This program is part of your history behind the headlines series, which features historians providing Historical Context for current events, suggesting how historical thinking can provide angles on the world around history, behind the headlines generally sponsored generously sponsored by a member jarrid brew baker, whom i to whom i am very grateful for his help. This todays discussion which will run until 4 30 p. M. Eastern time. Brings together four leading scholars to place the current controversies and questions around records in Historical Context and obviously we have timed this very. However, i have to say i cannot say that we had any kind of internal info. Notice about is currently going on we just guessed right. Our discussion will be moderated by friend and colleague. Associate dean for justice Equity Diversity inclusion, professor of Public Affairs barbara jordan, chair, ethics and political values, founding director of the center for the study of race and democracy at the un
Thank you very much. I love the enthusiasm of the postal lunch crowd. Its very exciting. Well, i am and honored and humbled to be here. To have invited to been invited to speak amongst this really incredible assembly of speakers and all of you attending and to share some the history and highlights of the society of the cincinnati collections. I have to say that throughout the past two days, ive each night back to my hotel room and because in a conversation with someone or listening to someones presentation, someone said something very smart, very insightful. And i went back and thought, i need to sort of see this differently. Im thinking about this, about our collections differently and its relationship to these other topics. So you all been sort of inspiration already. So thank you for that. So society of cincinnatis collections documenting revolutionary war and its legacy are of the broad scope of my talk today. We did begin acquiring in 1783, which is the the society was founded. So
To welcome dr. Rita roberts, who is a professor of history. History and biography all the way in california. She teaches courses on the history of 16th through 21st century African American history, black intellectuals with the politics of race and the modern civil rights movement. She holds a masters degree and phd from the history of california berkeley. This evening, she will discussing her book. It is on the screen here. I cant wait to call you my wife. African american letters of love. This book illuminates the struggles of African Americans who spent the civil war trying to hold their families together, family members extreme. Despite harsh laws against literacy and legal practices, this work explores how African Americans found ways against all odds. Thank you. I am so delighted to be here. This is one of my favorite research places. I want to thank olivia who has been so instrumental in coordinating all of this and heather rockwood. I dont know if you have had met heather yet b
Now on booktv, Pamela Newkirk, professor of journalism at New York University talks about the life of ota benga, a congolese dwarf was featured in antipolitics it did during the 1904 st. Louis world there. Two years later, the 103pound 411 ota benga was displayed in the bronx zoo monkey house with an orangutan. Now its my pleasure to introduce the next speaker, Pamela Newkirk is professor of journalism at direct of undergraduate studies at New York Universitys institute. Shes also the author of black journalists, white immediate which one an award and is the editor of letters for black america. Her many honors were published in numerous publications. Prior to joining nyu she worked at for news organizations including new york newsday which is on 18. Were so happy to have her here this evening so please help me in looking Pamela Newkirk. [applause] good evening everyone. Theres good like here. I wont have to were my classes. At such a pleasure to be here tonight, particularly to be here
Frank mcadams were you supportive of the war when you volunteered in the marine corps question. I was very supportive of it, so were the members of my class, the 42nd officer candidate class. Mike class lost 44 killed over there. I often wondered what some of those young men couldve done for their lives how they survive. How long were you over there. 12 months and 23 days days. What did you learn . I learned that war is hell, like the man said. Sometimes the wrong people and up running things which put me into a moral to mende dilemma with my company commander. Hes the most despicable person i ever met. I found out after a few incidents that i was working for captain quaid. The day that Robert Kennedy was shot he did a little tap dance in his office, the Office Clerks told us told us that he said it was about time that someone shot that commie sonofabitch. And he was checking the lot lines last night and he found amount of earth with a wooden headstone with his name on it. He got the m