to texas, thats quite a journey. And 2016 shell assume the presidency of the Southern Historical association. Her prestigio
To go to a restaurant, you can apply for a restaurant. They wont hire you unless you are an illegal immigrant. In the state of new jersey, you need not apply at a restaurant to wash dishes, to pump gas, on and on. I could say all of these. Mow lawns, work for a landscaping company. Host we appreciate your comments. We will hear from the congressman. Guest music stressing a frustration and number of people expressed. He is expressing a frustration a number of people expressed. If we pass comprehensive immigration reform, we would make a floor so that people would be able to complain to the department of labor or whoever else that they are not paid properly. It would have to be recorded. An unauthorized worker is hired because they can be paid less, because they have fewer rights on the job, because they are less likely to complain. If everybody has a status and has the right therefore to exert their rights, then it should stop the wage decline that he is concerned about. Let me also say
s governor gary her bevt. Then donald nor cross. Later, hour spotlight on magazines. Well take your calls on the sentencing of former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald. Live starting at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Today president obama is at a Ford Assembly plant in michigan to talk about jobs and the economy. Live at 4 05 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. This sunday on q a author dick lair talks about the film the birth of a nation. Part two of the movie which is after the war reconstruction is really the heart of the protest in the sense that this is where the blacks are just appalled by the portrayal of freed slaves. And this is a scene showing what happens when you give former slaves the right to vote, the right to be elected the right to govern. Its a scene in the South Carolina legislature where the first and primary order of business is to pass a bill allowing for interracial marriage because again in his hands black men are soley interested in pursuing and having white women. Sunday night at 8