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on c-span3, american history tv has boston red sox historian or do needs leading a discussion on the home front and battlefield contributions during world war ii. name, city, and state. >> joining us tomorrow -- joining us this morning is kristin clark. clark, the president and executive director for the lawyers committee for civil rights. we are talking about the legacy of this president on civil rights, but also on what to expect next in the biden administration. opinion, what action has he taken on civil rights? guest: thanks so much for having me. counts on then federal government being able to jobts part, to do its enforcing our civil rights laws. the past four years have been difficult for our organization and many groups that care about

the most vulnerable communities in our country. we have seen the justice department, the u.s. department of education, hud, and a number of poor federal agencies really abandon the project of enforcing and instituting the protections afforded by our federal civil rights laws. as a result, what we've seen has been a resurgence of discrimination across the country. ofhave seen the resurgence discrimination in the fair affordableket and housing opportunities for vulnerable communities. we have seen abandonment of the principal, the principle of diversity abandoned. ofhave seen the resurgence -- -- suppression is adjusted to barb and turned its back on

important work that must be done. rampant police abuse, police misconduct and police brutality that has largely gone unchecked because again this justice department over the past four years has work ofd the investigating systemic policing misconduct. we also know hate crimes have been on the rise across the country and we have not seen this justice department do enough to hold the perpetrators of hate accountable. ofhink there will be a lot work that needs to be done in the road ahead to make up for that lost ground into breathe life back into our federal agencies that are tasked with the important work of protecting the rights of our nation's most vulnerable communities.

enforcing some of our nation's most important federal laws. what about what is next? what does the biden administration need to do? best: the first task will putting in place strong leadership. and bringing with them a clear trend and commitment to enforcing aggressively our civil rights and understanding of what racial injustice is because we will need people to bring that a lens to the work. the second thing we understand over the past four years is when we are talking about civil beens, we know there have a number of executive orders and policy decisions that have been harmful and devastating when it comes to civil rights in our country.

president trump recently issued an executive order on race and gender stereotyping as it's called. this executive order essentially bans our federal agencies, federal contractors and federally funded and's recipients from conducting training that can help people better understand and help us better understand what racism is, what sexism is. this is a baffling executive order. it's one of the longest we've seen issued under the trump era and it's caused a lot of thatsion among schools receive federal funding. they are trying to understand whether it means they are banned from teaching their students about our history of racism in our country. banned from teaching about what sexism is and what they can do

to overcome. would we can do to overcome collectively select -- sexism in society. sessionsgeneral jeff put in place -- when he was in place, put in place a number of federals, he charged prosecutors with pursuing the most aggressive sentencing for federal offenders regardless of whether the crime is low-level or nonviolent, and this to theally has led incarceration -- high rates of incarceration in our federal prisons. we have seen the death penalty reinstituted very recently. we have seen the voting rights disregarded for the civil rights division. some of these areas will need to be a top priority for new

leadership put in place. really looking at what was done over the last four years and what do we need to do to get back on track and rebuild and restore our commitment to safeguarding the rights of those most vulnerable in our country. viewers want to get our involved in this conversation. your questions or comments about civil rights issues. you can dial in. if you are a republican, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000 and , 202-748-8002. npr has this headline. civil rights leaders push biden for racial justice fight for attorney general nominee. can you explain. guest: again, i think this is incredibly -- an incredibly important job. our nation's highest law

enforcement agency there are so money law enforcement agencies at the local and state level that really model their work around what the justice department is doing or not doing. i think it will be very critical year inose down 2020, a which we lived through a national reckoning with our long history of racism and police violence to put in place in attorney general who will on day one understands what needs to be done to carry forth that work. to carry forth that commitment to confronting and addressing racial violence and police violence which have been issues that dad -- animated the protest we've seen across the country over the past year. people black, white, brown.

