A lovable christian, devoted citizen and faithful friend. So i think thats just so you know, they would have this. Thank you so much for that, wendy. Please thank our panel for. Thank you. Thankn ■ ■clet me introduce ours im going to do so in alphabetical order. So it probablwill notto to whath they speak. Soirst, jake Jake Friefeld is the new director of center for lincoln studies at the university of illinois springfield. Earlier, he was illinois and midwest studies Research Historian at the Abraham Lincoln president ial library and museum, and he is the latest addition, a contingent of of Springfield Young scholars who have begun coming to forum. And were delighted thatre participating. His recent book is first migrants how homesteaders quest for land and freedom heralded americas great migration. Who was here for the second time is the director of research and interpretation at the abraham president ial library and museum in springfield for years he history. The university of a
Alphabetical order. So it probably will not relate to to what the order in which they speak. So first, jake Jake Friefeld is the new director of center for lincoln studies at the university of illinois springfield. Earlier, he was illinois and midwest studies Research Historian at the Abraham Lincoln president ial library and museum, and he is the latest addition, a contingent of of Springfield Young scholars who have begun coming to forum. And were delighted that they here and that theyre participating. His recent book is first migrants how homesteaders quest for land and freedom heralded americas great migration. Who was here for the second time is the director of research and interpretation at the abraham president ial library and museum in springfield for years he taught history. The university of arkansas. Hes the author of manual mental. Oscar dunn and his radical fight in reconstruction louisiana. And that was published. In 2021. John c is a professor of history at stonehill col
So were going to in here new orleans, 1895. Shes beautiful in shape up here on the screen. Bustling city. Its a city on e make. Nearly two decades since the end of reconstruction, a decade after e worlds fair came to town, which was a financial saster, as we discussed. But it nevertheless introduced new orleans. Its architect, to its literature, its food, and, of course, mardi gras to a new tourist economy. The 1890s, the dawn of the socalled progressive era, a time of urban progress. When the Public Transportation network of streetcars became electrified, when the citys new sewerage and water board began constructing modern sewage and tap water systems. New orleans is port, as you can see here, bustles during this period. Welcome. Thousands of immigrants from sicily, from Central America and beyond, as well as traffic picking cotton and coffee across the globe. New orleans is a city on the move. And as new orleans steams towards the 20th century, things were looking up literally. The
Orleans, 1895. Shes beautiful in shape up here on the screen. Bustling city. Its a city on the make. Nearly two dades since the end of reconstruction, a decade after the worlds fair came to town, which was a financial disaster, as we discussed. But it nevertheless introduced new orleans. Its architect, to its literature, its food, and, of course, mardi gras to a new tourist economy. The 1890s, the dawn of the socalled progressive era, a time of urban progress. When the Public Transportation network of streetcars became electrified, when the citys new sewerage and water board began constructing modern sewage and tap water systems. New orleans is port, as you can see here, bustles during this period. Welcome. Thousands of immigrants from sicily, from Central America and beyond, as well as traffic picking cotton and coffee across the globe. New orleans is a city on the move. And as new orleans steams towards the 20th century, things were looking up literally. The citys first skyscraper wa
On the screen. Bustling city. Its a city on the make. Nearly two decades since the end of reconstruction, a decade after the worlds fair ce to town, which was a financial disaster, as we discusd. But it nevertheless introduced new orleans. Its architect, to its literature, its food, and, of course, mardi gras to a new tourist economy. The 1890s, the dawn of the socalled progressive era, a time of urban progress. When the Public Transportation network of streetcars became electrified, when the citys new sewerage and water board began constructing modern sewage and tap water systems. New orleans is port, as you can see here, bustles during this period. Welcome. Thousands of immigrants from sicily, from Central America and beyond, as well as traffic picking cotton and coffee across the globe. New orleans is a city on the move. And as new orleans steams towards the 20th century, things were looking up literally. The citys first skyscraper was erected. In 1895. This is the henan building. A