Virginia, having earned her, one of her m. A. s and phd at the university of virginia. At oberlin, she created the history design lab that allows students to develop scholarly projects involving methodological approaches that range from digital humanities, exhibit design, oral history, podcast, historical fiction and public history. Remember what i said earlier about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 2019 in the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscript, mentioned in your printed program at the women,ld of slavery, slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say. It explains how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. It is fro
Speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 2019 in the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscript, mentioned in your program, women, slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say. It explains how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. It is from that work that the program today is derived free , women, mobilizing emancipation , citizenship and self making in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika nunley. [applause] prof. Nunley thank you. Good afternoon. I should thank you extra, because it is after lunch, late in the afternoon and you are still here. So thank you very much. Thank you to john coski and the staff at the Ame
Remember what we said about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of essays published in 2018 and 2019 in the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. And new perspectives on the union war. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Her book manuscript, mentioned in your program, women, slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say. With u. N. C. Press. It explains how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. It is from that work that the program today is derived, free women, mobilizing emancipation, citizenship and self making in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika unley. [applause] prof. Nunley thank you. Good afternoon. Should thank you extra, because it is after lunch, late in the afternoon and you a
Shes no stranger to virginia, having earned her, one of her m. A. s and phd at the university of virginia. At oberlin, she created the history design lab that allows students to develop projects involving methodological approaches ranging from oral history, podcast, historical fiction and public history. Remember what we said about our speakers and their commitment to mentorship and education. Shes the author of the civil war and transformation of american citizenship. As i was preparing this introduction, i read her work in the flagship journal civil war history, part of a roundtable discussion about new civil war revisionism. Also, women, sl slavery and the boundaries of freedom in washington, d. C. Is now under contract, i am pleased to say, explaining how black women in the Nations Capital made claims to liberty during the civil war. The program today free women, mobilizing emancipation and citizenship in wartime washington, d. C. Ladies and gentlemen, tamika nunley. [applause] pro
Since the 1930s to honor the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. And this year we have a special opportunity to hear from an extraordinary speaker. And in introducing him i would like to repeat something that he said at the First National Republican Convention that he attended as a young man in 1884. He was part of a reform wing of the Republican Party, and they had an insurgent candidate to be temporary chair of the convention, taking on the candidacy of the Republican National committee. That candidate happened to be the africanamerican congressman from mississippi, john r. Lynch. Here is some of what our speaker said. It is now less than a quarter of a century since in this city, chicago, the Great Republican Party organized for victory and nominated Abraham Lincoln of illinois who broke the fetors of the slaves and rant them asunder forever. It is a fitting thing for us to choose to preside over this convention one of that race whose right to sit within these walls is due to the bl