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That is the way, with the possible exception of british emancipation in 1833 in the west indies which was also in a geopolitical situation of danger that britain faced, masters never want to free their slaves. Jefferson wanted to believe these masters were different from masters throughout history because they were enlightened enough to break away from the British Empire. If you could do that, my fellow americans, you can do anything. Not true because of course the revolution in some ways was a revolution to consolidate the hold of slaveholders over their slaves. This is the situation we find jefferson in, that is bucking the opinion of his neighbors and that is the fundamental problem. Can you talk a little more about france . We love france. I will start and you will finish. France is really important. Did people hear her . We are talking about france. The pivot of our book we would agree. What we needed to do was get jefferson out of virginia. He was having a rough time there as you
Caribbean, and then he was sent to tasmania, and he had terrible asthma. Meagher was the great orator during the rebel times, mitchell was the great writer. So it was a onetwo punch. Mitchell would write in the newspaper, meagher would give speeches in front of thousands of people. They were very close. Mitchell finally comes to america as well, but he likes slavery. Something happens in him that he sees slavery as not a bad thing. He writes in his own newspaper that if you irishmen are coming to america looking for a start, get yourself a couple of slaves and come south. And so meagher and he, his other people, break with mitchell. Mitchell has three boys. Two of them were on the other side of that wall when the irish stormed marys heights. So there was not a technical irish brigade in the confederacy, but there certainly were irish who fought on the other side, including the very people who were the kids of his best friends. Also i have a scene in the book where they fight the irish
Itting in my grandmas lap her mind was clear as a bell. Whatember her telling me her father had done at the battle of gettysburg. Is link with the civil war very direct with me. So, from the time i was a young boy able to absorb history, i was interested in it, and im glad i am, because history is the best teacher. How many years were you teaching the civil war . Prime minister lee it was an elective course professor robertson it was an elective course. Students to get because they wanted to. 22 thousandbout students. How many books have you written . Professor robertson i dont know. I just write them and hope they do well. Book onread that your Stonewall Jackson had done the best. So far. R robertson it is about a confederate general. Its not the biography of a general, but the life story of a man. I got very involved with jackson. To overcome. Ips his mother died when he was seven. He never knew why. He grew up on love. I wanted to try to get a hold of this man, and she told me, i wo
Honor guard. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail at the twilights last gleaming stripes and bright stars night gh the perilous we watch m parts were so galantly streaming red glare ckets in air bs bursting f through the night that our flag was still there stars y does that wave d banner yet over the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] moment of silence. Good morning. My dad worked in the north tower. Remembering back to the horrible day 15 years ago has changed my life. I was ten years old. My brothers were eight, seven, and five. Today im proud to be here to memorialize my father. This is the place that gives me a chance to think about beautiful memories, like Christmas Eve when dad took my brothers and i to work to give my mom a break. On 9 11, the nation came together. People really tried to help us. I spent endless summers at a camp for kids who lost family members on 9 11. The counsels helped us to laugh and have fun, to let us kn