in a drafted response a year later to criticism leveled by charles robinson, a wisconsin war democrat, lincoln reiterated the necessity for continued support from black soldiers, suggesting that to betray the promise of freedom would ruin the union cause itself. in lincoln's estimation, all recording of colored men would instantly cease. and all colored men now in our service would instantly desert us. without the assistance of black soldiers and laborers, the union could no longer maintain the contest. although recruitment had centered on the southern states where it emancipation had been proclaimed and in the north, the border states eventually felt the effects of the new policy as well. although in slave were required to get permission from their owners, recruitment officers routinely ignored this and eventually enlistment was thrown open to all. since the wives, children, and mothers of these soldiers were freed by an act of congress, the policy you wrote it slavery in those states where recruitment was most intense. lincoln and white and northerners and southerners had no illusio

. >> reporter: charles robinson is head of the dance troupe. he recruited weiser from oregon. >> how much has this shaken you? >> to its core. at the same time, the gift she has given us is together as our program and department in ways i didn't think we could. >> as for the suspect, texas child protective services tells nbc news that he had run away from foster care. the agency says it did not know where he was until after police brought him to the homeless shelter. investigators do not believe he had any previous connection to ut. craig. >> gabe gutierrez for us in austin. >>> to politics now. although it is still ten days away, the presidential candidates focus on the up coming primary in new york. nbc's kristen welker is here in studio with us. >> good morning, sheinelle. democrats go to the polls in wyoming today, but the fight is still here in new york. it is getting ugly for democrats and republicans. friday night, all that hot rhetoric cooled off for a little bit. >> reporter: with the democratic race heating up, bernie sanders and hill

charles is up first, a democrat from columbus ohio. good morning. you are on with ken burns. guest: good morning to both of you all. comment and a question. jackie robinson's premature death. [indiscernible] leagueh did the negro play in jackie robinson going into the majors? waziristan shoot in terms of -- was there a down shoot in terms of going into the negro league yet go great both of them are questions. the negro leagues were a separate but athletically equal leak. we know from the experience of many players that they were equal to not better than many major-league players. after jackie arrives, even in the national league, there were certain quotas for african-american participation. m.v.p. nine out of 11 years. that just tells you what they were missing. plays one year in the negro league. he gets a chance and hated it. he did not light that this organization of it. but he got a chance to play with some of the other great players and taught them a little bit about his own sense of discrimination. it was not something to be accepted but push against. from that moment on, the negro leagues sees to be exactly what they were before and become an extend