exhibition titled determine, the 400 your struggle for black equality. this second section explores the period from the end of the civil war after the civil war, which ended slavery in the united states, through 1950. and this was a period that witnessed both progress and backlash for black americans. after the civil war, as black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities in the form of access to education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting to businesses and so forth as on the one hand black lives flourished, under the new promises afforded by freedom in american society. black people also began to suffer backlash from white establishment that wanted to reassert its power, its sense of supremacy and its control over people of color, and at the same time that we see amazing strides and black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement, and legalized. segregation in american. society so, we will look at a
after the civil war black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities. on one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in american society. black people suffer from backlash from the white establishment. at the same time that we see the process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legal s segregation in the forms of american society. we will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic. the section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. the 13th amendment, first in 1865, which finally and definitively ended 246 years of slavery and america. it was ratified in 18 68, which guaranteed citizenship rights to former slaves and promised to do process and protection under the law to all americans. it s an amendment regularly cited in legal cases today. and then the 15th amendment, ratified in 1870, which gave black men the righ
slavery in the united states, through 1950. this was a period that witnessed both progress and backlash. for black americans. after the civil war black virginians and americans embrace new opportunities with new education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting new businesses and so forth. on one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in american society. black people suffered from backlash from the white establishment that wanted to reassert its power and supremacy and control over people of color. at the same time that we see the amazing strides in black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement legalized segregation in american society. we will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic of progress and backlash. the section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. the 13th amendment, fi
in to the north bridge on april 19, 1775, starting the american revolution. this house was standing here then. eventually, much, much later than that, it becomes the home of amos bronson alcott and his family. now one of the daughters, louisa may alcott, in this house, writes a book that changes a lot of the way people think about children, the way they think about young women, the way they think about mature women. it was a very progressive book for its day and frankly in many ways today it still remain this is because it s just a simple true to life story of four young women and their parents. mr. alcott was an educator, primarily, in the early days. mrs. alcott was a progressive thinker who was deeply in love with mr. alcott. they were in boston when mr. alcott met ralph waldo emmerson and they struck up quite the friendship. emmer sovepb was well ensconced in this town, he thought alcott belonged her. the political revolution in 1775, but it also had a literary revolution
good morning, everybody. if we can go ahead and take your seats, we ll get started in a moment. good morning, i m the chief medical advisor of the bipartisan politics center and i want to welcome all of you to today s event entitled budgeting for biodefense: are we prepared. our mission is to actively seek to combine the best ideas from both political parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all americans. we drive principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation, and advocacy. yesterday, former senators tom daschle and judd greg released a b.p.c. report outlining options for policymakers to optimize funding that supports the procurement of medical countermeasures needed in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear event. today we ll hear about the findings from this report and hear from experts from congress, the executive branch and industry. without further ado, i d like to vite b.b.c. co-f