Feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates host to this event. Today we are going to look at the American Revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. Controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. Im going to focus in particular on the nations capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpiece of american political culture, and our public culture, where people come from all around the world, and the country to participate in government, to learn about government, to understand our heritage. So i thought what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of . And what is missing . S
Where he also had figures such as this but in his case, its peace rielding in ayuchlful chariot. You can see the peace in the center. The partially nude female figure crowned riding the four horses and golden victory figures off to each side. Well, this is what mills had in mind for George Washington. They were thinking of it for George Washington that transposed him from the human, from the everyday, from a general to now a super human almost godlike figure. And so when construction, which had been halted on the Washington Monument for about 20 years in the 1860s and 70s, when construction was started up again, the engineer, thomas casey, who really loved modern inventions, elevators, electric lights, decided no were not going to put that temple at the bottom. He wanted the Washington Monument to stay that would represent america. Moving forward into the 20th century. And so he now saw it as a sleek monument of american ingenuity. So it was his decision, essentially, not to create the
Were joined by the smithsonians michel delaney. Tell us what your title is and what your job is . Thank you. My job is assistant director for culture at the smithsonian Smithsonians National team of the American Indian. I lead the scholars, the historians the curators at the museum who are in charge of producing exhibitions, the books a lot of the Educational Programs and symposiums, and work with a collection of about 824,000 objects. But i have a real interest in photography and we have also over 500,000 photographs in the National Museum of the American Indian archives center. So i have been working very hard in the years that ive been spent at this museum. I am a 30 year career at the smithsonian but i just joined the American Indian museum in the last year and these photographs are of much interest to me is an archivist. So you wrote an article about the collection. Tell us why you wrote the this article a virtual tour of history. Thanks richard. We have a great magazine. American
Systematically murdered an estimated 250,000 people with mental and physical disabilities. Most were native burnt germans. Next, patricia of the Holocaust Museum details the atrocities of this, she focuses on an institute in germany used for the mass murder of individuals that the nazis dubbed ladies and gentlemen, welcome. I am jason from the National World War Ii Museum for institute of war and democracy. We appreciate you joining us today for this webinar on the nazi murder of the disabled in the 1945 trial. We are so fortunate to have as our special guest today doctor patricia rice from the United States Holocaust Memorial museum from washington d. C. A little bit of background about doctor race, she is director of the division of the Senior Historian of the jack joseph and morton Mental Center of holocaust studies. She is an expert of the nazis annihilation policies and the effort to bring them to justice after world war ii. She has a lot of publications. Im going to mention a sma
Marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, an abolitionist Harriet Taubman and how she joined the Suffrage Movement later in her life. On august 18th, 1920, tennessee became the 36th and lasting to ratify the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. The decades long fight, and its legacy. The organized Women Movement dates when the convention to consider the rights of women devote wasnt cynical false, new york. A Committee Found their grievances against the government of men to be the same number that men have had and endured. It took George Washington 60 years to make amends grievances by war. It took 72 years to establish womens rights by law. At least 1000 legal enactments were necessary, and everyone was a struggle against abolition. Womens suffrage is hard work and party, crowned by victory. Colleen shogan its the vice chair of the centennial commission, also the Senior Vice President of the White House Historical association. Joining us here in washington. Thank you s