need the strength of your everlasting arms and the comfort of your holy spirit to abide with us in our grief. we pray that you would speak into our pain. allow us to hear your tender voice in the words spoken. the tributes offered, and the prayers lifted in billy s honor. soothe our sorrow with the indelible memories of good times shared with him, evidence of the blessings of a life well lived and well loved. shine yaur light into the gloom of death s shadow. may it shed courage and consolation upon officer evans mother, janice, his children, logan and abigail, and their mother, shannon in the sure and certain hope of the eternity you have promised. we commend them this service to your will and your servant william to your keeping. in your strong and holy name we pray. amen. ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable charles e-schumer, majority leader of the united states senate. to the family, my colleagues, members senator schumer
be among us in this moment. for we have lost a son, a father, a friend, and a partner, officer william billy evans. and we need the strength of your everlasting arms and the comfort of your holy spirit to abide with us in our grief. we pray that you would speak into our pain, allow us to hear your tender voice in the words spoken the tributes offered and the prayers lifted in billy s honor. soothe our sorrow with the indelible memories of good times shared with him. evidence of the blessings of a life well lived and well loved. shine your light into the gloom of death s shadow. may it shed courage and consolation upon officer evans mother, janice, his children, logan and abigail, and their mother, shannon in the sure and certain hope of the eternity you have promised. we commend them this service to your will and your servant william to your keeping. in your strong and holy name we pray. amen. ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. ladies and gentlemen, the hon
together the stories of the slave holders and the enslaved. histories of enslaved people, advertisements, sales records, legal documents, court records and more. two weeks ago here at the national a archives we displayed the d.c. emancipation act, which ended slavery in the district of columbia in 1862. ringgold claim iing harry goodm, a gift from her sister, was worth $50. they were her property received a number of reviews, stunning new book. the new york times said it is a taught and coached and corrected that examine house historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. and in the washington post elizabeth barren writes jones-rogers has provided an insight into slavery. stephanie jones-rogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california, berkeley, where she specializes in african-american history, women s and general history. they were her property is based on her revised dissertation. lerner scott prize in
test. test. test. test. test. test. test. these are just three examples of some of the newspaper advertisements that i collected as part of the research for this book, which reflect a number of things. one, that white mothers were creating such a demand for enslaved mothers services and labor as wet nurses that they were not only putting these ads, placing these ads in southern newspapers, but that also, what you don t see in these, but in others, what also becomes clear is that white women were also some of the individuals who were supplying these white mothers with the enslaved mothers and wet nurses that they wanted, that they were seeking. here, these three are examples of enslaved wet nurses seeking enslaved wet nurses either to purchase or to hire. and what i found also is that there was a really important intersection and connection between the market in enslaved wet nurses and the slave market proper. so, most of the men and individuals who were offerin
gift from her sister, was worth $1,500, they were her property has received a number of highlily favorable reviews. it s called a stunning new book. paris of the new york times says it s a cogent corrective that examines how historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. in the washington post elizabeth bar ren writes jones-rogers has an one that sets a new standard for scholarship on the subject. stephanie jones-rogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california berkeley, specializing in african-american history, gender history. they were her property won a learner scott prize for the best doctoral dissertation in u.s. women s history in 2013. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome stephanie jones-rogers. [ applause ] hnch . thank you so much that are that invitation, and the introduction, david, and thank you for coming this afternoon and spending your lunchtime with me. it s truly a pleasure to be here with