national constitution center and to tonight s convening of america s town hall. i am jeffrey rose of the president of this wonderful institution and let s begin as always by inspiring ourselves with the national constitution centers mission statement. the national constitution center is the only institution in america charted by congress to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people on a non-partisan basis, and i want to give a special thanks to the and welsh mcnulty institute for women s leadership at villanova university for their great collaboration on a series of discussions, including this one, which is part of the constitution center s women and the constitution initiative and i want to also thank mcnulty foundation for their generous generous support which makes these program is possible. they spread so much light and we re so grateful for our collaboration and now i will introduce the panelists and then tonight s moderator. nadi
america charted by congress to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people on a non-partisan basis, and i want to give a special thanks to the and welsh mcnulty institute for women s leadership at villanova university for their great collaboration on a series of discussions, including this one, which is part of the constitution center s women and the constitution initiative and i want to also thank mcnulty foundation for their generous generous support which makes these program is possible. they spread so much light and we re so grateful for our collaboration and now i will introduce the panelists and then tonight s moderator. nadia brown is professor of government chair of women s and gender studies and affiliate in the african-american studies program at georgetown university. she s also an idle family fellow at the mcnulty institute at villanova. she is the author of the award-winning sisters in the state house black women and legisla
national constitution center and to tonight s convening of america s town hall. i am jeffrey rose of the president of this wonderful institution and let s begin as always by inspiring ourselves with the national constitution centers mission statement. the national constitution center is the only institution in america charted by congress to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people on a non-partisan basis, and i want to give a special thanks to the and welsh mcnulty institute for women s leadership at villanova university for their great collaboration on a series of discussions, including this one, which is part of the constitution center s women and the constitution initiative and i want to also thank mcnulty foundation for their generous generous support which makes these program is possible. they spread so much light and we re so grateful for our collaboration and now i will introduce the panelists and then tonight s moderator. nadi
centers mission statement. the national constitution center is the only institution in america charted by congress to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people on a non-partisan basis, and i want to give a special thanks to the and welsh mcnulty institute for women s leadership at villanova university for their great collaboration on a series of discussions, including this one, which is part of the constitution center s women and the constitution initiative and i want to also thank mcnulty foundation for their generous generous support which makes these program is possible. they spread so much light and we re so grateful for our collaboration and now i will introduce the panelists and then tonight s moderator. nadia brown is professor of government chair of women s and gender studies and affiliate in the african-american studies program at georgetown university. she s also an idle family fellow at the mcnulty institute at villanova. sh
two lectures is entitled, recruiting the freedom fighters in the war of the rebellion. this is a lost stories lost stories series. we are telling a story that often does not get told. a history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. we are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. since the stern necessities of this struggle have laid there the naked issue of freedom on one side and slavery on the other, freedom shall have in the future of this conflict if necessary, my blood. these are the words of captain hezekiah fort douglas. douglas in 1851, no relation to frederick douglass, had once opposed the agenda of the american society of free persons of color who argued that in league with the constitution, they could end the tyranny of slavery. once the civil war indeed became a war, within the tyranny of slavery, he made it very clear that he was willing to fight in the league with that constitution and