Here to join in this discussion. The examination of the life of brigadier Charles Young i titled the paper or this lecture a destiny deferred because often times when you read about or if you just do a Google Search and at and examining charles life his best friend is often quoted his best friend w. E. B. Dubois and. Dubois defined youngs life as a triumph tragedy and a big part of the research. And my goal as a scholar is changing narratives. And so this is what were going to discuss this evening. Looking at this destiny of one of the finest black officers to serve, according to many of the of his followers from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. So its surprisingly, Charles Young was a humanities, you know, they i keep reading articles all the about how the the humanities are dying. Oh my god what are we going to do with this . But Charles Young at the academy he excelled in the and actually was terrible math in fact he failed math i had to get tutor help to do it but
Brigadier Charles Young i titled the paper or this lecture a destiny deferred because often times when you read about or if you just do a Google Search and at and examining charles life his best friend is often quoted his best friend w. E. B. Dubois and. Dubois defined youngs life as a triumph tragedy and a big part of the research. And my goal as a scholar is changing narratives. And so this is what were going to discuss this evening. Looking at this destiny of one of the finest black officers to serve, according to many of the of his followers from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. So its surprisingly, Charles Young was a humanities, you know, they i keep reading articles all the about how the the humanities are dying. Oh my god what are we going to do with this . But Charles Young at the academy he excelled in the and actually was terrible math in fact he failed math i had to get tutor help to do it but. He was a polyglot. He spoke german fluently. French and spanis
What else. Well, okay. Well, thank you very much again. And thank again. Its an honor to be the kennedy lecture. And here. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all of us involved with Andrew Jackson hermitage, its my pleasure to welcome you, to our seventh president home. Im Howard Kittell president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. Today, there are few americans who are not in some way grappling with our nations history of slavery, how it shaped our countrys formation from the colonial era up to the present and how it impacts our lives today, however, its virtually impossible to come to grips with that topic of slavery in america without understanding the laws that both permitted and shaped the practice. Just as we see elements of ourselves in our ancestors. So our legal, economic and social system are rooted in the laws that surround it too, surrounded slavery. And fostered it. Professor sharfstein is the at worksafe. Mr. Page here. Apologies tonight. We are
What else. Well, okay. Well, thank you very much again. And thank again. Its an honor to be the kennedy lecture. And here. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all of us involved with Andrew Jackson hermitage, its my pleasure to welcome you, to our seventh president home. Im Howard Kittell president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. Today, there are few americans who are not in some way grappling with our nations history of slavery, how it shaped our countrys formation from the colonial era up to the present and how it impacts our lives today, however, its virtually impossible to come to grips with that topic of slavery in america without understanding the laws that both permitted and shaped the practice. Just as we see elements of ourselves in our ancestors. So our legal, economic and social system are rooted in the laws that surround it too, surrounded slavery. And fostered it. Professor sharfstein is the at worksafe. Mr. Page here. Apologies tonight. We are
Well, okay. Well, thank you very much again. And thank again. Its an honor to be the kennedy lecture. And here. Is well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all of us involved with Andrew Jackson hermitage, its my pleasure to welcome you, to our seventh president home. Im Howard Kittell president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. Today, there are few americans who are not in some way grappling with our nations history of slavery, how it shaped our countrys formation from the colonial era up to the present and how it impacts our lives today, however, its virtually impossible to come to grips with that topic of slavery in america without understanding the laws that both permitted and shaped the practice. Just as we see elements of ourselves in our ancestors. So our legal, economic and social system are rooted in the laws that surround it too, surrounded slavery. And fostered it. Professor sharfstein is the at worksafe. Mr. Page here. Apologies tonight. We are honored