Which gave africanamericans the right to vote. This event was held at the university of the south in suwanee, tennessee. Good morning, everyone. My names john mccartle. Im the vice chancellor and president of the university of the south here at suwanee, tennessee. Also im proud to say a member of the history department. And in those several capacities its a pleasure for me to welcome all of you attending this symposium in person. As well as our audience on cspan to this Second Annual symposium on constitutional issues. This year we examine the 15th amendment and invite a conversation as our Program States on suffrage in light of the hopes and realities of american identity and governance. In many ways this university is the ideal venue for such a conversation. Envisioned as a Great National episcopal institution by a group of founding bishops in the 1850s, the university of the south by 1860 possessed more than 6,000 acres of land on the Cumberland Plateau in tennessee. Had an endowmen
And in those several capacities, its a pleasure for me to welcome all of you attending this symposium in person. As well as our audience on cspan to this Second Annual symposium on constitutional issues. This year, we examine the 15th amendment and invite a conversation as our Program States on suffrage in light of the hopes and realities of american identity and governance. In many ways this university is the ideal venue for such a conversation. Envisioned as a Great National episcopal institution by a group of founding bishops in the 1850s, the university of the south by 1860 possessed more than 6,000 acres of land on the Cumberland Plateau in tennessee. It had an endowment half the size of harvards. I often think with my regents about what that would mean for us today. We wouldnt be lamenting an 8 return. And saw itself, in that vision, with colleges of different sizes, schools of law and medicine and business and theology. Saw itself indeed as americas first truly comprehensive pri
Constitutional issues. On separate inlet of the hopes and realities of american identity and governance, this university is the ideal venue for such a conversation. Envisioned as a Great National of visible institution by a group of founding ships in the 1850s, university of the south by 1860 possesses more than 6000 is about half the size of harvard. I often think with my regions about what that would mean for us today. We would be lamenting and 8 return. It was in that vision with colleges of different sizes, schools of law and medicine and business and theology. The large crowd gathered for the university cornerstone. This was in october of 1860. Envisioners possessed something they utterly lacked in time. Within a month, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Every building was destroyed. Reality, describe the the stone was left on stone, all the nations pride or thrown went down to dust. Founderseration of chased by war, cleansed from the stain of pride knowing firsthand how origi
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Thank you everyone for being here. I see friends and family, colleagues. Library of congress and staff, influential to put book together. I am nervous. So i will just say thank you so much again for being here. So yeah, Frederick Douglas in d. C. Fred lick douglas moved to emancipation hall. We will not get much past the talking points. We do not scratch the surface of who douglas was as a grand father and a newspaper. So i try tried to get into that. And to get into the element. And of his life in the book. And as he talked about kind of a revelation to help me to put the book together. I will share this is assign for the douglas historic site. 16th and w street. Southeast. And it is a roughandtumble corner. So i worked in the united planting organization 1649 good hope road. And basically was a poverty worker and i worked in social services. Would i take the metro there and i would walk from the metro station and mlk. W street and make a left. And earlier in the morning. Not too much