Stephen its get started for today then. This is our first class about reconstruction. I want to first go back and talk about the war. What the war had been fought for. The war from the unions point of view Abraham Lincolns point of view was a war of reunion. Over time the war becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victories of union armies on the battlefield doesnt in itself resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. The Humpty Dumpty question, how do you put the union back together after civil war that has lasted for years . The cost may be 750,000 lives in total. How do you put the union back together . What i want to talk about today is the second of those two issues, the second aim of union policy. The goal of destroying slavery. What is that going to mean practically . What is freedom going to mean for 4 million former slaves in the United States . We talk in prior weeks about what
Author Richard Epstein and theodore ruger. Ideas put forth in the book about the powers of the federal government outlined in the constitution. This hour and 15 Minute Program was hosted by the National Constitution center and was moderated by its president jeffrey rosen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. President ey rosen, and ceo. It is so great to welcome you back to the keynote Opening Event of our blockbuster fall season. The National Constitution cente only institution in america tarted by congress to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And we are about to be transformed by the opening at the end of october of a new gallery displaying one of the 12 surviving original copies of the bill of rights. This is the first time that an original copy of the bill of rights is returning to philadelphia in 200 years. It will be enjoying the new gallery with rare copies of the declaration of independence and the constitution. Making us one of the
Of the national archives. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] coming up next on American History tv, a conversation about the book the Classical Liberal constitution the uncertain quest for limited government. Featured is the books author Richard Epstein and theodore ruger. They debate the ideas put forth in the book about the powers of the federal government outlined in the constitution. This hour and 15 Minute Program was hosted by the National Constitution center and was moderated by its president jeffrey rosen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. I am jeffrey rosen, president and ceo. It is so great to welcome you back to the keynote Opening Event of our blockbuster fall season. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america started by congress to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And we are about to be transformed by the opening at the end
Was hosted by the National Constitution center and was moderated by its president , jeffrey rosen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. I am jeffrey rosen, president and ceo. It is so great to welcome you back to the keynote Opening Event of our blockbuster fall season. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america started by congress to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And we are about to be transformed by the opening at the end of october of a new gallery displaying one of the 12 surviving original copies of the bill of rights. This is the first time that an original copy of the bill of rights is returning to philadelphia in 200 years. It will be enjoying the new gallery with rare copies of the declaration of independence and the constitution. Making us one of the only institutions in america to display these three documents in one place. This will be the anchor for an incredible forum of debates and panels and podca
Moderated by its president , jeffrey rosen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. I am jeffrey rosen, president and ceo. It is so great to welcome you back to the keynote Opening Event of our blockbuster fall season. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america started by congress to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And we are about to be transformed by the opening at the end of october of a new gallery displaying one of the 12 surviving original copies of the bill of rights. This is the first time that an original copy of the bill of rights is returning to philadelphia in 200 years. It will be enjoying the new gallery with rare copies of the declaration of independence and the constitution. Making us one of the only institutions in america to display these three documents in one place. This will be the anchor for an incredible forum of debates and panels and podcasts about the bill of rights and i hope you will join u