Means to be american. Sudden and since, the best museums in history help us recognize that the story that we tell, regardless of what the community is, the stories of us and inform us will make us better as a nation. I think part of what youre doing is you are illuminating some of the dark corners of the american experience. In many ways, the discussion around slavery, slave trade, and really the origin of americas contested. Some people dont want to have these conversations. Yet, i would argue that you cant understand who you are as americans, not understanding that early history. You cant understand how our politics, really our foreign policy, our culture was shaped by slavery and struggles over slavery. In many, ways i think the work that you are doing is really valuable because it really allows us to understand something that often we dont Pay Attention to. The other piece i think is so important is that part of what we are trying to do is make sure that people understand how this
This evening we are joined by reed gutchberg. Well be presenting on her book useful objects museums science and literature in 19th century america. This evening we are joined by Reed Gochberg, and were talking about her book after a short introduction to the works she will be joining conversation with Sarah Giorgione. This examines the history of American Museums in the 19th century to the eyes of visitors and collectors. Museums of this period held a wide range of objects from botanical and specimens to antiquarian artifacts and technological models. They were intended to promote useful knowledge. The collections create better discussions about how objects are selected, preserving classified and who gets to decide their value. These reflections shape broader discussions about museum in American Culture and continue to resonate today. I Reed Gochberg is the assistant director of studies in a lecture on history and literature in harvard university. She has seminars and museums and mater
2022. Weekends on cspan two are an intellectual feast. Every, saturday American History tv documents america story. And on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and. Authors funding for cspan two comes from leads Television Company and. More including rico. Mid, coalong with these television companies, support cspan 2 is a public service. We will today and present today dear friend and one of the great leaders of our country. It is currently the third democratic suburbs in. This has been in the Congress Since 1993. And has had a record in achievement, Rating Congress most leading member of the congress. Since about 20 years ago. Working to develop the idea of an International African museum. Congressman was as busy as anybody in the congress. If you went to his office on capitol hill, command central station, people came in. Planned congressman, presentation with. Him and went to ask the congressman if he considered being chair of the board of International African
A training component inside of his aim is to educate people, especially the black community on responsible and safe gun ownership. And so they can defend and protect themselves. Individuals who arent armed, fall prey to slavery and tyranny. Right . Would think about the native americans, they didnt have superior firepower, and they got trampled. Right. Well think about the black americans that were here and that were brought here on slave ships. They didnt have superior firepower and that kind of things. Humans can be violent sometimes. And i think the average citizen has a right to defend themselves against some potential violence. The picture of the average citizen defending themselves is changing. Although the majority of gun owners in america are white, black people are the Fastest Growing group of gun owners in the country. Weve come back for one of the new mrs classes to find out why. Okay. Make sure that everyone see that its clear has no ammunition in it. Clear. Okay. I knew th