This is a panel on the book civil war places. We have a couple copies up here that people will be thumbing through. And were going to have something very unusual for me, were going to have a screen behind us. He is smiling because i dont do anything this venturesome. To have actual images of when i give a talk. This is something of a departure for me. Heres how the structure is going to work. Im going give very brief introductions for the four people who are sitting here at the table with me and ill do all of them at once. And then im going to go in the order in which these images are going to appear and have each of our Panel Members talk about why they decided to be part of this project. And why they selected the image that they selected. Theyll talk for a little while about the image and then well see where the conversation goes after that. Youll be able to have questions. Let me introduce everybody up here. Ill start with carol riordan, the professor of American History at penn sta
Angela hudson, an associate and soon to be full professor at texas a m university, an expert in American Indian history, representations of American Indian and popculture as well as intersection of American Indian and africanamerican lives. She received her phd from yale held fellowships at the American Philosophical Society and the rare book and manuscript library, among others. Her first book was called indian settlers and slaves and the making of the american south. Her most recent book is, real native genius how an exslave and a white mormon became famous indians. It was just published from the university of North Carolina press. She is a dear friend and occasional mentor to me. I will dispense with any embarrassing stories and say it is an honor and pleasure to welcome her here today. [applause] thank you for that introduction. Thank you for coming this morning. I will tell you a story today about real native genius. Two of them actually. Like most stories it is unbelievable and h
Soon to be full professor at texas a m university, an expert in American Indian history, representations of American Indian and popculture as well as intersection of American Indian and africanamerican lives. She received her phd from yale in 2007 and has held fellowships at the American Philosophical Society and the rare book and manuscript library, among others. Her first book was called indian settlers and slaves and the making of the american south. It was published in 2010 area her most recent book is, real native genius how an exslave and a white mormon became famous indians. It was just published from the university of North Carolina press. She is a dear friend and occasional mentor to me. I will dispense with any embarrassing stories and say it is an honor and pleasure to welcome her here today. [applause] angela thank you for that introduction. Thank you for coming this morning. I will tell you a story today about real native genius. Two of them actually. Like most stories it
People who courageously opposed ceausescus brutal communist regime during the romanian revolution in 1989. Revolutionaries like him helped to bring an end to more than four decades of communism in their country. To honor their bravery, they were awarded special pensions and benefits. But because he recently worked in the office that granted these benefits, hamar alparbenjamin discovered inconsistencies in who received them. Now, a scandal surrounding those who falsely claim to have been on the right side of history threatens the reputation of some who claimed to be revolutionaries. Military honors for the heroes of the romanian revolution. Hamar alparbenjamin is proud to have been part of the revolt against the ceausescu regime. But this ceremony also makes him angry. He says that many the supposed heroes are liars who never fought in the revolution. Unfortunately, the community of revolutionaries has been diluted in the last 27 years. Among us are now spies and people who paid money f
People who courageously opposed ceausescus brutal communist regime during the romanian revolution in 1989. Revolutionaries like him helped to bring an end to more than four decades of communism in their country. To honor their bravery, they were awarded special pensions and benefits. But because he recently worked in the office that granted these benefits, hamar alparbenjamin discovered inconsistencies in who received them. Now, a scandal surrounding those who falsely claim to have been on the right side of history threatens the reputation of some who claimed to be revolutionaries. Military honors for the heroes of the romanian revolution. Hamar alparbenjamin is proud to have been part of the revolt against the ceausescu regime. But this ceremony also makes him angry. He says that many the supposed heroes are liars who never fought in the revolution. Unfortunately, the community of revolutionaries has been diluted in the last 27 years. Among us are now spies and people who paid money f