If welcome, we are in this place called point comfort. Its been that way for a long time. It is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. In fact some would say even longer, thousands of years. We are inside the case made museum, aptly named, because yours actually inside a case made. Its nothing more than a vault, its not afford ball. So you are actually inside the fort wall. Kind of unique for a museum in this day and time. Were gonna walk you through the case, museum we will talk about the very interesting thing that occurred here. Some of our stories will deal with the africans that first arrived here, and the American Civil War. Thousands and thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate. The migrated as far as west as mexico. And the Mississippi River valley. They migrated as far south as south america. They migrated all the way here to point comfort, where 40 monroe is located today. They were hunters, gatherers, and they lived a very successful an
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Author of fighting for hope. The National World War Ii Museum in new orleans hosted this discussion and provided the video. Greetings, everyone. I am senior director of programs at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans and it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to what promises to be a Great Program on the history of africanamericans in combat in the United States from world war i to world war ii with everything in between and in the immediate postworld war ii years, and i am joined by three of our nations preeminent scholars on this subject. Whohost is dr. John morrow, is franklin professor of history at the university of georgia and is coauthor with our second panelist, who is professor of harlemst nyu, of rattlers in the great war, which is a fantastic book about one of the great africanamerican units in the First World War were. Our third panelist is Robert Jefferson junior, associate professor of history at the , andrsity of new mexico the author of fighting for hope. I
It is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. The casemate is nothing more than a vault inside the fort wall. You were inside the fort wall. Unique for museums in this day and time. We will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the interesting history that occurred here. Some of our stories will deal with the people that first arrived here and their plight during the American Civil War. Thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate, starting as far west as mexico. The Mississippi River valley. They migrated as far south as south america. They migrated to Point Comfort where fort monroe is located today. They were gatherers and lived a prosperous life here. In 1607, the english had come and by that time they learned the art of cultivation. The english would struggle the first three years. They too would prosper. We know from the secretary of the college that in 6019, 20 odd negroes arrived here. They were traded for goods. After that, we see
The casemate is nothing more than ewald inside the fo than a vault inside the fort wall. We will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the history that occurred here. Thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate, starting as far west as mexico. Asy migrated as far south south america. Migrated to port comfort where fort monroe is located today. Day were gatherers and live prosperous life there. Come07, the english had and by that time they learned the art of cultivation. 20 and odd negroes arrived here. They were traded for goods. After that we see the laws and rules and regulations that would start to manage the africanamerican population here in hampton. 1812 we look at the war of and find why this report is in existence and how it came about. In is the largest stone fort the United States here today . The war of 1812 as a backdrop to that story. British invaded the United States. They were stopped at a place. Alled baltimore after the war of 1812,