douglass. mr. speaker, nearly 130 years since his passing, frederick douglass' remarkable life remain as beacon of inspiration to all americans, born into slavery on maryland's eastern shore, mr. douglass overcame countless obstacles to become one of the most powerful and influential figures in 19th century america. douglass was enslaved the first two decades of his life. during this period, he taught himself to read and write, skills which would later play a critical role in his life as a abolitionist and civil rights leader. in his 20's, douglass escaped slavery, first to new york and eventually settling in massachusetts. douglass dedicated the remainder of his life to furthering the cause of freedom for others in america. beginning in the 1840's, douglass became active in the abolitionist movement, often utilizing his profound orator and writing skills to captivate and inform his audiences. as a writer and publisher frederick douglass used the power of his written work to document the cruelty of

that was douglass. he argued that the founders had intended that the declaration of independence was for white men only, and he often said, quote, am opposed to -- citizenship in any and every form. so that was primary democratic from the state of illinois. by contrast, in 1858, while he said times that he did not support or social equality the races he did insist that the declaration of was meant for all people and that people of african were, quote, equal in their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. so lincoln is saying something very different. stephen douglass, at this time. but still, lincoln did not publicly come out against the black laws and a black abolitionist named h for douglass said in 1860, while he h for douglass was speaking critically of, leading republicans for being too accepting the existing constitutional order. the united states h. douglass said that two years earlier, in 1850, he had asked lincoln and lyman trumbull, another prominent illinois republican, to sign

well, that frederick douglass did not have formal. he did not have formal education, but he wrote so beautifully. he trained himself and over the years he could compete with anyone on the planet in terms of writing, if that's the way. know so this this next is one that's actually a perfect follow up for the question we just had because the penmanship is very interesting. there are capital letters spread throughout the interior of words and so you get the sense that this this man was not a skilled writer. his name was zack burden. he was from indianapolis originally. he enlisted in the eighth u.s. colored troops when he was nine years old in november of 1864. he was a farmer and. he goes off to fight during the war and during the war. his shoes were too small. we about the subpar equipment and uniforms that people received. and so shoes were too small and he suffered a foot injury as a result that that plagued him for the rest his life. and he writes to lincoln about a number different things that are on his mind mind. february the sec

host: host: frederick douglass said emancipation proclamation, great job, you were slow to get there, job. it is great you are enlisting black soldiers in the army and douglass himself was recruiting black men. he said, you are failing to provide equal treatment. and equal pay for those black soldiers. why is that? he forced lincoln to have that discussion, which lincoln turned out to be willing to have. there are these remarkable exchanges to me, some of which i had heard nothing about and some of which i had read a little about. in some longer biography. when i explored each individual meeting in every case, i learned something large or small. i felt i overall got a better idea of how lincoln operated and why we remember him today. host: it is interesting. we often remember lincoln for his speeches, the very famous ones, the gettysburg address, the second inaugural. you focus on the book on his personal skills and these private conversations and interactions with people. what is different about those two dynamics? guest:one thing is what lincoln avoided saying. he would also be care

springfield, 1857, replying dred scott and douglass. and he wrote elsewhere that was what would make the 4th of july something more than just as he wrote in a letter a day burning firecrackers. so he presumed that the rhythm democratic politics would generate a form of tyranny and despotism, corruption, and that we would need efforts of reform. and he hoped that the declaration, with its spiritedness, would help to provoke that reform. now, of course, there's a worry that the declaration inspires constant dissension isn't it a recipe for constant dissatisfaction? won't it generate perpetual dissensions and contests as the tories, jonathan and the butcher wrote leading up to the revolution, but again, there's a rhythm here that presumed in lock and in the declaration, and the rhythm assumes we tend to stay, in our old forms, we tend to pile up the satisfactions until a long train abuses mounts. that is, the people tend to be conservative and that. as jefferson in the declaration means that mankind more disposed to suffer, while evils suf

