Shes no stranger to virginia, having earned her, one of her m. A. s and phd at the university of virginia. At oberlin, she created the history design lab that allows students to develop projects involving methodological approaches ranging from oral history, podcast, historical fiction and public history. Remember what we said about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Also, women, sl slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say, explaining how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. The program today free women, mobilizing emancipation and citizenship in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika nunley. [applause] pro
Virginia at oberlin she has created the history design lab that allows students to develop scholarly projects that involve approaches that range from digital humanities, exhibit design, oral history and remember what i said about speakers and their commitment to mentorship and to education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 19 in the civil war and the transformation of american citizenship and new perspectives on the union war. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal Civil War History as part of a round table discussion about the new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscripted mentioned in your printed program is now under contract, im pleased to say with the unc press. It examines how black women strategically used the laws geography of the Nations Capital to make claims to liberty during the civil war. It is from that work that her program today is derived. Free women, mobileizing emancipation and citizenship and selfmaking in wart
Longsuffering panelists for bearing with me as i arrived at a workable concept and title. I did have a very clear idea of what i wanted this symposium to be, a blend of wellknown speakers who would discuss what theyve learned about the study of the civil war over decadeslong careers, blended with excellent lesserknown speakers whom you should want well, know well and will want to know well and had them speak about their Exciting New Research and their contributions to civil war scholarship. And i finally stumbled upon a title and a gimmick, using the 2020, 2020 vision, 2020 hindsight, insight, cute idea, i guess. Providing both hindsight and insight into the study of the civil war. With that concept in mind, i want to introduce our new our first speaker, an obvious choice to lead off this conference. Jack davis has been one of the most prominent and accomplished civil war scholars for several generations really. He started as a boy. If i recall correctly, you can correct me if im wrong
He talks about the lessons he has learned from past research including complex causes and responsibilities of the war. He is the author of the cause lost myths and realities of the confederacy. His talk was part of a symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. This years symposium here did not come together as smoothly as they often do and as smtly as i would like. Thats entirely my thought. It took me a long time before i arrived at a concept and a title that worked. My working title for a long time was the civil war bucket list, what you should know before you go. A title that just didnt sing for some reason. I want to thank our longsuffering panelists for bearing with me as i arrived at a workable concept and title. I did have a clear idea what have i wanted this symposium to be, a blend of wellknown speakers who would discuss what they learned about the civil war blended with lesser known speakers who you should want to know well and will want to know well and have them
Design, oral history and remember what i said about speakers and their commitment to mentorship and to education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 19 in the civil war and the transformation of american citizenship and new perspectives on the union war. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal Civil War History as part of a round table discussion about the new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscript mentioned in your printed program is now under contract, im pleased to say, with unc press. It examines how black women strategically used the laws geography of the Nations Capital to make claims to liberty during the civil war. It is from that work that her program today is derived. Freed women, mobilizing emancipation and citizenship and selfmaking in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamkia nunley. [ applause ] thank you. Good afternoon and i should thank you extra because it is after lunch, late in the afternoon and you