Supremacy. The National Constitution Center Hosted this event. Welcome. You heard the passion of professor gates downstairs. Were going to jump into this conversation. I think you can tell it is important to bring as many school kids as possible to come see that incredible exhibit. William height stat with me and announced the School District and the Constitution Center are launching a program to bring tens of thousands of philly School Districts to the constitution School District every year. Wow. Were calling it the constitutional ambassadors program. Were going to go seek support, and those great kids are going to start these experiences in their class, come see the civil war exhibit and the Constitution Center and connect to classrooms around the country using our virtual constitutional exchanges for our long conversations about the constitution, moderated by a judge or a master teacher. Wow. Thats great. It is an amazing project and were so excited to share it with you. Professor
With a longtime contributor to cwi. Jen murray is currently an assistant teaching assistant professor in the department of history at Oklahoma State university and she is, as you know, an expert in the civil war and also a specialist in military history in general. She has, i would say the full publication resume, the most important book in the most recent, entitled on a great battlefield, the making, management and memory of Gettysburg National park, published in 2013 by the university of tennessee press. She is currently working on a biography, general George Gordon meade that will hopefully be published in the civil war america series. As i mentioned, she is a veteran faculty member and many of you have been on her battlefield tours which are outstanding, largely because she cut her teeth as a young historian the seasonal here at gettysburg for nine years. So, it is my pleasure to welcome jen murray who will be speaking about her book on the creation of the Gettysburg National park.
Our stops by going to cspan. Org citiestour . They were very bride wheels compares the careers in leadership start want tof the things i make sure before we go into our , is to thank those of you who have come from other and some of our supporters. One of the people not with us today but is a life member an honorary member of our board is James Robinson junior. He has had some Health Issues but he is recovering and i know he is back on the speaker circuit. Nick who has also had a few Health Issues and not able to travel right now. One of the great collectors, folks who hut is folks connected with the Shenandoah Valley battlefields. Two people who are very has made to me, sarah all of this work behind the scenes. She is constantly making sure that something needs to be done and it gets done. Like that. Meone last but not least, my wife elizabeth. Elizabeth has come down from virginia to join us. Into myill do is move part of the presentation. We are going to talk about the leadership. W
Faint memory of that day when we once were relevant in basketball. Ill note you won this year at uva because of a guy from indianapolis. Lets not forget that. Amy has just published, her book is right here. The book is title em bbattled freedom. Its published by the university of North Carolina press and part of the civil war america series. Amys had a pretty good year, id day. Sit tight. It will take a while for me to tell you all the awards this important book has received. Its received the 2019 Tom Watson Brown prize from the society of civil war historians. 2019, avery craven award. The john book prize as well. Youve cleaned up. Congratulations. Its well deserved. This is a very important book. Amy is not only a terrific scholar, shes an excellent teacher. You received a Teaching Award from the university of kentucky. It is my pleasure to introduce to you, amy murrell taylor. [ applause ] oh, my goodness. That was kind. Thank you. I was thinking back to my junior year in college wh
Her graduate training at uva and as i mentioned, she is at kentucky. She only goes to schools where there are basketball powerhouses, there used to Winning National champions. Being from indiana i have got a faint memory, i know amy won this year at uva because you know a guy from indianapolis. So lets not forget that. Amy has just published, her book is right here, the book is entitled embattled freedom, journeys through civil war slavery vg camps. It is part of the america series. Its a pretty good year i would say. Its going to take a while for me to tell you all the awards the book is receiving, the 2019 Tom Watson Brown prize from the society of civil war historians, the 2019 award from the organization of american historians, the John Millbrook prize, youve cleaned up amy, congratulations this is well deserved as you all will discover this, as i said is a very important book and finally, i should add shes not only a traffic scholar shes also an excellent teacher as i recall, she