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like this were acceptable or maybe just tolerated by a large portion of society, mostly white americans. jim croweation of an actor thomas rice. >> you know that comes from the knock ow which was an afric african-american children's game. >> reporter: it wasn't a flattering image but it resonated. >> the resonance is the consistent and enduring type of rican-american people, particularly as it relates to cultural and artistic behavior. >> reporter: ironically the elements involv, the sk, movemes have origins in african story telling. and there were african-americans that had the elements used against them. >> it was derogatory, bad, yes. >> reporter: in a way they made agents serving to mock them preserving culture. >> when africans came to the stage they brought with them tap, sand dancing, forms thatul have been lost. >> reporter: still the negative connotationsehindlack face are so prevalent that without context they generate controversy. one place to find images like that are places like this, a museum not where they're praised, but where they can be studied. >> that's truly unacceptable toda

delaware professor tiffany gill talks about the green book, a travel guide for african americans produced during the jim crow era. first published in the 1930s, the books listed businesses around the country that accepted african american customers, when so many hotels, restaurants and other travel destinations would refuse to serve them. this 15-minute interview was recorded at the american historical association annual meeting in chicago. tiffany gill is a professor of history and african-american studies at the university of delaware. let's go back to post-world war ii america. what was it like for african americans to travel in the u.s. and around the world? prof. gill: it was a really challenging time. african americans knew what they they would -- what face when they traveled domestically. whether there was a law that would prevent them from going to certain places of business, whether it was trying to find something to eat while they were on the road and being denied service. if you were driving and your car rent out of gas and you were in a community hostile to african-americans, what would you do th

she talks about the green book, a travel guide for african-americans produced during the jim crow era. >> tiffany gill is a professor of history and african-american studies at the university of delaware. let's go back to post-world war ii america. what was it like for african americans to travel in the u.s. and around the world? prof. gill: it was a really experience for african americans. african americans knew what they would face when they traveled domestically. whether there was a law that would prevent them from going to certain places of business, whether it was trying to find something to eat while they were on the road and being denied service. for example if you were driving , and your car rent out of gas and you were in a community hostile to african-americans, what would you do then. there was a great deal of uncertainty even as air travel becomes more popular. african-americans begin traveling globally how would you , be treated in an airport? what would be seating pattern be on an airplane? african-americans were seeing large groups wanting to hit the road. the post-worl

the history of "the negro motorist green book" -- a travel guide that helped african americans safely navigate jim crow america. we will look at a remarkable new documentary that tells the true story. >> very bad d things happen to african-americans going down a dark, country road. there was a sense of apprehenension. you u could actually be lynched. >> the real story behind the book. >> it was a way to understand how you could get there safely. amy: "the green book: guide to freedom" details the violence, the screw nation black travelers faced on the road as well as the pride and sense of community they felt in the safe spaces they created around the country in the form of restaurants, hotels, and vacation retreats. we will speak with the director, yoruba richen. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war andd peace report. i'm amy goodman. the north carolina state board of elections has thrown out the results of november's congressional race in the 9th district and ordered a new primary election after more evidence came to light of a republican effort to tamper

people are asking you if you are of -- an african-american, someone who came out of jim crow, out of cended -- there's nothing wrong with saying, yes, i am, or, no, i'm not. but i'm still a black person. >> she feels the effects of jim crow being a black person in america. >> i don't disagree with that. but remember, if people ask if you're african-american or black, there's nothing wrong with distinguishing what your relationship with the united states is. if you're from costa rica, or cuba, there's nothing wrong with making a distinction to say that you're a black person who comes out of the american tradition of being black or african-american. nothing is wrong with that. all she had to say was, i'm a black woman. my ancestors are not african-american, and just move on. it should not be controversial at all. what do you have to say, scott? >> there's a lot of other stuff lumped in. >> you know what, actually, i don't agree with kamala harris' politi politics, but i think she's a shining example of the strength and diversity of our country. and this nation allows people of all kinds

delaware professor tiffany gill talks about the green book, a travel guide for african-americans produced during the jim crow era pert first published in the 1930s. the book listed businesses across the country that accepted african-american customers when so many hotels and restaurants and other destinations refused to serve them . this 15 minute interview was recorded at the american historical association meeting in chicago. >>> tiffany gill is a professor of history and african studies at the university of delaware. let's go back to post-world war ii america, 1945, 1946, what was it like for african- americans to travel in the u.s. and around the world? >> it was a really challenging experience for african- americans built with a lot of uncertainty. they never knew what they would face when they were traveling domestically. whether it was through segregation patterns in the south with laws that prohibited them from going to certain places of business, whether he was trying to find something to eat while they were on the road and being denied service. also we have for example if you were driving in your c

