What else. Well, okay. Well, thank you very much again. And thank again. Its an honor to be the kennedy lecture. And here. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all of us involved with Andrew Jackson hermitage, its my pleasure to welcome you, to our seventh president home. Im Howard Kittell president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. Today, there are few americans who are not in some way grappling with our nations history of slavery, how it shaped our countrys formation from the colonial era up to the present and how it impacts our lives today, however, its virtually impossible to come to grips with that topic of slavery in america without understanding the laws that both permitted and shaped the practice. Just as we see elements of ourselves in our ancestors. So our legal, economic and social system are rooted in the laws that surround it too, surrounded slavery. And fostered it. Professor sharfstein is the at worksafe. Mr. Page here. Apologies tonight. We are
That he went to colorado study the history of the american south, but he was told they dont do that at university of colorado. And so he said so. Instead, he went on to become one of the leading scholars of the American West. He has written nine scholarly books, the last indian war, the nez pares story, the essential west. Hes won numerous prizes for his research, including the casey prize from the western historical association, the Francis Parkman prize from the society of american historians and the billington from the organization of american, those of you that have the good fortune to have been in class with him know that he is an outstanding teacher. Hes been recognized with the sec faculty Achievement Award arkansas professor of the year recognition from the carnegie foundation, and he was also named a finalist for the Robert Foster cherry award for the nations best College Teacher. We think hes the nations best College Teacher for sure. His latest book, the of tonights talk, is
He earned his ph. D. At the university of colorado and the story that we hear is that he went to colorado study the history of the american south, but he was told they dont do that at university of colorado. And so he said so. Instead, he went on to become one of the leading scholars of the American West. He has written nine scholarly books, the last indian war, the nez pares story, the essential west. Hes won numerous prizes for his research, including the casey prize from the western historical association, the Francis Parkman prize from the society of american historians and the billington from the organization of american, those of you that have the good fortune to have been in class with him know that he is an outstanding teacher. Hes been recognized with the sec faculty Achievement Award arkansas professor of the year recognition from the carnegie foundation, and he was also named a finalist for the Robert Foster cherry award for the nations best College Teacher. We think hes the
Well, okay. Well, thank you very much again. And thank again. Its an honor to be the kennedy lecture. And here. Is well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all of us involved with Andrew Jackson hermitage, its my pleasure to welcome you, to our seventh president home. Im Howard Kittell president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. Today, there are few americans who are not in some way grappling with our nations history of slavery, how it shaped our countrys formation from the colonial era up to the present and how it impacts our lives today, however, its virtually impossible to come to grips with that topic of slavery in america without understanding the laws that both permitted and shaped the practice. Just as we see elements of ourselves in our ancestors. So our legal, economic and social system are rooted in the laws that surround it too, surrounded slavery. And fostered it. Professor sharfstein is the at worksafe. Mr. Page here. Apologies tonight. We are honored
Well, okay. Well, thank you very much again. And thank again. Its an honor to be the kennedy lecture. And here. Is well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all of us involved with Andrew Jackson hermitage, its my pleasure to welcome you, to our seventh president home. Im Howard Kittell president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. Today, there are few americans who are not in some way grappling with our nations history of slavery, how it shaped our countrys formation from the colonial era up to the present and how it impacts our lives today, however, its virtually impossible to come to grips with that topic of slavery in america without understanding the laws that both permitted and shaped the practice. Just as we see elements of ourselves in our ancestors. So our legal, economic and social system are rooted in the laws that surround it too, surrounded slavery. And fostered it. Professor sharfstein is the at worksafe. Mr. Page here. Apologies tonight. We are honored