multigenerational protests around the idea that now is the time to figure out once and for problemsing into these that have been intractable throughout her nation's history. the attorney general of the united states is playing an important role in that. my hope is we will see someone on day one understand what needs to be done to ensure the justice department is doing its part to move the nation forward. host: philip in florida, independent. good morning to you. question or comment on civil rights. caller: i would say america as a whole has had their civil rights run across for the last seven months while we waited for anything to be done for covid relief since the last bill.

i think was a complete disgrace. people are tied into a withnment extension plan all of the protesters destroying all of our different heritage and history of statues that they disagree and nothing being done. i think the entire thing has been a complete and outer disrespect to the rights of americans across the board. clark, yourn thoughts on the black lives matter movement in the debate over confederate statues. guest: if i could address the first part, so i do think we need to do more. into the pain-and-suffering and harm that so many are experiencing right now. they may have lost their jobs with a rate of homelessness because of the pandemic so more must be done in this relief bill

that was just signed by president trump last night. peopley concerned about who are on the brink of evictions from their home for example. more must be done. , this hassecond part been a part of this national reckoning with their country's history of racism. really grappling with these confederate monuments has been incredibly polarizing and divisive in communities across the country. onfederate monuments courthouse lawns and campus test campuses as well. we have seen students embroiled in debate about the appropriateness of glorifying people who were at the forefront of the confederacy. who were deemed traders and racist.

tople who were deemed embrace the practice of slavery. these are hard conversations and these are conversations that are happening now as we see protests and demonstrations that call for the removal of these monuments. it doesn't mean we don't reckon with that history, but it means the public is saying we need to close the chapter on glorifying people, individuals and institutions that have been at the heart of slavery in our country, the heart of a divisive civil war and really move the country forward into the 21st century. thinking about what that history means, thinking about closing the chapter on what has been deemed glorification of one of the darkest moments in our nations history. darlene in las vegas, independent. caller: i was wondering if you

would heard about the lawsuit in las vegas, nevada. currently a charter school is being sued by a mother because her child is being forced to take a class at a charter school to teach them about inherent white privilege and specifically stated on screen that systemic like onees for things and four young black men being incarcerated. in my day it was called crime, not racism. it --st appalled because the class is force ended today charter school. host: are you familiar with this? guest: i am not familiar with our lawsuit. but i do think it's important that we have hard conversations the way the, but racism affect our criminal justice system.

about the way which racism results in segregated communities across our country. the way in which the legacy of racism and slavery has subjected lowerand brown people to socioeconomic standing in many parts of our country. these are hard conversations and i think the school is a great setting for us to begin having these critical conversations moderated by teachers with to createwho know how open dialogue around these issues. i mentioned an executive order issued by president trump, i think those shut down the conversations. that's an executive order that i .hink is incredibly dangerous it shuts down these kinds of critical conversations that we need to be having, that students

need to be having. caller will kind of probe more closely what is at issue, what is the charter school's purpose in opening up my guess ise which that charter school really is trying to push students to again reckon with this legacy of so longhat has beleaguered the nation. >> reverend jesse jackson wrote a piece in the richmond free press calling on president-elect biden to revive the u.s. commission on civil rights. what is this commission and what work needs to be done? the u.s. commission on civil rights is a very important institution. and theyback decades held hearings and issued reports

throughout the year on incredibly important civil rights issues. under the leadership of catherine lehman, it has put out support -- reports on voter suppression and voter intimidation in our country. there were hearings that gave people an opportunity to bring people problems across the country. they have issued guidance on issues. that loanit's been institution that spoke up during the trump era. issuing helpful guidance on issues concerning civil rights at a time when we felt the justice department's absence. strong leadership at the commission on civil rights reading back into its mandate i think it will be an important step forward as we think of them

