He discusses trends in the field of history and his work at the center for social solutions at the university of michigan. Is the current president of the organization of american historians. You picked the theme for this years conference, the work of freedom. How did you come up with that and by . I was reflecting on what it means to be unamerican and i realized we often what it means to be an american and i realize we often dont pause to think about what it means. As a historian, freedom required work, required human beings to invest in creating a Democratic Society and our freedom should not be taken for granted, nor should the idea of working for freedom be taken for granted. What are the sessions or talks this year that speak to that theme . There are a number of them. There is one tomorrow afternoon, a powerful session talking about 400 years after the importation of the first African People from america, where the enslavement that followed set a boundary for what we meant by fre
Historians, at their annual conference in philadelphia. He discusses trends in the field of history and his work at the center for social solutions at the university of michigan. The current president of the organization of american historians, earl lewis, you picked the theme for this conference, the work of freedom. How did you pick it, and why . Lewis i thought about the word freedom. Often we do not know what that means. Freedom requires work. Trying to invest and freedom should not be taken for granted. Would be the that theme for this years conference. The sessions that speak to that claim . Prof. Lewis theres one tomorrow afternoon, a powerful session talking about 400 years after the first African People were brought to america. Created a boundary for what we meant by freedom. The oneswas one of where some of the leading scholars of the last generation, talking about the 400th anniversary, the powerful word freedom. Boundaries were put on freedom, and how did it of all . Prof.
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in 1200 years, 1200 years. if we don t get our act together here it will not only put our western agriculture at risk but the american west as we know it. my state sits at the headwaters of the colorado river which starts as snow in the rockies before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea of cortez. the colorado river basin is the lifeblood of the american southwest, it provides the drinking water for 40 million people. that s across seven states and 30 current. it arrogates 5 million acres of agricultural land. it undermines the west 26 billion dollar outdoor recreation and tourism economy, and it runs out of our. the two largest reservoir in the basement, lake powell and lake mead are the lowest levels they ve been since they were filled over 50 years ago. lake powell has dropped more than three feet just in the last few years. the water crisis has not been limited to the colorado river basin. the most recent data from the u.s. drought monitor found more than 50% of the enti