kids: house finch, mourning dove, european starling, brewer's blackbird, red-tailed hawk, american crowboy: hooded oriole,e, gray egre, great blue heron, and a mockingbird. rumble: the students love this. they love charging in here and really getting to know at a very deep, profound level what's showing up in our habitat. we observe, we record, we analyze, we share. all of these are important sskills for our students. so, at the verery bottom, do you see the live spider in there? kids: yeah. rumble: i'm surrounded by deerweed, native sages, encilia, but if you go back to 2014, i would have been standing on asphalt. peel back that asphalt, allow the dirt to be there, to plant native plants and create a living laboratory for students to really explore. girl: my name is ramona ramino. i like the garden because we come here and explore nature in the garden. what i see in the garden is hummingbirds, mockingbirds, and flowers. second girl: my name is jimena lopez. we're trying to illustrate poppies and deer grass. boy: the california poppy is a flower native to california. rumble: it was a be

would say, intended to make sure that the southern states did in fact disenfranchise african-americans. >> jim crow disenfranchised many of those same folks. i think at its root, that clause is still trying to guarantee the rights of all americans to vote. i guess i'm not quite sure i see the real conflict with that and the desire to make sure everyone's vote counts equally. susan: randy in pennsylvania, our last caller. we lost randy. as we close out, we talk about how this has been an evolution in our country. what context do you want to put this in as we close? what is the important thing to take away? douglas: i think, going back to the question you asked at the opening, why is baker involved in a landmark case, why does earl warren consider it to be the most vital of the cases he decided at the time. >> i think at its heart, what warren is getting at, is that this case is about whether or not we're going to continue to live in a case of minority rule. we think about majority rules, minorities have rights. what developed was essentially a system of minority rule in most states. i think what bak

guarantees of liberty for all ring hollow for black americans who saw slavery replaced with jim crow and a long list of institutions and programs that are too many to name. as libertarian researchers have stated, it is not enough to be passively not racist. we must be actively antiracist. it's time for real change. [applause] immigrants also see a stark contrast between our promise and their reality. countries of origin have changed. the american legacy of what immigration is supposed to be remains the same. held togetherures by inclusion and acceptance. a shining city upon a hill, welcoming the tired, poor, and huddled masses. the data is clear. immigrants are a positive for the united states. [applause] not only do they contribute billions to the economy, but they also commit less crime and benefits government the nativeborn americans. [applause] and current immigrants are assimilating at a quicker rate than ever before. economics aside, the reason for free and open immigration rests upon charity and morality. the united states should symbolize a helping hand to those in need. and

michael lomax of the united negro college fund, randi weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers, and scott crowefirst, let's get it quick check on the markets. the s&p 500 up .2%. certain stocks making big moves. the dollar index is weaker by .4% thanks to a stronger euro. european leaders meeting this weekend. we will talk more about a rescue fund. gold up .6%. let's get an update on all the market action that we saw this week with scarlet fu. scarlet: i am keeping a close eye on tech. tech is one of the worst performers, down 1.3%. that has been the case over the past couple of days as well. the commentary about how these mega-cap companies are dominating the s&p 500, perhaps too much concentration. tech then, you have seen shares underperformed. 500 is a chart of the s&p infotech relative to the s&p. that sharp rotation into cyclicals and you are seeing it happen again. respondents said that they felt long u.s. tech was the most crowded trade out there. you mentioned some big movers. netflix at the top of the chart. the company reporting earnings that for the most part were fine for the secon

crow. many americans see these statues and the timing of their placement as a means to intimidate african-americans and to protect -- perpetuate the notion of white supremacy. we must not continue to honor these combatants by allowing their images to be on display in the capitol. the bill before us today also identifies several other statues for removal or replacement that are not part of the national statutory hall collection. including the bust of chief justice roger b. taney who authored the 1857 supreme court decision of dred scott versus -- vs. sanford that ruled that slaves could not be considered citizens and that congress did not have the ability to ban slavery. this opinion, mr. speaker, is regarded as possibly the supreme court's worst decision of all time and the 7-2 decision was a major factor contributing to the war. . another bust is for vice president john breckenridge, 1857 to 1861. in 1860, mr. speaker, breckenridge ran for president on the southern democratic ticket and lost. during the civil war he served in the united states senate from kentucky but became a traitor and enlisted

