Lectures in History
Blacks and the Civil War
2011-03-13T13:45:52-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDllXC8yOTY4MjUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Edna Medford teaches a course on African-American history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The day’s lecture focused on the meaning of the Civil War to African Americans. Topics included the participation of blacks in the Civil War in fighting for both the North and the South, and President Lincoln’s relationship with Frederick Douglass.
Professor Edna Medford teaches a course on African-American history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The day’s lecture focused on the…
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Professor Edna Medford teaches a course on African-American history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The day’s lecture focused on the meaning of the Civil War to African Americans. Topics included the participation of blacks in the Civil War in fighting for both the North and the South, and President Lincoln’s relationship with Frederick Douglass. close
Professor Edna Medford teaches a course on African-American history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The day’s lecture focused on the… read more
Professor Edna Medford teaches a course on African-American history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The day’s lecture focused on the meaning of the Civil War to African Americans. Topics included the participation of blacks in the Civil War in fighting for both the North and the South, and President Lincoln’s relationship with Frederick Douglass. close
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