Publication the civil war in 50 objects. In this program they discuss documents related to slavery, abolition and recruising freedman to the union army. So now i would like to turn our to some objects to help us describe the civil war. As a curator in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, i am always struck by how art objects, documents on display, have the power to stand in for larger historical narratives, than what they are structurally defined by in an object. For those of you who missed last weeks program, lets talk about this book. How did it come about and how effective do you think it is at the narrative suite of the civil war in only 50 objects . Well, it came about as i confess last week because louise mirror asked me to undertake the project for the Historical Society. And it was a lucky day for me. And you remember we got to see three times 50 objects, an array before us on some conference tables in the Historical Society so it was a matter of picturing represe
Narrative sweep of the civil war and only 50 objects . About when i was asked to undertake the project for the Historical Society and that was a lucky day for me. Threemember we got to see arrayed befores us on a conference table and the Historical Society. That was a matter of picking representative objects which stand in for a big history of the civil war, item by item, personal story by personal story. It was remarkable at the end that we constructed the history of the war from the Abolitionist Movement to the 13th amendment which abolished slavery. And it was great fun to work with you on that project. Yes. Our topic this evening as fighting slavery, the bumpy road to black freedom. This evening we will be looking at three objects related to the topics and theyre all paperbased objects. Petition to Abraham Lincoln for the recruitment of black troops. A broadside by Frederick Douglass. And a sketch, the arrival of slaves to chickasaw bio. Bayou. Petition toe is a ever handling and f
For a larger historical. Arrative so for those of you who missed last weeks program, lets talk for a moment about this the , civil war in 50 objects . How did it come about, and how effective do you think it is in conveying the narrative sweep of the civil war in only 50 objects . When i wascame about asked to undertake a project from the historical society. It was a lucky day for me. Someemember, we got to see of the objects only from the conference tables at the historical society. It was a matter of picking representative objects which, as you say, stand in for the big history of the civil war. Story bytem, personal personal story. Valerie it was wonderful to work with you on that project. So our topic this evening is fighting slavery, the bumpy road to block freedom. We will be looking at three objects but speak to the topic. Objectre all paperbased. The 1862 petition to him lincoln , and a veryside small sketch of the arrival of Jefferson Davis to the chickasaw bayou. They are our
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