no we re not. you know what s different? we just don t remember. my name is greg carr. anyone associate professor and general department of african studies here at howard university. and what connection do you have to the history of the civil war and reconstruction? well, in addition to the direct history, my ancestors have been brought here from north carolina and alabama. no civil war veterans in my direct family, but we were enslaved in alabama. so obviously, coming out of a civil war, my family, share croppers, coming in the era of jim crow, great migration moving throughout the south. you know, i m a living part of that stream of history. and as a professor here at howard university, and particularly in africa american studies, which is the steady and area i work in, i devoted a great part of my work to understanding the implications of the civil war and reconstruction, in terms of contemporary american life. what s this right here?
general department of african studies here at howard university. and what connection do you have to the history of the civil war and reconstruction? well, in addition to the direct history, my ancestors have been brought here from north carolina and alabama. no civil war veterans in my direct family, but we were enslaved in alabama. so obviously, coming out of a civil war, my family, share croppers, coming in the era of jim crow, great migration moving throughout the south. you know, i m a living part of that stream of history. and as a professor here at howard university, and particularly in africa american studies, which is the steady and area i work in, i devoted a great part of my work to understanding the implications of the civil war and reconstruction, in terms of contemporary american life.
croppers, coming in the era of jim crow, great migration moving throughout the south. you know, i m a living part of that stream of history. and as a professor here at howard university, and particularly in africa american studies, which is the steady and area i work in, i devoted a great part of my work to understanding the implications of the civil war and reconstruction, in terms of contemporary american life. what s this right here? deed of sale. these are reconstruction era documents. most people in the country don t know anythimng in the bucket. you are the only teacher i found who is focused on the free peoples point of view, when teaching reconstruction. how does teaching from that point of view make a difference for your students? well i hope they walk out with with a sense of human purpose that they have a stake in. there s always the threat of forgetting, in terms of national memory. when you start talking about a
requires, coming in the era of jim crow, great migration moving throughout the south. you know, i m a living part of that string of history. and as a professor here at howard university, and particularly in africa american studies, which is the steady and area i work in, devoted a great part of my work to understanding the implications of the civil war and reconstruction, in terms of contemporary american life. what s this right here? deed of sale. these are reconstruction era documents. most people in the country don t own them in the bucket. you can all say, we start sale of the land. you are the only teacher i found who is focused on the free peoples point of view, when teaching reconstruction. how does teaching from that point of view make a difference for your students? well i hope they walk up with with a sense of human purpose that they have a stake in. there s always the threat of forgetting, in terms of national memory. when you start talking about a
civil war, my family are share croppers, come in the eras of jim crow, great migration moving throughout the south. i m a living part of that stream of history. and as a professor here at howard university, and particularly in africana studies, which is my field of study and area i work in, i devote a great part of my work understanding the implications of the civil war and reconstruction in terms of contemporary american life. what s this right here? deed of sale. deed of sale. these are reconstruction era documents. most people in the country don t no anything about that. you can say we saw the charter, we saw the deed of sale for the land. you know, you re the only teacher i ve filmed who is focused on the freed people s point of view when teaching reconstruction. how does teaching from that point of view make a difference for your students? i hope they will walk out with is a sense of human purpose that they have a stake in. there is always the threat of forgetting in terms