. >> next, kate masur presents a history of washington, d.c. during reconstruction in her book, "an example for all the land," and she recounts the works and racial inequality. the discussion is about an hour. [applause] >> good evening. thanks to tom for inviting me to speak here tonight, and also i'd like to thank sabrina for doing such a great job of making arrangements for my visit. i want to talk somewhat briefly in an overview way of what i try to do this in book that i wrote. i'm going to talk about it basically in terms of two threads. first, this book is designed to offer an updated look of washington, d.c. during the civil war and reconstruction that highlights the capitol for understanding construction at large. second, the book makes an argument about the importance of the debate over the meaning of equality in a period after slave emancipation. i want to say something about my approach. i'm interested in the relationship between people and government, policy, and the law. this isn't strictly social or political history. it's not le

." >> next, kate masur presents a history of washington, d.c., during reconstruction. through her book "an example for all the land." the author recounts the city's many organizations and public works that represented racial equality. the discussion is about an hour. >> good evening. thanks for inviting me to speak here tonight, and also i'd like to thank sabrina for doing such a great job making the arrangements for my visit. what i want to do tonight is talk somewhat briefly and kind of an overview way about what i tried to do in this book at that i wrote. i'm going to talk about it basically in terms of two threads. first, this book is designed to offer an updated history of washington, d.c., during the support and reconstruction that highlights the significance of the national capital or understanding reconstruction writ large. and second, the book makes an argument about the importance of the debate over the meaning of equality in a period after slave emancipation. i want to say something about my approach. i'm interested in the relationship between people and gov