Visit ncicap. Org] throughout the weekend, we are featuring Corpus Christi texas. Learn more about Corpus Christi and other stops on the cspan cities to work on cspan. Org localprojects. You are watching American History tv. Join us on sunday as we visit the u. S. Botanic gardens at the foot of capitol hill. The executive director discusses the history of the oldest Botanic Garden in north america originally proposed by president George Washington in a 1796 letter. That is sunday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern time on american artifacts on American History tv on cspan3. Historical interpreters and bill radcliffe describe what it would be like to be a female slave and a member of the u. S. College troops during the civil war. They discuss what they would have faced and what may have been factors. The speakers also talk about how they prepare talking about slavery in their research. This hourlong presentation is part of a series from the tennessee susquehanna chill civil war commi
And the first female veteran in the senate. Keep track of the members of congress using congressional chronicle on cspan. Org. It has a lot of useful information, including Voting Results and statistics about each new congress. New congress, best access on cspan. Historical interpreters describe what it wouldve been like to be a female slave in the female color troops in the u. S. Civil war. They describe some of the decisions their characters would have faced, and what factors may have influenced them. The speakers also share how they train and the research that goes into the roles. This hourlong rest presentation is organized by the tennessee civil war centennial cisco entail commission. I am shauna jackson. I served as the dean for the Winston County campus for columbia state. I trust that you have enjoyed your day today. I often tell people that i was raised in ohio, and where i grew up, the civil war was a paragraph or two in a history book. The north one, slavery ended and that w
County campus for columbia state. And i trust that like i you have truly enjoyed your day today. I often tell people that i was raised in ohio and where i grew up the civil war was a paragraph or two in a history book. The north won, slavery ended and that was all we needed to know. It wasnt something to be discussed or remembered. It wasnt until i joined Columbia State Community college and began working in franklin that i realized the civil war was more than a story in a book. I began to understand that this war impacted real people, real Families Communities businesses, and its presence is still felt today. I have the opportunity to serve on the boards of franklins charge and the battle of Franklin Trust and while our primary work is restoring, preserving and reclaiming franklins battlefields, education and advocacy is no less important. What ive learned of my own history since being in franklin is that my great, great grandmother, Laura Charleston was born into slavery in east texa
Three students from Tennessee and a Columbia State Community College professor were hit by a wave in Brazil Friday evening. The students were reported safe.