Also we have chief William Scott from the San Francisco department. Thank you. And as always, for the pan elists that will be speaking in the web exmute yourself and put your name in the chat if you would like to be heard. Members of the public please make sure there is no background noise playing as it will interrupt our ability to hear what you have to say. Detective youngblood call the first items. Adoption of minutes action for the momenting of november 4th, 2020. Do i have a motion . So moved. So moved. Is there a second . Second. All right on the motion to accept the minutes on the last meeting on november 4th, commissioner before i do that we have to take Public Comment. Remember that the public who would like to make Public Comment online item one you can dial 415 6550001. Enter access code 146 9128348 press pound and pound again and star 3 to raise your hand. For members already logged press 3 now if you would like to make Public Comment. We have one Public Comment. Okay. Good
Really fight. I couldnt going, i didnt realize at that time, because of the color of my skin. The story of africanamericans in world war ii is indeed a legacy of patriotism and valor. In 1941 americans looked at their world and saw war everywhere. Across the atlantic adolph hitlers german troops occupied nearly every inch of europe from france to russia to the baltic sea and in north africa. In the pacific, the Japanese Army and navy had already captured parts of china, manchuria, korea, and a number of nearby islands. Pearl harbor would soon stun the United States into war. Monday morning, the first thing i did, was go down to the Army Recruiting station to enlist in the service of my country. I was told there was no quota for black troops. Youve got to remember that this country was very discriminatory, segregated, and there was no change. First of all, black sailors, as sailors per se, other than as mess attendants or stewards, werent permitted into the navy. Given the fact that i w
Also we have chief William Scott from the San Francisco department. Thank you. And as always, for the pan elists that will be speaking in the web exmute yourself and put your name in the chat if you would like to be heard. Members of the public please make sure there is no background noise playing as it will interrupt our ability to hear what you have to say. Detective youngblood call the first items. Adoption of minutes action for the momenting of november 4th, 2020. Do i have a motion . So moved. So moved. Is there a second . Second. All right on the motion to accept the minutes on the last meeting on november 4th, commissioner before i do that we have to take Public Comment. Remember that the public who would like to make Public Comment online item one you can dial 415 6550001. Enter access code 146 9128348 press pound and pound again and star 3 to raise your hand. For members already logged press 3 now if you would like to make Public Comment. We have one Public Comment. Okay. Good
He is the coauthor of the book the last road north a guide to the Gettysburg Campaign and he works as a historian at Gettysburg National park. Hes here to talk to us about one of the worlds lesser known but vital actions of the battle on corpse hill. Ladies and gentlemen, dan walsh. I want to begin by thanking all my friends and colleagues in the emerging civil war, chris monkowski, chris white at the American Battlefield trust tore having me today to present you this often forgotten story of the battle of gettysburg. Over the last 157 years, so many of us are familiar with the stories of Joshua Chamberlain and Little Round Top, pickets charge, Seminary Ridge, but often what gets lost is some of the stories that would occur on the union armys right flank on july 2nd and july 3rd known as corpse hill. As a monument to honor george green after the battle of gettysburg, illuminary dan sickles would give a dedication speech to this monument that had been dedicated in honor of green and his
Hampden, virginia. Up next, robin reed gives us a tour showcasing the forts history from a colonial era through its completion in 1834 and its role in the civil war. Welcome to fort monroe located on the Pleasant Place we call Point Comfort. Actually, oh, Point Comfort and that way for a long, long time. Here over 400 years of history occurred. In fact, some say even longer. Some say even thousands of years. Inside the museum aptly named, Casemate Museum. A vault made is inside a for the wall. Youre inside the fourt wall. Unique for museums this date in time. Well talk about the history that occurs here. Some of our stories deal with the virginia indians, the africans that first arrived here, and their plight during the American Civil War. Thousands and thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate. They migrated as far as, far west as mexico and the Mississippi River valley. They migrated as far south as south america, and central america. They migrated all the w