I am an assistant professor of history at the university of maryland. Im going to be chairing the panel. Im going to offer some brief comments, some thoughts and questions i had to start generating conversation. Our threeto introduce presenters. If we are going to go in the order they appear on the program. They will speak for roughly 20 minutes. Our first presenter is going to be Graham Hodges. He has written on africanamericans and labor in new york city. He has written a political biography on underground railroad activities. He is working on a book and we will hear his ideas about the the secondrea printer is going to be as associate professor of history at northwestern university. U. S. After the war and emancipation. Our third presenter is going to be philip prop. Troutman. He is working on a project that essentially explores of the literature and the images of radical antislavery during the antebellum period. We will hear about his approach that combination of literature and ima
I will be chairing or moderating the panel. After the three papers i will offer some brief comments, some thoughts, some questions i had in order to make it hopefully start generating conversations for us for the q a portion. I will introduce our three presenters. We will go in the order they appear on the program. The presenters will speak for roughly 20 minutes, and that i will speak for a few minutes and open things up. Our first presenter will be Graham Hodges, the George Langevin professor of history at Colgate University. He has written on africanamericans and labor in new york city, and more recently written a political apathy of david robles, and important figure in railroad activities. He is working on a book that reframes the underground railroad and will hear about his ideas about reframing, thinking about the underground railroad and a larger context if reading freedom making. Kate mazer, associate professor of history at northwestern. She has written on emancipation and wa
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Reporter federal agents converged at the home on 27th street in oakland at 7 am. The family inside said the agents told them they were investigating the families janitorial business. Authorities say this is a criminal investigation into Human Trafficking of children and nothing to do with immigration violations. The woman said agents part of Customs Enforcement came for her brother and brotherinlaw from guatemala. I was sleeping at the time. I just heard screams and rumbling. I told my husband to let me go outside and check what was going on. I had heard already that ice was doing sweeps across the bay area. They put me against the fence to check if i was armed or anything. They said tell everybody to come outside. Skybox skyfox had cameras rolling as protested protesters yelled. Officials declined to provide details of the investigation. Protesters were upset to see the Oakland Police outside of the home. I am upset that opd is involved. Being a sanctuary city. Sanctuary city and oakl
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