acceptable, or maybe just tolerated by a large portion of american society, mostly white american among the earliest, jim crow, a regular character and creation of an actor named thomas dartmouth rice in the 1830s. >> you know that comes from the knock jim crow. >> reporter: it wasn't a flattering b image it resonated, so said the director of african studies the american university. >> it was the consistent andri en stereotype of african-american people, particularly as it relates to cultural and artistic behavior. >> reporter: ironically the elementsinvolved, the mask, the movements have origins in to african telling. there were even african-americans that sd 82 the elemts that were used against them. >> i told my class it's not black and white, oh, mygo it was derogatory, it was bad. yes. >> reporter: but they made those who sought to mock their culture agents to pserve their culture. >> when africans came to the stage, they brought with them sand dancing, they brought forms that would have been lost. >> reporter: still the negative connotations are so prevalent that witho context, they generate controversy

delaware professor tiffany gill talks about the green book, a travel guide for african americans produced during the jim crow era. first published in the 1930s, the books listed businesses around the country that accepted african american customers, when so many hotels, restaurants and other travel destinations would refuse to serve them. this 15-minute interview was recorded at the american historical association annual meeting in chicago. tiffany gill is a professor of history and african-american studies at the university of delaware. let's go back to post-world war ii america. what was it like for african americans to travel in the u.s. and around the world

the mid-1800s in minstrel shows when white performers darkened their faces to depict african-americans. jim crow the measures that enforced segregation in the south. even black actors were forced to wear black face in part to make white audiences feel superior. civil rights organizations have pointed out for decades that blackface dehumanizes black people and reinforces very harmful racial stereotypes. dwandalyn reece is curator of music and performing arts at the national museum of a can american history and culture in washington and joins us at the table to discuss. we had such a spirited conversation in the makeup room this morning so i'm so glad you're here. >> thank you. >> why don't you start us off by letting people know why this is so offensive because i have so many white friends who say i don't understand it. i meant no harm. i admire diana ross, as attorney general said curtis blow and i was really trying to pay a compliment. >> well, part of it is understanding the history of blackface and the inception which started in the mid-1800s, and what it was -- it was white performers blacki

delaware professor tiffany gill talks about the green book, a travel guide for african-americans produced during the jim crow era, first published in the 1930s. the book listed businesses around the country that accepted african-american customers when so many hotels, restaurants, and other destinations would refuse to serve them. this 15-minute interview was recorded at the american historical association annual meeting in chicago. >> tiffany gill is a professor of history of afran

he compared himself to african-american during the jim crow era who were lynched because of allegationshout proof. told lawmakers he they treat his case will show whether or not the state has changed. >> we have to decide who we are. i'm happy to be just one representative example of what whether or not we're going to rise for better angel of our nature or go back down a very dark, political road where 50 years ago, fingers have been pointed to me in the same way, it will be a very different outcome. >> reporter: at the end of the five minute speech, lawmakers said there was an awkward silence. the chairman of the black caucus he didn't have problem with his fairfax markets. constituents are concerned that fairfax is being treated unfairly because of his race. one republican leader said fairfax speech was the worst most disgusting type of rhetoric, particularly because on friday, state republicans announced they plan to hold a public hearing for both fairfax and his accusers to testify. fairfax said, he wants law enforcement to handle the investigation and he will not take part in a hea

delaware professor tiffany gill talks about the green book, a travel guide for african-americans produced during the jim crowra

he compared himself to african-americans during the jim crow era who were lynched based on accusations alone without any evidence. fairfax is calling for an independent investigation which he says will prove his innocence. on sunday, he warned lawmakers not to repeat history by not giving him due process. >> if we go backwards and we rush to judgment and we allow for political lynchings without any due process, any facts, any evidence being heard, i think we do a disservice to this very body in which we all serve. >> reporter: fairfax five minute speech comes days after his two accusers say they were willing to testify at a public hearing that state republicans announced plans for. the lieutenant governor said he will not participate in the hearings, calling them a political circus. democrats on the state and national level are all taking issue with the hearings and, like fairfax, want law enforcement to handle any investigation. >> i have a concern in the context of having a part-time state legislature conducting the hearings. i have been unequivocal in making sure that when allegatio

