Negro soldier toca the film was directed by arguably the top director in hollywood at the time. In the film they covered africanamerican military service in this country from the 1770s to world war ii. There was no mention, no image of a single soldier or sailor. 10 of the union army. African made of 1 of the northern population. Highest awarded but not a single mention. Why . The story was indeed a lost story. There was active suppression of the story. When we talk about who suppress the story he will hear it was the lost cause. Theres a southern Propaganda Campaign but sought to make it appear that the war was not fought over slavery and a part of it was suppressing the africanamerican story. If it was the southerners and the lost cause, i do not think they could cap get out of that. Ar Department Film this is from our elite universities. A lost story. They were suppressing the story. It was won by a union, a team of persons of africanamerican descent. Theres a plus, not an or. Thats
Built that house and moved in in 1863 and lived there for eight years and discovered over the euros years that it was too expensive to maintain, so they butsized to this modest spacious hartford home where they lived out the rest of their lives. Stowe moved into this 4th street house in hartford in 1873, and the house had been built on spec and lived in a couple years. She did not specially build it. She moved in with her husband calvin stowe who she married in 1836, and he was about 10 years older than her. He was a professor of theology. She moved in with her eldest children, twin girls, her adult daughters, and they were in their 30s. Stowe was in her 60s, and calvin was in his 70s. Stowe was still writing. She was worldfamous. She had reached that pinnacle of fame in her 40s, and now she is in her 60s, and she is still writing to support the family. She did some books in this house and many articles and opinion pieces. Houset beecher stowes was a domestic environment. One of the th
For this years student cam visita look at a recent to hartford, connecticut. You are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on cspan three. Care we are in 19 century author Harriet Beecher stowes home in hartford, connecticut on forest street in hartford, connecticut. We invite you to visit and we are standing today in her front parlor, the more formal space. When you visit here, you sit down and this parlor and share conversation about issues and experiences. Beecher inn harriet 1811 and western connecticut and for life, she lived in boston, cincinnati, brunswick, maine couple of years, and over, massachusetts and he and she and her husband retired to be near two sisters in hartford. In hartford, they had two houses. Person the middle of the civil , herger aim house. Her glamorous mansion. They built that house and moved in 1863 and lived there for about eight years and discovered that it was too expensive to maintain. They downsized into this more modest though still
Is that we dont have a dog in the fight. So we dont have a reason to say to them, youre not making the world a better place. And until we do, or until were willing to say it regardless of the fact we dont have a dog in the fight, were not going to be effective. In our own political in getting our political will understood by our own government, and i think this is across the board, from the tea party to occupy, everyone believes the same thing. We are not a safer country today as a result of the war of the last 14 years, and washington is in a bubble that doesnt hear it and doesnt see it. Okay. So the first person who goes out there and buys a book and brings it back for me to sign, would you bring me a cookie, please, and thank you for coming tonight, and please buy a book and ill sign it for you when you bring it to me at the podium. Thanks, cspan, for being here and our local [applause] [inaudible conversations] youre watching booktv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Tonigh
Whether. Bad weather. Membership support and contributions to bring you programs like this. Youou enjoy this, i hope will make a contribution. Our guest is diane kiesel. She sits in the integrated Domestic Violence court before being appointed to the bench, she spent 10 years as a prosecutor. She is adjunct professor of law and author of a textbook, Domestic Violence. She won a number of prizes. She will be speaking about ferebee, a civil rights activist. Dr. Ferebee grew up in virginia. She attended boston latin students college. She graduated in 1924, launching an activist career that lasted until her death. She advised congress on civil rights issues and health policy. Today she is almost forgotten. Judge diane kiesel will speak about her and put her in a national context. Thank you. [applause] diane thank you. Can you hear me . Thank you for coming. I think the massachusetts is Historical Society are hosting me. June 11, 1963 president kennedy appeared on National Television to ask