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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
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...
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he's frederick douglass. interestingly, douglass, as you say in the quotation up here, he he's inspired in part by the example of william garrison and the liberator. so douglass is working slavery in many different kinds of ways he's he's published in his autobiography. he's giving these spellbinding lectures on the lecture circuit, trying to persuade northerners to oppose slavery, but then inspired in part by, the liberator, he decides in 1847 that he's going to start publishing his own newspaper. and you can see here he's picking up on on the the style of the liberator and goals of the liberator to express sympathy for african-americans in slavery. he's talking about this sympathy for my brethren in bonds. and he's talking about it's scathing denunciations of slaveholders, again, exposing those sins is much of what the abolitionist presses is trying to do is faithful exposÉs of slavery. all of this impresses douglass. and so he decides in 1847 he's going to create his own newspaper. and this is called the n
he's frederick douglass. interestingly, douglass, as you say in the quotation up here, he he's inspired in part by the example of william garrison and the liberator. so douglass is working slavery in many different kinds of ways he's he's published in his autobiography. he's giving these spellbinding lectures on the lecture circuit, trying to persuade northerners to oppose slavery, but then inspired in part by, the liberator, he decides in 1847 that he's going to start publishing his own...
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i believe in america because frederick douglass believed in america.n, cheney, schwerner, black, white, christian, jewish, willing to fight to change this country's laws. here's the truth. changes not come from washington. it has always come to washington by people willing to demand and fight for it and you know this. you know this. hold on, i'm going to pick on south carolina. i'm going to pick on south carolina. i know how proud you are of your great state, a state that i love that you think we got burning rights because one day the united states senate sent fellows, let's get together and listen to strom thurmond. he said "i've seen the light. let's give those negro people the right to vote. close but that's not how we got civil rights. do we get suffrage because men came together and said it's time we gave women the right to vote? it never happen that way. what's the choice between us in america right now? take responsibility for our country, own up to it. our generation, i will never be called to do freedom rides knowing that my bus will be burned
i believe in america because frederick douglass believed in america.n, cheney, schwerner, black, white, christian, jewish, willing to fight to change this country's laws. here's the truth. changes not come from washington. it has always come to washington by people willing to demand and fight for it and you know this. you know this. hold on, i'm going to pick on south carolina. i'm going to pick on south carolina. i know how proud you are of your great state, a state that i love that you think...
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douglass 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
douglass 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...
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douglass put it, power doesn't give up on its own. i mean, know no struggle, no progress. yes. so i don't think you i think it would take out of a historical context to to just try to isolate certain behaviors and then try to decide, you know, whether are liberal or liberal or whatever you want to call them, rather than understand finding the larger frame in which there taking place. this is a more directly political and personal question. i ju want to ask how different would your book be if you had written it. before 2016? well i probably wouldn't have. well, i don't know. i don't think it would be any different, to tell you the truth. the question is whether i would have been interested in writing it. you know, i had finished some projects. i mean, you know you can have this thing goes and you're kind of looking for something else to do. and you know, this kind of jumped up and i thought, i don't know. i mean, this this could be interesting to work on. i do not think the that this book effectively would have been any different befor
douglass put it, power doesn't give up on its own. i mean, know no struggle, no progress. yes. so i don't think you i think it would take out of a historical context to to just try to isolate certain behaviors and then try to decide, you know, whether are liberal or liberal or whatever you want to call them, rather than understand finding the larger frame in which there taking place. this is a more directly political and personal question. i ju want to ask how different would your book be if...
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and frederick douglass, i think as a significant factor in changing those perspectives.uals who abolition. time for a few more questions. it's not exactly a question, but a very sad comment in a way that when.is almost the old days soldiers could even think about th and 're doing. and now, with the days of ai and drones and you■v just. yeah, they're not involved. i mean, civilians saidvilians '. and, you know, right. throughout all of military history, the a numerous examples, al, you're an air force guy, right? there are exampl guys who are, you know, going on long range bombg missions and it weighs on them psychologically. 're causing massive amounts of destruction. they don't know tom. b-52. yeah. yeah. i think we have time for. one more question. so we'll get get. and then remember, if youo speak with during breaks as well could you comment on what happened front royal of whheicer decided tohe prisoners of war. oh the front royals. yes. yeah. so i mean, this is all connected to jthis is in september of 1864 there was incessant back and forth between mosby andheridan
and frederick douglass, i think as a significant factor in changing those perspectives.uals who abolition. time for a few more questions. it's not exactly a question, but a very sad comment in a way that when.is almost the old days soldiers could even think about th and 're doing. and now, with the days of ai and drones and you■v just. yeah, they're not involved. i mean, civilians saidvilians '. and, you know, right. throughout all of military history, the a numerous examples, al, you're an...
