Narrative sweep of the civil war and only 50 objects . About when i was asked to undertake the project for the Historical Society and that was a lucky day for me. Threemember we got to see arrayed befores us on a conference table and the Historical Society. That was a matter of picking representative objects which stand in for a big history of the civil war, item by item, personal story by personal story. It was remarkable at the end that we constructed the history of the war from the Abolitionist Movement to the 13th amendment which abolished slavery. And it was great fun to work with you on that project. Yes. Our topic this evening as fighting slavery, the bumpy road to black freedom. This evening we will be looking at three objects related to the topics and theyre all paperbased objects. Petition to Abraham Lincoln for the recruitment of black troops. A broadside by Frederick Douglass. And a sketch, the arrival of slaves to chickasaw bio. Bayou. Petition toe is a ever handling and f
Bowling alleys, and small weddings all able to resume this weekend. And in sport, theres not much social distancing here but after five months away, its finally safe, for rugby unions premiership to return tonight. Ive been to see how its been going in training. Well meet the sisters who kept their world war ii codebreaking a secret from each otherfor decades as, ahead of vj day, theyre honoured for their efforts. Good morning. It is a mixed day to day. In the south with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Drier towards the north. The heatwave is gradually starting to ease. All the details throughout the programme. Its friday, august 14th. Our top story. People arriving in the uk from france, malta and the netherlands will be forced to self isolate for 14 days from tomorrow, following a late night announcement by the government. With up to half a million british tourists thought to be in france alone, the deadline could see a rush to ports and airports over the next 2a hours from holi
The 15th Annual A Writer's Garden Literary Symposium and Luncheon "Everything's Coming Up Roses" at the Rosine Hall at the Dallas Arboretum attracted design and garden aficionados to hear from G. Michael Shoup, Bettie Bearden Pardee, and Susan Sully.