Figure, Harriet Tubman. Its a name we know, its a name we affiliate with the underground railroad, but we sort of forget after that she lived another 50 years, some remarkable 50 years after the civil war. Tonights speaker is here to bring us up to speed and date on that in a lecture thats sponsored by sa dechlio, so well thank them for that tonight. As you probably know, Harriet Tubmans face is due to grace the front of the 20 bill very soon and our speaker Catherine Clinton [ applause ] and our speaker Catherine Clinton is one of the people that helped to put her there. In fact, her biography of Harriet Tubman was praised a revelation. Not bad. Harriet tubman is probably an appropriate subject for her because im going to tell awe little bit about catherine and shes been in perpetual motion her entire life as well. She grew up in kansas city, missouri, and sefd her undergraduate from Harvard University followed by a ph. D from prince ton, university. She specialized in American Histor
Figure, Harriet Tubman. Its a name we know, its a name we affiliate with the underground railroad, but we sort of forget after that she lived another 50 years, some remarkable 50 years after the civil war. Tonights speaker is here to bring us up to speed and date on that in a lecture thats sponsored by sa dechlio, so well thank them for that tonight. As you probably know, Harriet Tubmans face is due to grace the front of the 20 bill very soon and our speaker Catherine Clinton [ applause ] and our speaker Catherine Clinton is one of the people that helped to put her there. In fact, her biography of Harriet Tubman was praised a revelation. Not bad. Harriet tubman is probably an appropriate subject for her because im going to tell awe little bit about catherine and shes been in perpetual motion her entire life as well. She grew up in kansas city, missouri, and sefd her undergraduate from Harvard University followed by a ph. D from prince ton, university. She specialized in American Histor
Pleasure to welcome jerry mondesar. Good evening. Wake up, yall, its early. All right. Thats a little better. Probably was worried because i was running late, but did i come prepared . All right. I would not let you down. Friends select has a conversation about someone as important in black history and American History as Harriet Tubman, i wouldnt miss this opportunity to join the conversation and thats what i hope tonight is. A conversation about Harriet Tubman and the fact that for so long she has been a footnote in American History books and finally we have a serious study, thanks to mrs. Clinton about Harriet Tubman. Im not going to discuss the book because the author is here and there are plenty of books for you to buy and thats why were here for you to participate in the conversation by picking up one of these books. What i would like for you to like to do is discuss the Historical Context in which this book talks about Harriet Tubman. Too often we dont discuss american slavery i
Its early all right, thats a little better. I was running a little late. But did i come prepareed . I would not let you down. School as prestigious as this has a conversation about soon is an important as Harriet Tubman i wouldnt miss this opportunity and and thats what i hope tonight is is a conversation about Harriet Tubman and the fact that shes been a footnote in africanAmerican History and American History books and finally we have a serious historical study thanks to miss clinton about Harriet Tubman. Authors here and theres plenty to buy and you can participate in the conversation by picking up the book eufrplt would like to discuss the Historical Context in which this book talks about Harriet Tubman because too often we dont really discuss american slavery in school or in the Public Schools or the Catholic Schools or any big schools in the big city. Lets talk real numbers because the holocaust took place in this country. Thats a record thats been reserved for a tick event in wo
But like many parts of the constitution, all little they. It doesnt say who has to return them. The federal government, the state, what procedures, is there a trial or a judge, what happens . It doesnt say that. A fugitive slave law was passed in 1793 a national one but that was weak and they basically put the onus on the owner. If the owner goes up to north and crabbs the fugitive he can take them back. That wasnt that easy to do although there were owners and agencies in this health, slave hunters trying to grab fugitives in the north but were people who resisted them. In 1850 the federal government passes a new law the fugitive slave act which makes it a federal responsibility. The federal government will now send marshals into northern states to grab fugitives. They set up a whole new position office, the federal commissioner who will hear these cases and send them back. It even says the army can be used if theres a danger of a right or something. They will send in the army. This i