and the first excerpt comes from 1881 when he was rented out to the slave trader william walker. it includes brown and walker, doctor john young, who had been with him outside of st. louis and more quietly, his mother and sister, both of whom young had sold very recently to a st. louis tradesman by the name of isis mansfield. and so for much of what i'm reading in this expert is from his own autobiography and his now famous narrative of life of william brown. he first laid eyes on him and missouri and brown was working on the steamboat when it made one of its usual stops between helena, illinois and st. louis. he had slaves bound from southern markets for would've had to switch at st. louis. and walker saw such potential value in the competence of young steward that he used this between to write out the fee and inquire about his slaves of eligibility. but young refused to sell him out right, but chose to run as was customary to calendar year. and just like that brown was seen heading down the river is his right-hand assistant. and he recorded his time with walker in which they wal

this tennessean's name was william walker. he gained so much power in nicaragua that in the middle of 1856, july 1856 he had himself and not treated president of nicaragua. two months later, walker legalize slavery there. and although walker was kicked out of nicaragua the next year by an alliance of the central american countries, for the rest of his life until he died by a firing squad in honduras in 1860, walker kept trying to go back to central america, we call for nicaragua, maybe giggle area, and in trying to raise new troops for his expeditions, he constantly said that he was fighting the bow of the south to spread slavery. it was known as a filibuster. in those days the term filibuster at a totally different meaning than today. it meant private american citizen put together military expeditions to invade foreign countries. there were many of them. there were private expeditions against mexico, almost every you. walker was the most successful of these expedition us. he actually conquered nicaragua. filibustered was agai

and the american adventurer, william walker, who conquered nicaragua wrote an autobiography called "the in nicaragua." it was published right on the eve of the civil war, and he said that nicaragua was suited for american slavery and that americans not only should import new black slaves from africa, but they should enslave the darker-skinned latin americans. the question is why didn't expansion southward continue after lincoln's election? well, for one thing lincoln himself had been anti-expansionist throughout his whole career. and so his administration was anti-expansionist. if you compare it to recent administrations, recent presidents before lincoln, most of them did have an agenda to expand southward. presidents james k. polk, franklin pierce and james buchanan all tried to buy cuba. so lincoln puts us on a separate course. now he didn't have to worry about slavery going there. the south was out of the union, and if the north wins the civil war, slavery's going to be abolished. that's obviously by the time of the emancipation proclamation. but now he's got to deal with a serious r

bass, william h.t. walker and patton anderson this was clearly not the case.sed purely on the practicalities of the north's numerical advantages, rather tan a deep seated desire to seek emancipation. perhaps more than anything else, what the proposal tells us is it is a reminder that cleburne spent the first 21 years of his life in ireland. by 1864 he still had a ways to go before he understood the south.zn it's been debated whether or not the proposal prevented him from achieving higher command in the army of tennessee. if it did have a negative impact during his own lifetime, that's not the case in ours. last february saw the museum of the confederaies person of the year symposium which was decided by audience vote following talks on each of the nominated figures by noted scholars. unsurprisingly given the year sherman came out on top, he was followed by cleburne who garnered more votes than lincoln oh, lee or grantment it's inconceivable that the irish man would have finished in this decision were it not for his proposal to armed slaves. there is no denying

bass, william h.t. walker and patton anderson this was clearly not the case. cleburne made his proposal based purely on the practicalities of the north's numerical advantages, rather tan a deep seated desire to seek emancipation. perhaps more than anything else, what the proposal tells us is it is a reminder that cleburne spent the first 21 years of his life in ireland. by 1864 he still had a ways to go before he understood the south. it's been debated whether or not the proposal prevented him from achieving higher command in the army of tennessee. if it did have a negative impact during his own lifetime, that's not the case in ours. last february saw the museum of the confederacyies person of the year symposium which was decided by audience vote following talks on each of the nominated figures by noted scholars. unsurprisingly given the year sherman came out on top he was followed by cleburne who garnered more votes than lincoln oh, lee or grantment it's inconceivable that the irish man would have finished in this decision were it not for his proposal to arme