and we i have to credit douglass for this douglass invited stenographers hired by democratic newspapers to, quote, record. and, you know, i mean, take the minutes of the debates this was at the dawn of the court reporting era. and lincoln and his backers quickly hired chicago tribune, republican stenographers. and while there their transcripts don't match their close. and this was a way again of taking phenomenal, successful popular endeavors. some those debates had 20,000. i'm not going to say listeners, because i don't think everyone could hear, but attendees anyway. but reports in the chicago times, the chicago tribune increased audience exponentially. so this is how lincoln sort of combined that effort. and then, of course very quickly, he also had to learn that as he did with the debates that that newspaper recordings and transcripts were perfect. the house the house divided address was improv effectively trance transcribed with lincoln's approval. he didn't even know that that it had happened and it took a century and don farren baker to figure out what paragraphs had been transpo

the program recognizes the principle of frederick douglass. it's easier to build a child than to repair a man. the role models -- nor any other of my brothers right there. we want prevention, not detention. it will interrupt the school to prison pipeline and provide success. many of us don't have available role models at home. we need men who stepped up over the decades to guide us from childhood to manhood. in most cases that means a college education for men who never achieved -- never dreamed that it was for us. those who stand before you in the nation's capital are members of the class of 2024. i in a senior at the senior high school. the group here has benefited from the expansion of the miami-dade of public schools to duvall county public schools in jacksonville, florida. as the program expands, we are recipients that through mentoring, minority boys can graduate high school, go to trade school or the military. in general, be good citizens. it is prevention and mentoring that can have the greatest impact in the ongoing crisis in the live

he served on and chaired the awards committee of the frederick douglass book prize. given by the gilder lehrman center for the study of slavery, resistance and abolition at yale university. he's a member, the advisory council of scholars for the u.s. capital historical society. his articles, book reviews, op eds appear regularly in national magazine and in newspapers from the new york times, wall street journal to the l.a. times. in earlier years, as a journalist he reported extensively politics, economic issues and culture from asia, the middle east, europe and africa, and worked for a time even at the united nations. he's a genuine new yorker who did his undergraduate and graduate degrees at city college of new york, a columbia university, and he has lived and worked actually all around world. he and his wife, jean, currently reside on capitol hill in washington, d.c. mrs. bordewich is a playwright, an adviser to national and international philanthropies on democratic governments. she's with us today. and you also meet and visit with her at that signing tent after

among those honored are harriet tubman and frederick douglass.he forever stamps are for sale on the u.s. postal service website and you can find them at your local post office. >>> president joe biden use the super bowl to call and companies to stop so-called shrink inflation. refers to when businesses reduce the size of their products without lowering the price. in a video posted on x the president said the practice is a rip off and say companies should do the right thing. every year americans spend billions of dollars on snacks consumed during the game. >>> we are kicking off this week with dry conditions throughout the bay area. partly cloudy skies into the afternoon after that dense fog been settled in this morning. especially for friends of the north bay. as high pressure builds in from offshore we will stay dry today and tomorrow but once valentine's day comes around, that evening we see more showers increasing. keep that in mind if you have outdoor plans schedule. thursday into friday we see a similar trend. these are the storms that are w

and frederick douglass was part of this first civil rights movement. but one of the things i wanted to in my book is put a whole other kind of cast of characters on our radar. there were so many black americans who were involved in this struggle who people should know about people, somebody john jones, the most famous black chicagoans of that period who spent 20 years trying to get the laws of illinois repealed. a man named david jenkins, who was really important to the ohio movement and then also the white people who who joined this movement, who helped fight to bring down those racist laws of the midwest, who pushed ahead the nationalization of the of civil rights to equal racial equality and civil rights, and ultimately in voting rights. i thought stories were really important to recall hope, in part because they form a longer trajectory of the story, fights for racial equality and racial justice that i think know it can only help us to really know the extent of those histories and also the extent of the american story. white opposition to those two

