the american historical association. james: this is an initial experiment in something that we are likely to call history behind the headlines. historical context essential to decision-making in public culture and especially in all aspects of public policy. this is a membership supported organization. anybody who watches public television or listens to public radio is ready for this. if you would like to become a member and support this type of content, never siblings are located in the chat on zoom and in the comments on facebook live. and especially grateful thankful to history channel four their generous sponsorship of this webinar. let s get started. it is an honor to introduce today s panelists, annette gordon reed. blight, he studies slavery and abolition. these professors are pulitzer prize winning historians and they have won lots of other prizes as well. they have written and spoken frequently and insightfully on issues relating to monuments, history, memory and our
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good morning and welcome to ford s theatre and thank you to the abraham lincoln institute. the illinois state society and our presenters and speakers for making today possible. i am director of education and interpretation at ford s theater . we are absolutely delighted to make this program possible here again for but i think is the fourth year. the set of our current production is into the woods, that will be the backdrop for us and the show tonight is sold out. we originally were going to encourage you to see the show tonight but we cannot do that because it is selling so well and will run until mid-may so we encourage you to come back. some reminders, first of all, there is no food or drink in the theater. feel free to eat and drink in the lobby. please do not bring anything into the theater. your wristband will serve as your ticket for the full day admission and will also grant you admission to the ports theater museum in the basement which contains artifacts and inform