And Historic Preservation and interpretation, and about how African American history fits into the larger narrative of american history. Next, the opening session on African American religion. This event was cohosted by the Smithsonian Museum of African American history and culture and the american historical association. It is an hour and 40 minutes. Thank you for joining us on this rainy day in washington, d. C. This panel attempts to answer the simple but complex question, what is African American religion . , at leastn america the vast majority, were chattel to be bought and sold, exploited, and often cast aside when every ounce of value had been extracted an. But unlike the livestock listed alongside them at state inventories and at auction, this peculiar brand of property sought to preserve their humanity. In their relationships with each other, in the establishment and operation of their social institutions, and especially in their sacred beliefs. Percentof african adopted a bel
Rainy day in washington, d. C. I am honored to be the chair of this panel which attempts to answer the simple, yet in many ways, complex question, what is africanamerican religion. Africans in america, the vast majority, were by law chattel, to be bought and sold, exploited unapologetically and often cast aside once every ounce of value had been extracted. But unlike the livestock that was listed alongside them on the state inventories and at auctions, this peculiar brand of property fought to assert and preserve their humanity, in their relations with each other, in the establishment and operation of their social institutions, and especially in their sacred beliefs. Peoples of african descent adopted a belief system that adopted their ethnicities in the particular circumstances that shaped their lives and labor. Time and experiences altered and redefined the beliefs and practices familiar to the ancestors. The descendents of these men and women adopted new ways of looking at the world
Call of the best alternatives. This deal is not perfect. I think we can all acknowledge that including those who worked on it. It is a heck a lot better than going to war with iran or trying to pursue an end less path of sanctions and their program races ahead towards them having the capability of having multiple bonds of weapons grave uranium or plutonium. That means whether cuba or paris, theyre always going to be subjected to scrutiny and debate. I think what we have to do is have the courage of our convictions that when we send our diplomats out and they do their job and the president makes a call that we have confidence that our professional men and women of our United States and diplomatic cores and our leaders are looking out for our interest. I have full confidence that history will record this deal to stop iran Getting Nuclear Weapons and stop them from firing a shot. [ applause ] i very much want to invite this audience into this welllit situation room. I understand three of
While we here in america think we discover and invent and improve faster than any of them. Unquote. I think maybe when he said that, lincoln recognized he was on thin ice. He said they may think this is arrogance but they cannot deny that russia has called on us. In other parts of asia, they scarily know that such things as steam boats and railroads exist. In anciently inhabited countries, the dust of ages, a real down right old fogyism, there he is again, seems to settle upon and smotherter intellectual energies of man. While neither appreciating them, lincoln like many 19th century nationalists pandered to his audience while talking about the virtues of the United States. At the expense of degrading other people, it was lincolns decision to convince his fellow countrymen that they would be next on the great stage of history. And it was a successful strategy to flatter voters into thinking about the ascend into National Prom negligence. But lincoln did put his money where his mouth wa
Every one of you for being a wonderful attentive audience. Thank you so much. [ applause ] questions for our speaker . Lincoln approached notnothing voters during the 1860 campaign. Did he announce them or try to win them over to the republican . Or how did he fdo that . He said how do you want to welcome those people . I will welcome the nonothings if they will accept in the entirety the republican platform, which does not include exclusion. When lincolns people went out and campaigned and somebody would say, well, what does your boy think about immigration . Lincoln instructed them to tell them that there will be no prejudice at all based on immigration and ethnicity, and theyre more than welcome to vote for the republican ticket, meaning him, but they should not expect the naturalization laws will be increased. They should not expect theres going to be any one group preferable for the other. They should expect there immigrants to fulfill the labor shortage that the civil war created