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she tess the author of "the new jim crow." caller: i found out the prisons and coups they are in and some of them moneys from the federal government and representatives that's determined by the census count, that count goes wards that. but they can't vote. how how do you get money for that prisoner and money's being allocated to their account. >> what you're referring to is the practice of the census bureau of counseling prisoners in the counties. neil: in which the citizens are located. rather than counting them as residents often their home communities. so in states like new york, for example, the overwhelming majority of prisoners come from new york city and other urban areas. but most of the prisons in the n new york are in predominantly white, rural areas. so this census rule or crenscruns practice, because fomplee want to be nfl -- it's been a global population in these white rural counties even though they are bared from vogt. and because they are counted in these white rural communities, it means extra resources and st
she tess the author of "the new jim crow." caller: i found out the prisons and coups they are in and some of them moneys from the federal government and representatives that's determined by the census count, that count goes wards that. but they can't vote. how how do you get money for that prisoner and money's being allocated to their account. >> what you're referring to is the practice of the census bureau of counseling prisoners in the counties. neil: in which the citizens are...
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what's the parallel between the old jim crow that bryan has just described, and the new jim crow that you describe in your book. >> well, you know, just a couple decades after the collapse of the old jim crow system, a new system of racial control emerged in the united states. today, people of color are targeted by law enforcement for relatively minor, nonviolent, often drug-related offenses. the types of crimes that occur all the time on college campuses, where drug use is open and notorious. that occur in middle class suburban communities without much notice, right? targeted, often at very young ages, for these relatively minor offenses. arrested, branded felons, and then ushered into a parallel social universe, in which they can be denied the right to vote, automatically excluded from juries, and legally discriminated against in many of the ways in which african americans were discriminated against during the jim crow era. so, when i say that we have a new racial caste system, what i mean is that we have a system of laws, policies, and practices in the united states today that oper
what's the parallel between the old jim crow that bryan has just described, and the new jim crow that you describe in your book. >> well, you know, just a couple decades after the collapse of the old jim crow system, a new system of racial control emerged in the united states. today, people of color are targeted by law enforcement for relatively minor, nonviolent, often drug-related offenses. the types of crimes that occur all the time on college campuses, where drug use is open and...
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african-americans during your jim crow era. you're automatically fove, unemployment, housing, access to benefits really gated to a permanent second-class status much like your parents or grandparents may have been during the jim crow era. host: you go back to the regan era. you go back to the reagan era as far as the war on drugs is concern. take us back there and how did that play into your thinking as far as developing the themes for your book? >> most people assume that ronald reagan announced the drug war in response to the emergence of crack cocaine in inner city communities. and that's just false. actually, president reagan declared the drug war in 1982 a few years of about crack hit the street in inner city communities and became a sensation in the media. the reagan administration seized on the drug war with glee as an opportunity to build public support for its new war. and actually, hired of staff, whose job it was to publicize crack in inner city communities, stories about crack babies, and crack dealers and inner cit
african-americans during your jim crow era. you're automatically fove, unemployment, housing, access to benefits really gated to a permanent second-class status much like your parents or grandparents may have been during the jim crow era. host: you go back to the regan era. you go back to the reagan era as far as the war on drugs is concern. take us back there and how did that play into your thinking as far as developing the themes for your book? >> most people assume that ronald reagan...
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jim-crow laws were not very different from apartheid structures. the catechism of the assassinated african-american icon malcolm x was the model for that preached by the assassinated south african icon steve. with mandela and the king the fund inspiration from gandhi and the liberation hero. america's anti-apartheid movement was largely set in motion by black americans like randall robinson and south africa's afrikaners white settlers of dutch and french extraction who initiated the formal part by state or the spending architectural image of
jim-crow laws were not very different from apartheid structures. the catechism of the assassinated african-american icon malcolm x was the model for that preached by the assassinated south african icon steve. with mandela and the king the fund inspiration from gandhi and the liberation hero. america's anti-apartheid movement was largely set in motion by black americans like randall robinson and south africa's afrikaners white settlers of dutch and french extraction who initiated the formal part...
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it's been -- jim crow has been redesigned. it's more often to something else. we called it something when you and i were kids and now is called something else. >> guest: michele alexander of the last conference has written a book called the new jim-crow, nasa incarceration and the age of color blindness. it's a very powerful book talking about the jim-crow who lives incarceration as opposed to segregation in sleeper. >> host: citizen a different form. >> guest: we have lots of work to do. >> host: we must continue to work and i really want to thank the two of you for your great work, you're great leadership, your vision for your inspiration. i have enjoyed being with you and continue to tell the story. continue to build one american, for we are one people, one family, the american family. >> guest: keep working on capitol hill to make it a reality. >> host: thank you. thank you so much. >> guest: thank you, john. >>> high node with the challenge is and we are in a unique position to go to work. what we need this policy makers in washington to develop a road map
it's been -- jim crow has been redesigned. it's more often to something else. we called it something when you and i were kids and now is called something else. >> guest: michele alexander of the last conference has written a book called the new jim-crow, nasa incarceration and the age of color blindness. it's a very powerful book talking about the jim-crow who lives incarceration as opposed to segregation in sleeper. >> host: citizen a different form. >> guest: we have lots of...