americans. [ applause ] by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so the voters have the chance to choose their poll turns, not the other way around. and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic, in order to secure the god given rights of every american then that's what we should do. [ applause ] even if we do all this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off the books today, we got to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. too many of our citizens believe their vote won't make a difference. or they buy into the cynicism that by the way is the central strategy of voter suppression. to make you discouraged, to stop believing in your own power. so we're also going to have to remember what john said. if you don't do everything, you can do to change things, then they will remain the same. you only pass this way once. you have to give it all you have. as long as young people are prodesing in the streets hoping realhold i'm hopeful but we can't casually abandon them at the ballot box, not when few elections have been as urgent on so many levels as this one we can't treat voting as an errand if we have sometime. we ha

americanism. whether it's slavery, segregation, jim crow, it has a history of anti-americanism, and that includes it today. it's just a differentism. it was a confederacy then. now they are dancing with the marxists, whether it's black lives matter or antifa, whether it's the mayor of new york, and how they've embraced bernie sanders, the most radical man -- or woman -- but the most radical person in congress today. that is now the biden agenda. if you are a union person in new york, if you are a nonunion person and a democrat, you better wake up to what is going on. he's an old-style democrats anymore, these are crazy bastards. yes, sean? >> sean: that's a good way to end it. i'll tell you this, if donald trump said the things that nancy pelosi, chuck schumer praising the former klansman, or biden's positions, his comments about a racial jungle, or predators, or his positions on integration, busing, segregati segregation, praising segregation, these are modern immigrants that schumer, pelosi, biden, hillary, and bill. great one, i've got to let you go. thank you for being with us, sir. joining u

americans. there's jim crow in the south. here's eleanor roosevelt constantly meeting with african-americans.t angered the right of that period tremendously, but i think she would have done very well on the modern circuit. after all, she wrote columns from 1936 to 1962, six days a week. what blogging is today, isn't it? almost doing a daily thing. this is what i think. this is what i feel. people liked her because she told people what she thought and i think authenticity comes through in the end and she had a jegenius for that. >> and she's clear. the one other thing that the press got it wrong, eleanor said the press got it wrong and she held her own press conference about it. so in a great way, she was her own press secretary and shaped her own image in the news. >> and brought women journal, first lady said i want women journalists. they were all being exclouded ad she started having regular press conferences for women and bringing journalists. if you're talking, looking today at the great women correspondents we have, eleanor roosevelt in many ways was their patron saint because she began

first began around 1900 period states are enacting jim crow laws to disenfranchise african-americans and to be segregatedri society. this lasted well into the 1920s, a pure code that saw dramatic research into the ku klux klan which has been born in the middle and immediate civil war.f the the second began in early 1950s and lasted through the 1960s as the civil rights movement led to a backlash among segregation. these two. also coincided with the 50th and 100th anniversaries of the civil war. in summary, a group of people got together and decided that they were going to a door in the country with monuments to revere those that fought on behalf of a cause that was lost which they wanted to seem noble. it is a propaganda campaign with epicro proportions. they are not just a stone and metal or the remembrances of a benign history. they purposely celebrate and perpetrate fictional confederacy ignoring the death, enslavement and the terror that they actually stood for. the truth is they would fight for the right to own and so black human beings.ot history can't be changed and moved like