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douglass and christopher columbus and tries to use them in cartoon form, minimizing american slaveryre dependent on slave labor. >> are you okay with that? >> i'm certainly not okay with slavery, but the founding fathers made a compromise to achieve something great. the making of the united states. >> slavery is as old as time. being taken as a slave is better than being killed, no? i don't see the problem. >> we could show more of those videos but we don't want to. prager u is not a university, not ublike trump university, it uses the kind of branding or mood of the u and the university and the look of that without actually being accredited. now, states allowing the videos to be shown in classrooms is a local governance decision, and this isn't just about history. there's all kinds of issues that come up. >> unlike coal or fossil fuels, energy from wind or sun is unreliable, expensive, and difficult to store. >> as the false claims of racial targeting spread, so did the anger and violence. >> men and women complement each other and create a well balanced family and community. so don
douglass and christopher columbus and tries to use them in cartoon form, minimizing american slaveryre dependent on slave labor. >> are you okay with that? >> i'm certainly not okay with slavery, but the founding fathers made a compromise to achieve something great. the making of the united states. >> slavery is as old as time. being taken as a slave is better than being killed, no? i don't see the problem. >> we could show more of those videos but we don't want to....
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we have seen folks, frederick douglass come through the doors. william lloyd garrison told.aybe harriet tubman. so this pulpit and this space, very sacred. and i want to thank museum leadership for hosting this incredibly important conversation. i also want to thank dr. blain for having the vision and the foresight right to reach and bring us all together. she knew and she definitely has a good answer the question because she was intentional in reaching out to black women. when i think about the strength, the power the resilience of black women throughout history, particularly throughout u.s. history, all carrying and caring, not for your own children and family but obviously for others. sun up to sundown. we don't have to get into the nitty gritty of what chattel slavery was here. but that fight for liberation and all of our social justice movements, young people always at the forefront, women are always at the forefront. communities, immigrants gay, you name it. but black women in particular have been at the forefront. i have described it as women saving our country. one e
we have seen folks, frederick douglass come through the doors. william lloyd garrison told.aybe harriet tubman. so this pulpit and this space, very sacred. and i want to thank museum leadership for hosting this incredibly important conversation. i also want to thank dr. blain for having the vision and the foresight right to reach and bring us all together. she knew and she definitely has a good answer the question because she was intentional in reaching out to black women. when i think about...
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and frederick douglass, i think as a significant factor in changing those perspectives. but you don't have i don't think you have as much for voting rights, equality as you do for individuals who favor abolition. time for a few more questions. it's not exactly a question, but a very sad comment in a way that this is almost the old days when. soldiers could even think about this and see what they're doing. and now, with the days of ai and drones and you just. yeah, they're not involved. i mean, civilians said it's all civilians that they're there. and, you know, if you look if so, if you extend broadly right. throughout all of military history, there are numerous examples, al, you're an air force guy, right? there are examples of guys who are, you know, going on long range bombing missions and it weighs on them psychologically. they know they're causing massive amounts of destruction. they don't know to whom. and i was married to a b-52. yeah. yeah. i think we have time for. one more question. so we'll get in blue jacket, get. and then remember, if you have questions, i'm
and frederick douglass, i think as a significant factor in changing those perspectives. but you don't have i don't think you have as much for voting rights, equality as you do for individuals who favor abolition. time for a few more questions. it's not exactly a question, but a very sad comment in a way that this is almost the old days when. soldiers could even think about this and see what they're doing. and now, with the days of ai and drones and you just. yeah, they're not involved. i mean,...
