Cox, along with these Television Companies, supports cspan2 as a public service. Tonights speakerou im very excited to introduce you to her, doctor fay yarbrough, professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Doctor yarborough is an expert on 19th century native American History and shes got special interest in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century so her first book was well have plenty of time at the end. Ou the way we do discussion. We this is through the q and a box at any time. Feel free to type it in or wait until the end. F well get to as many of your questions as we can. Within an hour and 15 minutes. Around 8 15 eastern time. I id just like to say how grateful i am to have our guest. It wasl. A wonderful book. Thank you very much. Thank you, so much. Good evening, its nice to be hereth with your virtually. Thankh you for spending your tie with me and id like to thank professor for inviting me and a Meli
Weekends on cspan2 are an intellectual feast. Every saturday American History tv documents american stories, and on sundays booktv brings you the latest i nonfiction books and authors. Funding for cspan2 come from these Television Companies and more including cox. Koolende vries syndrome is extremely rare, but friends dont have to be. When youre connected, youre not alone. Cox, along with these Television Companies, supports cspan2 as a public service. Ten tonight speaker im vey excited to introduce hersh to y, shes dr. Fay yarbrough, professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Dr. Yarbrough if an expert on 19th century native American History and shes got special interests in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century so her first book was raised in the Cherokee Nation, sovereignty in the 19th century, and her most recent book is called choctaw confederates the American Civil War in indian country. And, of course
Im very excited to introduce her to you. She stuck to Fay Yarbrough professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Dr. Yabra as an expert on 19th century native american history, and shes got special interest in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century. So her first book was race and the Cherokee Nation sovereignty in the 19th century, and her most recent book is called choctaw confederates the American Civil War in indian country. And of course you recognize the title. That book is the subject of tonights talk and its also basically brand new. I noticed its official publication date was exactly two weeks ago. So its a twoweek birthday for your book this evening and were excited to share it with you. You can find it in all of the usual bookstore places as well as directly from the university of north carolina, press the publisher. So the talk will be around 30 to 35 minutes or so. Well have plenty of time for discu
Im very excited to introduce her to you. She stuck to Fay Yarbrough professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Dr. Yabra as an expert on 19th century native american history, and shes got special interest in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century. So her first book was race and the Cherokee Nation sovereignty in the 19th century, and her most recent book is called choctaw confederates the American Civil War in indian country. And of course you recognize the title. That book is the subject of tonights talk and its also basically brand new. I noticed its official publication date was exactly two weeks ago. So its a twoweek birthday for your book this evening and were excited to share it with you. You can find it in all of the usual bookstore places as well as directly from the university of north carolina, press the publisher. So the talk will be around 30 to 35 minutes or so. Well have plenty of time for discu
In the 1920s, there was a Strong Black Community here in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. People call it The Black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or [bleep] land. Tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies by dumping them in mass graves around the city. We have tulsans of an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks that this crime scene is not going to speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, whew, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. There was a Strong Black Community in