american citizens who live in washington, d.c. and in puerto rico and that all this takes eliminating the filibuster -- another jim crow e relic -- rder to secure the god given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. lou: what we should do. mr. obama, of course, hasn't always thought of the filibuster as a jim crow relic. he announced his support for a filibuster in 2006, filibustering samuel alito's confirmation to the u.s. supreme court. at that time he saw saw the fully buster as politically advantageous, so saw the young senator from illinois then. the president, the former president not seeing it quite that way. not seeing many things quite right these days, it seems. president trumped today responded to mr. obama with a reminder about his legacy. >> they did a bad job for minorities. i did much more for minorities than he did. and if you look at our numbers prior to the plague coming in, those numbers will soon be back, you'll see i did a much better job than obama did by far for african-americans, for asian-americans, for women, for any group you look at, far better than obama did. lou: and check the record

americans by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so that all voters have the heart to choose their politicians, not the other way around and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster another jim crowc in order to secure the god-given rights of every american then that is what we should do. [applause] even if we do all this and even if every bogus voter suppression laws are struck off the books today we got to be honest with ourselves for too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise, too many of our citizens believe their vote will not make a difference or they buy into the cynicism that, by the way, is the central strategy of voter suppression to make you discouraged to stop believing in your own power so we will also have to remember what john said, if you don't do everything, you can do [inaudible] and they will remain the same. the only pass this way once and you have to give it all you have. as long as young people are protesting in the streets hoping real change takes hold i am hopeful but we can't casually abandon them at the ballot box not when few elections have been as urgent on so many levels as this one. we can't treat voting as an errand to run if we have some t

they and ruben you know steve just brought out some of the darkest points of american history the k.k.k. the creation the jim crow laws and the segregation that happened so in don't you think there's something good about basically asking for accountability and these groups are saying you don't we just want you to be accountable for your actions. right it's absolutely true thank you for having me i believe in accountability i decide. in the last 10 days i'm pro cancel culture i like the council culture you know why because i've long been thought of as a center right conservative because i don't believe in victims or victimhood and i think people should take responsibility for their actions and their words and so if nick cannon says what he said about jews on a podcast and c.b.s. viacom fires him i say great i have been fired 8 times scottie 8 times in 30 years of media work and you know why and you know why because you mean they are going to have satellite and john journalists were been you know you know why do so out of the bay we're not going to hear it we're not so i got it i appreciate it none of the 3 of us a

they and ruben you know steve just brought out some of the darkest points of american history the k.k.k. the creation the jim crow laws and the segregation that happened so don't you think there's something good about basically asking for accountability and these groups are saying you don't we just want you to be accountable for your actions. right it's absolutely true thank you for having me i believe in accountability i've decided in the last 10 days i'm pro cancel culture i like the council culture you know why because i've long been thought of as a center right conservative because i don't believe in victims or victimhood and i think people should take responsibility for their actions and their words and so if nick cannon says what he said about jews on a podcast and c.b.s. viacom fires him i say great i have been fired 8 times scottie 8 times in 30 years that media work and you know why. you know why because you mean if you're going to have satellite members john journalists were been you know you know why so i had the they were never going to hear it were not so i got it i appreciate it none of the 3 of us

even though she never speak for brother hewitt to the heart of the american apartheid, u.s. slavery, jim crow james grow. that's what he is up against. he got off that plate in that bus and he walked into this militarized zone. vicious attacks and what have you. the first thing he asks is how is it that black folk are able to keep their souls intact? it's a moral and a spiritual question for didn't have a lot of political power economic power they had a richness they had a tremendous breath of something cultural, moral, spiritual that actually made them morally superior than the white supremacist. not because they were born that way. because the tradition under tremendous blood sweat and tears had produced them that way. that blew his mind. the black version of urbanist aegean harlem is definitely that of mississippi. we all knew we were all africans that we've got different circumstances. his feet are walking in a whole lot of other things were going on there. so it blew his mind to encounter such a great people spiritually and morally. that is the standards we have to keep as we move into a

