There is no such thing as free labor right . That doesnt make sense. Could you help us understand, what do you mean, what do scholars mean by free labor . Mr. Luskey thanks for having me on. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this book. It is a question my students, even after having me teach the concept to them, they still have trouble understanding. Free labor ideology came together as a set of ideas, most clearly in the 1850s, around a new political party, the republican party, and what the ideas at the heart of this ideology proposed was that wage labor, as it existed in northern states, was a superior economic and social system to southern slavery. It was a system, in its ideal form, that allowed workers the opportunity to make a contract with the employer of their choice, and to save their earnings to become independent. And this was something that was not available to enslaved people in the southern states. It is art of an attempt to rehabilitate wage labor, which many w
This event and provided the video. It is my pleasure to introduce nicole myers. Nikole turner is a sister professor of religious studies. She earned her phd in history at the university of pennsylvania. Her masters in divinity new york and her bachelors degree in political science. From high referred college. She is the author of this sole liberty the evolution of black religious politics imposed emancipation virginia. Before asking her the first question, i want to mention that this appears in this kind of conventional version of a hard copy it also has two other versions. Part of what makes her work so interesting is that it makes it possible to it is available as a conventional verbatim open access ebook and also as an enhanced open access ebook which shows off what dr. Turner was able to do with mapping and Digital Technology in order to develop her research findings. So one of the things i hope we will get to talk about today is how she worked with those sources and what kind of c
Introduce Nicole Meyers turner and her book. Nicole turner is assistant professor of religious studies at yale university. She earned her ph. D in history at the university of pennsylvania, her masters at divinity at the seminary in new york and her bachelors degree from hairford college and shes the author of this 2020 book soul liberty, postemancipation virginia published this year by the university of North Carolina press and before asking niconicole the first question i want to mention that this book appears in this conventional version of a hard copy, but also has two other versions and part of what makes her work so interesting is that it is so engaged from digital humanities and the book also exists as a conventional sort of conventional as she describes it verbatim, openaccess ebook and also as an enhanced openaccess ebook which shows off what dr. Turner was able to do with mapping and kind of Digital Technology in order to develop her Research Findings and so one of things i h
How americans malls are getting creative during the age of covid19 live, from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening, for many of Us Thanksgiving wont be the same tomorrow not close. It is a holiday bringing family and friends near and far and thats what this virus thrives on whether you are serving a turkey or zooming this year, remember the pandemic is ripping through cities and towns from coast to coast and the data shows it has no signs at all of slowing down. Just yesterday 88,000 people in america were in hospitals sick with covid it is the 15th straight day that hospitalizations hit another all time high. Deaths theyre on the rise, too the u. S. Reported more than 2100 people died yesterday. The most deaths since may according to johns hopkins, the numbers are obviously troubling. The doctors and scientists assuring us there is light at the end of this dark tunnel. Two weeks from tomorrow, fda will meet to discuss whether pfizer
Plus, shopping with sharks. How americans malls are getting creative during the age of covid19 announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening for many of Us Thanksgiving wont be the same tomorrow, not close. Its a holiday centered on bringing family together and friends with us from near and far, and thats what this virus thrives on so whether youre serving up turkey or ordering takeout or zooming it all this year, remember, the pandemic is ripping through cities and towns from coast to coast, and the data shows it has no signs at all of slowing down. Just yesterday 88,000 people in america were in hospitals sick with covid its the 15th straight day that hospitalizations hit another alltime high. Thats from the covid tracking project. And deaths, theyre on the rise too. The u. S. Reported more than 2,100 people died just yesterday, the most deaths since may according to Johns Hopkins the numbers are obviously troubling, but