Thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. Finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures, and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. Today, we are going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. I want to begin with a quote by a very eminent africanamerican scholar activist named w. E. B. Dubois. Heres what he said about the atlantic slave trade. The most magnificent drama in the last 1000 years of human transportation of 10 million human beings out of the dark beauty of their mother continent and into the newfound el dorado of the west. Hell. Escended into it was a tragedy that bickered the greek that beggars the revolutionthe french. I think he is exactly right. Drama of stunnin
Starts with great internet. Wow and these Television Companies support cspan2 as a Public Television service. Good afternoon. My name is doctor Matthew Costello Vice President of the David Rubenstein center for National History and Senior Historian for the White House Historical association and it is a pleasure to be with you today. I am excited for this panel and we have a great collection of talents and expertise, knowledge to approach this topic and i am excited to share the stage with three of you. But before we get to that, i would be remiss if i didnt at least add a little fun historical anecdote to this session and i did find this one and thought it was pretty amusing and maybe you will agree and maybe you wont on november 6 of 1947 president harry truman held up press conference in the oval office and in between questions that were revolving around grain exchanges and there was inflation and price controls and also the Marshall Plan and one reporter piped up, mr. President , ha
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Next, an author discusses his new book, margaret of the American Revolution, the. Xecution of isaac hayne host is hostednute event by the society of cincinnati in washington, d. C. Evening everyone. That introduction is hard to live up to put on trial. A and. Ally most especially the founding of our nations country. I reside in thomasville, georgia which is 35 miles north of tallahassee, florida. I can say with some confidence that between 1775 and 1783, absolutely Nothing Happened in this part of the world. Unless of course maybe you were a creek indian or a seminole. I am an anesthesiologist by profession. Its my nature to put people to sleep. I sincerely hope that that wont happen tonight. If i catch anybody napping i reserve the right to send you a bill. It was about this time in 2007 that i became a member of the society of the cincinnati of South Carolina. My knowledge of the revolutionary war was rudimentary at best. I began to study. I was familiar with the battles of lexington
We are kindred spirits, interested in American History, but most especially the founding of our nations country. I reside in thomasville, georgia, 30 miles north of tallahassee, florida. I can say with some confidence that between 1775 and 1783, absolutely Nothing Happened in this part of the world. Unless of course maybe you are a creek indian or a seminole. I am an anesthesiologist by profession. It is my nature to put people sleep. I sincerely hope that wont happen tonight. I want you to know if i catch anybody napping, i reserve the right to send you a bill. Time in 2007this that i became a member of the society of the cincinnati of South Carolina. My knowledge of the revolutionary war was rudimentary at best. I began to study. I was familiar with the battles of lexington and concorde, bunker hill, saratoga, valley forge, Washington Crossing the aware, the Ballard Trenton the battle of trenton. I was not very knowledgeable about the events that had taken place in my home state, Sou