2020 lincoln forum online. um we are ready. and so is the break with tradition ready to continue? as we as we prepare for an unusual panel. one that combines performance with discussion that will take you back to the 19th century. and then bring us back to the 21st century to assess and analyze exactly what we see and here. the topic is the woman known as the american moses. harriet tubman born into slavery and abolitionist and activist and an astonishingly brave conductor on the underground railroad. later a union nurse a union spy. a woman who survived all the way to 1913 the year of the 50th gettysburg reunion think of that. a living link to the history that she helped transform. we re going to be presenting two brilliant panelists to discuss harriet tubman. first our friend catherine clinton professor of american history at the university of texas at san antonio. she is author of the definitive life of mary lincoln. along with the book stepped orders of history. so then w
us today and we welcome all of our friends at c-span along with our audience. as we begin a session of the 2020 lincoln forum online. um we are ready. and so is the break with tradition ready to continue? as we as we prepare for an unusual panel. one that combines performance with discussion that will take you back to the 19th century. and then bring us back to the 21st century to assess and analyze exactly what we see and here. the topic is the woman known as the american moses. harriet tubman born into slavery and abolitionist and activist and an astonishingly brave conductor on the underground railroad. later a union nurse a union spy. a woman who survived all the way to 1913 the year of the 50th gettysburg reunion think of that. a living link to the history that she helped transform. we re going to be presenting two brilliant panelists to discuss harriet tubman. first our friend catherine clinton professor of american history at the university of texas at san antonio. she
quite often, most of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were unpopular. let s go through a few cases that illustrate dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who stuck together because they believed in the rule of law. c-span and the national constitution center welcome you to the landmark cases. we explore the people and stories behind some of the supreme court s most famous decisions. tonight you will be learning more about the dred scott decision. let me introduce you about the two guests about the history. a professor and co-editor of a book of the dred scott case. welcome to our program. thank you for having me. martha jones is from the university of michigan and the chair of the african-american studies program at the law school. they can for having me. blacks, whether free or slaves weren t citizens of the united states. and they limited the spread of sliverry and saying congress
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