williams, channel6 "action news." >> well, former president george herbert walker bush has been admitted to a houston hospital.0-year-old reportedly experienced shortness of breath. officials say bush is being monitored at houston methodist hospital as a precaution. back in 2012, bush spent almost two months at the same hospital for a bronchitis-related cough. no other details are being released. >> it's 4:40. see last night including dramatic video of a couple stranded in a river. the rescue looks like something straight out of hollywood. >> santa is about to start making the rounds. we'll tell you one thing you will not find on store shelves today. karen. >> rain slickers, 'cause everybody needs them today. rains around the region some of it heavy at times. details on that forecast coming up next. >> ♪ ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million peppermint

morning, president mccarthy and commissioners i want to thank commissioner walker for putting this item on the agenda, i i am steve williams and contacted by the neighbors of the project and asked to review the project and its approvals and entitlements etc.. and as you said, president mccarthy there is a lot of news report on this in the president and in the newspapers and on tv about the unhappy neighbors because the inconveniences, created by having 40 or 50 workers on the job for nearly two years noise dust, and blocked driveways and even the closing of the street, that is my understanding that was not all dpw some of that was for the fiber optic cables and the loss of parking, and even reports of people being hired to camp out over night in cars to save the parking spaces camera and security guards etc.. but while these complaints are extreme there are the type of complaints that we are used to they are just at the hire end of it. and you know that is not why i am here. i am here because i think that there has been a lack of disclosure, to the neighbors, and a lack of honesty about the true scope of the project from t

he is a co-walker of the definitive graffiti of william j brennan, who i am sure we will author on- definitiveliam j brennan. we have reporters who cover the , and bob charles said barr and has been a washington post reporter ever since 1987 and has covered the supreme court since november 2006, including the nominations of sonia sotomayor or and elena , and return to the court. is the senior news reporter covering the supreme court, which he has been doing from 1958, mostly with newspapers, including the star. past 10 years, he has been running for an online clearinghouse about the supreme court. he has received numerous awards, including for legal journalism, and he has taught at colleges and universities. has covered the court and34 years for usa today more, and since 2004, the legal times, the livejournal, and the supreme court brief, a subscription newsletter. he is an author of a book published in 2005 by congressional quarterly press. he is a longtime member of the steering committee, and in 2010 was inducted into the freedom of information hall of fame. and other institutions. so we ar

bond julius hobbson, kwame tour, vernon jordan lafayette eleanor holmes norton bigman walker, james beenle joes sa williamsd marion barry. his name was on the other roll of freedom fighters. no southern governor has his name on that list. but that was enough. many started in 1960 and stopped in '63. some in '65. they cashed in their pensions. marion was a long distance runner. he had the will to run the skill to build. blacks in d.c. didn't have much and much of d.c. was off limits to blacks. and black congressman robert nixon, william dawson couldn't get their haircut at the capitol. when blacks in d.c. could only live in certain parts of town. when blacks in d.c. have never walked the corridors of city hall with any authority, who never served on admission. in d.c. helped emancipate washington and much of southern maryland and northern virginia is all about the work of marion barry. he had to -- congress governs d.c. without the consent of the government. from havana cuba, to beijing, china, to moscow, the capitals are representing the national legislature but not washington, d.c. d.c. pays the highest t

he is a co-walker of the definitive graffiti of william j brennan, who i am sure we will author on- definitiveam j brennan. we have reporters who cover the , and bob charles said barr and has been a washington post reporter ever since 1987 and has covered the supreme court since november 2006, including the nominations of sonia sotomayor or and elena , and return to the court. is the senior news reporter covering the supreme court, which he has been doing from 1958, mostly with newspapers, including the star. past 10 years, he has been running for an online clearinghouse about the supreme court. he has received numerous awards, including for legal journalism, and he has taught at colleges and universities. has covered the court and34 years for usa today more, and since 2004, the legal times, the livejournal, and the supreme court brief, a subscription newsletter. he is an author of a book published in 2005 by congressional quarterly press. he is a longtime member of the steering committee, and in 2010 was inducted into the freedom of information hall of fame. and other institutions. so we are