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[laughter] jim crow kept the colored races apart from whites largely hidden behind segregation. shortly after the end of the second world war the end of legalized segregation began to. black people as never before. , currently other changes were soon to deeply alter americans a sense of the very meaning of race. the openness of the mid 1960's when beyond the black white-collar line. the immigration and nationality of the act of 1965 was crafted to counter revered nordic minded statutes in terms of patience. also allowed for wider immigration from the western hemisphere and africa. therein lay the seeds of democratic revolution. new immigrants of the post 1965 mirage overwhelming week outside europe were up ending america's racial conventions asia discreetly in number were judged to be smarter and richer than the native-born whites. latinos formed a 13% of the population by 2000 edging out african-americans as the most numerous minority. the u.s. census without scoring the nation's racial makeup began to notice latin americans in the 1940's. by a counting of people with surnames
[laughter] jim crow kept the colored races apart from whites largely hidden behind segregation. shortly after the end of the second world war the end of legalized segregation began to. black people as never before. , currently other changes were soon to deeply alter americans a sense of the very meaning of race. the openness of the mid 1960's when beyond the black white-collar line. the immigration and nationality of the act of 1965 was crafted to counter revered nordic minded statutes in terms...
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people cannot handle it -- created and jim crow. people cannot handle its. we have to remember that galileo -- what happened to him? the people that stumble upon the truth of the people most dangerous. -- are the most peoplpeople most dangerous. the reformation which discovered the scriptures, which removed the authority of certain people to tell people what was in the bible -- the printing press -- gave us which hunts, which trials, burning at the stake, the inquisition -- the most horrifying. of religious power and fundamentalist -- the most horrifying period of religious power and fundamentalism. i took my husband back to my home town. i was showing him around. we came to the oldest church at the top of the town and we saw these big gravestones. we thought some of these people must be really -- i had not been there for awhile. the must be the -- these must be the lord or whatever. there were burned at the stake 30 yards to the left. right next to starbucks. [laughter] you laugh, but people in iran right now, right next to starbucks, are being tortured bec
people cannot handle it -- created and jim crow. people cannot handle its. we have to remember that galileo -- what happened to him? the people that stumble upon the truth of the people most dangerous. -- are the most peoplpeople most dangerous. the reformation which discovered the scriptures, which removed the authority of certain people to tell people what was in the bible -- the printing press -- gave us which hunts, which trials, burning at the stake, the inquisition -- the most horrifying....
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jim-crow laws were not very different from apartheid structures. the catechism of the assassinated african-american icon malcolm x was the model for that preached by the assassinated south african icon steve. with mandela and the king the fund inspiration from gandhi and the liberation hero. america's anti-apartheid movement was largely set in motion by black americans like randall robinson and south africa's afrikaners white settlers of dutch and french extraction who initiated the formal part by state or the spending architectural image of america's white southerners both groups invented full-court tales of how the conquer hostel play and and hostile dark skinned people delivering civilization, religion and technology to welcome savage. south africans translate the work colloquially as red neck. there's a popular story told in south africa perhaps. it goes like this, a white south africans traveled to the united states in the mid 80's and landed at o'hare international airport in chicago. at customs, a white american immigration officer summed si
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what to say jim crow separated. i lived in were steeped in segregated areas. my father fought in world war ii and he fought in patton's army. and when he came home, his country repaid him with a seat on the back of the bus. but the beautiful thing about this country, john, is that either daughter that colored soldier could grow up and married his secretary of defense. so, you know, we have a wonderful country and i often say when i talk about race, i want to give my country's credit because i love her, despite her faults and because of her promise and her progress. >> host: i appreciate that. it is amazing to me the country that we live in. it is such a wonderful place geared we've made so much progress but they're still a great deal of progress to be made. this conference to place in july? and that's before the election. could the two of you, based on the conference, just during the conference, do you have a sense that we were about to take this great leap? >> guest: i didn't. i knew mr. obama was running in you as a promising candidate, but in my wild stream
what to say jim crow separated. i lived in were steeped in segregated areas. my father fought in world war ii and he fought in patton's army. and when he came home, his country repaid him with a seat on the back of the bus. but the beautiful thing about this country, john, is that either daughter that colored soldier could grow up and married his secretary of defense. so, you know, we have a wonderful country and i often say when i talk about race, i want to give my country's credit because i...