american press of the day. one decried the event under the headline lincoln harding james crowe and taft. finally, as everyone gathered, only one african-american was on the top step. booker t. washington's successor as principal of the tuskegee institute. in what was widely reported as a generous gesture, organizers invited him to represent a colored people and deliver a speech. since he was a person of color, he had to submit his speech in advance to the harding administration. this is what he wrote in the original. so long as anyone within our nation is denied the full protection of the law, what lincoln called his unfinished work remained unfinished still. the memorial would be but a hollow mockery. unless we together can make real and our national life in every state and every section of things for which he stood. the heirs of the party of lincoln decided that was inappropriate. they told him which are grass had to be struck from his address. he said he objected to having his work censored. the organizers said you are absolutely free to not speak at all. he gave a truncated, sanitized

allegations against him to the fact-free accusations which often lead to lynchings of african-americans in the jim crow warned lawmakers not to repeat history. >> we have to decide who we are, and i'm happy to be just one representative example of whether or not we are going to rise to the better angels of our nature or go back down a very dark political road where 50 years ago, had figures been pointed to me in the exact same way, will be a very different outcome. >> at the end of has roughly five minute speech, lawmakers sat in with the ap describes as an awkward silence. afterwards, one republican called fairfax's closing comments comparing himself to lynching victims disgusting. however, several members of legislative black caucus said they did not take any issue with his remarks and that their own constituents have also expressed concerns that fairfax is being treated unfairly because of his race. fairfax has turned down an invitation to testify at a legislative hearing with his accusers, and state democrats are also against the g.o.p. organized hearing. on friday, attorneys for one of the accuser

americans. among the earliest, jim crow, the creation of an actor named thomas dartmouth rice. it wasn't a flattering image but it resonated. >> the resonance is the consistent and enduring stereo type of african-american people, particularly as it relates to cultural and artistic behavior. >> reporter: ironically the elements involved, the mask, movements have origins in african story telling. >> story telling involves a great al of boasting, what you might call being loud. volves a great deal of improvisati improvisatean. we may notze we're looking at an african-american astes tick. >> there's a school of thought that images le thata hav place, a place like this, a museum, where they can be put in context a studied. even here it can be a visceral reaction. >> it makes me sad that pple would think this is okay. >> reporter: derrick ward, orws4. >>> tw night president trump will deliver his state of the union address. his speec comes after the 35 day shutdown and as lawmakers are working to art a repeat just ten days from now. the president has been known to go off prompter. we

in the speech, fairfax said that he faced the same rush to judgment as african-americans who were lynched during the jim crowators applauded after he finished speaking. >>> "variety" says terrence howard is defending his "empire" co-star jussie smollett he plays the father of smollett's character on "empire" and shared a video over the weekend. it showed smollett holding a baby and says, quote, all your little homeys got you. we love the hell out of you. smollett's character has been cut from the last episodes. chicago police say smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself which he denies. >>> "usa today" says a federal court ruled the male-only draft is unconstitutional because women now serve in combat roles. a texas-based federal judge issued the ruling friday. in it he said historical restrictions on women in combat may have justified past discrimination, but now men and women fight side by side. the pentagon lifted all limits for women in military service in 2015. thrtay. >>> still ahead, a delay for a tariff deadline. citing progress in trade talks, the u.s. holds off on increasing tariffs on

american press of the day . it was under the headline lincoln harding james crow and taft. finally as everyone gathered and i don't even know what slide i am up to, only one african-american was on the top step. booker t. washington's successor as principal of the tuskegee institute. in what was widely reported as a generous gesture they invited him to represent the colored people and deliver a speech. he had to submit his speech in advance to the harding administration. this is what he wrote in the original. so long as any group within our nation is denied the full protection of the law than what lincoln called his unfinished work remained unfinished still any memorial would be but a hollow mockery unless we together can make real in our life in every state and every section d things for which he stood. they told him which paragraphs had to be struck from his address that he did not want it censored. they said you are free to not speak at all. mouton gave a truncated sanitized version of his speech and it remained unpublished for decades, what he really wanted to say and th

seen from today's perspective, the american triumph of jim crow celebration and disenfranchisement might seem to have been inevitable . the collapse of morally indefensible practices is wholly inconsistent with the united states constitution but in 1945 with black southerners almost entirely disenfranchised, white dominated southern state governments routinely committed to the racial status quo and the federal government largely, there was no obvious path to resolving this great american dilemma. >>something had to be done . but what? and by whom? my book unexampled courage details along overlooked story of sergeant isaac watered, a battlefield decorated african-american soldier of the police chief of bedford south carolina on the day of his discharging from the military and while still in uniform. and the transformative impact of this on president harry s truman and district judge waring of charleston south carolina. inspired by the justice of this event, president truman would launch a civil rights program: eating in the ending of segregation in the armed forces of the united states an

