The second choice of everybody. Well he said my name is new in the field and i suppose im not the first choice of a great many. Our policy is to leave them in a mood to come to us if they are compelled to give up their first love. I know, it kind of gets you right there. Giving up your first love. So the themes we will talk about and im going to explain why there is certainly a book cover in the upper corner, but, first of all, republicans showed they were not the week party. They actually ran a very well organized campaign. And at the same time there is an old saying in politics that if your opponent is imploding, dont do anything to stop him. In this case there were some implosions on the part of the other parties involved. And we will get to those as we go along. We will do a little bit of the background leading up to the 1860 election and we will talk more about why slavery was a key issue both leading up to the election and then in the out come. This next one might make you stop a
Watch American History tv, tonight and over the weekend, on cspan3. All right. Since we have a very ontime sort of calming of the room, i am going to go ahead and kick us off. Thank you, so much, for coming to the violence in american politics panel. As i think we will see it as an incredibly timely panel. And a really good time to be putting these topics into the context of a broader American History. So im going to start off by introducing our panel. And then everyones going to give their opening statement. And then, we will start the conversation. So who is sitting right next to me is t. Cole jones. Assistant professor at purdue university. He is author of captives of liberty prisoners of war and the politics of vengeance in the American Reserve lugz, which will be released this fall by the university of pennsylvania press. In addition to his book, hes published articles in the journal of the early republic, the journal of military history and the new england quarterly. He is curren
Distinguished professor of history at North Carolina university. Hes the author of six bucks, editor of four. Others his latest book in the reason that we are here this evening is ulysses s. Grant, the buck will be available for sale and signing outside of the conference room. Hes the founder and society of the his story guilt in this era, hes held several research grants, we are thrilled to have him here tonight, and of the year all in for a great presentation. Thank you on behalf of the smithsonian for joining us. We welcome you to the stage. Good evening. Thank you very much elizabeth for that introduction. As all of this with said, i have spoken here, before my wife and i have attended many all the events here. I find a lot of these audiences are intelligent, curious, enthusiastic, and have Attention Spans of more than 140 characters. Speaking of technology this is actually the first presentation ive given with powerpoint, i know what shocked you but it happens to be true. So any g
Lincoln supporter sent a wire that said i think hes going to win the nomination and he is the second choice of everybody. Well he said my name is new in the field and i suppose im not the first choice of a great many. Our policy is to leave them in a mood to come to us if they are compelled to give up their first love. I know, it kind of gets you right there. Giving up your first love. So the themes we will talk about and im going to explain why there is certainly a book cover in the upper corner, but, first of all, republicans showed they were not the week party. They actually ran a very well organized campaign. And at the same time there is an old saying in politics that if your opponent is imploding, dont do anything to stop him. In this case there were some implosions on the part of the other parties involved. And we will get to those as we go along. We will do a little bit of the background leading up to the 1860 election and we will talk more about why slavery was a key issue bot
Violence in american politics panel, as i think you will see, its an incredibly timely panel, and a really good time to be putting these topics into the context of a broader American History, so i will start off by introducing our panel. And everyone will give their Opening Statement and then we will start the conversation, sitting right next to me is t. Cole jones, an assistant professor of history at purdue university. He held a ph. D. From Johns Hopkins and colonial history. Hes the author of captives of liberty prisoners of war and politics of vengeance and the American Revolution, but still be released this fall by the enormity of pennsylvania pressed. In addition to his book, he has published articles in the journal of the early republic, the journal of military history and the new england quarterly. Hes currently on the work that is provisionally titled, Patrick Henry war, the struggle for the revolutionary west. Kellie Carter Jackson is it, and the politics of violence, out fro