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jim crowe-like segregation? mccarthyism? mccarthy, he was a powerful senator who used the power of the government to round people up. bertha, may i call you "bert"? bert, one question. how exactly will a group of moms, grandparents in lawn chairs and regular citizens round people up? i mean i like to point out that that is -- are we in the safety tree? i think i can go out on the limb of the safety tree and say i think it's been every time that big government rounded people up in internment camps, not accountants. it's the socialists you're speaking to, who are able to do that. you know what i mean? if socialists, communist get in power, that is the thing they do do. i'd like to point out, bertha, here, that it was the progressive f.d.r. a democrat, progressive a big government guy you hold up at the model who made internment camp and rounded people up to put them in. you talk about segregation, it's weird. did you know we didn't have a segregated army until woodrow wilson? a progressive democrat. progressive. who is also a
jim crowe-like segregation? mccarthyism? mccarthy, he was a powerful senator who used the power of the government to round people up. bertha, may i call you "bert"? bert, one question. how exactly will a group of moms, grandparents in lawn chairs and regular citizens round people up? i mean i like to point out that that is -- are we in the safety tree? i think i can go out on the limb of the safety tree and say i think it's been every time that big government rounded people up in...
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crow and 40 years later, tens of millions of white people in the country did vote for a black man for president. and in addition to that every poll shows that each new generation of young people in this country is more open to interracial relationships and marriages and so on. so i think those things get at the core long-term process of what's happening in the country. i think we are moving to a better place. but, you know, historic doesn't move forward. we go through the difficult periods. i think as the caller suggest, we're seeing one of them right now. >> host: keith on the line for the republicans. you have the last call for mark potok. go ahead. >> caller: good morning. thanks for giving me the last call. people like chris matthews and yourself when democracies were voting against president obama, they were considered racist. you know, it's not against the law to be antigovernment. we're allowed to. i guess your partisan. but, you know, daily 24 hour domestic terrorism is happening in black neighborhood with the crypts, environmental terrorist, black panthers, that's a racial gr
crow and 40 years later, tens of millions of white people in the country did vote for a black man for president. and in addition to that every poll shows that each new generation of young people in this country is more open to interracial relationships and marriages and so on. so i think those things get at the core long-term process of what's happening in the country. i think we are moving to a better place. but, you know, historic doesn't move forward. we go through the difficult periods. i...
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crow. in your 40 or so years later, tends millions of black people in this country did -- tens of millions of white people in this country did vote for a black president. every generation in this country is more open to international -- interracial marriages and relationships and so on. i think we are moving to a better place. but you know, history does not move forward in a solid, unbroken line. we go through these difficult times and i think as the caller suggested, we are seeing one right now. host: you have the last call for mark potok. go ahead. caller: people like chris matthews and yourself, when democrats were voting against obama, they were considered racist. it is not against the law to be anti-government. we are allowed to. daly, 24 hour domestic terrorism is happening in black neighborhoods with the christmas -- the crypts. you have only had 75 incidences of [unintelligible] these people are killing them daily. when i go after these domestic terrorists? guest: because they are n
crow. in your 40 or so years later, tends millions of black people in this country did -- tens of millions of white people in this country did vote for a black president. every generation in this country is more open to international -- interracial marriages and relationships and so on. i think we are moving to a better place. but you know, history does not move forward in a solid, unbroken line. we go through these difficult times and i think as the caller suggested, we are seeing one right...
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neighbors in an effort at any point in the history of america if you think about sort of there is this jim-crow is gone which in some ways to delayed how far we could go and now we have this incredible distance between wealthy african-americans and everybody else which is true of the entire country and that is such a -- that is unsustainable. that is how some communities and some people collapse so i'm just kind of diagnostic on the whole since this issue. >> after we take your question and i don't we see if a woman has a question. >> i grew up in alabama so i know the deep south and am looking to respond to two things. you see in the book there is a wide variety of opinions for people in african-american communities. would you consider that day demonstration of the notion of the style leadership and lead people to the promised land that opinion -- the failure of president ought to move significant gender that would leave black people pleased that he is going to be able to -- the fact he can't button that said just king or malcolm x rise up and speaking for the country as a group that is antiqu
neighbors in an effort at any point in the history of america if you think about sort of there is this jim-crow is gone which in some ways to delayed how far we could go and now we have this incredible distance between wealthy african-americans and everybody else which is true of the entire country and that is such a -- that is unsustainable. that is how some communities and some people collapse so i'm just kind of diagnostic on the whole since this issue. >> after we take your question...
