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The free party and the abolitionists in kansas, but it also was very welcoming to africanamericans. War, fugitivesl primarily from missouri would come to lawrence. They knew they had a chance to be rescued if they could make their way there. A lot of the free africanamericans also came to lawrence. What is interesting is that some of the folks in lawrence were conflicted with this issue. Wasthey knew was slavery wrong. They knew they needed to try to do something to end slavery. They knew they were breaking the law. They knew they would be broke thrown in jail. You can watch the entire Program Sunday at 11 00 a. M. Eastern here on American History tv, only an cspan3. Next, from the Buffalo Bills center of the west in next, from the Buffalo Bills center in wyoming. 1 ....
Bless him, an associate dean of the college of humanities and at byu. He is also the editor of a book. His talk is entitled the special relationship as Popular Culture 1989 to 1906. Please join me in welcoming frank. [applause] thanks, bob. Echo has go stimulating this has been. I was going over my notes. I could spend half the talk making callbacks for yesterdays session. There were so many things i found helpful in my own thinking. I do have a couple of preparatory thoughts. From some things that Patty Limerick is said in her keynote yesterday. I really like her idea of what she calls Buffalo Bills studies, as fieldnotes. Field that identifies our collective project as inherently ecumenical. In its approach to scholarship, one that is called a by the nature of the subject. Was, i informal survey thought, was very helpf ....
He wrote a book called hello called buffalo bill in begonia. Where is our Marketing Panel . We still sold it in the gift shop. People loved that because Buffalo Bills name was on the cover there. Please join me in welcoming bob riddell. [applause] thank you all very much. I will be brief. I also want to add my voice of thanks to all the organizers in the last day today and tomorrow. This is a splendid series of events. The word fun does not get often get used in the context of academics. Fun is an appropriate word to use. These are delightful presentations. Im looking forward to the ones that are upcoming. The personal privilege, 100 years ago, a massive funeral. My grandfather and grandmother were there, along with my mother at age two. Somehow, these things come around. Let me introduce our first panelist. Frank christianson, i think most of you know frank and his work. He ....
Welcome everyone to the final event of whats been a terrific three days. You start to plan these things and you think well have this person and that person. There was this moment when we started to put the program on to paper and said they have 36 different speakers on this thing and it became exceeded our expectations certainly and so thank you to everyone for all the terrific presentations. So thanks, very much. And this wont be the last you will have heard from the gathered scholars. We are going to compile and edit a new volume in our William F Cody series on the history and culture of the american press. So all of the presenters are invited as they know to submit their work for consideration for this volume and all the rest of you are invited to purchase and read that volume when it comes out. So stay tuned. Its a great pleasure to introduce tonights key note speaker. Paul andrew hutten is an american cultural historian. Hes ....
On april 17, 1886, the omaha daily beast spoke of william codys visit to the town the day before. And his enthusiasm for his upcoming show. Which was to debut in st. Louis on may 9. After bragging about the number of sue actors he engage. Buffalo bill told of another coo. Theres one new artist i engaged who is a prodigy. A young girl only 15 years of age. Her powers with the rifle rk shotgun or revolver are marvelous. I dont bar anybody. Her name is Lillian Smith. He she comes from california. She will travel with her father and mother. Smith would later different herself from anny oakly and other performers by transforming herself into a native american princess. That transformation in 1901 presents a jux to position between youth and ethnicity. Through 1888 it was the Sharp Shooters youth and gender that presented both opportunities and lim limitations trt tune. Her acceptan ....