World war i and the shaping of modern black identity. Is a chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for cell rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was dedicated was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by shasha conwell, the museums equity director Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans face when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure you will have a great evening. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Deputy Director of the African Museum of history and cult
Us for this important conversation. First, i want to start with the most important acknowledgment. There are some things that its important that somebody says. And there are some things that its important that everybody says. I want to ignore the shoshone people, on whose ancestrals Ancestral Lands Syracuse University now stands. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Syracuse University trustee paul greenberg, who is joining us this evening. Paul established the greenberg Speakers Series to highlight programs and initiatives that are at the core of our universitys mission. Hand it is right here at home in washington, d. C. , where syracuse has a powerful presence with nearly 15,000 alumni. I would also like to thank Marvin Lender and his wife elaine who are here tonight. He is the chairman of ultimate street management, even more widely known as the man behind the highly famous linders bagel he would say the family behind the highly famous and successful lenders bagel. I am gratef
Good evening. Good evening. First of all, thank you for coming out in this rainy evening, i know its a bit of a challenge, but it will be well was your time to be here for the discussion, its my pleasure to welcome you to the tonights program, in tide, historically speaking, will return fighting, and the shipping of modern black identity, public by, its a collection of us is, men and women, who serve the country on the battlefield, as well as on the home front. Their struggles for civil rights one of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the civil rights movement, was that it did, was decades away, the world long ones established an important question of citizenship, that pave the way for future progress, we are fortunately joined tonight, by the museums Deputy Director, and editor of who we return fighting, including an addition to the outstanding scholarship, the images are very powerful. Of americans, at war, on the home front, and also gives us a different look a
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this program entitled, historically speaking, we return fighting. World war i and the shaping of the modern black identity. Published by smithsonian books, we return fighting is a collection of essays that chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for civil rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by the museums Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans faced when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure y
You. [applause] cspanhistory. A panel of scholars and Museum Officials discuss approaches for addressing difficult aspects of u. S. History. They share ideas for how to remember and learn from topics such as lynching or the holocaust, or about the cultures and experiences of groups such as native americans and the disabled. The event took place in washington, d. C. And Syracuse Universitys greenberg house and Lender Center for social justice hosted the discussion. Good evening. Syracusehancellor of university and i think everyone for attending tonights roundtable discussion. I am pleased youre able to join us for this important conversation. First, i want to start with the most important acknowledgment. That itssome things important that somebody says. And there are some things that its important that everybody says. I want to ignore the shoshone people, on whose ancestrals Ancestral Lands Syracuse University now stands. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Syracuse University tr