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mainstream from our neighbors than ever at any point in the history of america when you think about jim-crow is gone which in some ways to deliver on how far we could go and now we have incredible distance between wealthy african-americans and everybody else which is true of the entire country and that is unsustainable. that is how the communities and people collapse so i'm just kind of agnostic on the census issue. >> after we take your question why don't we in power women and see if any have a question. [laughter] [inaudible] >> ibm willy parker and i grew up in alabama so the deep south [inaudible] to respond to two things. you sit in the book there's a wide variety of opinions for people in african comerica and community. would you consider that a demonstration of the fact that the notion of the leadership in one charismatic to lead people from the promised land the failure of president obama luft any significant agenda there would leave a black people that he's going to be able to do what he thought he was going to be about to do. the fault he can't move things would that suggest like a
mainstream from our neighbors than ever at any point in the history of america when you think about jim-crow is gone which in some ways to deliver on how far we could go and now we have incredible distance between wealthy african-americans and everybody else which is true of the entire country and that is unsustainable. that is how the communities and people collapse so i'm just kind of agnostic on the census issue. >> after we take your question why don't we in power women and see if any...
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jim-crow laws were not for a different from apartheid structures. the catechism of the african american icon malcolm x was the model for that preached by the assassinated south african icon steve both mandela and king found inspiration from gondhi liberation hero. america's potent apartheid movement was largely set in motion by black americans like randall robinson and south africans africa on white settlers of dutch and french extraction who initiated the apartheid state or the splitting architectural image of america's white southerners. both groups invented folklore tales how they conquered hostile land and dark skinned people delivering civilization, religion and technology to welcoming sausages. south africans translate colloquially as red neck. there is a popular story told in south africa perhaps apocryphal. it goes like this, a white south africans traveled to the united states in the mid 80's and landed at o'hare international airport in chicago. at customs a white american immigration officer summed silently through the south africans pass
jim-crow laws were not for a different from apartheid structures. the catechism of the african american icon malcolm x was the model for that preached by the assassinated south african icon steve both mandela and king found inspiration from gondhi liberation hero. america's potent apartheid movement was largely set in motion by black americans like randall robinson and south africans africa on white settlers of dutch and french extraction who initiated the apartheid state or the splitting...
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it was clear however that in the olden days, the 20th century, [laughter] in the olden days, jim crow had kept the colored races apart from whites and african-americans largely hidden behind segregation's bail. shortly after the end of the second world war, the end of legalized segregation began to propel black people into national visibility as never before. concurrently, other changes were soon to deeply alter american sense of the very meaning of race. little noticed at the time the openness of the mid-1960's went beyond the black white color line. the immigration and nationality for hard seller at the 1965 was a specially crafted to counter earlier nordic minded statutes, especially in terms of asians. it also allowed for wider immigration from the western hemisphere and africa. therein lay the seeds of democratic revolution. new new immigrants of the post- 1965 era overwhelmingly from outside europe were upending american racial conventions. asians greatly rising in number were rapidly being judged to be smarter and eventually to be richer than native born wife. latinos from 13%
it was clear however that in the olden days, the 20th century, [laughter] in the olden days, jim crow had kept the colored races apart from whites and african-americans largely hidden behind segregation's bail. shortly after the end of the second world war, the end of legalized segregation began to propel black people into national visibility as never before. concurrently, other changes were soon to deeply alter american sense of the very meaning of race. little noticed at the time the openness...
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the two lawyers lead the naacp's legal office and challenging jim crow laws with a focus on school integration. hue man bookstore in new york city hosted the 40 minute talk. >> good evening and i'd like to thank hue-man bookstore for having me here. what i'd like to do this evening is briefly discuss the legal strategy that helped bring about the end to segregation strategy put in place, designed by charles hamilton houston and put in place by charles hamilton houston and his protÉge and later his coworker, thurgood marshall. the late televised theologian and cosmetic zealot tammy faye bakker remarked after her husband fall from grace, she said we are who we are because of who we were. and her words betrayed not only a mature compassion, but also speak to a recognition that the past is always with us. and indeed, as william falconer tells us in his 1950 nobel address, the past is not even past. and in this way, we as a nation are who we are. because of who we were. ours is not a nation that hides from history, or hides history in history books. and indeed one reason why we can be so proud of
the two lawyers lead the naacp's legal office and challenging jim crow laws with a focus on school integration. hue man bookstore in new york city hosted the 40 minute talk. >> good evening and i'd like to thank hue-man bookstore for having me here. what i'd like to do this evening is briefly discuss the legal strategy that helped bring about the end to segregation strategy put in place, designed by charles hamilton houston and put in place by charles hamilton houston and his protÉge and...
