john c. calhoun residential college. he was a yale grad and u.s. senator in the 1800s who was also one of the nation's biggest proponents of slavery. late last month, there were confrontations over the university request that students and fact come not wear culturally sensitive halloween costumes. on halloween, a student wrote on facebook that she was turned away from a fro tent party after someone told her the event was for white girls only. the fraternity denies that happened. some yale students say these are symptoms of a much deeper problem. >> what's important is that there is a consensus that that's not a safe space for ant university needs to take that seriously. >> yale's president met with the students about their concerns. >> i committed to them that we will work to make this the best yale it can be. >> yale's dean has also pledged to enforce standards that safeguard members of the campus community. john henry smith, al jazeera. >> student activists at the university of missouri calling for even more change say they want new initiatives t

john c calhoun has to go. -- if we are going to start disappearing everybody was with the premise is, were not to have any statues left. that the exaggeration. it's a tough question. as historians we deal all the time complexities. -- there are three people. i'm not joking about calhoun. there are some people who -- there are no redeeming all in these. that is helping that is moving us forward today. both of them on the fence about. i don't think you should be totally disappeared. with someoneoblem who actually did do some good ideas. think your answer. the discussion is good. the difficult line drawing function. he is a difficult one for me. >> i'm afraid that's mbs. i would like to think or three guests. [applause] we also want to thank the entire team. like to think c-span. >> and we like to think our good friend back story staff. many thanks to back stories generous donors. [applause] >> thanks very much everybody. obviously we could talk about this for hours. what happens next? >> can we do closing remarks >> me at least the beauty of this kind of fan all is that debate and discu

you can negotiate with john c. calhoun for me. that was the level of her ferocity and intransigence on the issue of slavery. she first met elizabeth katy ton. elizabeth katy stanton was 22 years younger, ask when they met, they met in unlikely place, which was at the world antislavery convention in london, england, in 1840. so, two americans meeting in london. and they had other connections, but lucretia mott was there as a delegate from various american antislavery societies. she was officially there to attend the world antislavery convention. elizabeth indicate katie stanston was there on her honeyman. she married an abolitionist named hedgery stanton. so it was a political journey, but the two million instantly expected elizabeth katie stanton later described lucretia mott a revelation of womanhood. i had never met someone like her and didn't know it was possible for women to be so outspoken and independent. so he became an admirer of lucretia mott. elizabeth katie snap ton referred to lucretia mott as the moving spirit of the