not just rebuilding the justice department and apartment of education and hud, but these critical agencies that have played a federal role throughout the day. host: you and other civil rights leaders met virtually with the president-elect and vice president elect. what did you want them to do on civil rights? what did you learn what they plan to do on this issue? guest: we talked about a number of issues we collectively deemed amongst the priorities for this administration. i spent my time underscoring the importance of breathing life back into enforcement of the voting rights act. if there's one thing we've seen for sure for the past few years is that voter suppression and voting discrimination are problems that are alive and well across the country. we've seen in georgia, past and present. we seen it texas, north carolina

and so may places across the country. we've got a justice department that hasn't brought many cases at all. they have not enforced the voting rights act. administration to ensure this would be a top priority for a new administration and also urge that they think about launching a voter access commission. a national task force to help study this problem and put more affirmative solution to help guide localities and states that are thinking about how to ensure voter access, particularly during a pandemic. >> what role would congress need to play in the voting rights act? >> we need congress to do its part which is why responding to a devastating 2013 supreme court

which cut out a core provision of the voting rights act, a provision known as the section five preclearance provision. that's part of the voting rights act proving critical throughout the decades in blocking and deterring voting discrimination in certain parts of our country. that have long and egregious histories. put the ballourt in congress is court to respond in several years later they have yet to have -- pass a bill that would respond to the court's concerns. project. critical madeow john lewis enforcement of the voting rights act and restoration of the voting rights act a core part of

his life. my hope is we will see this next congress passed the john lewis voting rights advancement act which passed in the house but has been gathering dust on the senate side. that's the role for congress. the justice department has a critical role to play in the other remaining provisions which has proven to be when actually utilized, strong against this problem of voter discrimination we see. joanna who isto waiting in damascus, maryland. guest: good morning -- caller: good morning. think trumps i record on civil rights and human rights over the last years is appalling. after theis him going judge of mexican ancestry

intending he couldn't be fair because the was hispanic answer assay. calling the people of the border applying for asylum to get into -- united states an infestation, which dehumanizes them. he banned transgender's in the service. he painted almost limbs as terrorists. he supported the woman in kentucky who refused to issue marriage certificates. including theh fact extremely little diversity in his cabinet and administration. rude, nasty disgusting remarks about women. now i understand like in

pennsylvania, republican legislatures are doing what they can to even further restrict voting rights. the whole idea since he's been in office is to trying key people of color from voting. i agree with the caller. all of those issues really touch on a lot of what is devastating over the past four years. when it comes to the rights of vulnerable commune is in our country. the first point the caller made by the courts is an important one. over the past four years we've seen president trump with nominees for lifetime positions on our courts who bring track records. have a larges also

part not reflected the growing racial and gender diversity we see in our country. today are roughly 80% white. this stands in stark contrast with the country that about 40% people of color. know our law schools are graduating students at higher rates than men in many places. if will -- yet women made up less than 20% of president trump's nominees for federal courts. restore the diversity of our federal courts. we need them to be institutions that produce outcomes and havegs that the publican

confidence and faith in. have confidence and faith in. the caller started with that and i want to underscore that

>> one of the things they talk about his micro aggressions. might be going off-topic in terms of voting, but micro aggressions such as touching somebody's hair when necessarily you didn't ask or saying you are smart for a black person. it's not necessarily those things that come off as racist but at the same time of course it doesn't hurt, it's just one of those things that after a while it gets annoying. to my white counterparts imagine dealing with those little things you don't know if it's a slight orbits a complement with regards to your overall character. that's the critical race theory and what some people understand about it. people should try to at least in regards to

getting people in office the look like them is try to take part more in the building process. have been dealing with a multitude, it seems we dealt with the same thing we are dealing with during the presidential election, it seems there are parts of the government that there are certain places, certain polling places that should be open. one of the things we can point at in -- is the closing of polling places in remote areas. when you close those areas where they are close to people it really is significant basically. which strategically people now. we need to understand those laws

and municipalities will go out downeir way to shut people. not necessarily suppress, but process of voting kind of more difficult for people. just as a lot of places in general. have is very knowledgeable on the issues and it's great to hear somebody talk about these things because you don't see it. i recognize some of the things that happened in the past with regards to those atrocities. this party opposed to trump can go back to those things and actually be parallel to what they want. host: kristin clark.

