Virtual event with susan hough and henry fountain. Before he began i do have some short guidelines. It would like to ask a question for the q a just use ask the question button at the bottom of the screen. Etc questions that seem interesting you can also vote for them and they will make their way to the very top of the list. If youre considering supporting a bookstore by purchasing a copy of, copy of tonight featured book click on the green purchase button directly below the viewers screen. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your purchase. Our next Virtual Event is scheduled for tomorrow august 28 with jon wiener and you can learn more about upcoming Virtual Event on a website as well as by following us on outcast. With that said let me briefly introduce our speakers for tonight. Susan houseman is a Research Seismologist so i bet that at the u. S. Geological survey in pasadena, california. She served as an editor and contributor from many journals and is a contr
Monuments. This is in washington d. C. And they hosted the event and provided the video. I am pleased to introduce todays discussion, during the last several years, how we remember and memorialize the civil war has been a topic in the United States and we have seen a renewed interest in these conversations in the recent weeks. At this site of Political Violence and national memory, we see our work as looking not only to the actions of the past but also how the passed informs to these circumstances throughout the country and the world, people raise questions about the purposes of the leaders who supported or profited from slavery, whether in richmond, boston, or birmingham, monuments and statues have become a flashpoint for the black lives matter movement. Since 2015, ford has held an annual Summer Institute set in stone, memory, monument, and myths that has explored questions of remembrance and memorialization. Each year, we find the spring has brought new and urgent crises that requir
Bristol, england, boston, or birmingham, monuments and statutes have become a flashpoint for the black lives matter movement. Since 2015, ford has held an annual Summer Institute set in stone memory, monuments and myths that explores questions of remembrance and memorialization. Each year we find that spring has brought new and urgent crises that require attention and consideration and this year more than in any in recent memory, demands that and more. Today we explore some of these questions with you. Im pleased to welcome dr. Hillary green and kevin levin to todays cabinet conversation. Both dr. Greene and mr. Levin have written extensively on how a wide range of americans commemorate the civil war and reconstruction. They are currently coediting a book sharing different perspectives on civil war memorials. Theyve also been active in recent debates. Dr. Green is an associate professor of history in the department of gender and race studies and serves as a coprogram director of the Af
Throughout the country and the world, people raise questions about the purposes of the leaders who supported or profited from slavery, whether in richmond, boston, or birmingham, monuments and statues have become a flashpoint for the black lives matter movement. Since 2015, ford has held an annual Summer Institute set in myth memory, monument, and that has forced questions of remembrance and memorialization. Each year, we find the spring has brought new and urgent crises that require attention and consideration. This year, more that more than any recent memory, demands that and more. Today, we explore some of these questions with you. I am pleased to welcome dr. Toary green and kevin levin todays cabinet conversation. Both dr. Green and mr. Levin have written extensively on how a wide range of americans commemorate the civil war. Sharingrrently different perspectives on civil war memorials. They have been active in recent debates dr. Green is an associate professor of history and the d
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