for ptsd, identified as 35-year-old bradley william stone still on the loose, considered armed and dangerous. he's wh5'10", he's known to use cane or walker, wearing green military fatigues, he's suspected of killing six people and seriously wounding six people throughout of philadelphia this morning. the first victim reportedly his ex-wife, who he had been battling in a custody dispute. neighbors reported hearing gunshots just before 4:00 a.m. and then the woman's two young daughters yelling mommy, no. they say stone took the 5 and p 7-year-old girls as they screamed leave me alone. police say stone went on to shoot and kill five others, reportedly including his ex-wife's 75-year-old grandmother. and they're warning people in the pennsberg area to stay home and keep their homes lock until the situation is resolved. >>> coming up next, my colleague bret baier gets a first hand look at the immigration situation in texas. >>> first here's a look at what some of our fox affiliates from across the country are covering tonight. the story of the player's union suing the nfl over adrian peterson. they're skl to dismiss a ruling of the nfl. >>> f

man 35-year-old bradley william stone of pennsburg described as 5-foot 10, 195 pounds, with a red auburn beard and mustache and cropped hair. he's known to use a cane or walker and may be wearing sandy or green colored military fatigues. all of the victims are his related family members. still through the day, neighbors in all locations were urged to use caution. >> they said to have all doors locked at all times because they have the fear still at -- shooter still at large. >> reporter: montgomery count county's da risa ferman wrapping a news conference a few minutes ago. she did not take any questions. clearly there are still a lot of them as to what the mind set was of bradley stone who is still on the loose at this hour. guys? >> as we recap this breaking story for you, again, police are still looking for this man, 35-year-old bradley william stone, investigators say he killed six people during a rampage across montgomery county today including his ex-wife. another person was also badly hurt. investigators say all of the victims have some type of family relationship to stone. police say stone is likely wearing military fatigues. he is considered armed an

the gunman as 35-year-old bradley william stone, believed to be a military veteran, 5'10" 195 pounds, a red auburn beard and mustache and known to use a cane or walker and may be wearing sand or green-colored military fatigues. authority says he should be considered armed and dangerous, suspected of killing at least six people at multiple locations north of philadelphia this morning. police warning people in the pennsburg area to stay indoors and keep their homes locked. >> what about this word he may have abducted two children. >> we don't in the relationship between the shooter and the girls bum the d.a. says stone was related some way to all the victims, including those girls' mother. the two girls, age five and seven, were taken from the scene of the first shooting by stone, according to neighbors, and it happened very early this morning at an apartment comeplex. neighbors heard gushings and two girls yelling, mommy, no. the suspect was seen leaving with the kids, who were screaming, leave me alone, and he said, we got to go. police found a woman shot to death. the children were found safe a short distance away. we know five other deaths. we hea

man, 35-year-old bradley william stone of pennsburg described as 5-foot 10, 195 pounds with a red auburn beard and mustache and cropped hair. he's known to use a cane or walker and may be wearing sandy or green colored military fatigues. all of the victims are his related family members include d the reported killing of his ex-wife. court documents show he was in a custody battle. the first victim found just before 4:00 a.m. at an apartment building on the 100 block of main street in lower salford township. a woman was shot to death with the suspect reportedly taking two children from the scene. they were later found safe. then less than an hour after that shooting, a reported second one. >> i heard a gunshot go off about 5:00 o'clock in the morning. and swat team was already coming down about 5:30. >> reporter: two people killed in the 100 block of west fifth street in lansdale several miles away. >> they said to have all doors locked at all times because they had the shooter at large. >> reporter: it wasn't over yet. a third crime scene at that location in souderton where two more people were discover shot and killed around 8:00 a.m. the swat team poured o

william stone, 35 years old. an exmarine reservist, served about three years in iraq in 2008. he left the reserve in the 2011. he use as cane or a walkerthem them found his car and his cell phone already so it is not clear how he's getting around or where he may be hiding. >> thank you very much. joining me now, our law enforcement analyst and former fbi assistant director tom fuentes. good to have you both with us. let me start with you. the suspect. served in the marines, a few months in iraq in 2008. came off active duty. he was a reservist. he has evaded police so far successfully. what does this say to you about his capability? >> he is obviously extremely dangerous. when you shoot and kill six people, that would indicate you're armed and dangerous. he's taken out practically all of his in-laws. and the only people that he is came this was his ex-wife's fiance. and apparently, he wasn't with her at the time when he usually is with her. so he may be in the process of hunting that individual down. for a vendetta. we don't know. we don't know if he is suicidal. we have questions. i would be questioning his mental health. i would like

