tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post8124793253873393310..comments2024-01-02T10:59:51.905-05:00Comments on Freedom by the Sword: Upcoming USCT Symposium Features...Earl Ijames?Jimmy Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-40734658188739549132010-04-27T11:07:24.611-04:002010-04-27T11:07:24.611-04:00Hari Jones is the curator at the African-American ...Hari Jones is the curator at the African-American Civil War Memorial & Museum in DC. I'm unfamiliar with the other speakers as well. One would think that Richard M. Reid would be on the list since he wrote the book on black troops from North Carolina, but I understand that New Bern is a bit of a hike from Canada. Oh well.Jimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-2548979970686912622010-04-27T07:15:43.393-04:002010-04-27T07:15:43.393-04:00Marc,
I agree that the contrast could be interest...Marc,<br /><br />I agree that the contrast could be interesting if the questions were properly framed. Unfortunately, as we are all well aware, Ijames is not the person for the job. Beyond Ijames and Gordon I've not heard of any of these speakers. <br /><br />Jimmy,<br /><br />Gordon will no doubt do a good job with USCTs, but I have no idea if his background in the scholarly literature Kevin Levinhttp://www.cwmemory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-29181980865284475672010-04-26T20:33:23.566-04:002010-04-26T20:33:23.566-04:00Marc,
Gordon and Ijames certainly do seem to make...Marc,<br /><br />Gordon and Ijames certainly do seem to make strange bedfellows. It should make for an interesting debate and I really wish I could be there. Kevin has posted on this as well and hopefully he'll get someone that attends to let us know what was said. Personally, I'd put my money on Gordon. Thanks for taking the time to comment!Jimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-52687726597970346192010-04-26T18:31:35.105-04:002010-04-26T18:31:35.105-04:00I wish I could attend this symposium, but living i...I wish I could attend this symposium, but living in Massachusetts keeps me far from the action. Discussing the roles of blacks in Confederate armies as a part of such a symposium makes sense to me, if just for the sake of contrasts and comparisons. However, Ijames is hardly the person I'd look to for such a discussion. The title of the section, with a question mark, is troubling. He is pairedMarc Fergusonhttp://historicalmemory.googlepages.comnoreply@blogger.com