Hosted by the Gettysburg College and civil war institute. David currently serves as a lecturer in American History at the university of edinburgh in scotland. He teaches a wide range of courses in the u. S. South. After beginning his career as a high school teacher, in florida, he earned his phd at the university of North Carolina, chapel hill. He taught at North Carolina State University and there he published his first book, a superb one. Moments of despair, suicide, divorce and debt in civil war era North Carolina. It explores the shifting sentiments of black and white towards suicide, debt and divorce in the post civil war south. This book received a number of awards. Hes got a new book entitled, driven from home, North Carolina civil war refugees. It should be out in october. Published by the university of North Carolina press. So pleased he is here. His son was a scholarship recipient two years ago. We know their family very well. We are thrilled you are going to come back. Hes g
Today. Chilly right now. The skies are clear, the temperatures areal xooing down. Its completely dry, dry view of the boardwalk at wildwood. The temperatures are still falling. Its now down into the 40s right at the boardwalk and in the suburbs, the temperatures have dropped into the 40s and low 50s. Well see sunshine today and a nice warmup. Heres your hour by hour forecast. 56 degrees to start with in philadelphia. 70 at 11 00. Then into the middle to upper 70s this afternoon. Look at the sunshine for the pennsylvania suburbs and the Lehigh Valley, into the south delaware and south jersey, even at the shore, plenty of sunshine, near 70 degrees at the shore and into the 70s for the rest of the area. If you notice the sevenday forecast at the bottom of the screen, there are big changes ahead. Take a look at the rain thats coming in when im back in ten minutes. First alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington standing by with a look at your friday morning. Were watching the vine street e
Concept of honor and how that perception shaped their decisions during and after the war. This hourlong event was part of the annual summer symposium hosted by the Gettysburg College civil war institute. David currently serves as a lecturer in American History at the university of edinburgh in scotland. He teaches a wide range of courses in if civil war and reconstruction, civil war memory, and the u. S. South. After beginning his career as a high schoolteacher, he in florida, he earned his ph. D at the university of North Carolina, chapel hill. He taught at the university excuse me, at North Carolina state university, and there he published his first book. It is a superb one. Moments of despair, suicide, divorce and debt and civil war era North Carolina. It explores the shifting sentiments, both black and white, towards suicide, debt and divorce in the postcivil war south. This book received a number of awards. Hes got a new book thats coming out. His new book is entitled driven from
The civil war where you hear about the people who shaped the civil war and reconstruction. And the presidency focuses on u. S. President s and first ladies, to learn about their politics, policies and legacies. All this month in prime time and every weekend on American History tv on cspan3. Coming up tonight on American History tv in prime time, a look at the civil war and reconstruction starting with a look at how southern honor impacted the war. Then photos of emancipation during the civil war. Thats followed by a discussion of the politics behind reconstruction and how the end of the war was being explained and redefined at the time. Thursday on American History tv prime time, the 40th anniversary of the national air and space museum. The celebration took place in july with the Current Museum director, retired general jack daley, and a look at exhibits on the start of aviation and into space exploration. It begins tomorrow night at 8 00 eastern. Next on American History tv, author a
Honor guard. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail at the twilights last gleaming stripes and bright stars night gh the perilous we watch m parts were so galantly streaming red glare ckets in air bs bursting f through the night that our flag was still there stars y does that wave d banner yet over the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] moment of silence. Good morning. My dad worked in the north tower. Remembering back to the horrible day 15 years ago has changed my life. I was ten years old. My brothers were eight, seven, and five. Today im proud to be here to memorialize my father. This is the place that gives me a chance to think about beautiful memories, like Christmas Eve when dad took my brothers and i to work to give my mom a break. On 9 11, the nation came together. People really tried to help us. I spent endless summers at a camp for kids who lost family members on 9 11. The counsels helped us to laugh and have fun, to let us kn