Roberts, who is a professor of history and Africana Studies and the Nathaniel Stevenson chair in history and biography at Scripps College all the way in california. She teaches courses on the history of early united states, 16th through 21st century africanamerican history, african diaspora, black intellectuals and the politics of race and the modern civil rights movement. She holds a masters degree and ph. D. In history from the university of california, berkeley. This evening, she will be discussing about her book. I cant wrap it up in there. Its on the screen here. I thought it was up there. I cant wait to call you my wife. All right. African american letters of love and family in the civil war era. This book illuminates the struggles of africanamericans who spent the civil war trying to hold their Families Together through letters, family, family members exchanged despite harsh laws against literacy and brutal practices of of separating families. This work explores how africanameri
2023 American Battlefield trust annual conference here in franklin, tennessee. We really appreciate you all coming out here and being a part of this event. And our next speaker is going to talk specifically about the battle here at franklin, which is one of the most famous or infamous battles of the American Civil War, which took place in november of 1864. Many of you will be traveling out to franklin to check out that battlefield site over the next few days. Youll be out there with some great historians, including my boss, gary edelman, as well as Eric Jacobson, who is part of the battle of franklin trust. Eric runs the Historic Sites out there, places like carton, rip avila and of course, the carter house, where really was the epicenter of the battle there at franklin. So were excited to get you out to the battlefield. We know that this is some of your first times to be out here at franklin and at the American Battlefield trust annual conference. And weve done a lot of work with our
Roberts, who is a professor of history and Africana Studies and the Nathaniel Stevenson chair in history and biography at Scripps College all the way in california. She teaches courses on the history of early united states, 16th through 21st century africanamerican history, african diaspora, black intellectuals and the politics of race and the modern civil rights movement. She holds a masters degree and ph. D. In history from the university of california, berkeley. This evening, she will be discussing about her book. I cant wrap it up in there. Its on the screen here. I thought it was up there. I cant wait to call you my wife. All right. African american letters of love and family in the civil war era. This book illuminates the struggles of africanamericans who spent the civil war trying to hold their Families Together through letters, family, family members exchanged despite harsh laws against literacy and brutal practices of of separating families. This work explores how africanameri
2023 American Battlefield trust annual conference here in franklin, tennessee. We really appreciate you all coming out here and being a part of this event. And our next speaker is going to talk specifically about the battle here at franklin, which is one of the most famous or infamous battles of the American Civil War, which took place in november of 1864. Many of you will be traveling out to franklin to check out that battlefield site over the next few days. Youll be out there with some great historians, including my boss, gary edelman, as well as Eric Jacobson, who is part of the battle of franklin trust. Eric runs the Historic Sites out there, places like carton, rip avila and of course, the carter house, where really was the epicenter of the battle there at franklin. So were excited to get you out to the battlefield. We know that this is some of your first times to be out here at franklin and at the American Battlefield trust annual conference. And weve done a lot of work with our
Okay, were going to go ahead and get started with our final session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton Universi