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billie believes that and she also likes an old frederick douglass quote. quote, she learned long ago about how power cedes nothing without demand and, you know, her natural set point is, optimistic show admits she gets frustrated like everybody else. the tenor of things. now. you know, i think she feels there's a meanness afoot. i think that she feels like there is a cultural debate going on that's regressive not just for democrat or other democratic societies, but for country and she says she's been places where she says she's seen people with signs, you know, plaintive complaints, like, i can't believe we still have to argue this. and, you know, she is someone who had a lot of skin in the fight. she gets frustrated, too. but she says she looked when she gets frustrated, she reminds herself that the ugliness can help us because it unites us by irritating us and it can bring us together. that's been her experience in the past. um, so, you know, another question. when you get to this juncture contemplating billie jean is how does a person like this happen?
billie believes that and she also likes an old frederick douglass quote. quote, she learned long ago about how power cedes nothing without demand and, you know, her natural set point is, optimistic show admits she gets frustrated like everybody else. the tenor of things. now. you know, i think she feels there's a meanness afoot. i think that she feels like there is a cultural debate going on that's regressive not just for democrat or other democratic societies, but for country and she says...
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douglass alliance.are so proud to have most of our team on the field as black americans policies of prosperity, freedom, lower taxes, cutting back on regulations that hurt families and growing businesses. minority businesses are the fastest growing in the countries of making sure we have few regulation there and allow prosperity. our coalitions focused on getting into the communities to talk about second chances. if you look at the previous administration it's a great example of trying to reduce recidivism. if downtown d.c., you have a mayor that does not want law and order. 'communities regardless of skin color. need to make sure we have law and order in our communities and create balance with programs like theack of recidivism. host: this is independent. caller: good morning, this question specifically for you discussed advocating for parent contrmany of those advocating for conservative policies including yourself by individuals whose children are not in public schools. how do you grapple with this a
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slavery, frederick douglass warned ashley conflict loomed, cannot tolerate free speech.efore the civil war, many americans kept quiet on the subject. over the years, that took mounting coercion. states banned public criticism, mobbings persecuted abolitionists. in congress, antislavery leaders beaten. in northern cities, abolitionist spch was possible, but so was racist terrorism. lincoln crumbled that most in the north crucify their feelings on the subject, but they would not do so forever. an interesting artic o-awakes 'u might be interested in seeing. it was in the new york times this morning. carrie in milwaukee, independent line. what do you think? is 2024 the most important election in our history? caller: yes, i dothe thing thate most about donald trump is, in an interview with nbc, he defended his supporters' chants. i think it is one of the most vile things any president or human being could do, and it shows he can put any value -- himself above any value, including democratic values. the main reason why i think it is such an important election is that donald tr
slavery, frederick douglass warned ashley conflict loomed, cannot tolerate free speech.efore the civil war, many americans kept quiet on the subject. over the years, that took mounting coercion. states banned public criticism, mobbings persecuted abolitionists. in congress, antislavery leaders beaten. in northern cities, abolitionist spch was possible, but so was racist terrorism. lincoln crumbled that most in the north crucify their feelings on the subject, but they would not do so forever. an...
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of course, martin luther king used jefferson's words in the march on washington just like frederick douglasswas a slaveholder and george washington and some of the others, but 1789 when we -- when started in earnest as a country all the way through 1965 before black americans under the law were afforded civil rights and voting rights that gave them a shot, so just following up on what eddie said, that was a longtime coming, and that's not going to be erased. the disparities won't be erased in a generation, so we have to remain vigilant. >> no. it's critical what you said by law. you must remember that after they stopped reconstruction and went into this era that ended up with plessy versus ferguson, 1896, there was no legal change until 1954 with brown versus the board of education. you're talking about a span of almost a century. we're the only race that by law couldn't do certain things. we had biasses against others that came to the country, but we were named by law not to have equal rights, and we're talking about my parents, my grandparents, so you're right. you can't erase that in a ge
of course, martin luther king used jefferson's words in the march on washington just like frederick douglasswas a slaveholder and george washington and some of the others, but 1789 when we -- when started in earnest as a country all the way through 1965 before black americans under the law were afforded civil rights and voting rights that gave them a shot, so just following up on what eddie said, that was a longtime coming, and that's not going to be erased. the disparities won't be erased in a...