Was sitting up on the hill and when he saw that happen, he knew he had lost the battle. Without the navy, without the ships to take his army south, there was no point in going on any longer. And so he recalled the army, and the next day they left. And they went back to canada. And the battle was over. He planned to come and fight again in the spring, but, of course, the treaty happened in between and the soldiers, the red coated soldiers were never seen again here in the United States. Abraham lincoln won reelection over Union General George Mcclellan in 1864 with more than 70 of the soldier vote. Some historians have argued that lincolns strong support from soldiers indicated that the troops also agreed with lincolns Greater Mission of emancipation. Next, author and professor Jonathan White argues that was not necessarily the case. Professor white says changes in the military command structure and the weeding of mcclellan backers helped engender such overwhelming numbers on the part o
And managed to rise to such great heights and be an inspiration to all americans. He was a writer, he wrote every form of the language and wrote it well. He was the speaker, he was the first person in his family born in freedom. Both of his parents weres slaves. He became a voice for his people. He did so by writing about human dignity. He actually were wrote most of his work, focused on the dignity of all people, and in particular the humanity of the black man in america. Deegan has always been important to Paul Laurence dunbar and Paul Laurence dunbar has always been a beautiful adjunct to the possibilities in vegan because paul lived in eight locations, he managed to travel and was like a sponge. He learned very early in life to absorb from his environment, to absorb from his contact, to learn and grow. This is the Paul Laurence dunbar melting hole. This is something he learned when he was in england. When he returned from england he situated his study in a similar fashion that he c
Carter g. Woodson library in chicago. We thank you for being here today. Its such a joy to have this project between book covers now. You know, its been so long. And, you know, weve been talking with michael, you know, and eventually going get this project done. Each step of the way he keeps saying, you know, one day were going have that big event at the library. Here we are. Its finally here. So im happy to have all of you here with me today. And thank you for coming out on a saturday afternoon. Today i want to begin by talking about how i found this project. Sort of how it found me. Tell some of the background how the negro in illinois was conceived. The individuals who carried it out, then read some passages from the book. My wife and i moved to town to 2004 to urbana champagne, it didnt take me too long to find the Harsh Research Collection. It was straight up the interstate. I came here pretty promptly. I was interested in a fascinating figure. He had been a harlem renaissance poe
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Fitzgerald hospital. Chris wawa are they doing to prepare. Reporter first of all, guys, right now in Delaware County, if you call 911 for a medical emergency, you will now be screened over the phone for ebola. Health officials here in the county say it is just the first step in trying to stop this deadly virus they say is just a plane ride away. Viruses do not have borders or boundaries. Reporter in whats believed to be the areas first coordinated response to the ebola crisis, hell officials in Delaware County are not panicking but preparing. Contagious virus is only a plane ride away. We dont want to create a panic here but we do want to create a healthy awareness. Reporter new ebola and infectious Task Force Made up of 29 people on the front lines of possible exposure. Those who can identify the risks and provide treatment like police, fire and ems crews. Any incident whether its infectious, biological or chemical, theres always a potential that something could happen. The task force