next oberlin college professor tamika nunley details. the reasons behind african-american's joining the union army during the civil war and the important role they played in the war effort once they enlisted. she also talks about the initial opposition they faced and their attempt to become soldiers. this discussion was part of the conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. so our next speaker is tamika nunley who is an assistant professor of history and comparative american studies at oberlin college and we are glad to claim her as one of our own receiving her phd from uva in 2015 today. she will speak to you on i wore the uniform of those men in blue making the case for african-american enlistment. than

our first speaker is tamika nunley dr. nley is currently an associate professor of american history at oberlin college and conservatory in ohio. although she will soon be joining the faculty in the history department of cornell university. at oberlin she created the history design lab which allows students to develop scholarly projects that involve methodological approaches such as digital humanities public history creative nonfiction and curatorial practices. her research and

next oberlin college professor tamika nunley details. the reasons behind african-american's joining the union army during the civil war and the important role they played in the war effort once they enlisted. she also talks about the initial opposition they faced and their attempt to become soldiers. this discussion was part of the conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. so our next speaker is tamika nunley who is an assistant professor of history and comparative american studies at oberlin college and we are glad to claim her as one of our own receiving her phd from uva in 2015 today. she will speak to you on i wore the uniform of those men in blue making the case for african-american enlistment. thank you. so i have the very difficult task of going after gary. but i like to first think carrie for inviting me and for will for accommodating all of my traveling snafus and and being so gracious and then to thank elizabethan who is my former advisor and gary gallagher who is also a dear mentor of mine

our first speaker is tamika nunley dr. nunley is currently anoc

our first speaker is tamika nunley dr. nunley is currently an associate professor of american history at oberlin college and conservatory in ohio. although she will soon be joining the faculty in the history department of cornell university. at oberlin she created the history design lab which allows students to develop scholarly projects that involve methodological approaches such as digital humanities public history creative nonfiction and curatorial practices. her research and teaching interests includes slavery gender 19th century legal history digital history and the american civil war. her recent book at the threshold of liberty women slavery and shifting identities in washington dc examines african-american women strategies of self-definition in the context of slavery fugitivity courts schools streets, and the meant during the civil war era she is currently completing a second book the demands of justice enslaved women capital crime and clemency an early, virginia 1705 to 1865 to be published by the university of nort