after slavery was abolished and the civil war ended, what became known as jim crow laws were passed that made african americans hayter: there are laws that disenfranchise african americans from their-- the 15th amendment's right to vote. there are laws that restrict their movements. they represent, more broadly, the attempt to reassert control over african americans after the abolition of slavery. >> cooper: and these monuments are part of that? >> hayter: oh, absolutely. they're just as much a part of jim crow as they are of the civil war and slavery. that's when they were built. they were built in the 20th century. very few people seem to understand that these monuments were built during-- during segregation. >> levar stoney: the monuments are just a symbol of the effort to ensur african americans stayed, maybe not in physical bondage, but in bondage in political and economically in this country and in this city. >> cooper: richmond's mayor, levar stoney, created a commission in 2017 on the future of monument avenue. >> stoney: those who chose to erect those monuments and the figures who are glorified in tho

and the vix meant to soften the blow of the crow virus crisis has expired but in millions of americans out risk of losing their homes it comes as the daily infection rate shows little signs of slowing down. with the united states hit harder than any other nation by the corona virus things can be getting worse with many americans becoming a lot more vulnerable very soon after the eviction ban is lifted millions of americans who are renters who live in buildings with mortgages backed by the government could soon be out on the streets here in new york record trends of folks that were applying for temporary housing in the. shelter system more than what we had seen and many many missed a year and there has not been a response in terms of how we will address of course opening back up with people facing eviction so we're looking at just about thousands tens of thousands of families and households facing homelessness many for the 1st time in their lives now aside from the huge social shock this is also a public health emergency all of those who've been turned out of their homes will huddle tog

which helped to legitimate the old jim crow south and the denial to african-americans of the basic constitutionalights. what is a civil rights movement, such a place, that fell to the ground and since then, scholars have been rewriting and reconstruction history. i think we see it today is a critical moment in the history of american democracy. the great tragedy reconstruction is not that it was attempted with that it failed. written a bunch of books dealing with this. this particular book, even though it focuses on these three amendments. has pulled back a little and also about reconstruction. the last chapter is also relevant to the present day. it's about how the supreme court systematically whittled away at the guaranteed rights within the constitution. heather interpreted it. not in the moment but over the phone next generation of the 1880s and 1890s and into the earliest 20th century. how they love the right to vote to be stripped away. have a legitimate angst like racial segregation same, that is not discriminatory. lights don't like it that is their problem. singling out a group of citize

crow. many americans see these statues and the timing of their placement as a means to intimidate african-americans and to protect -- perpetuate the notion of white supremacy. we must not continue to honor these combatants by allowing their images to be on display in the capitol. the bill before us today also identifies several other statues for removal or replacement that are not part of the national statutory hall collection. including the bust of chief justice roger b. taney who authored the 1857 supreme court decision of dred scott versus -- vs. sanford that ruled that slaves could not be considered citizens and that congress did not have the ability to ban slavery. this opinion, mr. speaker, is regarded as possibly the supreme court's worst decision of all time and the 7-2 decision was a major factor contributing to the war. . another bust is for vice president john breckenridge, 1857 to 1861. in 1860, mr. speaker, breckenridge ran for president on the southern democratic ticket and lost. during the civil war he served in the united states senate from kentucky but became a traitor and enlisted

states when reconstruction collapses and white supremacy is restored, african americans could have -- they could've far jim crowlegislation. when that doesn't happen it is because of the slaughter house cases. it is the need to protect african american rights, you know that is not what was intended. >> we had a caller who had asked us whatever happened to john campbell? >> he suffers a serious accident in new orleans that makes it very hard to travel but he wants to continue arguing front of the courts removes to baltimore. there he continues to continue his legal practice and after arguing a few more cases that are anti reconstruction, he passes. >> we have a caller on twitter who ask us where to purchase the book for landmark cases. >> we have a small book that is we are selling at cost and it is available on our website, if you get a cease ban dot or we will get it to you very quickly. he did the summary of each of the 12 cases and it will help if you're going to follow along with us if you want to read about the background as we proceed through our series. we are just about out of time. as we close, quick s

