Support and sponsorship of this program as well. Of course, the library system, and we really appreciate the everson madison region ally braer. We are, of course, in sh charlottesville, which is the southern terminus of our National Scenic byway as well as National Heritage area. We are pleased that the book tonight focuses on both our northern terminus as well as our southern terminus. You will hear a little bit about gettysburg, which is our northern terminus, our most northern part of our National Heritage area, and of course you will hear a little bit about charlottesville as well. The way we often talk is if you head out monticells, jeffersons highway and turn left you are heading on the National Scenic byway and you drive 180 miles north to gettysburg which is the other end of our National Heritage area. Within that 180mile swath of land we have nine president ial sites including James Monroes highland, which sarah is here as our guest as well. Of course, monticello, madisons hom
Visit ncicap. Org] throughout the weekend, we are featuring Corpus Christi texas. Learn more about Corpus Christi and other stops on the cspan cities to work on cspan. Org localprojects. You are watching American History tv. Join us on sunday as we visit the u. S. Botanic gardens at the foot of capitol hill. The executive director discusses the history of the oldest Botanic Garden in north america originally proposed by president George Washington in a 1796 letter. That is sunday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern time on american artifacts on American History tv on cspan3. Historical interpreters and bill radcliffe describe what it would be like to be a female slave and a member of the u. S. College troops during the civil war. They discuss what they would have faced and what may have been factors. The speakers also talk about how they prepare talking about slavery in their research. This hourlong presentation is part of a series from the tennessee susquehanna chill civil war commi
And the first female veteran in the senate. Keep track of the members of congress using congressional chronicle on cspan. Org. It has a lot of useful information, including Voting Results and statistics about each new congress. New congress, best access on cspan. Historical interpreters describe what it wouldve been like to be a female slave in the female color troops in the u. S. Civil war. They describe some of the decisions their characters would have faced, and what factors may have influenced them. The speakers also share how they train and the research that goes into the roles. This hourlong rest presentation is organized by the tennessee civil war centennial cisco entail commission. I am shauna jackson. I served as the dean for the Winston County campus for columbia state. I trust that you have enjoyed your day today. I often tell people that i was raised in ohio, and where i grew up, the civil war was a paragraph or two in a history book. The north one, slavery ended and that w
Influenced them. And it showed how they prepared for playing slavery and the research that goes into their roles. The hourlong is organized by the tennessee civil war sesquintennial event. I hope you have enjoyed your day today. I tell people i was raised in ohio and where i grew up, the civil war was a paragraph or two. Slavery ended. Thats all we needed to know. That wasnt nothing to be discussed or deliberated. I began to understand that the civil war was more than a story in a book. I began to understand this war impacted real people families, communities, businesses, and its presence is still felt today. I had the opportunity to restoring, preserving, and reclaiming the battlefields, education and advocacy is no less important. My great great grandmother was born into slavery in texas and she was 8 years old when the territory was freed held by the confederates. And emphasized the listing. It was with this proclamation that the war to preserve the union became a revolutionary stru
County campus for columbia state. And i trust that like i you have truly enjoyed your day today. I often tell people that i was raised in ohio and where i grew up the civil war was a paragraph or two in a history book. The north won, slavery ended and that was all we needed to know. It wasnt something to be discussed or remembered. It wasnt until i joined Columbia State Community college and began working in franklin that i realized the civil war was more than a story in a book. I began to understand that this war impacted real people, real Families Communities businesses, and its presence is still felt today. I have the opportunity to serve on the boards of franklins charge and the battle of Franklin Trust and while our primary work is restoring, preserving and reclaiming franklins battlefields, education and advocacy is no less important. What ive learned of my own history since being in franklin is that my great, great grandmother, Laura Charleston was born into slavery in east texa