Now, i will start off with a word of warning. When i compiled all the information i wanted to share with you all this evening the first time i went through it and timed it i spoke for an hour and a half. So i hope yall are comfortable. We might be here for a while. Last year when josie was compiling this topics for this year she called me into her Office One Day and pitched me this idea as she mentioned and she ended up when i told her i probably did know somebody interested in this topic and she said when i think about it theres only one person that comes immediately to mind, and i said im so touched. Those are exactly the type of characters every girl longs to be associated with so before you can really start looking at the outlaw gangs civil war spun off you kind of have to take a flip back and see kind of understand the guerilla warfare that was going on during the during the civil war to kind of understand how that same mindset continued on after the war and kind of manifested its
Civil war guerrilla fighters who later became outlaws in the old west, including jesse james, his brother frank, and their gang. This event was recorded by the American Civil War museum in june of 2016. Now, i will start off with a word of warning. When i compiled all the information i wanted to share with you all this evening, the first time i went through it and timed it, i spoke for an hour and a half. So i hope you all are comfortable. We might be here a while. Im just kidding josie, dont get mad at me. Last year when josie was compiling the topics for this year, she called me into her Office One Day and pitched me this idea as she mentioned. Then she ended up, when i told her that and i agreed that i probably did know somebody who might be interested in doing this topic, she said, well, you know, when i think of outlaws, renegades or scoundrels, theres only one person that comes immediately to mind. I said, im so touched. Thats exactly the type of characters every girl longs to be
Compiling this topic, lecture topics for this year, she called me into her office and pitched me this idea. She ended up, when i told her and i agreed i probably did know somebody who might be interested in doing this topic, she said, when i think of outlaws, scalawags, and scoundrels, there is only one person who comes immediately to mind. I am so touched. That is exactly the type of characters every girl longs to be associated with. Before you can start looking at the outlaws that the civil war spun off, you have to take a flip back and see and understand the guerrilla warfare that was going on during the civil war to understand how that same mindset continued after the war and manifested itself in the wild west. Irregular warfare in the civil war, you have those who are somewhat associated with the organized military and calvary raiders in the borderland area, kentucky and everything, were probably the most closely associated. Rangers had partisan who acted on their own, but answere
Well as the middle east, as well as a few speeches that he made, one in 1959 and another in 1965 before he was killed that really talked about his viewpoints on africa, and then also a very critical interview that he gave when he attended the organization of African Unity conference in late july of 1964, in which he sort of discussed his strategy and the reason why he came to that conference and was appealing to these african heads of state. So hopefully everyone has read and listen to these speeches so we can really get a sense of malcolm xs viewpoints on africa. But really, in order for us to really understand why malcolm expressed some of the things he did in these letters because in many ways we see he is arguing against particular ideas within the black community that were right spread widespread. It is critical for us to have a very good Vantage Point of how africanamericans, specifically black americans, were thinking about africa in the late 1950s, early 1960s. Before we talk a
So today, were going to be, of course, reviewing and discussing section that really talks about malcolms views, malcolm xs views on on africa and even the middle east. And of course, we read a few of the letters that he sent home when he was traveling in 1959, as well as in 1964 in africa as well as the middle east. As well as a few speeches that he made. One in 1959 and another in 1965 before he was killed. That really sort of talked about his viewpoints on africa. And then also a very critical interview that he gave when he attended the organizational organization of African Unity conference in in late july of 1964. In which he sort of discussed his strategy and the reason why he came to that conference and was appealing to these african heads of state. So hopefully, everyones read and and listened to these speeches. And so we can really sort of get a sense of of malcolm xs viewpoints on africa. But really, i mean, i think in order for us to really understand why malcolm expressed so