americans for decades. the party of slavery and jim crow, the party of segregation and that the kkk has worked overtime to cover up its own sins in order to once again to divide us over racial and ethnic lines. doing so requires they demonized, disenfranchised, deep platform and dehumanize americans who disagree. but they know they think we are onto them and their sick game that more minorities are seeing through their sloganeering about black lives matter when in fact they act like only certain black lives matter. more decent people i believe are seeing the pathetic failure in leadership in democrat run cities where black and immigrant own businesses are destroyed with impunity. elected officials so possessed by anti-trump hatred that they actually do more to protect the rights of violent protesters than they do the rights of their own law-abiding residents. on occasion, a few honest democrats will speak out. i had a call with as happened in acall with lori . >> we have to come up with a better plan. my fear is once they are done looting and what happens tonight, what are we going to do and what do we tell our

americans for decades. the party of slavery and jim crow, the party of segregation and the kkk have worked overtime to cover up its own sense in order to once again to fight us on racial and ethnic lines. no doing so requires that they demonize, disenfranchise, it d platform and dehumanize americans who disagree. but they know that we are onto them and their sick game that more minorities are seen through their slogan area of black lives matter when in fact they act like only certain lives matter. more decent people, i believe are seeing the pathetic failure in leadership in democrat run cities. there are black and immigrant owned businesses are destroyed with ohmic impunity. and anti-trump hatred that they do more to protect the rights of violent protesters than they do with the rights of their own law-abiding residents. now come on occasion, a few honest democrats will speak out. as happened with a mayor lightfoot last month. >> we have to come up with a better plan because once my fear is, once they are done looting and rioting, whatever is going to happen tonight, what are we going to do and what are we

1957 when eisenhower passed the civil rights act of 1957 and you had african-americans pushing for an end of segregation jim crowe south. not very old statues that from the 1950s and '60s that were in response to black people protesting for their rights. the same rights that our founding fathers created specifically just for apparently themselves and other white people. they hadn't imagined a world yet where these rights would be extended to enslaved people, people of color, to black people in this country. so, that's my response every time to trump on this. why he's chose on the align himself with history's biggest losers is preposterous to me considering his always winning rhetoric. >> alexis, earlier today my colleague ally value shi sat down with robert w., iv. >> these statues need to come down, but it's because i've talked to people of color who have to walk by these statues in my hometown every time they go to vote. >> alexis, you have a descendant, someone who shares the same name as this person, willing to reckon with it, what does it tell you about the fact that it has taken america as a country this l

americans. by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so that all voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. even if we do all of this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off the books today, we've got to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. [applause] too many of our citizens believe their vote won't make a difference, or they buy back into the cynicism that, by the way, is the central strategy of voter suppression. to make you discouraged to stop believing in your own power. so we are also going to have to remember what john said. if you don't do everything you can do to change things, then they will remain the same. you only pass this way once. you have to give it all you have. as long as young people are protesting in the streets helping real change takes hold, i'm hopeful, but we can't casually abandon them at the ballot box. not when few elections have been as urgent on so many levels as this one. we can't treat voting as an erra

americans. by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so that all voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic, in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. even if we do all this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off the books today, we have to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. too many of our citizens believe their vote won't make a difference or they buy into the cynicism that, by the way, is the central strategy of voter suppression, to make you discouraged, to stop believing in your own power. so we're also going to have to remember what john said, if you don't do everything, you can do to change things, then they will remain the same. you only pass this way once. you have to give it all you have. as long as young people are protesting in the streets, hoping real change takes hold, i'm hopeful, but we can't casually abandon them at the ballot box. not when few elections have been as urgent on so many levels as this one. we can't treat voting as an errand to run, if we hav

americans. by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering, so that all voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and, if all of this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow, in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, and that is what we should do. [applause] now, even if we do all of this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off of , we have to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. believe of our citizens that their vote will not make a difference, or they buy into the cynicism that is the central strategy of voter suppression, to make you discouraged, to stop believing in your own power. so, we are also going to have to remember what john said. youou do not do everything can do to change things, then they will remain the same. once, youass this way have to give it all that you have. as long as young people are protesting the streets, hoping real change takes hold, i am hopeful, that we cannot casually abandon them at the ballot box. beenhen few elections has -- have been a as urgent on as many levels as this one. we cannot treat voting as an errand to run if we have time. we ha

