Six years. Peter scott, one of the things that john and i have discussed with many of our guests is interpretation on Civil War Battlefield parks. We have also talked about the partnerships with academics and we have seen with many of our guests, including our guest on thursday, nina Silver Silver was one of the first historians that came to the park and had conversations with the park staff about ways to broaden the interpretation of gettysburg and time and time again john and i have noticed that these connections between academics and public historians, you cannot conclude there is this a great gulf between these two sides as i think there once was. I thought we could open by having you reflect upon how battlefield interpretation, how it changed over time during your career and if you wouldnt mind, i would be interested in what you see as opportunities as we look ahead. Or iimportant observation my girlsy fun fact cameron and isabel carmichael, i have to give them a shout out today b
Bristol, england, boston, or birmingham, monuments and statutes have become a flashpoint for the black lives matter movement. Since 2015, ford has held an annual Summer Institute set in stone memory, monuments and myths that explores questions of remembrance and memorialization. Each year we find that spring has brought new and urgent crises that require attention and consideration and this year more than in any in recent memory, demands that and more. Today we explore some of these questions with you. Im pleased to welcome dr. Hillary green and kevin levin to todays cabinet conversation. Both dr. Greene and mr. Levin have written extensively on how a wide range of americans commemorate the civil war and reconstruction. They are currently coediting a book sharing different perspectives on civil war memorials. Theyve also been active in recent debates. Dr. Green is an associate professor of history in the department of gender and race studies and serves as a coprogram director of the Af
Circumstances. Throughout the world people have raised questions about the purposes of memorials to whose leaders supported or profited from slavery. Whether in richmond, boston, or birmingham, monuments and statues have become a flashpoint with the black lives matter movement. Since 2015, ford has held an in stone,titute set monuments, memories, and myths that explores memories and memorialization. We find that the spring has brought a new and urgent crises that requires attention and consideration. This year, more than any in recent memory, demand that and more. We explore some of these questions with you. I am pleased to welcome dr. Hilary clean dr. Hilary and mr. Levin. Both have written about how americans commemorate the civil war and reconstruction. Differingaring perspectives on civil war memorials. They have been active in recent debates. Dr. Green is an associate professor of history in the department of gender and race studies and the coprogram director of the Africanamerica
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