. >> american has a history of 200 years of slavery, we had jim crow. >> now elizabeth warren also supportsve americans, you talk about other issues, say republican call hom them social. 2016, barack obama, hillary clinton, bernie sanders all dismiss that idea. and polls have shown that vast majority of americans are against the idea. are you comfortable with some of your leading democratic candidates talking about reparations complicating descendents? >> the unfinished business of america, we've seen we have more work to do. that is why democrats are it.ing about they are talking most about right now, how do we build an economy that works for everyone, not just few at top, how do we make sure if you have diabetes, we will bring down the cost of prescriptionve drugs and build a infrastructure program that will -- >> okay, i know, that but specifically reparation? is that something that will be in democratic platform, idea ha we're going to pay reparation, compensation to descendents of victims of slavery. >> that will be discussed. what i think will know discussed at ledge during this nomin

crow. that name was later used to describe the system of laws that treated african-americans as second-classs all across the south. and after the civil war, as jim crow laws took hold and the kkk used violence to keep african-americans disenfranchised and in fear, minstrel shows exploded in popularity, even black performers put on blackface. in many cases, it was the only way that they could find work, that they could make money. america's first feature-length movie, "birth of a nation," depicted the ku klux klan as heros and its villains were black men, played by white actors in blackface. al joelson put on blackface in america's first film with sound, "the jazz singer." actors like shirley temple, mickey rooney, judy garland, all performed in blackface. but even as america grew more sensitive to what blackface meant and what it meant to african-americans, people kept using blackface. remember that virginia attorney general, mark herring, admitted to putting on blackface in 1980. that photo of governor northam's yearbook page, right? that was 1984. actor ted danson put on blackface and used

americans. washington's idea is, he's fighting jim crow, fighting disfranchisement, bringing multiple court suits secretly, but at the same time, very publicly pushing for self-help, property rights, entrepreneurship and in great part because washington we are able to build up a lack middle- class, black business class, and they are able to provide a foundation for civil rights. also coming out of that middle class, we have mutual aid organizations, they provide leadership skills, to later activists. without washington building that economic structure, that ultimately really, you know manifests itself in a civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s, and even earlier, i don't know that we would have had a modern civil rights movement. a key figure in that movement, a key example of this is somebody that was an enabler of civil rights, successful entrepreneur, ag gaston of alabama, born in poverty, he was a very resourceful man, he worked in a coal mine, at the bottom of the ladder economically. he is able to come up with ways to sell lunches to people there, who need lunches, they need good lunches.

americans inc. describing him as a segregationist and saying that wilson brought jim crow practices here to the federal government. so, the forum to discuss a possible name change starts here atwo r woodrow wilson high scho. drew wilder, news 4.nk >> tyou. >>> today, the man hoping to become the next chancellor of d. public schools will testify before the d.c. counsel. he has been acting superintendent since january. he has spent the last couple months meeting with parents and aders. he's trying to build up trust among parents and educators. no word on when a final vote will takplace. >>> if you live in southern prince george's county, you water pressure may seem low today. wssc is conducting a water storage exercise beginning at 8:00 a.m. this is a map of the places that will be affected. they are shaded in green. the exercise will last for several hours. you may notice discolored water. >>> during this valentine week, neighbors are now showing pr iation for their local police department through song. ♪ you are d.c.'s elite on the call ♪ ♪ one the c on the beat ♪ >> this is the 20th year for at musica

american. that is six times. >> greg: you just coined her new name, chief eating crow.her and then defend her. it's clear she lied about her background to get ahead over people who didn't lie about their background. she took a spot from the authentic native american byline. it helps her get ahead but it helps the administrators take a box that helps satisfy their public relations needs. that's why nobody questioned it. we will believe you. having said that, have to defend her. there's a strong chance she believed these stories. relatives tell you stories. they do. my parents told me stuff that i assumed to be true but i never obviously checked any boxes, i think. i don't know. that would help anyway, that i was a descendant of little people in the circus. i don't know. there's a possibility she really believed it but she did use it to her advantage. >> jesse: yes, she did. .09% native american, according to her dna test results. i am .1% black, dana. we took those tests. i am more black than she is native american. >> dana: i am more italian. remember i was 2% italian.

