Now it is a great honor to introduce our guests. What an amazing panel. Americas most distinguished historians and scholars of congress to help us understand our current vexations. Edward ayres is president emeritus at the university of richmond. He is the author of many books on the civil war and reconstruction, including, i will highlight one of his many Award Winning books the thin light of freedom the civil war and emancipation in the part of america, which he discussed at the National Constitution center in 2017. His forthwomaning do ining book southern journey. Welcome, it is an honor to have you. My pleasure, thank you. And Joanne Freeman is 1954 graduate of Yale University and is a professor of American History and american studies at Yale University, where she specializes in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and Early National period. She is a cohost with edward ayres of a Popular History podcast back story. She is the author of many books as well includi
Of the National Conversation through cspans daily Washington Journal Program or through our social media feeds. Cspan created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. The National Constitution center in philadelphia hosted a session on political progress and polarization from the civil war through today. Andkers included historians a political scientist. The event took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the National Constitution center provided the video. Great honor to introduce our guests. What an amazing panel. Americas most established historians and scholars of congress to help us understand our current vexations. Is resident emeritus at the university of richmond. Of many booksor on the civil war and reconstruction, including, i highlightite that i will highlight one, a forthcoming book, southern journey. Welcome, it is an honor to have you. Edward thank you. Jeffrey Joanne Freeman is a profess
Jeffrey now it is a great honor to introduce our guests. What an amazing panel. Americas most distinguished historians and scholars of congress to help us understand our current vexations. Edward ayres is president emeritus at the university of richmond. He is the author of many books on the civil war and reconstruction. I will highlight one, a forthcoming book, southern journey the migrations of the american south. Welcome, it is an honor to have you. Edward my pleasure, thank you. Jeffrey Joanne Freeman is a professor of American History and american studies at yale university, where she specializes in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and Early National period. She is a cohost with edward ayres of a Popular History podcast backstory. It is great to unite these copodcasters together. She is the author of many books as well, including the pathbreaking. As well as field of blood. Joanne, it is such an honor to have you with us. Joanne thanks for having me. Jeffrey
If they had to use the third one in the japanese still resisted. Learn more about the Manhattan Project here on American History tv. Announcer each week, american and history tvs american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. Coming up next, we traveled west of new orleans to visit Whitney Wallace louisiana, to learn about the history of slavery in america. Ashley my name is ashley rogers. I am the director of Museum Operations at the whitney plantation. We are beginning our tour today in an historic church, which was built circa 1870 by people who lived on the opposite side of the river in helena, louisiana. In paulina, louisiana. The structure was donated about 10 years ago by the descendents of that congregation. They bought the land in 1870, two parcels of land, for the express purpose of building a house of worship. In the excel document, which we have from the courthouse, they named their congregation the antiyoke baptist congregation. That message of being against
Books, hisng forthcoming book is southern journey. Welcome, it is an honor to have you. Edward my pleasure, thank you. Jeffrey Joanne Freeman is a class of 1954 professor of American History and american studies at yale university, where she specializes in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and Early National periods. She is a cohost with edward ayres of a Popular History podcast backstory. It is great to unite these copodcasters together. And she is the author of many books as well, including the pathbreaking. As well as field of blood. Joanne, it is such an honor to have you with us. Joanne thanks for having me. Jeffrey Norman Ornstein studies politics, elections, and the u. S. Congress. His books include one nation after trump, a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate, and not yet departed. And there are other titles, the next one, we did at the Constitution Center. And it depressed us even before we begin the program. It is even worse than it