Professor adam rothman talks about the jesuits, Roman Catholic religious order and their history during the 18th and 19th century as slave owners in maryland and the washington, d. C. Area. He also looks at how georgetown founded by the jesuits benefitted from the slave economy. This 90minute la tee sha woods brown memorial lek kmur is given annually to honor the pioneering africanamerican educator and historian and was part of a conference on washington, d. C. History. Id like to begin by thanking the Historical Society of washington, d. C. For the opportunity to deliver this years latisha woods brown lecture. Professor brown was a champion of the africanAmerican History of washington, d. C. And its a real thrill for me to be able to honor her work and life in this forum. It was really just touching and moving to hear your recollections of your grandmother. And i cant tell you how happy it makes me to hear from you that she would approve of and appreciate the work that were doing at g
His class is about 45 minutes. Youre looking at footage of a vessel called the William Myers landing at ellis island in 1903. This film was taken by edison studios and it gives us a window into a moment of mass migration in the industrial atlantic. Lets just take in the scene. Lets start with a question for you all. First of all, let me ask you what you saw in the video. What struck you most and lets just do hands. We will put you on the spot. What did you see in that video . Sorry, film. Mostly that they carried so little with them considering it was them starting a new life. It seemed like they were carrying very little baggage. They did not have much with them. They brought very little with them to their new lives. What else . A lot of them were families it is surprising number of Young Children, because when we were learning at the beginning, a lot of the colonies were started by young , independent males, whereas now, there is a lot of Young Children and people to start completely
A milestone by meeting at the historic Decatur House in washington, d c, to recount their white house experiences. Bys program was hosted bottoms, and International Auction trust. It is about one hour. This is an event that has been birthed from a number of sources. It really all started for us with the collection you see against the back wall, the care and archive, which is one of documents and ephemera related to history. The collector who put it together with focused on finding documents and printed matter that bring you as close as you can to the contemporary events described and i encourage you all to have a look at these incredible documents spanning the papal from ambassador from the congo in 1608 who died two days after arriving in rome to the first printing of the u. S. Constitution and so forth. It is an opportunity to get close through history through interaction with documents and i think what is exciting about this evening is we not only have documentation but we have livi
And the inspired action you took to come to the aid of the veteran in crisis. Thank you all for the work that you do day in and day out on behalf of those who have served. A few weeks ago i had the honor of meeting with robert mcdonald, the secretary of the va. Secretary mcdonald is a man who has time and again answered the call of duty to his and our nation. He graduated from the United States military academy at west point in the top 2 of his class in 1975. An army veteran. Mr. Mcdonald served with the 82nd airborne division, completed jungle, arctic, desert warfare training, earned the ranger tab, that expert infantry men badge. Senior parachutist wing. Upon leaving military service, captain mcdonald was awarded the Meritorious Service medal. But mr. Mcdonalds expertise as a soldier is equal by his business beingaccumen. He earned a degree from the university of utah and has a career in the private sector. Before joining the va, chairman mcdonald was chairman, president and chief ex
You can also get through on social media. Lively conversation already going on on facebook. cspanwj. T to or email address is journal cspan. Org. Do u. S. Colleges have a race problem is our question. Here is the wall street journals morning alarticle. Universities are struggling to balance the Free Exchange of ideas with students growing desire to be shield by offensive views. At the heart of protests that have roiled campuses around the country. The missouri to yale to university of california, public and private schools have become embroiled in conversation and controversies that has faculty concerned about the stifling of free speech, and many students upset that their appeals to rid campuses of intolerance and racial insensitivity are being given short strip. While the tension between Political Correctness and open en colleges foriv decades, a Hunger Strike in protest over racial incidents that forced of the university of missouris president s on monday have supercharge the debate