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In palm beach, florida. Thank you, dr. Brenneman. And good morning, everyone. Im so excited youre here. And welcome to the First Founders and us, the relevance of our origins. For those of you who dont know me, i am gay gaines, and i am an addict of founding American History. In november of 2015, i was having breakfast with joelle liss and speaker Newt Gingrich at mt. Vernon, my very favorite place in america. We were lamenting the fact that most colleges and universities in the United States are no longer teaching founding American History. And in fact most high schools are no longer teaching our founding American History. In 1898, when seniors and colleges and high schools were asked who is the greatest hero, they unanimously said george washington. In 1988, when they were asked the same question, the answer was michael jordan. We were discussing my dream of building a future for the past right here in palm beach, florida. What some might think an unlikely location. But i told them a
And it was one of the primary engines of industry in the city. It has a legacy going all the way up to the present. Ok, cspan, you ready . Thomas j. Brown is a professor of history at the university of south carolina. He not only got his ba and phd from harvard. He also got his law degree. Despite the severe temptation i will spare you law your jokes. We are so ecumenical in this invite lawyersn to participate. More important than his professional credentials is dr. Browns expertise in all varieties of Civil War Monuments , and his discussions and in his discussions about the details of this program said that dr. Brown is the ultimate utility player in this field. Your Program Notes of many of his book publications including his most recent book civil of confederates memory in south carolina. Aat is canon with one n, not boom cannon. The publictoday is art of civil war commemoration a brief history with documents. I expect he will have an opportunity to share his wide expertise on Civi
Precedents in europe or the United States for what became so common after the civil war. That is, monuments where rankandfile soldiers lay buried or monuments put up by the communities or the institutions where from where the soldiers went to war. To the best of my knowledge, none of the american precedents predates the obelisk that the town of massachusetts installed on town green, inscribed with the names of local residents who died a quarter century earlier in the opening engagement of the revolutionary war. Almost four decades passed before the town of concorde placed a similar obelisk that gained attention through Ralph Waldo Emersons dedicatory program. The biblical allusions in that program were described as a replacement for the rude arch, where once the embattled farmers stood and fire the shot heard round the world. So it is biblical illusions that illustrate a millennial promise to Americans Associated with revolutionary legacy. It is worth noting that emerson refers to this
Phd from Harvard University but also got his law degree from harvard. I will spare you any lawyer jokes. Suffice it to say the thatgement of this program we even invite lawyers to participate. More important than professional credentials is expertise and all varieties of civil war monuments , africanamerican and confederate. And his discussion about the detail of this program aptly ultimateized the utility player, who can play any position on the field of civil war monuments. Your program lists many book publications. Including sites of confederate memory inside carolina. Its not a boom kamman, despite that his photograph, he has his hand on one of those cannons. His great contribution to our is a brief history with documents. Share his white expertise on civil war monuments. For now his presentation is entitled the invention of the american Soldier Monument. Dr. Tom brown. [applause] thank you to everyone at the library of virginia and the now center for lesbian involved in this progr