Visitors here as well as those online and the future cspan audience. We have cspan in the room tonight recording this for wider distribution. Lancaster historys regional colloquium is very proud to introduce mark kelly, the author of the highly anticipated autobiography of Lydia Hamilton Smith, entitled, an uncommon woman the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith copublished by lancaster history and penn state press. I would like to ask of you to silence your cell phones if you havent done so so far. I will do the same in woman explores the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith a prominent mixed race business woman in lancaster, pennsylvania, a figure of rising science and progressive action. Smith was instrumental to stephens success as. He led the drive to end slavery, impeach andrew and push the ratification of the 13th, 14th and 15 amendments to the constitution. In this biography, mark kelley reveals how smiths served the cause of abolition managed stevens household acquired property in her own rig
Nothing. When you realize theyre dead, what do you do . I just kind of said a prayer over each one of them. I grew up out on the farm, rode horses as much as i could. And worked with cattle. My mom had a book that what your career would be what you wanted to grow up to be. Mine was always a police officer, firefighter or a soldier. It was december of 1982 i wanted to be in the infantry because thats where you get to do the fun stuff. When i got out of the military i started working as a police officer. And after that i picked up a job as chief of police in a small town. And then moved onto contract. When i got to benghazi, i was going to be there for 60 days. It was my first time into libya. I remember walking through our university and there was an Army Recruiter and he picked me out of the crowd and he said, hey, what are you going to do after college . I said that looks pretty tough. Pretty tough to get in. A lot of people cant do it. I want to do that. In 2003 i was medically disch
Nothing. When you realize theyre dead, what do you do . I just kind of said a prayer over each one of them. I grew up out on the farm, rode horses as much as i could. And worked with cattle. My mom had a book that what your career would be what you wanted to grow up to be. Mine was always a police officer, firefighter or a soldier. It was december of 1982 i wanted to be in the infantry because thats where you get to do the fun stuff. When i got out of the military i started working as a police officer. And after that i picked up a job as chief of police in a small town. And then moved onto contract. When i got to benghazi, i was going to be there for 60 days. It was my first time into libya. I remember walking through our university and there was an Army Recruiter and he picked me out of the crowd and he said, hey, what are you going to do after college . I said that looks pretty tough. Pretty tough to get in. A lot of people cant do it. I want to do that. In 2003 i was medically disch
Nothing. When you realize theyre dead, what do you do . I just kind of said a prayer over each one of them. I grew up out on the farm, rode horses as much as i could. And worked with cattle. My mom had a book that what your career would be what you wanted to grow up to be. Mine was always a police officer, firefighter or a soldier. It was december of 1982 i wanted to be in the infantry because thats where you get to do the fun stuff. When i got out of the military i started working as a police officer. And after that i picked up a job as chief of police in a small town. And then moved onto contract. When i got to benghazi, i was going to be there for 60 days. It was my first time into libya. I remember walking through our university and there was an Army Recruiter and he picked me out of the crowd and he said, hey, what are you going to do after college . I said that looks pretty tough. Pretty tough to get in. A lot of people cant do it. I want to do that. In 2003 i was medically disch
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