The 1997 winner of the Allen N Nevins prize. Her most recent work warning lincoln which was published this year is already garnering praise. Reviewers have described it as original and ingenious approach. A lyrical and important study. Our own michael whom is no stranger to such basicaccolades called it a stunning piece of research. That is high praise coming from a master researcher. When shes not writing books, shes receivinge inging awards for her teaching. Despite her research commitments and teaching obligations, she gives lectures around the nation and the world and engages diverse audiences through public media. You can hear her on tuesday this coming tuesday, march 24th on nprs show where she will be discussing her new book. Please welcome professor martha hodes. [ applause ] good afternoon. Im happy to be part of this event. Ive been teaching the civil war for nearly 25 years. I call my course race, civil war and reconstruction. I want to draw my students about larger historic
Nevins prize. Her most recent work warning lincoln which was published this year is already garnering praise. Reviewers have described it as original and ingenious approach. A lyrical and important study. Our own michael whom is no stranger to such basicaccolades called it a stunning piece of research. That is high praise coming from a master researcher. When shes not writing books, shes receivinge inging awards for her teaching. Despite her research commitments and teaching obligations, she gives lectures around the nation and the world and engages diverse audiences through public media. You can hear her on tuesday this coming tuesday, march 24th on nprs show where she will be discussing her new book. Please welcome professor martha hodes. [ applause ] good afternoon. Im happy to be part of this event. Ive been teaching the civil war for nearly 25 years. I call my course race, civil war and reconstruction. I want to draw my students about larger historical questions. Ive always had a
When i was in seoul and tokyo and when i was in different cities in china, they were all asking how can we get more diversity . They realize this is important for competition in the Global Economy today. We cant afford a conversation that is backwards, saying how do we keep these people in the fringes. Because they are going to be there. We need to embrace that and see our populations continue to grow in the u. S. Two final things and then bring in the audience. First you mentioned the importance. The goal here really is citizenship in the end. Not just legal status. And that will require legislation. Do you think this executive action in the long run is bringing us closer or further away from a legislative consensus on immigration . No question i think it is bringing us closer. And to use the metaphor from before like gay marriage. Civil unions, the sky didnt fall. It was a necessary first step, not the ultimate goal. As i joked with friend, whats going to happen when gay marriage goe
At the college of william and mary. Shes written several books on the africanAmerican History of Hampton Roads and is now coauthoring a history on the black community of norfolk. Many of you know cassandra from the 2010 virginia civil war sus question centennial conference, held at norfolk state on slavery and the civil war. The tough stuff of American History and memory. She was the director of that conference. I first met cassandra at a conference in 2006 at ft. Monroe. It was interesting, that conference was cohosted by the museum of the confederacy and the United States army. I think it was the first time that those two were ever allies in an effort. [ laughter ] and she gave a brilliant presentation about how the concept of fleeing slaves coming into union lines came to be known as contraband of war. She is now a member of our historians advisory committee. Shes helping us create the exhibits for the new civil war museum. This is cassandras first time to address an American Civil
Freedmen, who came to be called and discusses their service in the union army and the challenges they faced in the aftermath of the war. This is just under 40 minutes. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, our next speaker is cassandra newbyalexander. Cassandra is a professor of history and director of the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center for african diaspora. She earned her ph. D. In history at the college of william and mary. Shes written several books on the africanAmerican History of Hampton Roads and is now coauthoring a history on the black community of norfolk. Many of you know cassandra from the 2010 virginia civil war sus question centennial conference, held at norfolk state on slavery and the civil war. The tough stuff of American History and memory. She was the director of that conference. I first met cassandra at a conference in 2006 at ft. Monroe. It was interesting, that conference was cohosted by the museum of the confederacy and the United States army. I think it was the first time