The largest stone fort in the United States its at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay near virginia. Up next fort monroe director robin read gives us a tour showcasing the history from the colonial era to its completion. In 1834 and its role in the seven civil war. Welcome to the very Pleasant Place that we call point comfort. Actually we call it all played comfort and its been named that for a long time. It is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. In fact someone say even longer, some say even thousand or years. Youre actually inside a case mate. Case made is nothing more than a fault inside the fort wall xerox lean side the fault for wall. Kind of unique for a museum to this day in time we will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the interesting history that occurred here. Some of our stories will deal with the genie indians, they africans who first arrived here and there play during the civil war. Thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to mi
The president. Lectures in history every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures is history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. The largest stone fort in the United States sits at the mouth of the chesapeake bay. Fort monroe Casemate Museum director gives us a tour showcasing its history and its role in the civil war. Were inside the casemate music because were inside a casemate. Its a vault inside of a wall. Kind of unique for museums in this day and time. Were going to walk you through the museum and talk about the interesting history that occurs here. Some of our stories will deal with the indians, the africans that first arrived here. Thousands and thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate. They migrated as far as as far west as mexico and the Mississippi River valley. They migrated as far south as south america and central america. They migrated all the way here to Point Comfort where fort monroe is located today. They w
Todays first todays speaker. Ata hunter is a professor princeton. She specializes in 19th and 20th century history. A little bit about her publications, which are multiple awardwinning, her most recent in wedlock slave and free black marriage in the 19th century published in 20 17, a book about africanamericans and marriage in the 19th century. It won a memorial prize from the aha and a variety of other prizes. The list goes on and on. Let me mention her first book, to join my freedom, southern. Lack womens freedom another prizewinning book about women in the postemancipation south. Dr. Hunter has agreed to speak with us about the history of emancipation in the civil war, a topic that is always on the peoples agenda for teaching and discussed but we earlier this summer on the history of juneteenth and that is what got us started thinking about inviting her to speak to us about that history that is complicated, exciting and always in need of clarification. Let me turn it over to you ter
Bound in wedlock slave and free black marriage in the nineteenth century. It was published in 2017. A book about African Americans and marriage in the 19th century. The winner of multiple awards, including the Mary Nicholas prize. A variety of prizes that, the list goes on and on. Let me also mention her first book. To enjoy my freedom, southern black womens lives and labors after the civil war. Another multiple prize winning book and wonderful book about African American women in the post emancipation south. Dr. Hunter has agreed to come here today and talk to us specifically about the history of emancipation, the end of slavery during the civil war. A topic that was that is always on peoples agenda for teaching and discussion, but was particularly widely discussed earlier this summer on the anniversary of juneteenth. That is kind of what got us started thinking about inviting her to speak with us about that history, which is complicated, exciting, and always kind of in need of clarif
United states sits at the mouth of chesapeake bay. Next we get a tour showing the history from the colonial area and its completion. Welcome to fort minrow. It has been that way for a long, look time if is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. Some would say even thousands of years. Were inside of the museum aptly named casemade, this is in the fort wall in is unique for museums at this date and time. Were going to walk around and talk about the interesting and their plight in the American Civil War. Thousands of thousands of years ago, the natives of this land starts to migrate. They migrated as far west as mexico and the Mississippi River valley. They migrated all of the way here to point comfort. They were hunters, they were gatherers, and they lived a very successful and prosperous life here. In 1607, hay came and they mastered the art of cultivation. The english would struggle the first few years and they, too, would prosper. We know that in 1619, 20 negros arrived he