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cries of states rights got us fellows like jim crowe and
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the confederate flag has become a symbol of not just the civil war battles, but of jim crow's segregation in the deep south, of racism. and so there has to be some sensitivity to our public officials, like governor hayley barbour, governor mcdonnell, to -- when you just embrace the raw confederacy in this kind of fashion, it's going to anger people, it doesn't do anybody in this country any good. it is not educational. it's just bad politics. >> also, to have the governor of virginia tell african-americans in the state of virginia that in this month, they should be celebrating the original proclamation said the sacrifices of confederate leaders, confederate soldiers and confederate citizens, without making any mention of slave people is pretty stunning. joe, we got a text 360 question from lilybeth in edmonds, washington. she asked would governor mcdonnell's reinstatement of confederate history month in his state strengthen his position with his conservative base? >> well, look, this was a political calculation, obviously. what's done is done. it opens a whole can of worms because the sta
the confederate flag has become a symbol of not just the civil war battles, but of jim crow's segregation in the deep south, of racism. and so there has to be some sensitivity to our public officials, like governor hayley barbour, governor mcdonnell, to -- when you just embrace the raw confederacy in this kind of fashion, it's going to anger people, it doesn't do anybody in this country any good. it is not educational. it's just bad politics. >> also, to have the governor of virginia tell...
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like jim crowe and george corley wallace. what the world needs now more of this talk, virginia's new republican governor bob mcdonnell has declared april to be confederate history month. to read his proclamation you would think that the war was a joyous war of independence. great stuff all around. got overwhelmed by too much firepower up north. not a word about slavery being the issue or the election of abraham lincoln causing succession. former governor doug water of virginia says the confedate history month stuff is mind-boggling. we're going to talk about what just happened. >>> and will the real john mccain please stand up? never considered himself a maverick. could someone please remind him that he boasted about his
like jim crowe and george corley wallace. what the world needs now more of this talk, virginia's new republican governor bob mcdonnell has declared april to be confederate history month. to read his proclamation you would think that the war was a joyous war of independence. great stuff all around. got overwhelmed by too much firepower up north. not a word about slavery being the issue or the election of abraham lincoln causing succession. former governor doug water of virginia says the...
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crow laws. race has been the great drama of this country. and it has skewed and made it impossible for many of those central democratic ideals and ideals of justice to operate. but to bring it to a more recent past, i'm very irked. that only about 25 years ago politicians again discovered that it was possible to scare the american public by showing them the not particularly beautiful face of a convict known as -- named willy horton. and that they didn't even have to say anything that just agitating of the image of someone being disheveled and someone who had, in fact, committed horrible crimes withstood for the prejudice of the larger society. and as a result, you saw a whole string of really, really bad laws speaking about the sister a moment ago. it was because the public wanted three strikes and you're outlaws that so many young men are in prison for very minimal crimes serving even sentences as long as 25 and 30 years, we had all -- mandatory minimums that disproportionately young black men.
crow laws. race has been the great drama of this country. and it has skewed and made it impossible for many of those central democratic ideals and ideals of justice to operate. but to bring it to a more recent past, i'm very irked. that only about 25 years ago politicians again discovered that it was possible to scare the american public by showing them the not particularly beautiful face of a convict known as -- named willy horton. and that they didn't even have to say anything that just...
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her book is "the new jim crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness." before we talk about the details of your book could you give our folks at home and little background on yourself, where you come from and your expenses as for as your career is concerned? >> guest: i was inspired to write his book largely by my experience at the aclu in northern california. i am now an academic teaching law at the ohio state university. but when i was at the aclu, you know, i really believed that racial bias in the criminal justice system was much like racial bias in all of our social and political institutions. all
her book is "the new jim crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness." before we talk about the details of your book could you give our folks at home and little background on yourself, where you come from and your expenses as for as your career is concerned? >> guest: i was inspired to write his book largely by my experience at the aclu in northern california. i am now an academic teaching law at the ohio state university. but when i was at the aclu, you know, i really...
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. >> is he a guy who's forgiven white people, if you will, their history of oppression and jim crow, is he a guy who says, that was history. i don't blame people today for that. is he past that personally? >> i think barack obama is deeply aware of the wound of slavery. >> does he have any grudge personally? >> no, i don't think so. i don't think so. >> i think some of the white working class think he does. glenn beck is out there selling this stuff all the time, who -- the people sell this stuff. >> there's a big difference -- you have -- there's always been voices like this in american history. but now you have the extremes that you find on the internet and on television and you know what we're talking about, and this whips it up. and you have an african-american president, and this is whipped up by people like glenn beck and it gets some people excited in the ugliest way, and you see it in a voicemail like that. not that one voicemail necessarily means thousands or millions of people, but it's a very dangerous tendency and to me it's irresponsible. >> we're going to get a better u
. >> is he a guy who's forgiven white people, if you will, their history of oppression and jim crow, is he a guy who says, that was history. i don't blame people today for that. is he past that personally? >> i think barack obama is deeply aware of the wound of slavery. >> does he have any grudge personally? >> no, i don't think so. i don't think so. >> i think some of the white working class think he does. glenn beck is out there selling this stuff all the time,...
