Understanding of our past egging into primary sources and listening to the voices of those not usually heard. Todays guest author, Stephanie Jones rogers has done this in her new book, they were her property, white women as slaveowners in the american south. Jones rogers uses an impressive assortment to piece together the stories of the slaveholders and the enslaved with the oral histories of formally enslaved people, news paper advertisements, sales records Court Documents and more. Two weeks ago we displayed the d. C. Emancipation act ended slavery in the district of colombian 1862. Hey among the records generated as a result of this you will find several references to women owners. To come up for example, sot compensation for their freed slaves, one claiming one slave was a gift from her sister and worth 1500. They were her property has received a number of highly favorable reviews. A writer because at a stunning new book. The New York Times reviewer says it is a tot and cogent corr
Time processing backlogged mail for american serviceman from europe. A Young Americans stood in front of number 10 downing street in the mid fifties as unfold man with a cigar came out the door. The Young American turned to him and said, mister Prime Minister, mr. Prime minister, tell us the secret of your success. The Prime Minister premised or Winston Churchill replied, study history. Study history. For him it light all the secrets of state craft. You heard a great phrase. Theres nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22yearold body, but there is no excuse for you not having a 5000 year old mind. It is at your fingertips. But let us continue to look back so we can see forward. I am pleased to introduce to you pat locke, will moderate the next panel. Pat locke was the first African American woman to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. She will bring forth a group of women that have an unheard story of Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in americas history.
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Rates in the wave of the horrors of the great war. And at some of these women who are attending 1919 1920 press conference, helped push president Woodrow Wilson to support the 19th amendment. The National World War One Museum hosted this event and provided the video. It is such a pleasure to cooperate with the museum and i am thankful to laura for reaching up to me and making this program possible. I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information that i am excited to share with you. I do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. So, the cover that you are looking at there on your screens, the cover of my most recent book, peace on our terms. It is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i which makes this collaboration so important to me. My back as a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactly 100 years ago, as the world finally began accident from the devastation f
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