This all should have been done at the Smithsonian not in an uncontrolled atmosphere without humidity control. So unprofessional with lights and people in the room and for gosh sakes...flashes. Done wrong
This is so sad. This was not done properly. The words she said about the news back then was uncalled for. This woman should not be in the position she is in if she thought it was OK to do injustice to our history.
Mourning Abraham Lincoln, April, 1865, Thomas Nast engraving (Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 29, 1865, p. 264-265.) {Newspaper was 22 years old when it went in the 1887 capsule.}
I just wonder why the Dremel had a Tile Cutting Disc (EZ545 Diamond Wheel) installed and not the metal cutting one... weird.. as it looks like rusty iron or copper to me.. well.. what do I know..
Because this whole process was strictly obligatory to them. If it were up to them, they’d have probably dropped it in the same smelting furnace that the statue it was found under is probably bound for.
This is infuriating. Those that don't respect the Confederacy & acknowledge that everything taught about that in school is a lie don't deserve to have or open this box. That one lady obviously has no appreciation for what's in the box. I almost hear disdain in her voice when talking about it. It is disgraceful & disheartening.
@@PatriotGamesROCKS because I'm a rational person that can tell when the story I'm told doesn't make sense so I go & look at sources outside what the government approves of to find out what's going on & what actually happened.
Thank you for sharing these pieces of history coming to light after so many years! No matter what the past saved for us, it's all fascinating. And I would like to add, I hate what the South represented, I dislike what was done to other humans, so no I am praising any thing that relates to "slavery", I am thinking in terms of historical value, something so many want to stop learning about, stop teaching of-when it's full of lessons for us all on how NOT to treat other humans, from Religions views to the color of a person skin.
Yes, the schools don't emphasize enough that the Civil War happened solely because the South was afraid that slavery will end. And people who fought for Confederacy fought to defend their planter elites' slaves and wealth.
@@yarovitek only about 10% of the south actually owned slaves. I find it REALLY hard to believe the other 90% would risk their lives, families, & homes for the sake of a few elite plantation owners...🤔
Somebody doesn’t know history. It was fought because the South was having their resources pilfered & the majority of the tax money was being spent to help the North. Kind of like how today where you have states that collect tax money to fund the schools but instead of dividing it up equally so everyone gets an equal education, the rich get the best schools, teachers, music & arts programs, etc & the poor get left behind. The disingenuous “leaders” of our nation pretend to care but then would never agree to do the thing that solves the problem. But go ahead and keep believing that all of our problems are due to race & not class. It keeps the real issues from ever being solved when instead of trying the simple solutions, the ignorant are too busy pointing & shouting, RACIST!!!
I'd like a pool. A nice inground one with a hot tub, as well. Just wait until the details of those volumes coincide with what we already know. The south fought to save their slave-owning way of life. Should have made an example and hung the confederate generals for treason. Destroyed any remaining confederate flag and definitely NOT permit statues to be erected in their memory. I have no issue with the many monuments that are to honor the many soldiers who gave their lives, north, and south. It is the monuments to specific generals or battles, most of which were not erected until 35+ years after the end of the war, up until about 1950, coinciding with him crow segregation and the civil rights movement. These monuments were about intimidating people of color and emboldening confederate hate mongers to continue mistreating them and denying them their inalienable rights.
Can anybody explain for me why in US and UK the smallest "woman" has more than 150 kg? WTF are they eating? (Talking about original inhabitants not immigrants)
Very sad to watch Ms Ridgeway, who admitted she wasn't enthusiastic about this task, handling precious artifacts with filthy gloves, with no gloves & with complete disregard for rules associated with proper handling of fragile paper documents. She herself said "it's just paper"... she gets excited over stinky old shoes & handmade clay pots w/fingerprints. I'm curious why the two experts present stood in the background while this hamhanded person rushed through the reveal as if CNN's deadline was more important than the survival of fragile objects. Ms Ridgeway couldn't even bring herself to say the word "Confederate" when she pulled out a small, handcarved, wooden flag. At 45:20 or thereabouts someone says, "We screwed up...". Who said that & what lead to that admission? I watched this undertaking with a group of almost 200 people. No one thought this process was in any way done under professionally acknowledged guidelines. If you disagree find one of many documentaries that describe the processes necessary in handling an endeavor of this magnitude & educate yourself.
If you'll listen more closely you'd note that she said, "It's just books," meaning there is nothing very personal there. Unwarranted criticism from you, Rt3 Box6.
@Carson Holloway Answer the question, what was the "We screwed up" comment about? Answer the question, why were gloves not being changed often before & during handling paper documents? Answer the question, why was Ms Ridgeway handling paper docs barehanded? I suggest you find a documentary on handling paper relics to update your knowledge. Out of 200 ppl watching the unprofessional actions during this reveal, none disagreed with the opinions I expressed, & most were much less diplomatic. Some of them will eventually find their way here to share their thoughts. It's on video, & is thus open for critique forever. Ms Ridgeway should prepare for challenges to her expertise & abilities as a "conservator".
@@rt3box6tx74 Tex, I'd say you are shakin' the wrong end of the stick. Between minute 45 and 49 nobody says "we screwed up" and the only mishap I noted in this time was the coin stuck to the Bible. The conservators were being super cautious throughout the process and wore gloves almost all the time. I would further note for you that their methods were necessarily tentative and investigatory. It is not as though these included overwhelmingly precious artifacts. Most of the stuff in this box was material that lost-cause supporters (who were not wearing rubber gloves) crammed in there. Though these may be an interesting group of items worthy of further study and preservation, I don't think historical interpretations of the era will be shaken by these discoveries. And I don't think the conservator touching a wet item barehanded for a few seconds is much to worry about.
@@carsonholloway1258 It’s history, whether you like to admit it or not. And history must be handled by non-partisan experts who care about what they’re handling. Just because you don’t agree with those who put those documents in that box, you don’t trash it! Watch any archeological dig. They dig very carefully with tiny tools, not backhoes. They don’t disrespect whatever they’re digging. This was a disaster.
I am gonna bet they are latex-free nitrile gloves. You can guarantee they were acceptable for this use. Otherwise, and especially considering the specialty tools they spoke about using, they would have used different gloves.
@@PatriotGamesROCKS how do you know? People like you always try to act like they know more than the people who are actually trained and knowledgeable in this
@@PatriotGamesROCKS that has nothing to do with the tools being sterile. Just because we know information from the time period, doesn’t make the artifacts less valuable. Artifacts aren’t valued based off of if they tell us new information or not
@@PatriotGamesROCKS there are personal and historical artifacts from that time period. And they’re pretty well persevered. That is very important, especially the newspaper that was found in there
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