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their two brothered registered for the world war i draft and both put in all black jim crow regimens. so the story of all of the story was classified changing over of the course. >> it's a remarkable story. just a remarkable story. miriam, you talk about chavez in almost saintlike terms. because at the time when he was farm workers union. i mean it didn't have to be just in california. i remember doing to meetings within the chicago. and all over the country. and he was liized all over the world in the great strike and so forth. tell us something about who caesar chavez and his friends. he was not alone in the campaign that he launched in favor of the farm workers. >> my book is untold story of different kind. it is more recent history. i had the advantage of being able to still talk to many of the people who lived through it. i am a journal isby training, unlike my two panelist who are are bona fide historians. i am practicing history without a license. but i came very enamored in working on the book. as the journalist, you go out and see things and you cover them as you cover the ci
their two brothered registered for the world war i draft and both put in all black jim crow regimens. so the story of all of the story was classified changing over of the course. >> it's a remarkable story. just a remarkable story. miriam, you talk about chavez in almost saintlike terms. because at the time when he was farm workers union. i mean it didn't have to be just in california. i remember doing to meetings within the chicago. and all over the country. and he was liized all over...
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struggles that turned on whether the party should confront the shame of jim crow. in the end it didn't in states and localities to resolve the matter of race relations in the united states. the progressive party also waged a fractious struggle at the party convention over the appropriate method to tame the trust, and the argument here figure some of our current debate over the political economy. this was a contest to determine whether interstate trade commissions were considerable administrative discretion should regulate this practice is, whether that would be inappropriate at method or whether that reform is better achieved through aggressive antitrust policy and reforms at the state level. militant new nationalist as they call themselves but by roosevelt prevailed, pledging the party to regulate rather than dismantle corporate power. but this disagreement carried over to the general election. the democratic party under the guidance of their candidates for president woodrow wilson and his adviser louis brandeis embrace the new freedom version of progressivism whi
struggles that turned on whether the party should confront the shame of jim crow. in the end it didn't in states and localities to resolve the matter of race relations in the united states. the progressive party also waged a fractious struggle at the party convention over the appropriate method to tame the trust, and the argument here figure some of our current debate over the political economy. this was a contest to determine whether interstate trade commissions were considerable...
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the jim crow segregation was supposed to be separate but equal in practice it worked to discriminate by excluding non-whites from public institutions, whether from libraries, schools, swimming pools or the ballot box. the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965 began to change all that so that by the late 20th century the rationale for counting people by race had more often to the means of keeping track of civil rights enforcement. statistical policy directive number 15 set the terms for racial and ethnic classification throughout american society by directing federal agencies including the u.s. census to collect data according to the four races, black, white, american indian, alaska natives and asian pacific islander. hawaii and was added later as a concession to protests. and when ethnic category, hispanico latino, which is not racial. elaboration was good for civil rights but it opened the way to chaos. under these guidelines the hispanic la t-note classification portended the enormous turmoil. now that there was a non-hispanic white category, did there not also
the jim crow segregation was supposed to be separate but equal in practice it worked to discriminate by excluding non-whites from public institutions, whether from libraries, schools, swimming pools or the ballot box. the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965 began to change all that so that by the late 20th century the rationale for counting people by race had more often to the means of keeping track of civil rights enforcement. statistical policy directive number 15 set...
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jim crow ruled the south. the clan was on the rise. powerful political force. lynching was all too often the penalty for the offense of black skin. slaves had been freed within living memory, but too often their children, their grandchildren remained captive because they were denied justice, denied equality, denied opportunity, denied the chance to pursue their dreams. the progress that followed, progress that so many of you helped to achieve, progress that ultimately made it possible for michelle and me to be here as president and first lady. that progress came forward. [applause] >> that progress came from the collective efforts of multiple generations of americans, preachers and lawyers, thinkers and doers, men and women like dr. height took it upon themselves, often at great risk, to change this country for the better. men like deputy be deployed, a. philip randolph, women like mary mcleod bethune, there are americans whose names we know. they are leaders whose legacies we teach. they are giants who fill our history books, dr. dorothy height deserves a plac
jim crow ruled the south. the clan was on the rise. powerful political force. lynching was all too often the penalty for the offense of black skin. slaves had been freed within living memory, but too often their children, their grandchildren remained captive because they were denied justice, denied equality, denied opportunity, denied the chance to pursue their dreams. the progress that followed, progress that so many of you helped to achieve, progress that ultimately made it possible for...
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jim crow ruled this out. the klan was on the rise, a powerful political force. lynching was all too often the penalty for the offense of blacks began -- of black skin. slaves had been freed in living memory, but too often their children were denied justice, equality, opportunity, and the chance to pursue their dreams. the progress that followed, progress that so many of you helped to achieve, progress that ultimately made it possible for michelle and need to be here as president and first lady, that progress came slowly. [applause] that progress came from the collective efforts of multiple generations of americans, preachers and lawyers and thinkers and doers, men and women like dr. height who took it upon themselves, often at great risk, to change this country for the better. men and women, americans whose names we know, they are leaders whose legacies we teach. they are giants to fill our history books. dr. dorothy height deserves a place in this pantheon. she, too, deserves a place in our history books. [applause] she, too, deserves a place of honor in americ
jim crow ruled this out. the klan was on the rise, a powerful political force. lynching was all too often the penalty for the offense of blacks began -- of black skin. slaves had been freed in living memory, but too often their children were denied justice, equality, opportunity, and the chance to pursue their dreams. the progress that followed, progress that so many of you helped to achieve, progress that ultimately made it possible for michelle and need to be here as president and first lady,...