guest: a lot of important points there. i will say protecting the right to vote, safeguarding the right to vote has not been drawn much of history a deeply polarizing issue along partisan lines. the voting rights act came before congress for renewal in 2006 and passed by tremendous bipartisan margins of 390-33 in the house. samet -- in the senate. noblemen support that we need to preserve the heart of the voting rights act that i referenced earlier. certain parts of the country get federal review of voting changes before they could take effect.

without the core protections of that voting rights act in the decision in2013 shelby county, what we have seen is what the voter -- what the caller referred to. we've seen the purging of voter rolls in ways that disproportionately strike black and brown voters despite their continued eligibility. we seen laws and policies intended to make it harder to get to vote. yearnk as we go into a new we need to think about how do we get back to that place where people regardless of race or partisan affiliation could embrace this idea every american should have voice in our democracy. that gives everyone voice. that would be important work

that a biden harris administration really can lean on in its first 100 days. host: let's go to frank and alabama. good morning and thank you for taking my call. jones who was u.s. consideration. you also referenced john lewis. i want to say this quickly as it relates to burning him. in alabama specific the birmingham and we want to take that monument down. to rename our confederate park. unanimous to get rid of that park name but our

--rent mayor name.e a library we would that has stalled as well. we are stumbling. -- i might address on appointments of attorney general, doug jones was an assistant to the case of the prosecution. an attorney by the name of robert posy were appointed by george w. bush. hard.ought long and

i wish i would do more due diligence. we have to protest for eight months. .e wanted to drop the case we had to protest and take buses to montgomery and the judge to pay for cherry his psychological evaluations. mr. jones's wrote a number of books and i talked my friend the other day about this. vettingeds to be more for another alabama individual is considered an attorney general. host: i have other callers waiting period guest: i -- waiting. guest: this will be one of the most consequential decisions

made by president-elect biden, the selection of his attorney general. he needs to be someone who not only has a track record, a deep tog proven track record enforcing civil rights laws but who iss to be someone not excluded from the project of ensuring justice in our country. he needs to be an attorney general who can restore the integrity of the institution. he needs to be someone who can help get the justice department being a in terms of true independent agency when it comes to protecting the rights of all communities in doing so free from political interference of any kind. decisionn important and that vetting and appropriately analyzing in the deepest way the record

underlying the ultimate nominee will be important. i think the call for the work he is doing in terms of opening up dialogue and debate about the appropriateness of having these nameserate monuments and in our communities. these are hard conversations that are long overdue. i am encouraged by the progress we have seen made into 2020. it is time we think about turning the chapter. right now there is also in alabama a discussion happening 90-year-old attorney deemed to be one of the court lawyers who figured prominently into what happened during the movement. he worked with dr. martin luther king and there is an effort

underway to rename a street after him and replace the name currentlye lee that is named one of the streets in a majority black neighborhood. these are conversations we need to have now. conversations that are long overdue. how do we celebrate and acknowledge the contributions made by people of color, by black people in our country who fought hard to promote justice and need to be people we lift up, celebrate and acknowledge as well. as we move into this chapter. in this reckoning with racism that has gotten underway over the past year. >> i want your thoughts on this headline in the wall street journal about reapportionment. and the impact that has on legislation and civil rights

issues. which statesest will win and lose seats in congress and they report the census bureau released an estimate as of july 1. that data was gathered separately from census responses. it says the new population aremates suggest 10 states likely to lose one congressional ceh. alabama, california, illinois, minnesota, new york, pennsylvania, rhode island and west virginia. texas is expected to gain three seats in florida is expected to give up two. montana,colorado, north carolina and oregon are expected to pick up one. next: this is the important project for those who care deeply about democracy in our country. round, up to the next

