And so, for today were going to be talking about what did freedom mean and in particular, well be thinking about what did freedom mean to the free people, right. And in january of 1865, secretary of war, Edwin Stanton and Union General William Sherman had a meeting with 20 preachers in savannah, georgia, they were preachers, teachers, lay persons, and they wanted to find out from these preachers basically what is it that free people wanted from freedom . What did they expect and particularly wanted to know what did they expect in the aftermath of the emancipation proclamation. The group of 20 people, who was representative of free black folks in the community, selected one person, garrison frazier, a 67yearold man, to be the representative of the community. And to speak for them. And so, general sherman asked them or asked him, basically, what did he understand freedom to mean, especially in light of the emancipation proclamation. He said taking us from under the yolk of bondage to whe
And also told was a great great great great grandfather. And thats my ancestor. And always remember you are a madison you come from african slaves and the president. What does that mean to you as a child . That sets of clear expectations i was reminded and that also i have slaves said my family and there is a lot to live up to. And your mother carried stories of the lineage told by her father before both were enslaved eight generations going back to the african woman kidnapped from her home country about to the United States this is a tradition tell me about that tradition and the role of the families. The tradition goes back thousands of years, probably before christ. And those that maintain entire cultures and their values forever. But primarily it is a tradition of oral history. So this is carried on for your family and your mother, she told the story there was a slight presentation she gave to organizations in the eighties called the black madisons lecture circuit in the fact she d
Designed to stop peoples blood from flowing into their brain that has no place any longer and 21st century practices and policing the n. F. L. Commissioner has apologized for the way the u. S. Football League Players protest against Police Brutality in 2016 thats when Colin Kaepernick and others began meeting before games while the National Anthem was played put it was fired from his team and has never been higher since theres been an unexpected fall in the u. S. Unemployment rate with the figure from a down to 13. 3 percent what it indicates the u. S. Economy may be recovering there was a slight increase in the jobless rate for black and asian workers aaronson genever is a labor economist an associate professor at the university of minnesota and he says the numbers show a promising signs but theres still a long way to go. I think they do reflect that Economic Activity picked up between mid april and im in may and that you know when you fall down so far its easy that bounce back up a b
Remember what we said about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 2019 in the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. And new perspectives on the union war. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscript, mentioned in your program, women, slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say. With u. N. C. Press. It explains how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. It is from that work that the program today is derived, free women, mobilizing emancipation, citizenship and self making in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika unley. [applause] prof. Nunley thank you. Good afternoon. Should thank you extra, because it is after lunch, late in the afternoon and you a
Memorial. Jaw which floyd story has been the story of black folks because ever since 401 years ago. The reason we could never be who we wanted and dream debian is you kept your me on out there. What happened of florida happens every day in this country and actually a case shared in Health Services and in every area of American Life is sad for us to stand out in chargers maev and say good job and meet our families. George floyds brother also spoke at the ceremony humanizing the man whos become the face of a nationwide movement. Its crazy there are these people came to see my brother. Thats amazing to me that he touched so many people hearts you know that he be its in our hearts you know. You come to 3rd war where were from people are crying right now and its how much they love them you know im just staying strong is that came in because i need to get it out i need to get it out everybody wont just as we want justice the george hes going to get it hes going to get it. Suspects in the kil