The Civil War
The Geography of Emancipation
2010-10-30T22:00:14-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODliXC8yOTQxMjAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Society of Civil War Historians opened their second biennial meeting with a keynote address by Edward Ayers and Gary Gallagher at the Richmond Marriott. Their presentation was called “Fighting and Freedom: United States Military Forces and the Geography of Emancipation.” First Professor Gallagher discussed “fighting and freedom.” Then Mr. Ayers used illustrations while he discussed “mapping the emancipation.” They then jointly answered questions. Professor Gallman, the conference program chair, moderated.
The Society of Civil War Historians opened their second biennial meeting with a keynote address by Edward Ayers and Gary Gallagher at the Ri…
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The Society of Civil War Historians opened their second biennial meeting with a keynote address by Edward Ayers and Gary Gallagher at the Richmond Marriott. Their presentation was called “Fighting and Freedom: United States Military Forces and the Geography of Emancipation.” First Professor Gallagher discussed “fighting and freedom.” Then Mr. Ayers used illustrations while he discussed “mapping the emancipation.” They then jointly answered questions. Professor Gallman, the conference program chair, moderated. close
The Society of Civil War Historians opened their second biennial meeting with a keynote address by Edward Ayers and Gary Gallagher at the Ri… read more
The Society of Civil War Historians opened their second biennial meeting with a keynote address by Edward Ayers and Gary Gallagher at the Richmond Marriott. Their presentation was called “Fighting and Freedom: United States Military Forces and the Geography of Emancipation.” First Professor Gallagher discussed “fighting and freedom.” Then Mr. Ayers used illustrations while he discussed “mapping the emancipation.” They then jointly answered questions. Professor Gallman, the conference program chair, moderated. close
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