American artifacts visits archives and historic places. The National Museum of African American history and culture opened in september of 2016. Malled on the National Near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nations capital, with capacity crowds almost every day. Next, we visit the museum to tour the history galleries which began three stories underground. Welcome to the slavery and freedom exhibition. My name is mary elliott and i am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the exhibition, which is one of three in the history gallery at the museum. We have three exhibitions in this gallery and those exhibitions cover 15thcentury africa and europe all the way through today. Some of the themes we cover in the exhibition include holding onto humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. Reality ofthe harsh how africans and African Americans shaped the world as well as the nation. We look at how they were shaped by the landscape and sh
And he argues that president lincoln was against slavery, but was willing to accept it in order to preserve the union. This is an hour and a half, hosted by the New York Historical society and the bryant park reading room. Thank you alex castle and paul room arrow. And thanks to the Bryant Park Corporation and the bryant park reading room, and the hsbc corporation and all those who have made it possible for me to appear here tonight. Its a particular privilege to speak here in new york city. Already, in 1860, as it remains today, new york was the nerve center of the nation. The herald, the tribune, the times, the three most influential and widely read newspapers in the United States, were publish right here. Each provides the historian with a wealth of insights, and each informs my presentation tonight. Here is what i am going to talk about. I focus on the fateful series of events in late 1860, and early 1861, when a president ial election triggered a grave crisis, and before long, a c
Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live in the district with more on this. Good morning, amy. Good morning, kumasi. The center of education reform in washington, d. C. , Distance Learning saying its better for kids to be here in the classroom than to be learning from home and suggesting that some kids are falling behind. As they do all of this Distance Learning. Anexpert alyzednd having too ma students at once on google meet and zoom is robbing children of the opportunity to engage or get the proper feedback from teachers. Were seeing children who whether they are elevated in their learning or below in their learning and even mid line coming in way below with this type of offering. The center for education reform in washington, d. C. , is a nonprofit, pro charter advocacy group. It releases a yearly parent power index in which california scored a d in the area of digital and personalized learning because of last april when schools went online and the state lacked laptops and wifi hot
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Divided. Still, korea today boasts a dynamic, 20thcentury momentum. There is throughout the republic of korea a growing vitality underscored by Technological Progress and everincreasing selfreliance. And yet, in the midst of accelerating change, historic figures and shrines continue to recall long ago legends and dynasties. And the fertile korean earth is still worked by men clinging laborers born from the past. Still, the land of the morning calm is the grim reality of the Armed Conflict that only two decades ago that ravaged and scarred this country, reminders of the price paid to preserve individual freedom and national security. Here at the United Nations memorial cemetery, more than 2000 markers eternally symbolize the more than 94,000 United Nations soldiers, airmen and sailors who paid the supreme price during three years of war. [explosions] out of war and death, a countrys right to survive, rebuild, and prosper through selfdetermination has been preserved. For more than 20 yea