to see green book, and i'm even more riled up because it was a reminder of the jim crow south and what black americans had to go through and the disgusting n inequities -- just not that long ago. in my mom's lifetime. she's 64. so you can't tell me that ralph northam didn't know exactly what he was doing and didn't find anything wrong with this. clearly he didn't. so the crocodile tears tonight is not acceptable. and not only that, no democrat worth their salt is going to stand next to this guy in a state like virginia where i live, i'm a resident of virginia, during the next presidential election coming up, they're not going to stand up next to them. virginia is a key state. if you go after donald trump for his racism and bigotry there's no way you can not call for ralph northam to resign. they called for al franken to resign. how could they possibly let him standby and get away with this? >> i don't think he can. number one, you've got republicans who are going to be relentless on this. i'm hearing from my sources that they are already strategizing. democrats are very upset. and you have a community

american history. the great compromise of 177 ushered in jim crow. 92 years of jim crow.out -- >> which ended in 1964. >> actually it did not end. allow me, this book, dr. king, where do we go from here, chaos or community. talked about the community. practical cost of change for the nation up to this point has been cheap. he talked in this book where he talked about how even in 1967, 90% of the laws that were passed had not even been implemented. here is the issue dealing with charles, pick ford decision, usda discriminating against african-americans, the federal government east own housing policies it, was law discriminating against african-americans. the fair housing act wasn't passed until 1968 only because king got killed. you can talk about slavery, african-americans today impacted by federal housing laws. we know most wealth in america is result of inheritance and also through housing. and so, deroy, do you deny that reality. >> been 51 years since the 68 fair housing act. half a century. you want incredible acrimony and racial strife and tension lake we've never s

my parent generation knew if we came together, black and american and jew, we can up jim crow. there is no republican or democratic way to get there. you definitely don't get there by fighting each other and beating each other down, dividing people against themselves. we do those things because we found our common ground. now this is not easy. it is a tough work of building a great community or what king called the beloved community. it is hard to do that. it is about time we get to the hard work of building this nation, be who we want us to be. our best values, our best ideas and the best of who we are. we need leadership in this country that understands what patriotism means. it is love for your country, you can't love your country unless you love your men and women. we got to extend each other's grace and less judgment and more hard work to find common ground and do things that other people on the planet earth don't think we can do. we are a nation that leads, we got to get back to doing that together. i am happy to answer any questions you all want. i am grateful, seriously

crow. he had attitudes towards african americans and gay people. but he should be questioned. but not for his work in much of the ways he went after trying to root out corruption. and crime in the country. which is what mccabe did. i don't know where trump is coming up. >> thank you for your time. >> you're very welcome. i'm happy everything came out with the fbi. that saved us from another tragedy. all of us need to be concerned. >> we appreciate it. >>> the end of the mueller investigation doesn't mean the end of legal trouble for the president. we'll talk about that next. me t? at panera, we treat soup differently. with vine ripened tomatoes, signature cheddar, simmered to perfection. with big flavors, not artificial ones. enjoy 100% clean soup today. panera. food as it should be. unpredictable crohn's symptoms following you? for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease, stelara® works differently. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and

americans came. we had this ugly legacy of jim crow and massive resistance, and hurt caused to other people by the insensitivity lack of understanding among white people about what that means. so i think -- i know as tough as this sounds in this horrific situation, we find ourself in, i think god's given us a chance to really take a hard look at this and have a deep -- deep discussion, peeling back the onion about truth telling, about the history of virginia. we've come a long way, we have the fist african-american governor in all of the united states with my friend doug wild ner but we have so much further to go. and this will be an opportunity this year for repentance, for reconciliation, for forgiveness and find tangible ways to actually get things done that honor people of color in this state. >> do you think that president trump has made having that conversation easier or harder? >> i think the general incivility and hyper partisanship and horrific tone of our politics in washington generally have -- >> with all due respect, the president has gone farther, what happened in your state in charlottesville, wh