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crow laws. dr. hooks was a pioneer in sit-ins and other boycotts sponsored by the naacp. throughout the 1960's, he worked with the naacp on several civil rights protests and marches throughout the united states. throughout this time period, however, dr. hooks fulfilled a long desire and he entered the christian ministry. in 1956, he was an ordained baptist minister and preached regularly and contributed in many ways to churches in which he served. it was his ministry and law degree working together that gave him the deep conviction to fight for civil rights this deeper yearning is sure to influence the power and scope of all his civil rights work he ran unsuccessfully for the state legislature in 1954 and for juvenile court as a juvenile court justice in 1959 and 1963. he became well known in tennessee politics and the governor tapped him to fill a vacancy in shelby county criminal court and in 1965, he became the first african-american in criminal court, as a criminal court judge in the state o
crow laws. dr. hooks was a pioneer in sit-ins and other boycotts sponsored by the naacp. throughout the 1960's, he worked with the naacp on several civil rights protests and marches throughout the united states. throughout this time period, however, dr. hooks fulfilled a long desire and he entered the christian ministry. in 1956, he was an ordained baptist minister and preached regularly and contributed in many ways to churches in which he served. it was his ministry and law degree working...
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may instead of opening the human mind provoke a response the way that emancipation created jim crow. people can't handle it. we have to remember that a galileo -- what happened to him? i mean, the people that stumble upon the truth are the people most dangerous. and they are the most -- and the reaction to them is sometimes the most ferocious. that the reformation in a way, which discovered the scriptures, which removed the authority of certain people to tell people what was in the bible, the printing press, gave us witch hunts, witch trials, burnings at the stake, the inquisition. the most horrifying period of religious power and fundamentalist reaction in which -- you know, once -- i took my husband back to my hometown. it's a beautiful little town in england, well, not that beautiful. parts of it are beautiful. it goes right back to the middle ages. and i was showing him around. and we came to the oldest church at the top of the town. and we saw these three big gravestones down there. and we thought well, these people must be really -- i hadn't been there a while. these must be th
may instead of opening the human mind provoke a response the way that emancipation created jim crow. people can't handle it. we have to remember that a galileo -- what happened to him? i mean, the people that stumble upon the truth are the people most dangerous. and they are the most -- and the reaction to them is sometimes the most ferocious. that the reformation in a way, which discovered the scriptures, which removed the authority of certain people to tell people what was in the bible, the...
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caller: i am 70 years old and i grew up in the jim crow era. when i hear people at rallies, especially during the campaign about barack obama about "i want my country back," well, they are a dying breed. people i've got to remember in 2040, or 2050 -- somewhere in that area -- the caucasian race is going to be the minority in this country. i love the diversity of cultures. young people today are much more often much more susceptible and i just think it is great. -- much morand young kristol, iu have a wonderful career. -- crystal, i hope you have a wonderful career. guest: i talked at the beginning about how this issue of race has become politicized and there is all this discussion about whether that is code for racism, etc. i do not think that we can assume that just because someone says "i want my country back" that is necessarily racism. what they are indicating is that there is a frustration in the country. part of diversity is, after all, listening to everybody's perspective. no one, left, right, center -- whatever your persuasion -- does
caller: i am 70 years old and i grew up in the jim crow era. when i hear people at rallies, especially during the campaign about barack obama about "i want my country back," well, they are a dying breed. people i've got to remember in 2040, or 2050 -- somewhere in that area -- the caucasian race is going to be the minority in this country. i love the diversity of cultures. young people today are much more often much more susceptible and i just think it is great. -- much morand young...
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if he were to embrace it, it would come with a large helping of crow. bret? >> bret: jim, thanks. toyota agreed to pay 16.4 million fine for failing to notify the government about a problem with the accelerator pedals within the legally mandated period. the company denies breaking the law, but says it agreed to penalty to avoid a protracted legal fight. toyota is still subject to potential civil and criminal penalties. could the father of our country have been a delinquent borrower? we check that out in the grapevine. this time, they say they're sure. another report about the deaths of two key al-qaeda leaders. big story for the future of iraq. >> bret: checking world headlines now. some planes are flying again in europe, but most remain grounded because of the smoke and ash cloud from the volcano in iceland. germany's aviation authority became the first to allow planes back in the airplane. smaller european airports reopened. france and britain plan to lift some restrictions tuesday morning. prime minister gordon brown has ordered royal navy warships to rescue some stranded citiz
if he were to embrace it, it would come with a large helping of crow. bret? >> bret: jim, thanks. toyota agreed to pay 16.4 million fine for failing to notify the government about a problem with the accelerator pedals within the legally mandated period. the company denies breaking the law, but says it agreed to penalty to avoid a protracted legal fight. toyota is still subject to potential civil and criminal penalties. could the father of our country have been a delinquent borrower? we...
