She sits in the Domestic Violence court. She spent 10 years as a prosecutor. She is an adjunct professor of law. Before graduating from law school, she was a journalist in washington dc where she one copy number of prizes. Tonight, she will be speaking about Dorothy Ferebee, a civil rights activist. Although dr. Fairly grew up in virginia although dr. Dorothy ferebee grew up in virginia, she attended Simmons College. A number of you are from Simmons College. Thank you for coming. [laughter] she became the president of the National Council of negro women. She is Vice President s and congress. She was a household name, but today is almost forgotten. Discuss her will and her and a national context. Thank you for coming. [applause] that lovely for introduction. Can you all hear me . Ok. Thank you all for coming. On june 11, 1963, president kennedy appeared on National Television to ask congress to enact landmark civil rights legislation. Now remember, this was not the you have towhere fill
Africanamericans. Hard to be worse than the treatment of arvfricanamerican so then better. So Laura Michael and brooke at the beginning talk about, i think, sort of overall southern white perceptions of race. And brooke makes the argument both of them make the argument that this is an accurate depick of the way that whites perceived the way things went or slavery persisted. So again to it aagaagain not ba capturing that moment in time. They have a right to critique th that. Scarlet scarlets parents how historically accurate do you think they were. He was irish. Really irish. Knew to the south. The ieshiearish, especially in north were being seen as the lowest of the low just above africanamericans. How likely would it have been for him to own this huge plantation. Hes too rich but there are a number of scotts and irish immigrants who go to the upcountry part of the south, the back country south and are able to get land and in some cases are table table to attain slave i thought i rread
Films about slavery. Catherine clinton will be coming back to the United States this fall. Shes the author of numerous books about gender, race and the american civil war, including biographies and shes edited the diaries and memoirs of Suzi King Taylor and mary chestnut. Professor clinton serves on the advisory committees and the virginia ses quill centennial commission. Im imagining were going to hear about some of that experience today. John insgo is University Professor at the yooumpbunivers georgia. He is the coarticle thor of appalachian civil war. He is currently the editor of the new georgia enviek encyclopedia. The processor recently wrote a book in southern autobig ra fill and is currently working on a book on appalachia and film. Braen da steven son has receivabled as the chair of the department of history. She is author of the awardwinning monographs life in black and white, and the contested murder of latasha hardens. Her newest work, what is slavery, will be published by
Daughter. I think that also goes with someone and how this appeals to women and obviously it draws women in as well. So where does all of this leave us . Were almost out of time. Where does all of this leave us . I think in some ways red and scarret are potentially the most historically accurate actors. They are appealing figures both j of them. In 1939, millions of americans who might think that they would be marching off to war before long as well. Scarlets rather heady mixture of flawed, passion, endurance, determination, experiences did peeled to many people. The story in review of the film pointed out one of the earliest reviewers the novel noted its one of the virtues of her book that she presents the myth of the lost cause without being taken in by it or asking us to accept it. That she makes cheer reasons for the vitality and ultimate demise. We can see this is not true of the movie. It overindulges and wallows in lost cause roamanticism. She also describes reconstruction as a
Its 150 years since the u. S. Civil war and a number of countre are under way this year and next to mark the occasion. Over the next new hours, were going to take a look at hollywoods perception of the issues. Now, a panel of history professors traces slavery as depicted in films in the 1930s. This hour and a half event is from the society from civil war historians bihandle meeting in baltimore. In the past two years, three feature filmses who focus is american slavery and emancipation have been released to positive and often glowing reviews and all of them were profitable. Django unchained made 160 milli million. Lincoln made 182 million. 12 years a slade made 26 million but only cost 26 million to make. Roughly the same. This mini upsurge has provoked a lot of debate and discussion about the depictions of slavery and freedom of film and other forms of media, visual media and television and documentary, youtube shorts and different series. We are continue iing that conversation today.