Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Its great to see the conversation, everyone having a good time. The food was wonderful. We welcome you again to this. Unch Panel Plenary session im going to introduce the moderator and the moderator will introduce the panelists. I am happy to introduce our panel moderator. Professor mcdowell is the professor of literary studies and the director of the College Institute for africanamerican studies at the university of virginia. She has been a member of the uva her booksnce 1987 and include studies of fiction by africanamerican women as well as numerous articles and in scholarly publications. Professor mcdowell has been extensively involved in editorial projects pertaining to africanamerican literature. Me in welcoming professor deborah mcdowell. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you, marcus. Thank all of you for your presence. Thanks to the organizers for this wonderful event they have , with many more exciting panels to come i task, decidedly simple
Of our state, especially in the 20th century. The first example of the legislative innovation was in 1902 when the legislator created the Oregon Initiative and referendum. A system that allowed the public to play a lead role in writing and, writing regulations also in recalling elected officials. Here in oregon, our ballots are often very lengthy. We know only vote for candidates, but we vote on referendums and ideas for the policy for legislation. One of the most important ones that was passed back in 1912 was giving women the right to vote. Great oregonian stories with abigail. She came across from illinois in a covered wagon covered wagon. She was oregons leading suffragists, plotting to give women the right to own property. Fighting to give women the right to vote. Five times it went to the ballot and five times men voted it down. It was not until 1912 that women got the right to vote in oregon when the petition and referendum voted for it. The great story is that, while abigail wa
Professor adam rothman talks about the jesuits, Roman Catholic religious order and their history during the 18th and 19th century as slave owners in maryland and the washington, d. C. Area. He also looks at how georgetown founded by the jesuits benefitted from the slave economy. This 90minute la tee sha woods brown memorial lek kmur is given annually to honor the pioneering africanamerican educator and historian and was part of a conference on washington, d. C. History. Id like to begin by thanking the Historical Society of washington, d. C. For the opportunity to deliver this years latisha woods brown lecture. Professor brown was a champion of the africanAmerican History of washington, d. C. And its a real thrill for me to be able to honor her work and life in this forum. It was really just touching and moving to hear your recollections of your grandmother. And i cant tell you how happy it makes me to hear from you that she would approve of and appreciate the work that were doing at g
Professor brown was a champion of the africanAmerican History of washington, d. C. Its a real thrill for me to be able to honor her work and life in this forum. It was touching and moving to hear your recollections of your grandmother. I cant tell you how happy it that me to hear from you she would approve of and appreciate the work we are doing at georgetown. Thats free much the best introduction ive ever gotten. [laughter] in my life. I really appreciate that. I would also like to thank the National Archives for hosting us. And for all of you for being here in person or perhaps watching remotely, through the magic of youtube or maybe later on on cspan. I just really appreciate your interest in history. Teaching it seems like and learning about history is an uphill battle. We are so focused on the present , we look forward to the future and few of us stop to reflect on the past and where we come from and how it shakes shapes where we are today. History, to think about its impact on ou
People of puerto rico need to know they are not forgotten, that they are part of the american family, and Congress Plus responsiveness, even though this is not a perfect bill, at least moves us in the right direction. Amy while president obama vows to help the puerto rican people, a stunning new report has just been released showing how much of the debt owed by puerto rico is not actually money that the island borrowed, but instead interest owed to wall street firms including goldman sachs, citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and morgan stanley. In some cases, puerto rico is being paid forced to pay up to 1000 interest. Then we will speak to the dishwasher at Yale University who was arrested after breaking a stainedglass window depicting enslaved africans carrying cotton. We will also speak to professor Craig Steven Wilder author of , the book, ebony ivy race, slavery, and the troubled history of americas universities. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, t