Chad williams is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era. Next, he talks about the postwar activism of the soldiers, explaining how after fighting with the idea of democracy abroad, many return to join movements to secure more rights and better social standing for African American here at home. National world War One Museum, in kansas missouri of 2019. Now id like to introduce our first speaker for this morning. Doctor chad williams, he is a agus this professor and history at african and African American studies at brandon university. He specializes in African American and modern United States history, world war i and African American intellectual history. He is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era, which received the 2011 liberty, legacy, Foundation Awards from the organization of american historian and the 2011 distinguish book of war society of military history. He is also a part o
Good morning and welcome to the Reagan Library. For those of you ive not yet had the pleasure of meeting, my name is david trulio and i have the privilege of serving as president of the Ronald Reagan foundation and institute. Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate what would have been president reagans 113th birthday. I would like to begin by recognizing some of the special guests with us today. From the reagan family, president reagans son, michael. President reagans granddaughter ashley and her husband joe. Former congressman Elton Gallegly and his wife, janice. Former congresswoman mimi walters. The mayor of simi valley, fred thomas. Members of the simi valley city council, mike judge and alain lister. We also have with us today the following members of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Please hold your applause. We have kathy bush and her daughter charlotte, former labor secretary and transportation secretary elaine chao, for
Good morning and welcome to the Reagan Library. For those of you ive not yet had the pleasure of meeting, my name is david trulio and i have the privilege of serving as president of the Ronald Reagan foundation and institute. Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate what would have been president reagans 113th birthday. I would like to begin by recognizing some of the special guests with us today. From the reagan family, president reagans son, michael. President reagans granddaughter ashley and her husband joe. Former congressman Elton Gallegly and his wife, janice. Former congresswoman mimi walters. The mayor of simi valley, fred thomas. Members of the simi valley city council, mike judge and alain lister. We also have with us today the following members of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Please hold your applause. We have kathy bush and her daughter charlotte, former labor secretary and transportation secretary elaine chao, for
Good morning and welcome to the Reagan Library. For those of you ive not yet had the pleasure of meeting, my name is david trulio and i have the privilege of serving as president of the Ronald Reagan foundation and institute. Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate what would have been president reagans 113th birthday. I would like to begin by recognizing some of the special guests with us today. From the reagan family, president reagans son, michael. President reagans granddaughter ashley and her husband joe. Former congressman Elton Gallegly and his wife, janice. Former congresswoman mimi walters. The mayor of simi valley, fred thomas. Members of the simi valley city council, mike judge and alain lister. We also have with us today the following members of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Please hold your applause. We have kathy bush and her daughter charlotte, former labor secretary and transportation secretary elaine chao, for
Good morning and welcome to the Reagan Library. For those of you ive not yet had the pleasure of meeting, my name is david trulio and i have the privilege of serving as president of the Ronald Reagan foundation and institute. Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate what would have been president reagans 113th birthday. I would like to begin by recognizing some of the special guests with us today. From the reagan family, president reagans son, michael. President reagans granddaughter ashley and her husband joe. Former congressman Elton Gallegly and his wife, janice. Former congresswoman mimi walters. The mayor of simi valley, fred thomas. Members of the simi valley city council, mike judge and alain lister. We also have with us today the following members of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Please hold your applause. We have kathy bush and her daughter charlotte, former labor secretary and transportation secretary elaine chao, for