mr leonard: absolutely. policylly, according to and regulation within the prison, prison trade is -- guards trading with prisoners is prohibited, which means it happens all the time. there is a pretty slick black market. especially early on in the spring and summer as prisoners are leading -- leaving the cabin prisoners doing work outside the main stockade, they will often interact with civilians, women coming to sell vegetables. we have descriptions of sweet potato pies being sold. if you are a prisoner coming from the battlefield that spring or early summer, you may have greenbacks, u.s. currency, union currency. that is an illegal object in the confederacy. which means, of course, there is an amazing black market. one of the ways that is kept into is the confederacy manages a settlor store within the prison -- settlers store within the prison. and be operator is a georgia militia officer. and he is bringing in goods and selling. one of the photographs of the prison shows this lean to structure. and that i

mr. leonard. in our world the word deadline means one thing. what was the deadline of andersonville prison and why was it famous? >> the deadline doesn't originate in anderson but it is an invention of the civil war military prison system. prisons north and south have deadlines and those deadlines take various forms. at andersonville it's a simple fence, posts with the boards connecting them. in some places over the creek, sometimes the deadline is not obvious. sometimes prisoners steal the boards for firewood or for shelter building. and the recall is of course if you cross the deadline, guards can shoot you. and yet the photographs taken in august of 1864 that illustrate the prison at its height clearly shows shelters tied to the dead line. and so andersonville is also a place of great contradiction. in some of the northern prison it's a ditch or a line of posts where at night they put candle lanterns on. a line that if you cross you're going to get shot at is the sort of thing that should haven't any ambiguity. clearly sometimes it does. >>

mr. leonard how was segregation treated there in andersonville? what happened with blacks that e were there? >> in the battle of lusty, florida, one week before the prison essentially comes into being, u.s. ct regiments fight a rear guard action that is instrumental in allowing the union troops, the bulk of the union troops, to retreat from the field. this is a confederate victory. approximately 50 prisoners are taken.an they're not initially brought to andersonville. they're moved there at some h]kÑ point in the spring. they're kept separately. stock they live within the stockade as a group. later on they have a major among them, a white officer, major , archibald bogle. his rank is disrespected.an he's thrown into an enlisted prison. he is denied medical care. he camps with the black soldiers. the following henry wurts's appointment as the commandant of the prison, the black soldiers are used as slave labor. every morning they line up and they count out and then they walk out. think about this for a minute. if you're a white soldier from iowa or

mr leonard: the deadline doesn't originate in andersonville. it is, however, an invention of the civil war military prison. prisons, north and south, have deadlines. and those deadlines take various forms. , it is a simple fence. places, over the creek, sometimes the deadline is not obvious. sometimes prisoners deal the forrds in -- you know -- firewood or shelter building. and the rule is, of course, if you cross the deadline, guards can shoot you. and yet the photographs taken in august of 1864 illustrate the prison at its height. clearly shows shelters tied to the deadline. so andersonville is also a place of great contradiction. in some of the northern prisons, it is a ditch or a line of posts where at night they put candle lanterns on. a line that if you cross you are going to get shot at is the sort of thing which soon -- shouldn't have any ambiguity. host: the next call is mike from california. you are on with our guest, eric leonard. caller: yes, thank you for the programming. i have kind of a twofold question. firstly, i want to know w

mr. leonard, i think we will have to leave it there. thank you so much for your participation in educating us about the events at andersonville. we have been joined by mr. leonard telling about it. thank you for being part of our coverage today. mr leonard: oh, it is my honor really. we are glad to have you all here. and the service that is about to happen is going to be really special. host: and we are going to take it to that service later on in the program. we will talk with professor lesley gordon about other events could but for now, we go to special ceremony services at the prison site. >> [indistinct chatter] >> [indistinct chatter] >> [indistinct chatter] >> [indistinct chatter] >> [indistinct chatter] >> good afternoon. you can go ahead and take your seats and we will get started. >> [indistinct chatter] >> good afternoon again. i would like to take this opportunity to thank the maneuver center of excellence brass quintet for their musical selections. their music continues to enhance our programs each year. >> [applause] >> on

mr. leonard lee of the national thankervice, when i people, i forget to mention his name.nd much respect to you. you did a great job, and we enjoyed to work with you. thank you very much. we have to get a little more energy out here, y'all. i want to hear you as loud as possible. we want justice, right? no justice. no peace. likewise matter. -- black lives matter. the minister has crisscrossed this country, meeting with many artists. the hip-hop community has been very involved. a spoken wordg piece now from a member of justice league n.y.c. >> justice or else. what does that mean? , they asked me, what does that mean? i mean, what do you mean, what does it mean? having you see what i see on that screen for yourself. we need justice. then you say, yet, we need justice, but what do you mean by "else"? we are going to give them back christmas and put the toys on the shelf. [applause] onesee, we are the only enslaved, so it is time to exercise our power and redistribute that pain. it is insane to do the same thing and expect a different result. ask yourself, how are you going

mr. leonard lee of the national park service, when i thank people, i forget to mention his name.re, and he has been marvelous throughout the whole process. leonard lee, wherever you are today, thank you and much respect to you. you did a great job, and we enjoyed to work with you. thank you very much. >> we have to get a little more energy out here, y'all. i want to hear you as loud as possible. we want justice, right? no justice. no peace. likewise matter. -- black lives matter. the minister has crisscrossed this country, meeting with many artists. the hip-hop community has been very involved. i want to bring a spoken word piece now from a member of justice league n.y.c. >> justice or else. what does that mean? everywhere i go, they asked me, what does that mean? i mean, what do you mean, what does it mean? having you see what i see on that screen for yourself. we need justice. then you say, yet, we need justice, but what do you mean by "else"? we are going to give them back christmas and put the toys on the shelf. [applause] you see, we are the only ones enslaved, so it is time

mr. leonard lee, of the national park service, when i thank people i failed to mention his name.ee, wherever you are today, thank you and much respect to you. a great job and it's a joy to work with you. thank you so much. >> all right. we got to get a little more energy out here, y'all. let's clap just because, right now. i want to hear you as loud as possible wimp want justice, right? no justice, no peace. no justice, no peace. black lives matter. all right. y'all. now, the minister has crisscrossed the country, meeting with many artists. the hip-hop community has been very involved, and i want to broken my brother, my son, leonard, hip-hop artist and also a member of justice league nyc. >> justice or else. what does that mean? everywhere i go ask me, what does that mean? i mean what do you mean what does it mean? haven't you seen what i see on that screen for yourself? we need justice. they say, yeah, we need justice, but what you mean by or else? well, we mean justice or else we going to withhold our wealth. we going to give them back their christmas and leave them toys on th

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