The Lincoln Forum symposium hosted the event. Good good morning morning my name is, my name Jonathan White and is jonathan im vice chair of white and im vice the lincoln chair of the Lincoln Forum. Our form. Our next next speaker this speaker this morning is morning Elizabeth Elizabeth are farran. She is williams professor of American History and varon. Associate director of the john shes the associate l now the third center for director Civil War History of the museum of civil War University of virginia. History at the University Author of of virginia. Shes the five book books author of five books that probe that probably important important issues from issues of the sectional the american conflict from the revolution to the civil American Revolution to the war. Her masterful civil war. Her masterful biography, biography, southern southern leaning, yankees by the lady yankees spy, true story of a true story of Elizabeth Van lou a union agent a union agent in in the heart of the the he
Revolution to the civil war. Her masterful biography, southern lady, yankee spy, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy is published by hartford press. Peoples choice award. Today she will speak to us about her new book, armys of deliverance a new history of the civil war published by oxford. Some guy named Harold Holzer called the book, quote, highly original and sweeping new study. I had the good fortune to hear liz speak on this subject a few weeks ago in hampton rhodes, virginia, and im so glad to have her here at the forum to speak to us. Please join me in welcoming elizabeth varon. [ applause ] all right. Can everyone hear me . Yes . Good. All right. In his first wartime message to congress, delivered on july 4th, 1861, Abraham Lincoln casts succession as a duped and cowed the south into submission. After drugging the public mind for 30 years ago lincoln put it, seccessionists had relied on conversion to bring good men to take up arms against the government. Theres much re
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To mark what was known as 0peration Market Garden in world war two. And now on bbc news, Victoria Derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. Hello, welcome to our programme. For the next half an hour, well bring you some of the exclusive and original journalism weve broadcast over the last week. First, countdown presenter rachel riley told this programme shes blocked over 1500 people on twitter because of the amount of abuse she receives. A group of presenters, politicians and other high profile figures are calling on others to stop engaging with online trolls in an attempt to stamp out cyber hate. Among those making the plea are gary lineker, the mayor of london sadiq khan and richard osman. They all endorsed a new guide on how to combat online abuse. Published by the centre for countering digital hate, it advises people not to engage with any form of it and, instead, block and, if necessary, report those guilty of it. Rachel rileys received t