interview, recorded at annual american historical association meeting, he talked shepherd's involvement in education and politics. his impact on north carolina, navr gaitigated the jim crow era. minutes.about 20 >> reginald ellis, professor at florida a&m university, let's talk about this gentleman, the politics of james edward shepard, who was he? was an individual who was born and raised of a was a prominent african-american minister in the state of north carolina, his were individuals who actually came out of the endedution of slavery and up driving, as prominent frican-americans, in the state of north carolina. r. shepard goes on to receive an advanced education at what's now charlotte university and on to also become one of the first african-american of macists in the state north carolina. shortly thereafter, he goes on his father's ootsteps, and tries out the ministry, and travels the world with the international sunday association, which leads him to his higher calling chult becomes creating the institution, that is present day north carolina central university. >> what about his role in terms historically n of black colleges and universities? >> i think that the

crow. he had some attitude toward african-americans and gay people, but j. edgar hoover for those reasons should be questioned, but not for his work in much of the ways he went after trying to root out corruption and crime in our country, which is what andrew mccabe did. i don't know where trump is coming from. >> congressman cohen, thank you for your time. >> you're very welcome, and i'm happy everything came out good with the baltimore fbi that saved us from another tragedy, and phillip mudd is right. there are a lot of wackos out there and all of us need to be concerned. >>> the end of the mueller investigation definitely doesn't mean the end of legal trouble for the president. we're going to talk about that next. [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪ ♪ i have... ♪ [cell phone rings] where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on ca

the annual american historical association meeting, he talked about shepherd's involvement in education and politics. his impact on north carolina, and how he navr gaitedigated the jim crow era. this is about 20 minutes. >> reginald ellis, professor at florida a&m university, let's talk about this gentleman, the racial politics of james edward shepard, who was he? >> dr. shepard was an individual who was born and raised of a near who was a prominent african-american minister in the state of north carolina his parents were individuals who actually came out of the institution of slavery and ended up driving, as prominent african-americans, in the state of north carolina. dr. shepard goes on to receive an advanc

american indian. and warren, is rather red faced today. she is eating crow. >> kennedy. >> i was growing up. in oklahoma, i learned about my family, the same way most people do. my brothers and i learned from our mom and our dad and brothers and sisters, and those were our family stories. but that said, there is an important distinction of tribals citizen sip, i acitizenship. i am not a member of a tribe, i have apollvised. kennedy: there is very important distinctions. senator warren denying charges she did it to get ahead in her professional clear career -- career saying she never got ahead because of her background. matt. it seems there was a better way for her to deal with this. >> years ago she could have done, what say, we have that weird tendency to exotickize our background, and claiming native american blood is part of that, i fell off the box on some stuff, after i became a politician, people said what was up with this, i did a further examine and realized that was rude. and i am going to come clean, i have learned and go on. she did not do that, she could have done that 10 years a

a green book was a book created to help african-americans navigate from the south to the north during jim crowhere they could stop. where they could get gas. where they could eat without being killed and lynched. they didn't talk about the histrionics of that book. people felt that was why this movie shouldn't win or didn't win. i thought it was a great movie of a stor friendship. >> martha: whether or not it was realistic whether it feels real the relationship between the characters. always falls into identity box. you get approval or disapproval over whether you are supposed to like it or not like it. it has really gotten ridiculous, i think. >> the reason for that, martha, there is now we live in a society whether it's based on social media that people want their lived experience to be allege knowledged. whether it's african-americans, lbgtq community. they want their experience all of it to be acknowledged. that's where we have these debates about race. >> martha: go ahead, geraldo. >> i think richard makes a solid point there what he is brushing over is that there is kind of a group think

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americans. frederick douglass, before grant's death, talked about peace among the whites, and what that would mean for the country. what it ended up meaning was the rise of jim crow in the south and rolling back all of the the 13th and, and 14th amendments for african-american civil rights. causee think of as a lost nostalgia, really got into gear in the 1890's and throughout the early part of the 20th century, culminating in the 50th reunion at gettysburg. woodrow wilson, the first president from the south after the civil war, and who introduced segregation into washington, d.c. and the federal workforce, in his history of the american people, he espoused this idea of reconstruction. --t it was mr. radical tyrannical ideal that was imposed upon the south. lewis and catton, in the middle of the century, really began a resurgence that has continued ever since, as we've continued to reevaluate the war and our own attitudes toward memorialization. brian: can you explain more about lost cause? my reading is that phrase has come up more and more in recent years. ms. samet: the southern cause was romanticized. the memorial engines started revving up before the war ende

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