That the panel is being televised by cspan and one of our speakers michael corner will be zooming in for her remarks and you can see her right here on the screen. Unfortunately another panelists kerry lane merritt had a family emergency a while ago and and let us know that she would not be to participate today. So just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remarks on the 1862 moment and then let the speakers go for around 10 minutes each. I deliver their remarks maybe talk amongst each other raise some questions for each other. Ill be happy to facilitate that and then really open it up for q a with the audience and another reminder do come up to the mic if you have a question. So in most conventional histories of the civil war the year 1863 is often taken as the turning point of the war the euro Significant Union military victories at gettysburg and vicksburg and most importantly the year president Abraham Lincoln issued the historic emancipation procla
Oh, they tragic life of emmett till. Whose 1955 murdo has been described as giving rosa parks the strength to sit down. And Martin Luther king jr. The courage to stand up. This is one of our great lives presentations in conjunction with the universities celebration of black history month. Id like first to thank our Program Sponsor Aes Corporation for their generous support of great lives it is this kind of support thats so crucial in making a serious possible as a Public Service to our community. Now speak of this evening is university of kansas professor. Dave tell. Author of the 2019 book titled remembering emmett till which will be available for sale and signing in the foyer at the conclusion of tonights program. Dr. Tell who has a doctorate from penn state. Has one numerous awards for both research and teaching. His research focuses on issues of race memory and the digital humanities since 2014 he has focused in particular on the legacy of the murder of emmett till. In which endeav
University of connecticut, and i will be cheering and moderating this roundtable. I should also inform you of course again that the panel is being televised by cspan, and one of our speakers, mycah conner, will be zooming in for her remarks and, you can see her right here on the screen. Unfortunately, another panelist, keri leigh merritt, had a family emergency a while ago, and let us know that you would not be able to participate today. So, just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remarks on the 1862 moment, and then let the speakers go for ten minutes each, deliver their remarks, maybe talk amongst each other, raise some questions for each other. Id be happy to facilitate that. And then we will open it up for q a with the audience. And another reminder, do come up to the mic if you have a question. So in most conventional histories of the civil war, the year 1863 is often taken as the turning point of the war. The year of Significant Union military
To thank you guys. Thank you very much for coming. Thank you all for watching cspan now has a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington, live and on demand. Keep up with the days biggest events with live streams of floor proceedings and hearings from the u. S. Congress. White house events, the courts, campaigns and more from the world of politics, all at your fingertips. You can also stay current with the latest air and find scheduling information plus, a variety of podcasts. Cspan now is available at the apple store and google play. Download for free today. Cspan now, your front row seat to washington, anytime, anywhere. Good afternoon and welcome to a house divided, coming to you from Abraham Lincoln bookshop in chicago. If its on our shelves, its history my name is Bjorn Skaptason and i will be the host for todays episode of a house divided. We will be discussing a house built by slaves with the author of that fine book, professor jonathan w.
The big 1862 round table. My name is Manisha Sinha, and im the draper chair in American History at the university of connecticut, and i will be sharing and moderating this round table. Welcome to the second part of the big 1862 roundtable. My name is Manisha Sinha and im the [inaudible] chair at in American History at the university of connecticut, and i will be cheering and moderating this roundtable. I should also inform you of course again that the panel is being televised by cspan, and one of our speakers, mycah conner, will be zooming in for her remarks and, you can see her right here on the screen. Unfortunately, another panelist, keri leigh merritt, had a family emergency a while i go, and let us know that you would not be able to participate today. So, just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remarks on the 1862 moment, and then let the speakers go for ten minutes each, deliver their remarks, maybe talk amongst each other, raise some questions