After the program to sign an answer your questions. Hand answer your questions. Reenactor world war i and new york city tourguide, so you have seen him around a lot. He is from the world war i Centennial Commission for new york city. Please welcome Kevin Fitzpatrick. [applause] Kevin Fitzpatrick thanks, kathleen. I do so much thank you so much. The new yorknk Historical Society for inviting me and to congratulate you on a fantastic world war i e. On the trenches exhibition, beyond the trenches exhibition. Seven books are tied into new york history, this was the first one that challenge me to explore all five boroughs to great depths. From brooklynes to queens, i went to visit every world war i monument as i could. I have been in many neighborhoods. How many people here have been to the one in williamsville . Travis, Staten Island in the house. Brownsville, never visited, but so to see Triangle Park and the jewish names on that memorial was powerful. The book is in two parts. Part one i
I think it was ohio theres a link on the resources page to my email. If you look at the top of the resources page, you can send me an email easily or go to info with remember the triangle fire colix, remember the triangle fire. Org. I think we have to close. Thank you for coming. Thank you. [ applause ] youre watching American History tv. 48 hours of programming on American History every weekend on c spanned three. Follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. Tonight on the communicators the Technology Fair on capitol hill looking at the latest on Drone Technology and new security features for mobile phones. We want them to see innovation happening that is happening in the u. S. , its happening clear, life changing intervegas whether its health care, its car navigation, in health and safety. So many other things. The decisions they make have real life consequences. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 2. Up
An awful lot of stuff. Kevin is a world war i reenactor and new york city tourguide, so you have seen him around a lot. He is also a member of the world war i Centennial Commission for new york city. Please welcome Kevin Fitzpatrick. [applause] Kevin Fitzpatrick thanks, kathleen. Thank you so much. I want to thank the New York Historical society for inviting me tonight to speak and to congratulate you on a fantastic world war beyond the trenches exhibition. I want to thank you all for attending tonight. Of my seven books that are tied into new eric city history in some way this was the first one d me to exploree all five boroughs to great depths. We have 80 miles from brooklyn to queens, i went to visit every world war i monument as i could. I have been in many neighborhoods. How many people here have been to the one in williamsville . Travis, Staten Island in the house. Brownsville, never visited, but so to see Triangle Park and the jewish names on that memorial was really powerful. T
I want the start out my talk with two quotes. Um, theyre both from the prologue of my book, and ill give a little explanation for them, um, but they introduce why i decided to write book. So the first quote is in my own prose from the prologue. We still hold certain truths about africanamericans to be selfevident; that the phrase 19th Century Black americans refers to enslaved people. That the, that new york state before the civil war denotes a place of freedom, that blacks in this new york city designates harlem, that the black community posits a classless and culturally unified society, that a black elite did not exist until well into the 20th century. The lives of my new york forebearers belies such assumptions. They were born free at a time when slavery was still legal in new york state. They lived in racialtymixed neighborhoods, first in Lower Manhattan and then after the civil war in brooklyn at a time when harlem was a mere village. They were part of new yorks small but Signific
Black gotham Carla Peterson recounts the lives of black elites in new york city in the 19th century. Professor peterson examines a community of black new read more . Recounts the lives of africanamerican elites in new ork. This is about an hour, ten minutes. Um, i want the start out my talk with two quotes. Um, theyre both from the prologue of my book, and ill give a little explanation for them, um, but they introduce why i decided to write book. Write the book. So the first quote is in my own prose from the prologue. We still hold certain truths about africanamericans to be selfevident; that the phrase 19th Century Black americans refers to enslaved people. That the, that new york state before the civil war denotes a place of freedom, that blacks in this new york city esignates harlem, that the black community posits a classless and culturally unified society, that a black elite did not exist until well into the 20th century. The lives of my new york forebearers belies such assumption