African women became involved in womens suffrage and other political movements in the first half of the 20th century. United states capitalists already and the womens Suffrage Commission hosted this event doctor martha jones was the very first scholar that we recruited for this symposium. Back in the day when you could see one another, i went over to baltimore and we had coffee and got to know each other a little bit. She agreed that she would come and keynote our conference. So we are so honored. Doctor jones is a historian, a writer and a commentator whose work has focused on how black americans have shaped the history of american democracy. Her most recent book, which just came out, is called vanguard, how black when women overcame barriers won the vote and insisted on equality for all. This book is fascinating. You have to get it. It starts with doctor joneses grandmother, Soucie Soucie jones, and i must admit i have not finished the book, but it has Amazing Stories of women who re
Because my apology and a half to bring in really because my politics enough and being in the money that it took to do a worldclass hotel. This skyline is very much representative of henrys legacy with the hotel. And we are back live again at the university of virginia in charlottesville. This is American History tv on cspan3. Among these questions, we will post a question. Sometimes, they will be directed at a specific panelist, but all the panelists are welcome to give their two cents worth. I am going to start here with the question and that gets back to lincoln and the press. A question from the box asks, was the pushback against lincolns handling of editors shutting down newspapers and what was his biggest mistake in dealing with the Northern Press . That is very good question. There was surprisingly little pushback from editors, authors of modern journals, we would have thought would have protested and raised the issue of the sanctity of the freedom of the press. Henry of the New
Confederate to act for the north to make it look more realistic. [laughter] the most recently seen in richmond a couple weeks ago this was to also in a commemorative mark of troops entering richmond in 1995. In a similarly and a Similar Program was part of the one 50th and Richland Richmond a few weeks ago. Union troops entering the city. It was led by africanamerican reenactors. That pose, almost entirely ethic, to glory. And the movie lincoln has done aside what it has done for interest in lincoln, has done what historians have wanted to do, which is focus on the 13th amendment. Bravo to spielberg for doing what few historians have done. Cochair varon what did you think of the spielberg movie and his handling, depiction of the politics echo chair holzer well, i was an historical consultant who was ignored. [laughter] so, i love the parties and the premiers and meeting daniel daylewis, but yeah, i loved it. I thought it was perfect. It is a movie, not a history lesson. I thought the c
One 25th. In the 1980s and since, that despite the overwhelming numbers and resources, the reality was quite the opposite. It was 10 to one confederate to union actors in reenactments. The head ask soldiers from the confederate to act for the north to make it look more realistic. [laughter] the most recently seen in richmond a couple weeks ago, this was to also in a commemorative mark of troops entering richmond in 1995. In a similarly and a Similar Program was part of the one 50th and Richland Richmond a few weeks ago. Union troops entering the city. It was led by africanamerican reenactors. That pose, almost entirely ethic, to glory. And the movie lincoln has done, aside what it has done for interest in lincoln, has done what historians have wanted to do, which is focus on the 13th amendment. Bravo to spielberg for doing what few historians have done. Cochair varon what did you think of the spielberg movie and his handling, depiction of the politics echo chair holzer well, i was an h