And Historic Preservation and interpretation, and about how African American history fits into the larger narrative of american history. Next, the opening session on African American religion. This event was cohosted by the Smithsonian Museum of African American history and culture and the american historical association. It is an hour and 40 minutes. Thank you for joining us on this rainy day in washington, d. C. This panel attempts to answer the simple but complex question, what is African American religion . , at leastn america the vast majority, were chattel to be bought and sold, exploited, and often cast aside when every ounce of value had been extracted an. But unlike the livestock listed alongside them at state inventories and at auction, this peculiar brand of property sought to preserve their humanity. In their relationships with each other, in the establishment and operation of their social institutions, and especially in their sacred beliefs. Percentof african adopted a bel
Rainy day in washington, d. C. I am honored to be the chair of this panel which attempts to answer the simple, yet in many ways, complex question, what is africanamerican religion. Africans in america, the vast majority, were by law chattel, to be bought and sold, exploited unapologetically and often cast aside once every ounce of value had been extracted. But unlike the livestock that was listed alongside them on the state inventories and at auctions, this peculiar brand of property fought to assert and preserve their humanity, in their relations with each other, in the establishment and operation of their social institutions, and especially in their sacred beliefs. Peoples of african descent adopted a belief system that adopted their ethnicities in the particular circumstances that shaped their lives and labor. Time and experiences altered and redefined the beliefs and practices familiar to the ancestors. The descendents of these men and women adopted new ways of looking at the world
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They have been truly humbled by the outpouring of the encouragement and support for the decision to quit tobacco. As we go forward with the private sector to continue to take a leadership role. Es. Chair will recognize himself and Ranking Member for purposes of making Opening Statement. Without objection the Opening Statement of any other member of the committee who wishes to provide one will be included in the record. A little over two years ago, four americans serving our country in benghazi, libya, were killed. Two of them were killed when a facility emblematic of our country was set on fire. And two of them were killed when they dared to fight back and defend themselves. And others. Sean smith, chris stevens, ty woods and glen doherty represented us. They represented our country, and our values. We ask them to go. We sent them, and they were killed because some people hold a deepseated animus toward us simply because we are us. So to the family and the friends, and the loved ones o
As assistant secretary of state for Diplomatic Security, he testified about changes made to improve security at foreign posts. He was joined by members of the state Department Best Practices panel, which made security recommendations of its own. This is a little less than three hours. [no audio] we are experiencing an audio problem with this event. We are working to fix the technical difficulty and will continue running it. Hopefully, the audio will come back shortly, here on cspan. [no audio] again, we are experiencing audio difficulties. We apologize for that problem. We are working to fix it. We will have it corrected, hopefully, shortly, here on cspan. [no audio] again, experiencing some audio difficulties with this recording of this hearing on cspan. We have found another version of the recording. We are going to play that now for you from the top, on cspan. [no audio] come tomeeting will order. The chairquorum for persons taking testimony, percent to house rules. Without objectio