americans. [ applause ] by ending some of the partisan jerry mandering. so that all voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crowe relic, in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. even if we do all this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off the books today, we've got to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. too many of our citizens believe their vote won't make a difference or they buy into the cynicism that, by the way, is the central strategy of voter suppression, to make you discouraged, to stop believing in your own power. so, we're going to have to remember what john said. if you don't do anything you can do to change things, then they will remain the same. you only pass this way once. you have to give it all you have. as long as young people are protesting in the streets hoping real change takes hold, i'm hopeful. but we can't casually abandoned them at the ballot box. not when few elections have been as urgent on so many levels as this one. we can't treat voting as an errand to run if we have som

states were enacting jim crow laws to disenfranchise newly freed african-americans and to re-segregate society. well into thet 1920's, which saw a dramatic resurgence of the ku klux klan. the second spike began in the early 1950's and lasted through the 1960's as the civil rights movement led to a backlash amongst segregationists. these two periods coincided with the 50th and 100 anniversaries of the civil war. summary, the south lost the war and a group of people got together and decided they would adorn the country with monuments that revered those who fought on behalf of a cause that was lost, which they wanted to make seem noble. it was a propaganda campaign of epic proportions. just statues are not innocent remembrances of a benign history. these monuments purposefully alebrate and perpetuate sanitized confederacy, ignoring the death, enslavement, and terror they stood for. the truth is, they were fighting for the right to own and sell black human beings. history cannot be changed. it cannot be moved like a statue. what is done is done. the civil war is over and the confederacy lo

slavery and jim crow to the genocide of native americans to modern-day mass incarceration and police brutality. witnessing the brutal murder of mr. floyd and so many murders by police of african-american and black and brown people, we must address systemic racism in this country. it is literally a matter of survival. the commission will examine the effects of slavery committed to a racism and discrimination against african-americans and how our history impacts laws and policies today, and make recommendations for transpiration -- for transformation. we have to hear the truth about the last 401 years. the public needs to have this, and this country has never had the historical document of reckoning. this will provide that opportunity for that and to move forward toward some former racial healing, but to make recommendations on how we can deconstruct most of the policies that have created this country based on systemic racism and our laws, and also move forward on how we actually implement laws a stone justice. and so finally let me say, we are working with my colleague on hr 40. in my

into this country, as i said, into its dna from the beginning, from slavery and jim crow to the genocide of native americans to modern-day mass incarceration and police brutality. as we know from witnessing the brutal murder of george floyd and so many murders by police of african-american and black and brown people in this country, we must address systemic racism in this country. it is literally a matter of survival. the commission will examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism, and discrimination against african-americans and how our history impacts laws and policies to get to today, and make recommendations for transformation. this is not just to do a study, but we have to hear the truth about the last 401 years. the public has to have this. this country has never had a historical document or reckoning. this will provide the opportunity for that and to move forward for some type of racial healing, but also to make recommendations on how we can deconstruct many and most of the policies which have created this country based on systemic racism laws,ur laws -- and our but also move forward on how

americans. [applause] by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so that all vote verse the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crowelic, in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. [applause] ven if we do all this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off the books today, we've got to be honest with ourselves, too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. too many of our citizens believe their vote won't make a difference. or they buy into the cynicism that, by the way, is the central strategy of voter suppression, to make you discouraged, to stop believing in your own power. we're also going to have to remember what john said. if you don't do everything, you can do -- if you don't do everything you can do to change things, then they will remain the same. you only pass this way once. you have to give it all you have. as long as young people are protesting in the streets, hoping real change takes hold, i'm hopeful. but we can't casually abandon them at the ballot box. not when few elections have been as urgent on so many levels as this one. we can'

