National archives. Find the chief Service Branch which is a fancy way of saying i run the public side of the buildings. And to provide the welcoming remarks today. Im pleased you could join us in the room were participating on facebook or youtube and also those of you joining us on cspan today. Allan pinkerton, elizabeth and baker. The correspondent for newsweek and he has authored six books on military and intelligence including bestsellers into the commandos and critically acclaimed question of loyalty. James mcpherson described the book as a fast paced narrative of union intelligence operations in Eastern Theater with the fabrications that grew up. It is my honor to be here today and a pleasure to welcome back someone who spent countless hours if not months researching the holdings especially when it culminates with such a good narrative as this one. The section is a testament to the research conducted. You will find numerous. This narrative opens with chapters devoted to the agents
Join us whether you are here for participating through facebook or youtube, those of you joining us on cspan today. He discusses his most recent book, secret, he describes the union agents. As a correspondent for the new york times. He has offered six military and intelligence includingud bestsellers. A he describes this book is a fastpaced unit intelligence operation in the eastern part of the civil war. In fabrications that grew up around that. Its my honor to be here today. Its my honor to be here. Especially when that resource culminates with a good narrative as this one. The note section is a testament to the Research Conducted here, you find numerous citations. Im slightly biased to my favorite part of the book found in the acknowledgment, you will find the unsound heroes of history books. [laughter] is narrative as each of the four agents, chronological approach to the civil war each year from 1861 to 1865. The final chapter. Id like to let you know that theres another program c
Lynn hudson is from the university of illinois in chicago, the study of race and gender is the author of the black entrepreneurship in 19 centuries San Francisco. From women historians, in 2019, the fight against californias discrimination and White Supremacy in california. I will handed over to you and see you again. Let me get this going. I would not have had a career historian without them. They have been me every step along my career. I have visited them where i did much of my research about maryellen pleasant, cant say enough, special part of that. I also give a shout out to the archivist, one of my chapters will not exist and allison more that i worked with for years is one of the people who gave me the idea of this book, and they launched the book, and lets get to it. And in the expense, with antiblack practices. The complex networks of resistance that have existed that involves networks of africanamericans and allies from statehood and the Civil Rights Movement. One book does n
Professor of history and faculty member from the university of illinois at chicago. The Research Focus is race agenda. The author a black entrepreneur in San Francisco and the price from women historians. In 2019 she was a fellow at the huntington library. Her new book the fight against the color line. Thank you for being with us. Im going to hand it over to you and i will see you again for qanda at the end. Thank you so much. I am so happy to be here. Let me just get this going. First of all i have a big thank you for the California Historical society. I wouldnt have a career as a historian without them. They have been helping me every single step along my career. I visited them for my first book where he mentioned my research on the old library on bakers street and the librarians, the curators, i cant say enough. I dedicated all of my time and i want to give a special shout out for them helping me tonight and setting the program up. But i also want to give a shout out to deborah kauf
Barack obama talks about the daytoday workings of the presidency including history making about what he witnessed exploring the american story watch American History tv saturday o cspan2 and fd a full schedule under Program Guide or watch online anytime at cspan. Org history. Lynn hudson is a professor of history and affiliate faculty member of black Student University of illinois at chicago Peer Research focus the study of race and gender on the u. S. West. Shes the author of a black entrepreneur who in 19th century San Francisco which was awarded the prize from the western association of womennt historians. She was a fellow at the huntington library. Her new book is west of jim crow the fight against californias color line which covers a history of discrimination White Supremacy in california. You for being with us peer ongoing handed over to you and i will see you again for q a with the audience at the end. Thank you so much. I am just so happy to be here. Let me just get this going