War, womens history, the history of childhood, and reconstruction. I have had an opportunity to meet many of judy students. They are outstanding. She brings them here every year to gettysburg. I have had a fantastic time with judy out in the battlefield. She is a wellestablished scholar. She has published a number of books and articles. The book that has probably gotten the most acclaim is entitled civil war, sisterhood, and womens politics in transition. And just recently, she has assumed the editorship of the journal of the civil war era. It is a fantastic journal out of penn state, also published by the university of North Carolina press, and certainly worth your attention. Our second panelist, just to the left, is sarah gardner. Sarah is professor of history and director of southern studies at Mercer University in georgia, where she teaches cultural and intellectual history of the 18th and 19th century american south. She serves as the associate editor for the voices of the america
Teaches a range of courses of 19th century u. S. History, civil war, womens history, the history of childhood, and reconstruction. I have had an opportunity to meet many of judy students. They are outstanding. She brings them here every year to gettysburg. I have had a fantastic time with judy out in the battlefield. She is a wellestablished scholar. She has published a number of books and articles. The book that has probably gotten the most acclaim is , sisterhood,il war and womens politics in transition. And just recently, she has assumed the editorship of the journal of the civil war era. It is a fantastic journal out of penn state, also published by the university of North Carolina press, and certainly worth your attention. Our second panelist, just to the left, is sarah gardner. Sarah is professor of history and director of southern studies at Mercer University in georgia, cultural andches intellectual history of the 18th and 19th century american south. The associate editor for t
Pleasure to welcome jerry mondesar. Good evening. Wake up, yall, its early. All right. Thats a little better. Probably was worried because i was running late, but did i come prepared . All right. I would not let you down. Friends select has a conversation about someone as important in black history and American History as Harriet Tubman, i wouldnt miss this opportunity to join the conversation and thats what i hope tonight is. A conversation about Harriet Tubman and the fact that for so long she has been a footnote in American History books and finally we have a serious study, thanks to mrs. Clinton about Harriet Tubman. Im not going to discuss the book because the author is here and there are plenty of books for you to buy and thats why were here for you to participate in the conversation by picking up one of these books. What i would like for you to like to do is discuss the Historical Context in which this book talks about Harriet Tubman. Too often we dont discuss american slavery i
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