And together we mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of captive africans in north america. Todays gathering is one of remembrance and reflection, and also one of celebration. We are gathered in the front lawn of an historic institution, in fact, the oldest Cultural Organization in the commonwealth of virginia. For 200 years, weve been collecting materials for the purpose of telling the story of this place. Some 14 million artifacts are housed in the walls behind me. We have much to be proud of. But we still have so very much we must do to be the state History Museum we deserve, to represent all and welcomes all. [applause] dr. Carter woodson, the man considered the founder of black history wrote, those who have no record of their forebears lose the inspiration that comes from the teaching of history. How true. We must do more and we will. We are committed at the museum to a Bright Future dedicated to inclusion and access. The exhibit is a legacy project of the 2019 commemoration,
The theme of this years event is ordinary people, extraordinary times. Historians explore how the war affected a Diverse Group of american people. The event is cohosted by the library of virginia, university of Virginia Center for Civil War History, and the American Civil War museum. In the first session, james robertson, Virginia Tech history professor emeritus, and the author or editor of more than 20 books will give a talk titled civil war echoes from the common folk. But first, the director of the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia will welcome the audience. This is live coverage on American History tv on cspan3. Good morning, im Gary Gallagher and i very pleased to welcome all of you this morning. To our symposium titled ordinary people, extraordinary times. I do this and welcome you on behalf of the library of virginia, the American Civil War the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. Treadway, they library and would perform this task,
The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 211 a bill to amend the Financial Stability act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability oversight council. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill . Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore 2 3 being in the affirmative. And without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will come to order. The house will come to order. Please, members, take conversations out of the well and out of
Professor thompson ok, remember how we were talking about proslavery views. But especially talking about how they use the bible. Picking up on the last one as a way to talk about something that is going to happen in the africanamerican experience, especially as they read to read the bible themselves. The conflated story, the mark of cain, the curse of ham. We did not talk about, because the reader does not pull those text together the tower of babel is often used to talk about what you have different races of people. So, i am adding that one in. It is an example of a way you can understand difference, the different races that exist. This is a whole code for households, women and children but included in that is slaves. Included in that, slaves being obedient to their masters. The first pass a job timothy is the person the first passage of timothy is the same. How to be a good slave. And then there is a code for how to treat slaves. In the argument, if slavery is being talked about, it
Story of lincoln. I am looking forward to finishing it. Lincoln is a particularly revered figure. He is revered in kansas in that we came into the union in the same time he is coming up. The kansas people were passionate abolitionists and for lincoln. He said, once famously, if i were a young man now, i would go to kansas. So, we came in with lincoln, and we have stayed with him. Throughout the weekend, American History tv is featuring topeka, kansas. Our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. To learn more, visit cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend and every weekend on cspan3. Each week American History tv sits in on a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch the classes every saturday evening here at 8 00 and midnight eastern. Next, Mercer University professor Douglas Thompson talks about religion and its impact on the relationship between slaves and their owners during the antebellum period. He cites nat turn