Next from American History tv from the u. S. Naval academy and annapolis, marginalized aspects of the american revolution. Includes covered africanamerican, disabled soldiers, and combat metal character does 90minute Program Includes many anecdotes and illustrations of what life was like during the revolutionary war for these marginalized groups. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the third panel today of the naval history symposium for 2015. My name is lee pennington. I am an associate professor of history here the naval academy. My field of research is japanese history, but what i specifically write about is Japanese Military medicine and the experiences of japanese Wounded Soldiers and disabled veterans. Our panel today has two papers about medicine, another paper about experiences of African Americans in naval affairs, and the panels title is from the margins, africanamericans, disabled soldiers, and combat medical care. We have three presenters today, topher mckee our first
Negro soldier toca the film was directed by arguably the top director in hollywood at the time. In the film they covered africanamerican military service in this country from the 1770s to world war ii. There was no mention, no image of a single soldier or sailor. 10 of the union army. African made of 1 of the northern population. Highest awarded but not a single mention. Why . The story was indeed a lost story. There was active suppression of the story. When we talk about who suppress the story he will hear it was the lost cause. Theres a southern Propaganda Campaign but sought to make it appear that the war was not fought over slavery and a part of it was suppressing the africanamerican story. If it was the southerners and the lost cause, i do not think they could cap get out of that. Ar Department Film this is from our elite universities. A lost story. They were suppressing the story. It was won by a union, a team of persons of africanamerican descent. Theres a plus, not an or. Thats
Stephen its get started for today then. This is our first class about reconstruction. I want to first go back and talk about the war. What the war had been fought for. The war from the unions point of view Abraham Lincolns point of view was a war of reunion. Over time the war becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victories of union armies on the battlefield doesnt in itself resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. The Humpty Dumpty question, how do you put the union back together after civil war that has lasted for years . The cost may be 750,000 lives in total. How do you put the union back together . What i want to talk about today is the second of those two issues, the second aim of union policy. The goal of destroying slavery. What is that going to mean practically . What is freedom going to mean for 4 million former slaves in the United States . We talk in prior weeks about what
About the war. What the war had been fought for. The war from the unions point of view abraham lakins point of lincolns point of view was a war reunion. Over time the war becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victories of union armies on the battlefield doesnt in itself resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. The Humpty Dumpty question have you put the union back together after civil war that has lasted for years . The cost may be 750,000 lives in total. Had he put the union back together . What i want to talk about today is the second of those two issues, the second aim of union policy. Destroying slavery. What is that going to mean practically . What is freedom going to mean for 4 million former slaves in the United States . We talk in prior weeks about what slavery was and we talked about in various aspects. It affected every aspect of american life, politics, culture, society. T
Particularly what the war had been fought for. Remember the war from the , unions point of view Abraham Lincolns point of view was a war of reunion. A war to stamp out recession. Over time, it becomes a war to stamp out slavery. The victory of union armies on the battlefield doesnt, in itself, resolve either one of those issues. That is what we are going to talk about we talk about talk about when we talk about reconstruction. Giving practical meaning to reunion. Think of this as the Humpty Dumpty question. How do you put the union back together after a civil war that lasted four years . The cost may be 750,000 lives in total. How do you put the union back together . That is what we will talk about next time. What i want to talk about today is the second of those two issues that the war raises. The second aim of union policy. In the civil war, their goal of destroying slavery. What is that going to mean . Practically what is freedom , going to mean for 4 million now former slaves in th