frederick douglass had done exactly that. he got on a train in baltimore disguised as a sailor, went to the north. and so they go all night. they go through baltimore at about four in the morning and this was the most dangerous place, not only because there's so much anti lincoln feeling in baltimore, maryland, a slave state. and one of the arguments of my book is our capital is in a terrible location. and the founders made a big mistake. it should have been somewhere like philadelphia or or maybe harvard to grace maryland. i thought that would be a good spot. right on chesapeake bay. some southerners are similar, but washington's too far south. it's too dangerous and it's very unhealthy city to because of toxic water. in six. so but baltimore's also very because he's got to get out of a train or that the cars are from the engines and pulled by horses very through the streets of baltimore until they can connect to another locomotive about a mile away. so as the car is being pulled at the speed of a horse, that's when he was m

frederick douglass. george orson carver. him the story. 132 black memorials and public art pieces around this country that i did. >> byron: now that everyone knows who you are and your mama always knew, what do you want your legacy to be? >> i was a guy that caused people to stop and think about who they are, what they have to offer the world. on top of all that stuff, he was really a nice guy, and that's really important. >> juju: our thanks to byron. "the space race" is streaming now on disney plus and hulu. >>> when we come back, beyonce holds them on a whole new apple playlist. ♪ ♪ this ain't texas ain't no hold 'em ♪ ♪ lay your cards downtown downtown down ♪ ♪ lay your cards downtown downtown down ♪ ♪ detect this: living with hiv, robert learned he can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why he switched to dovato. dovato is a complete hiv treatment for some adults. no other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. detect this: marnina learned that most hiv pills contai

deserved a close analysis, a careful the way that we've looked, what lincoln had to say, what frederick douglass grant and other you know, figures from the 19th century had to say. so recovering that that was was an aim. and then one last quick observation, which will help to frame our conversation. longstreet is this is a familiar name to most of you, if not all of you. i know and realize and we longstreet primarily with a particular place in a particular moment and that's gettysburg in 1863 and of course gettysburg is fascinating will have a lot to say about but part of the object my book was to say to understand this man and indeed to understand gettysburg and its legacies, you have to appreciate the other moments, key moments and the other key settings. his life, new orleans in 1867, when he makes a really surprising decision to support reconstruct in gainesville, georgia in the late 19th century not far from here. he settles and writes this memoir and really digs into the defense of his wartime record against critics. atlanta washington d.c. where he is a part of an important republican pol

last year we got marilyn's economy movingly secured federal investments in the frederick douglass tunnel project. [applause] we ensured the new fbi headquarters will be located in prince george's county. [cheering] we have cap the orioles in baltimore for decades to come. [cheering] [applause] we have delivered over $1.4 billion to small and minority owned businesses through the florida public works. [applause] we provided more than 130,000 laptops to underserved households to narrow the digital divide. [applause] and we work to accelerate the clean energy transition in every part of our state is not just some. now i am grateful, grateful to president biden, or federal delegation all the state and local and municipal leaders who have been fighting for these projects and stay one. [applause] but, together what we showed is and together going forward we will continue to build on our progress. we will invest in industries of the future with funding for life sciences and biotech and data centers and cyber. [applause] we will cut red tape so maryland is the friendliest state in the nation to