once every decade, states, district cities reopen lines from everything from city council to congressional seats to make sure they are complying with the mandate of one person, one vote. ensuring they are roughly equal in size and population shifts that have happened over the past decade. redrawingss of boundary lines has been fraught with racism and with extreme partisanship. inetimes it's resulted redistricting maps that don't fairly allocate power to communities, vulnerable communities. as we go into 2021, my hope is we see communities energized to pay close attention to redistricting and work that is happening with respect to their

local governments that they will andnd maps that are fair ensure power invoice for communities that too often are marginalized. thatdea you referenced suggested states may be on the verge of losing seats, we will have to see what the final numbers show. president trump make multiple attempts to really jeopardize the census. to really exclude communities of color and immigrant communities from the census count. that they were fighting various unconstitutional actions president trump's endeavor to take with respect to the census and there is an executive policy

he's issued we hope the excluderation seeks to certain on documented immigrants from the census. we believe this stands in contrast to the way the census data has been handled for decades. back to the point about redistricting, this is the next big issue on the horizon. huge implications for democracy. we need to ensure our lawmakers are producing mass -- maps that fairly affect -- represent the communities. morning.ood it's an honor and privilege to see you. you are so sophisticated.

do you have anybody in mind for attorney general? i would love to see an african-american woman there. times are changing. thank you. have a nice holiday season. diversity with in thisto cabinet picks next administration will be closely watched. we know the short list that has been reported for attorney general has included senator who wases, sally yates somebody who understands the lay of the land inside the justice department. rebuild.rstand how to we also understand america with someonejudge

who was brought up by president obama to fill a spring court seat. someone who can restore the integrity of the agency. doug jones brings a track record when comes to enforcement of civil rights. whether these nominees bring that long extensive unblemished a deepwhen it comes to and abiding when you're talking about racial justice and civil rights. that question must be asked. -- racerings of racial and gender diversity. he needs to be one that reflects the nation and has --. my hope is in the final analysis we can look at the sum total of

president-elect biden's cabinet indeed onfeel that he day one will put in place a cabinet that reflects america. host: in california, independent. caller: i'm from the apache nation and i will tell you this. i can speak more than one language. see black-and-white or monolithic. they only speak english. i think we are not diverse at all. you people can get it together. i don't know why. you speak the same language. people, we are all bilingual. we are truly diverse. let me say in closing, my great-great-grandfather was a confederate scout. he could find water, this was in

texas. the confederates treated the apaches, the cherokees and all the other nations with respect. us until slaughtered we fought back. it makes me cry to think about it. you talk about diversity and yourself.think about you guys speak one language. learn how to be diverse. i appreciate the callers point that when we talk about diversity we are not omitting native americans from that discussion. i think the caller raises an important point. when i talk about race and ethnic diversity i am talking about historically marginalized groups that have tended to be

excluded from america's promise. black people, latinos, native americans, immigrant communities, women. so to me when i think about the civil rights work that must be done in the road ahead, it's about ensuring we are protecting and safeguarding the rights of these very groups that do often or arescrimination omitted from the discussion. i think the caller for his point. a lot of the voting rights work we do across the country, we are confronting a very -- problems faced by native american communities. i think about a case we recently brought in utah that went to an all-male voting system without navajo speaking

voters many who need language assistance. i think the caller for his comment. host: for others who want to learn more about kristin clark and the lawyers committee fruit civil rights, you can go to >> c-span's washington journal every day we're taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and will discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, a discussion about the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill and the $1.4 trillion government spending bill. we'll talk about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected budgets in america's cities with national league of cities director clarence anthony. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 theern morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text

messages and tweets. >> abbey goodman is joining thus morning from st. petersburg, florida. to talk about the republican party in a post trump washington.po t? the tale of the tape in the selection was actually how well republicans did against all expectations. they made a gain of at least half a dozen seats in the united states house where they were expected to lose seats. they will at least be in a tie or maintaine control after the elections in georgia. they made dramatic gains among hispanics, especially hispanic women. among black men