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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Institutions Addressing Their Slavery Legacies 20171223

Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Its great to see the conversation, everyone having a good time. The food was wonderful. We welcome you again to this. Unch Panel Plenary session im going to introduce the moderator and the moderator will introduce the panelists. I am happy to introduce our panel moderator. Professor mcdowell is the professor of literary studies and the director of the College Institute for africanamerican studies at the university of virginia. She has been a member of the uva her booksnce 1987 and include studies of fiction by africanamerican women as well as numerous articles and in scholarly publications. Professor mcdowell has been extensively involved in editorial projects pertaining to africanamerican literature. Me in welcoming professor deborah mcdowell. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you, marcus. Thank all of you for your presence. Thanks to the organizers for this wonderful event they have , with many more exciting panels to come i task, decidedly simple

Transcripts For CSPAN2 The Internal Enemy 20131028

My sister, carol and my brotherinlaw, marty, for traveling here from connecticut for this. And i want to thank tina dunkley and their family for coming. Tina has come in from atlanta. They are the descendents of one of the leaders of the largest single escape of slaves from a virginia plantation during the war of 1812. And since it is monticello we begin with Thomas Jefferson and his words here. And this is a quote that comes from a letter he wrote in response to edward cole, his former secretary. He wrote this letter, and as you can see, august 25, 1814, which is a low point to the United States and its war against the british empire, the war we call the war in 1812 but a war which lasted in to 1815. Now, those of you who know about the occupation and the partial burning of washington will recognize that august 25 was right after the british had occupied washington and while the buildings were burning. Jefferson was writing this letter from monticello so he didnt know yet about that b

Handful of UVa graduates walk out on President Jim Ryan's opening address

UVa graduates walk out on President Jim Ryan's opening address

UVa graduates walk out on President Jim Ryan's address

A couple dozen graduates left UVa Final Exercises in protest of Ryan s handling of an anti-war encampment on Grounds and refusal to divest from Israel.