talking about bradley william stone from pennsburg, he is described as 5 feet ten, 195-pound with a red beard and mustache. authorities say that he is men to use a cain or a walker for assistance and he is believed to either bewaring green or sand color fatigues. if you have any information about his whereabouts you are asked to call nine # one. live, i'm charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> live team three coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson live in pennsburg tonight, and steve, right now police believe stonies there. >> reporter: jessica, from early this morning until moments ago, a flurry of activity, and that continues, behind me right now. >> unaudible. >> reporter: demand from police, aimed at 35 year-old bradley william stone. identified as the shooting suspect that has so far killed six. monday, police in swat gear, not taking any chances. weapons drawn, tear fast, flash bangs, riot gear and armored reek also surrounding a subsection of homes down fourth street. shawn holster lives there. police evacuated him this morning. >> i saw you two snippers over here on the roof, swat guys running around yelling if you

walker out on the streets of new york city tonight. thank you very much. i really appreciate it. >> thank you, chris. >> here with me now democratic new york city council member germani williams, one of the most vocal critics of stop and friction, a tactic used under had mayor bloomberg, some of which have ended, some of which have been changed, some of which have been continued. your reaction to today's verdict. were you surprised? >> i've been vacillating between numbness and abject anger. it took me a while to even make some statements because most of my statements were toward what i assumed would be some b.s. charge that they would throw something and say here. it was almost -- >> some lower charge. >> it just blew me away that there was nothing there, that we can say he -- remember, this is not a trial of guilt. this was to say was there enough evidence that we should go to trial, was there enough evidence that something wrong happened? so i looked at that video of an unarmed man who did not pose a threat to himself, police officers, and others. i saw an illegal -- i'm sorry, a banned chokehold used. the man said "i can't breathe" 11 times. and killed, murdered by this o

loose this morning. 35-year-old bradley william stone is 5-10, 195 pounds with a red beard and moustache and closely-cropped hair. he's known to use a cane or a walkeray not actually need it. obviously, he should be considered armed and dangerous since he's suspected of killing six relatives at multiple locations north of philadelphia early monday morning. the shooting spree began at 3:30 a.m. where police say stone shot his ex-wife's sister, her husband and her 14-year-old daughter inside their home, then their 17-year-old son was shot as well. he's in the hospital with a head wound. his ex-wife's mother and grandmother were killed next at their home a few miles away, and then authorities say he went to his ex-wife nicole's apartment, broke through a glass door, shot and killed her and fled with their two young daughters. the girls were recovered safe at a neighbor's home, and meanwhile, police thought they had stone pinned down in a nearby house, but when they went in yesterday afternoon, he was gone. bill: wow. carjacking last night, what do we know about that? >> if he did, he picked the wrong victim because police say a man was walking his dog

walker bush and his trip to the hospital. what doctors and family members are saying about his health scare. ♪ >>> not so "happy," pop music star pharrell williamsow their beef could change the way you listen to music. that's in "the skinny" on this christmas day. it is thursday, december 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we say special good morning to you everybody on this christmas day. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm michelle franzen. a very merry christmas to you and everyone out there. we begin, though, this half hour with the killer storms in the deep south. >> the red cross is helping people in southeast mississippi who lost everything in an instant on tuesday. including some loved ones. most have their power back now. >> forecasters now say it was an ef-3 tornado with winds between 136 and 165 miles an hour. abc's matt gutman is there. >> reporter: sirens howling and a line of deadly storms over the past 24 hours. heavy flooding in georgia. record rain in tallahassee and a confirmed tornado in north carolina. rain walloping the whole east coast. tornadoes jackhammering the south. at least four dead. an ef-2 sling

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