Different chap it terse in the book so some of the rich Historical Context is lost in my presentation today. I will ask your forbearance to offer you a few indeath glasses. Any questions about the details, the contest or other i would be happy to answer in the q a. Politicians this congress and many soldiers and their families made decisive distinctions between themselves and their social Welfare Benefits and civilians in theirs. Claiming soldiers and benefits isnt new. They had organize the after the civil war, for example, that soldiersere entitled to pensions and to soldiers homes, for example. But i would say in the late 20th century without conscription, without mass armies, the divide between civilian and soldier grew wide and army leaders made very special efforts to distinguish soldiers of the volunteer era from civilians and benefits from quite different. Id like to focus on the moment of origin of this politics of separation, a moment of origin for the volunteer force and the
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
It is my pleasure to introduce this afternoons speaker for this seasons final washington history seminar. Director and oxford. He received his doctorate in history from Harvard University and is the author of the war ,hat brought peace to mexico world war ii and the consolidation of postrevolutionary state. Published by the university of new mexico press in 2014. Dr. Jones is timothy had positions at Harvard David Rockefeller Center for that american studies and the office of the historian of the state department where he coedited the Foreign Relations for the United States volumes covering u. S. Policy toward latin america during the next and, ford, and carter administration. Onay he will be speaking crimes against securities of a nation, world war ii, the cold war, and the evolution of mexicos antisubversion laws. Mr. Jones. Jones thank you very much indeed for the introduction of for all of you for being here. Its a pleasure to be back in washington. I did spend a very rewarding few
Francis a. Mcani professor from notre dame. Hes the author of many books including god and race, a short history, published in 2008. The civil war as a theological crisis, 2006. And americas god from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln which appeared in 2002. Recent essays are treatment of the bible in candidate, the 300th anniversary celebrations of the King James Version of the bible and catholic uses of scripture in 19th century america. Today he will be speaking on his new book which is available outside after our seminar. In the beginning was the word, the bible in American Public life, 1492 to 1783. Mark noll. Thanks for the opportunity of being here, and thanks especially to the Woodrow Wilson center, the american association, the National History seminar, its a pleasure to be in washington on a warm winter day. Images you have on the screen is is of the first english language complete english language bible published in north america. Once the break had been made with britain w
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