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caller: i am 70 years old and i grew up in the jim crow era. when i hear people at rallies, especially during the campaign about barack obama about "i want my country back," well, they are a dying breed. people i've got to remember in 2040, or 2050 -- somewhere in that area -- the caucasian race is going to be the minority in this country. i love the diversity of cultures. young people today are much more often much more susceptible and i just think it is great. -- much morand young kristol, iu have a wonderful career. -- crystal, i hope you have a wonderful career. guest: i talked at the beginning about how this issue of race has become politicized and there is all this discussion about whether that is code for racism, etc. i do not think that we can assume that just because someone says "i want my country back" that is necessarily racism. what they are indicating is that there is a frustration in the country. part of diversity is, after all, listening to everybody's perspective. no one, left, right, center -- whatever your persuasion -- does
caller: i am 70 years old and i grew up in the jim crow era. when i hear people at rallies, especially during the campaign about barack obama about "i want my country back," well, they are a dying breed. people i've got to remember in 2040, or 2050 -- somewhere in that area -- the caucasian race is going to be the minority in this country. i love the diversity of cultures. young people today are much more often much more susceptible and i just think it is great. -- much morand young...
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if he were to embrace it, it would come with a large helping of crow. bret? >> bret: jim, thanks. toyota agreed to pay 16.4 million fine for failing to notify the government about a problem with the accelerator pedals within the legally mandated period. the company denies breaking the law, but says it agreed to penalty to avoid a protracted legal fight. toyota is still subject to potential civil and criminal penalties. could the father of our country have been a delinquent borrower? we check that out in the grapevine. this time, they say they're sure. another report about the deaths of two key al-qaeda leaders. big story for the future of iraq. i'm at the doctor getting my shoulder looked at. as we're finishing up, i mention i'm going to the bathroom more often. he checks it out. good thing. turns out... my urinary symptoms -- such as going frequently, trouble going, flow starts and stops... and going often at night -- are due to bph, also called enlarged prostate. he says over time, avodart has been shown to shrink the prostate, improve urinary symptoms, and reduce the risk of pr
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. >> jim: there's your inexperience. don wakamatsu, the manager, was talking about jose who played 2nd base. sometimes the arm angle may be a little low. again, he had plenty of time. a lot of crow hops. doesn't get the arm up. the ball bounces 6789 kotchman, who is a very, very efficient 1st baseman, he has gone 200 games without an air, unable to come up with it. >> gary: let's see if the orioles should take yang now. the inning shook over. atkins who flied out to center field with two down takes the pitch outside for a ball. interesting talking with the manager today before the ballgame, wakamatsu talking about the fact that he waited in spring training to talk about figgins going from second to third and wigginton going from second to third and the reasons why. wakamatsu said, look, we have been trying to move lopez to 2nd base for the last two years. i told him, if you want to stick around and play some ball, you probably got to go to third. he said i get the mess on. two zero delivery. a baserunner left on. pitcher
. >> jim: there's your inexperience. don wakamatsu, the manager, was talking about jose who played 2nd base. sometimes the arm angle may be a little low. again, he had plenty of time. a lot of crow hops. doesn't get the arm up. the ball bounces 6789 kotchman, who is a very, very efficient 1st baseman, he has gone 200 games without an air, unable to come up with it. >> gary: let's see if the orioles should take yang now. the inning shook over. atkins who flied out to center field...
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slavery but they could do the next best thing which was jim crow and the whole regime of segregation. in saying that segregation is done in the name of property rights is again-- there is a little truth to that but it is a partial truth, because every human being has a@@+-+u/+3=uu5+@ i think they were mistaken in their reading of the constitution on that but by and large conservatism and certainly in its principles as far as conservatism is and ought to be opposed to something like segregation. >> host: have you been following the debate and controversy up at the hastings school of law in san francisco about the christian group that wanted to form a campus association, but they are not allowed to or they are not being allowed to at this point? >> guest: i am not familiar with the details of it. it sounds like a category of provocation that has happened here but there are other examples of it.
slavery but they could do the next best thing which was jim crow and the whole regime of segregation. in saying that segregation is done in the name of property rights is again-- there is a little truth to that but it is a partial truth, because every human being has a@@+-+u/+3=uu5+@ i think they were mistaken in their reading of the constitution on that but by and large conservatism and certainly in its principles as far as conservatism is and ought to be opposed to something like segregation....