at this time, the vast majority of african americans were in , in effect, citizens in name only. jim crowe segregation. debt peonage. convict leasing. horrific racial violence. this was the nadir, the lowest point of modern black rights and citizenship, according to the historian and world war i veteran rayford logan. but african americans had not surrendered the fight for equality. when we talk about the new negro movement, it is important to acknowledge that it did not emerge out of a vacuum. even in the midst of the nadir, african americans fought back and laid the groundwork for what would become the modern civil rights movement. so we can point to ida b wells, and her anti-lynching activism, organizations by the afro-american league, the niagara movement, established by w.e.b. dubois, which would be the forerunner for the naacp, which was founded in 1909. or radical voices like hubert harrison, who associated with the socialist party. william monroe trotter and his protests against "birth of a nation," the spectacularly racist 1915 blockbuster film that woodrow wilson allowed to be sc

well, the song brought jim crow and its realities in front of more americans just as billy holiday droveo lynching with strange fruit. ♪ southern trees bear a strange fruit ♪ ♪ blood on the leaves and blood at the root ♪ ♪ black bodies swinging in the southern breeze ♪ >> those haunting words echo like horrific poetry. holiday adapted that song from a political poem by a labor organizer pushing 1930s americans to face the lynchings of what is now a toll of over 4,000 black people. despite corporate pressure to censor that song, that became her highest selling record. those black artists aligned with activists were drawing attention to racist realities that many ignored. they led us here so we should really listen and learn some of the lessons from sam cook to gram flash who recalled life. that music video ends with police harassment and this unlawful arrest. just as nwa shocked 1980s bherk the aggressive anthem, f the police, let's listen to what was being said then as it echos now. that song wasn't against the concept of police. it was against the system's routine racial profiling and k

americans. by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering so that all voters have the power to choose their politicians, not the other way around. and if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic in order to secure the god given rights of every american, then that's what we should do. >> wow. that is a full sweep of a kind of small democratic politics increasingly pushed by members of the democratic party. today, a full throated endorsement. in some ways, this was the obama speech in the trump era that so many have been waiting for. there to hear it live is a democrat of colorado. congressman, it is great to have you. i'm jealous you were able to be there today. what is it like to be in that room? >> it was incredibly moving. today was obviously a very tough day for our entire country. there certainly was not a dry eye in the church, in atlanta. and i suspect that that's the case in a lot of homes across our country and indeed the world as we mourned a living legend, a true american hero, mr. lewis, a deep friend and colleague to so many here in the united states congress. and i was certainly honored to be able to have the privilege and opportunity to pay my respects wit

americans. >> reporter: the son of jamaican immigrants, powell grew up in the bronx before encountering the jim crow south on his way to basic training at ft. benning, georgia >> there is only one motel you could stop at along the way that would accept black people it was segregation you better have some folks you can stay with or a lot of chicken in the car to keep you fed but once you got to ft. benning, you were in an integrated society, and all they cared about was, am i a good soldier am i going to be a good soldier >> reporter: he supports renaming military bases, which >> the president should keep out of it and let the military figure out what the right thing is to do we have a president who goes out of his way to keep us from moving forward, but we're moving forward without his blessing >> reporter: powell says we have come a long way but have a long way to go andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> up next, the tv star that went missing on the water and the desperate search to find her >>> tonight, the tv star who went missing while boating on a lake her son found alive. gadi schwartz no

succeeded in starting a war that killed 600,000 americans >> reporter: the son of jamaican immigrants, powell grew up in the bronx, before encountering the jim crow on his way to basic training at fort benning, georgia. >> there is only one motel that you can stop at on the -- along the way that would accept black people it was segregation you better have some folks you could stay with or a lot of chicken in the car to keep you fe fed. once you got to fort benning, you were in an integratel they t is am soldier the president should keep out of it and let the military figure out what is the right thing to do we have a president who goes out of his way to keep us from moving forward though we're moving forward without his blessing. >> reporter: powell says we have come a long way but have a long way to go. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington >>> up next, the big ten's drastic steps to kick start the 2020 college football season. >>> and we'll go live to london for an update on johnny depp's blockbuster libel trial. outdoorsy mischevious re zen sparkly cheeky... ( clears throat) disciplined dapper prepped smart hopeful brave and safe? walgreens. e

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