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We have two great authors here who have done great work on biographies, two good books you should pick up, both are available in the vendor area. Once again im from the National Parks association, i have several coloraleagues that will here, raise your hand, thats us. If you have any questions about us who we are, what we do stop by and visit us and pick up our brochure. This ends the opening 99th annual conference. I look forward to being back next year for the 100th. Thank you all. Tl. Good friday. Today were going to be discussing two separate conflicts that took place in north america. We talked about the french indiana wars and queen annes war. Today we will talk about two separate conflicts. One is not actually the french indian war. But actually the war between british colonies in the south and spain. And the war that occurs just before the french indiana war. These are words i put up for spelling. Often times i will mentio ....
Its early all right, thats a little better. I was running a little late. But did i come prepareed . I would not let you down. School as prestigious as this has a conversation about soon is an important as Harriet Tubman i wouldnt miss this opportunity and and thats what i hope tonight is is a conversation about Harriet Tubman and the fact that shes been a footnote in africanAmerican History and American History books and finally we have a serious historical study thanks to miss clinton about Harriet Tubman. Authors here and theres plenty to buy and you can participate in the conversation by picking up the book eufrplt would like to discuss the Historic ....
Privateers are seizing our ships on the high seas, this is an insult and there is an increasing clamor in britain to do something about it. Also some of the tension between british and spanish over something that is basically a slave trading contract. It is a 30 Year Contract that gave britain the right to furnish slaves to spanish colonies. There was specific numbers on that. There was one incident in particular is that later gave this conflict the name, war of jenkins year it was in fact a result of one of the ships, the rebecca, that had been seized by the spanish, the captain was a man named Robert Jenkins and he had his ear cut off. It was severed. Everyone handed it was handed back to him. To him it was symbolic. He gets his ear cut off in 1771 but talks to the government, theres a carton of him talking to the Prime Min ....
It makes perfect sebs, right . Britain did not win the war. The french dominated on the continent. And you know, they had maritime advantages. From the colonial perspective, this is our great military achievement and you took it away from us. We have this great achievement and you took it away with the stroke after pen. That the perception. And so, economists robbed of the fruits of their greatest victory and theres a second part to that. And the frefrm head back to the place where they can put their privateers and raid and they are just as vulnerable as they were in 1744, 1745. So colonists are not happy and it makes sense from the british perspective. And not pleasing to the colonists. So what are the takeaways that we might have from discussing king georges war under this period . I think theres three things we can kind of take away from this particular conflict. The british colonists have once again banded together in times of crisis. We talk about coming together, gives you a sens ....
One of the underground railroads most notable conductors. In Harriet Tubman the road to freedom, it details her time as a scout, a sky, and a nurse for the union army. Clinton describes her work from march 2004. Thank you. Good evening. Good evening. Wake up yall, it is early. All right. Thats a little better. I was running late, but did i come prepared . All right. I would not let you down. Anyone someone has a conversation about someone as important in black history and American History as Harriet Tubman, a conversation about Harriet Tubman and a footnote in african American History and American History books and finally we have a serious historica ....