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among those honored are abolitionist harriet tubman and frederick douglass. >> the forever stamps areor sale on the u.s. postal service' website and at your local post office. >>> up next, eucalyptus trees present a unique danger when it comes to fire risk, how one bay area county is trying to neutralize that threat. >> some people believe the eucalyptus trees just explode on their own and they don't. >>> credit card companies will now start flagging gun purchases, the california law prompting that change. >>> and a battle has erupted at the state capitol over electricity bills, why a plan to help low income californians you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message becaus

moving -- maryland's economy moving securing federal investment in the furtive douglas -- the frederick douglass tunnel project. we ensured the new fbi headquarters will be located in prince georges county. [applause] we have kept the orioles in baltimore for decades to come. [applause] we delivered over $1.4 billion to small and minority owned businesses through the board of public works. [applause] we provided more than 130,000 last -- laptops to underserved households to narrow the digital divide. [applause] and we worked to accelerate the clean energy transition in every part of our state, not just some. [applause] now, i am grateful to president biden, our federal delegation, and all the state and local and municipal leaders that have been fighting for these projects since day one. [applause] but, together, what we showed is, maryland can win this moment. together, going forward, we will continue to build on our progress. we will invest in industries of the future with funding for life sciences and biotech and data centers and cyber. [applause] we will cut red tape so maryland is the friend

he's the great, great, great grandson of frederick douglass, and the great great grandson of booker t washington history lives in each of us. >> but the future depends on how we carry forth. those families were here at the white house not only to honor the civil rights leaders, but also to talk about how to advance the fight for racial justice and equality. we will not be silenced. >> and we're not going back. congressional black caucus chair steven horsford says democrats are fighting to protect civil rights with bills like the voting rights act. and that's part of president biden's reelection pitch. would you say that president biden has kept his promises to black americans? >> i believe president biden has kept many promises to black americans. but as we heard vice president harris talk about, we still have a lot of work that needs to be done and more says gatherings like this show a commitment to doing that >> in washington, i'm hannah brandt. >> and a reminder that kron four's honoring black history through the end of february and make sure to tune into our special that airs thur

those in attendance included the great, great, great grandson of frederick douglass and the great great grandson of booker t washington. the event was designed to be a celebration of civil rights leaders and black history. vice president kamala harris told the crowd the white house goal is to help keep history alive. lawmakers are also pushing to advance the fight for racial justice and equality. >> would you say that president biden has kept his promises to black americans? >> i believe president biden has kept many promises to black americans. but as we heard vice president harris talk about, we still have a lot of work that needs to be done. >> those in gatherings like this show a commitment to doing that work. a reminder kron 4 is honoring black history through the end of february. make sure to tune into our special airing thursday, february 29th at 06:30pm. >> coming up, they're 2 of the best in the world who you got steph curry and east bays. sabrina ionescu are gearing up for all-star shootout. >> and today was the last day state lawmakers are allowed to introduce bills with a de

moving -- maryland's economy moving securing federal investment in the furtive douglas -- the frederick douglassunnel project. we ensured the new fbi headquarters will be located in prince georges county. [applause] we have kept the orioles in baltimore for decades to come. [applause] we delivered over $1.4 billion to small and minority owned businesses through the board of public works. [applause] we provided more than 130,000 last -- laptops to underserved households to narrow the digital divide. [applause] and we worked to accelerate the clean energy transition in every part of our state, not just some. [applause] now, i am grateful to president biden, our federal delegation, and all the state and local and municipal leaders that have been fighting for these projects since day one. [applause] but, together, what we showed is, maryland can win this moment. together, going forward, we will continue to build on our progress. we will invest in industries of the future with funding for life sciences and biotech and data centers and cyber. [applause] we will cut red tape so maryland is the friendli

madison and in the vice memo as well as douglass even excuse me lincoln even when arguing was with douglass about popular sovereignty that the question was often the ability of national majorities to decide national issues rather than local majorities to decide national issues. so here's what lincoln says about rule in the first inaugural. he says a majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations and always changing easily early. and this is key with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments is only true sovereign of a free people. lincoln continues to say that on any question over which the national government has jurisdiction majorities of minorities. naturally. then he says this if the majority will not me, that may have been for it. it is the minority will not acquiesce. the majority must or the government must cease. there is no other alternative for continuing the government is acquiescence on one side or the other. the declaration says, i think something remarkably similar or if it is read in full to. see why i want to return briefly to the theorists w