I know who you are expecting. I am expecting him as well but in the interim please allow me and introduction. The name is lafayette though i believe that most of you americans will know me far better by my name of the ocean regime. And that of course is the marquis de lafayette. What a pleasure and honor to see all of you here on this simply magnificent day. This 14th of july, this fete national, the day in which we french celebrate the beginning of our revolution. While im here meeting with my dear friend, your Thomas Jefferson, in hope that he shall arrive sometime soon, so let us hope we can all have a conversation together. Where is m. Jefferson . Mon cher, lafayette. Mon cher, jefferson. Quel plaisir to see you again over so many years. Absolutely. And may i say with great reverence to bastille day. Just as we celebrate the revolution in america on the 4th of july in france of course it is the 14th of july. We shall celebrate together, my friend. We have not forgotten bastille day
Magnificent day. This 14th of july, the day in which we french celebrate the beginning of our revolution. I am here meeting with my dear friend, your thomas jefferson, in hopes that he shall arrive sometime soon, so let us hope we can all have a conversation together. Where is mr. Jefferson . Mon cher, lafayette. Mon cher, jefferson. What a pleasure it is to see you again over so many years. More than 30 years, absolutely. And with great reverence to bastille day. Just as we celebrate the fourth of july, in france it is the 14th of july. We shall celebrate together, my friend. General, we have not forgotten your assistance in our nation either, and the American Revolution would have never been successful without the aid of france. It is a grand alliance between our two nations, my friends general rochambeau, others coming to the assistance of our newfound friend and ally, the United States. And mr. Marquis, we are not alone. We have the world with us today, welcoming us all back to mon
The early modern era. And by that i mean, essentially, three things. First, the origins and the rise of capitalism around the atlantic beginning in the late 16th century and continuing thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. And then finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures, and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. So today were going to talk about one of those three pillars. The african slave trade. Now, i want to begin with a quote by a very eminent africanamerican scholar activist named w. E. B. Dubois. Heres what dubois said about the atlantic slave trade. Dubois wrote the most magnificent drama in the last thousand years of Human History is the transportation of 10 million human beings out
Difficult subject to deal with today. Its importance lies in its relationship to the transformation of the world in the early modern era. By that i mean essentially three things, first, the origins and the rise of capitalism around the atlantic beginning in the late 16th century and continuing thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. And then finally we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa and people from native america. So today were going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. I want to begin with a quote by a very eminent africanamerican scholar, activist named web du bois wrote, the transportation of 10 million human beings out of the dark beauty of their mother co
An introduction. The name is general lafayette, although i believe that most of your americans know me far better by my name of the old iner of the revolution here america, and that of course is the marquis de lafayette. What a pleasure and honor to see all of you here on this simply magnificent day. July, the day in which we french celebrate the beginning of our revolution. My deare meeting with friend, your thomas jefferson, in hopes that he shall arrive sometime soon, so let us hope we can all have a conversation together. Where is mr. Jefferson . Mon cher, lafayette. Cher, jefferson. What a pleasure it is to see you again over so many years. Years, than 30 absolutely. And with great reverence to bastille day. Just as we celebrate the fourth of july, in france it is the 14th of july. We shall celebrate together, my friend. General, we have not forgotten your assistance in our nation either, and the American Revolution would have never been successful without the aid of france. It is