In 1861. It started in these refugee camps. Im going to start with two stories. The first one might be familiar. The story of how the contraband decision got handed down. It happened Important Role virginia. Baker,ownsend, James Shepherd mallory get a boat where the union just arrived. There are confederates all around and these gentlemen had been building confederate fortifications for their master. They knew they were about to go to North Carolina and would be leaving their families and they decided to chance it. Next morning, a confederate soldier comes under flag of truce and says, please return the slaves. Were rebels really entitled . Werent they foreign country . You say you are a foreign country. Said, im confiscating these three men as contraband property of war. He even gave the confederate soldier a receipt. This spreads incredibly quickly. It is an in between status. Property likee of smuggled goods but you are a person. But whatever the ambiguities of contraband, it defini
Werent they foreign country . That is what he said. You say you are a foreign country. I guess u. S. Laws dont apply to you. So he said, im confiscating these three men as contraband property of war. They were used in service of the confederacy. Now they are union property. He even gave the confederate soldier a receipt. So what is contraband . This spreads incredibly quickly. Through newspapers rub the north. All of a sudden you see minstrel shows of the contraband. It becomes a now, part of common parlance. Is something of a legal trick. Is in in between status. Matter slave nor free. You are a ward of the government. You are a piece of property like smuggled goods but you are a person. Your labor is useful. But whatever the ambiguities of contraband, it definitely is a link to emancipation. We can save fort monroe is the birthplace of the emancipation because this contraband decision does one of two things. It makes congress recognize they first, have to do something. Congress sanct
2013. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a from rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im matt lauer. Natalie is on assignment. That one back there. That norway spruce, we lit her last night. One of the prettiest trees we had in a long time. This is the most beautiful. So much fun at the Tree Lighting. We were up early and all slept under the tree. It was great. Natalie is a cover hogger. The rain didnt come until overnight. It was spectacular. Im telling you everything aligned perfectly. So fun watching it from home. You guys were amazing. It was so festive. Perfect. While we had good weather here, were really still talking about weather as our top story today. New concern from that potent and powerful storm that we followed all week long. Nbc and this time were talking about ice, dylan, and youre in arkansas this morning. Good morning, matt, nearly a dozen states in the path of this poten
On the first Friday of every month, Odessa Arts puts together a group of events happening in or around downtown Odessa. This Friday there are a ton of events happening, something for everyone, even families.