Program. One kellie carter jackson wondered if we consider doing a talk about her new book, contemplates how black resistance and violent resistance of slavery was essential to emancipation. I said, sure! so long as you could bring out the women s history angle. [laughs] indeed, the story of the past includes women, and we believe so to should any historical narrative. And kellie being kellie said sure we could have that! kellie carter jackson is assistant professor of history at the department of africana studies at wellesley college. She received her ph. D. Through columbia university, under the direction of eric foner. Force and freedom as her book, and she and i went through the wars together and gradual. The same cohort! she is joined in conversation by steven hahn, who needs no introduction. He is the esteemed professor of history at and why you. Their conversation will last for a little under an hour, with time for a q a. And a book signing outside afterwards. Stay for some refr
violence in american politics panel, as i think you will see, it s an incredibly timely panel, and a really good time to be putting these topics into the context of a broader american history, so i will start off by introducing our panel. and everyone will give their opening statement and then we will start the conversation, sitting right next to me is t. cole jones, an assistant professor of history at purdue university. he held a ph.d. from johns hopkins and colonial history. he s the author of captives of liberty: prisoners of war and politics of vengeance and the american revolution , but still be released this fall by the enormity of pennsylvania pressed. in addition to his book, he has published articles in the journal of the early republic, the journal of military history and the new england quarterly. he s currently on the work that is provisionally titled, patrick henry war, the struggle for the revolutionary west. kellie carter jackson is it, and the politics of vi
american history from john hopkins and prisoners of war and politics of vengeance in the american revolution which will be released this fall by the university of pennsylvania press. articles in the journal and the new england quarterly and working on a project that is titled patrick henry s war the struggle for empire in the revolutionary west. kellie carter jackson is from wellesley college. out from university of pennsylvania press provides the first historical analysis exclusively focused on the tactical uses of violence among black activists. she is co-editor of race, politics and memory and featured in the history channel documentary roots a history revealed which was nominated for an image award in 2016. gideon cohn-postar the causes and consequences of economic voter intimidation in the late 17th century and the institute of american history and the andrew w. melon foundation and the social science research council. and finally felix harcourt is from austin colle
historians analyze the correlation between violence and u.s. political change, from the time of the american revolution to present day. this talk was part of a two-day conference called remaking american political history. all right, since be a very on-time combing of the room, i will kick us off. for coming to the violence in american politics panel. i think you ll find it as a very timely panel and a good time to broader context of american history. i want to start by introducing our panel. sitting right next to me, an assistant professor of history at purdue history. he is author of captives of prisoners of war and politics of vengeance and the which willolution be released this fall. he has a list articles in the journal of military history and the new england quarterly. he is working on a project provisionally titled patrick and raise war: the revolutionary west. kellie carter jackson s book provides the first historical analysis exclusively focused on violence ag
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