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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Abraham Lincoln And Emancipation 20160331

Do, too, she has brought to the floor those who have the most pressing interest and those who worked tirelessly largely unrecognized in achieving emancipation and therefore, those were the slaves, the people who had the most vital interest and her book lincoln and emancipation fills a gap thats been left in the story of emancipation but bringing to the floor the Important Role that so many blacks played in changing the face of our nation and bringing about emancipation. Ive been counseled to be brief and so with that id like to introduce dr. Edna green medford. [ applause ] good evening. Id like to thank ali and the theater to speak with you this morning and thank you for being here before that massive storm were supposed to be having this evening. I love weather folk. They always well they sometimes exaggerate what is going to happen. Lets hope that they are right this time because they are playing it down unless you move in the ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Abraham Lincoln And Reconstruction 20160331

Stroke of his pen he freed. Lincoln was central but African Americans were there, as well as were many other groups of people it is true the bulk of the money came from black veterans, as well. I dont believe all of it did. The first person that supposedly gave the first 5 was Charlotte Scott freed by her owner before the proclamation had been issued. She lived in virginia. Her owner was being pressured by his secessionest neighbors. He got to be too great for him. He moved to ohio and he freed her in the process. She went with them to ohio. Ive always wondered why she did that but she was a 61yearold who spent her life in slavery. Where else was she going to go . Yeah, its problematic. It has always been problematic from the very beginning and they did not decide. African americans did not decide who the designer would be or what the design was. Very similar statute with ....

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