Chad williams is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era. Next, he talks about the postwar activism of the soldiers, explaining how after fighting with the idea of democracy abroad, many return to join movements to secure more rights and better social standing for African American here at home. National world War One Museum, in kansas missouri of 2019. Now id like to introduce our first speaker for this morning. Doctor chad williams, he is a agus this professor and history at african and African American studies at brandon university. He specializes in African American and modern United States history, world war i and African American intellectual history. He is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era, which received the 2011 liberty, legacy, Foundation Awards from the organization of american historian and the 2011 distinguish book of war society of military history. He is also a part o
Been brewing for 12, 13 years has started. So today were going to talk whats called [ speaking Foreign Language ] anybody take french . This is april 1775, right after lexington and concord, through the declaration of independence. This is sometimes called the Popular Uprising phase. And this is the year of the revolution that probably more people supported the war than any other one. Why do you suppose theres so much support for the war this year . Any ideas . They havent really started fighting yet. They havent started fighting yet. They dont know what war is going to mean. Anybody else, any ideas . Some of it, this is like fury. And i have some images to show you. Theres a historian named charles roister and he coined this phrase, rage militaire. And it says, the rage militaire has taken hold on the entire continent. The americans are fighting mad. Its a wild passion. What is rage . Go ahead. Anger. Intense anger. The americans are really furious. All this stuff has been building up
Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan3. Welcome, everyone, to the National World war ii museum. Here at the museum we have several different permanent exhibits and were here today on the road to tokyo exhibit which is going to take us through the war in the pacific and asia from 1941 to 1945. Weve designed this exhibit as a recreation of the bridge of the uss enterprise, a world war ii aircraft carrier. As you advance into the exhibit, youre going to start on the ship and get yourself oriented to the war in the pacific. One of the things we like to do is introduce our visitors to the main players. We have a lineup of four of them here, we have the japanese emperor, the man who is responsible for the war in the pacific, the president of the United States Franklin Dell noer roosevelt and the leader of the nationalist chinese. We fought a war in the pacific. They found a war on the asia mainland. Very bloody war. As we advance through the bridge of the uss enterprise, this is wh
Four years ago. Her book already a bestseller wabestseller. Welcome everybody. We have great session here. Really a celebration are brilliant timely new book and sign for us to an important discussion about what is going on in the critical region of the world. Of course, the star todays performance is the author of that great new book. Michael osman who is a tremendous historian and scholar of contemporary asia. And he is a distinguished fellow. Bernie is also a great friend. Really is wonderful for us all to be with you to celebrate this permit is to book. Ages new politics. In the book is an important book and time about that we shipping that is going on. Anisha is also the author of another tremendous book, called the end of the asia century. One of the most prolific and lucid analyst on what is going on in the region. If you havent already done it, do what i did and set up a google alert for whatever the essays are published. You get them right away. And of course, in that region,
They held a demonstration, the demonstration turned violent. These two stories from different parts of the world come together at a new book titled they marched into sunlight, the authors David Maraniss. Hello David Maraniss. Your epilogue you write that connections fascinate you more than ideology. What is that mean . And how was it reflected in this book . I guess it means i am a journalist and historian. I am not trying to make a specific theological point when i do my reporting. I believe over the course of years our history is looked at different ways. I want to present 1967 and that point in time as actively and deeply as i could and stripped away some of the stereotypes of the 60s that sort of make it hard so so hard to see from the perspective of today. Who is this for . I hope it is for everybody. It certainly starts with the author you write about something you are interested in. My previous book what are there it was about bill clinton or Vince Lombardi always came around to