And it was one of the primary engines of industry in the city. It has a legacy going all the way up to the present. Ok, cspan, you ready . Thomas j. Brown is a professor of history at the university of south carolina. He not only got his ba and phd from harvard. He also got his law degree. Despite the severe temptation i will spare you law your jokes. We are so ecumenical in this invite lawyersn to participate. More important than his professional credentials is dr. Browns expertise in all varieties of Civil War Monuments , and his discussions and in his discussions about the details of this program said that dr. Brown is the ultimate utility player in this field. Your Program Notes of many of his book publications including his most recent book civil of confederates memory in south carolina. Aat is canon with one n, not boom cannon. The publictoday is art of civil war commemoration a brief history with documents. I expect he will have an opportunity to share his wide expertise on Civi
Precedents in europe or the United States for what became so common after the civil war. That is, monuments where rankandfile soldiers lay buried or monuments put up by the communities or the institutions where from where the soldiers went to war. To the best of my knowledge, none of the american precedents predates the obelisk that the town of massachusetts installed on town green, inscribed with the names of local residents who died a quarter century earlier in the opening engagement of the revolutionary war. Almost four decades passed before the town of concorde placed a similar obelisk that gained attention through Ralph Waldo Emersons dedicatory program. The biblical allusions in that program were described as a replacement for the rude arch, where once the embattled farmers stood and fire the shot heard round the world. So it is biblical illusions that illustrate a millennial promise to Americans Associated with revolutionary legacy. It is worth noting that emerson refers to this
Phd from Harvard University but also got his law degree from harvard. I will spare you any lawyer jokes. Suffice it to say the thatgement of this program we even invite lawyers to participate. More important than professional credentials is expertise and all varieties of civil war monuments , africanamerican and confederate. And his discussion about the detail of this program aptly ultimateized the utility player, who can play any position on the field of civil war monuments. Your program lists many book publications. Including sites of confederate memory inside carolina. Its not a boom kamman, despite that his photograph, he has his hand on one of those cannons. His great contribution to our is a brief history with documents. Share his white expertise on civil war monuments. For now his presentation is entitled the invention of the american Soldier Monument. Dr. Tom brown. [applause] thank you to everyone at the library of virginia and the now center for lesbian involved in this progr
Firefighters in newport are on the scene of a large fire that has left a family of four homeless this afternoon. And as timyka artist reports the flames were moving so quickly one of the victims had to take Desperate Measures to make it out alive. Firefighters are still here on 9th street. High winds have made this challenging for them 9 on your side arrived to find multiple units on of the people who lived there was hysterical trying to locate her cat. That womans 16 year old sister covered in soot after jumping from a second story window. A friend tells 9oys the girls mother and older sister were at work brother and pitbull named tryten all managed to escape when that blaze suddenly erupted in the back part of the house 09 4048 they woke up to the smoke paige jumped out the window she hurt her ankle her brother was in the house he was in the room where the fire was they made it out safely than the family just moved in about 34 months ago. And now they have lost everything. Red cross
Turn to 9 first warning chief meteorologist Steve Raleigh those strong winds caused quite the headache for homeowners across the tri state tonight. And now that it beginning to slow down. Its now time for clean up. Our ashley zilka is live in Clermont County with a look at some of the damage. This is exactly what strong winds are capable of doing. Take a look over here massive tree fell onto this home in loveland. Right now its time for clean up. Crews are using chainsaws to cut off these branches and get them off the roof. Imagine pulling up to your houseand this is the first thing you see on weber road. cover with best video Betty Merrill homeowner23 17 i drove up and saw the tree on the good part of the house that it could have fallen on. The garage. Did some pretty significant damage. Betty merrill says she had no idea what had happened until a neighbor called her and told her to get home fast. Her home at the time. The family left their dog outside in the backyard because of the w