brenda stevenson what is the answer to that question? >> it is in transport it is who we were people from the very beginning.every civilization in the world, egyptians and if you look at the chinese, latin america, what is north america, every place in the world has had slavery. and we still have it today. i mean there are millions of people who are enslaved every day and almost every country in the world. states. and so slavery is one of those enduring horrific institutions that we created and we tend to turn a blind eye to which his wife it is like the city. >> into looking into contemporary little bit, but how did this begin? flexibility again with people organizing the society and that some people had to work in some people did not. and so once you have the hierarchy within the society of people that were thinkers, artists, administrators and leaders etc. decided they wanted other people to work for them. most of slavery really evolves from the persons who are conquerors. that conquer other people and then they really should get thos

brenda stevenson can what is the answer to that question? >> guest: slavery is an institution of bondage that is really been a part of who we are as a people since the very beginning. if you look at every civilization, every major civilization in the world, greeks, romans, egyptians, if you look at the chinese company look at latin america, if you look at what is north america, every place in the world has had slavery. we still have it today. there are millions who are enslaved every day and almost every country in the world, even in the united states. so slavery is one of those enduring horrific institutions that we treated and that we tend to turn a blind eye to which is why it is still with us today. >> host: we will get into the contemporary in the pit but how did it begin? >> guest: it really began with people organizing their societies and deciding some people had to work and some people didn't. and so once you have a hierarchy within the society, those are people who are thinkers, artists, administrators can leaders, et cetera, decide

. >> brenda stevenson, were they aware of what was happening? >> those that were taken to the americas and europe went to spain and portugal and england and france and other places in europe as well. they had these societies just like everyone else in the world. some of them had been taken as slaves so they were with this but most didn't know the extent of the brutality. it is a brutal institution no matter where you find it. they are denied control of their lives, their body, labor capacity. >> all 13 colonies in the u.s. have slaves. other parts the not allow a. of course they were enslaved in the americas so when they colonized they also have an indigenous forms of enslavement. >> when was it being abolished in the colonies? were their slavery is living up to? >> b.c.e. for example 1776 and virginia is great for the british who can gain your freedom and that's one of the first emancipation proclamations is one of this he did it in order to get the soldiers. he was out there in norfork virginia trying to figure out what to do with. that was on

s brenda stevenson teaches history at ucla, here is our most recent book , "what is slavery?". this is book tv on c-span2. >> you're watching tv, television for serious readers. here's our primetime lineup. at 7 pm eastern, medical center president and ceo kurt newman recalls his career as a pediatric surgeon and offers his thoughts on the current state of healthcare. and eight, ucla history professor kelly hernandez talks about her book, city of inmates. conquest, rebellion and the rise of human caging in los angeles 1771 to 1965. at 8:20, physicist jeffrey west discusses the laws that govern everything from plants and animals to cities and economics. on after words 10 pm, rosa delauro talks about her congressional work on social programs and

. >> brenda stevenson teaches history at ucla. this is her most recent book, "what is slavery?". this is booktv on c-span. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2. with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] >> if i can have your attention please we will get started. thank you everyone. i am pleased that you are okay. i am the president of the manhattan institute. [applause] thank you. it is a pleasure for me to introduce jason riley today. as most of you know jason is a senior fellow at the manhattan institute. a regular columnist for the wall street journal and a commentator for fox news. in his new book, "false black power?", jason office critique of civil rights leaders and their prioritization of pure political power. which he argues has failed to produce significant results for african-americans. the book also includes responses to jason's arguments from two leading black intellectuals. it is a slender book. but it packs a powerful punch. as one blogger noted, what makes the book shine is the clarity o

brenda stevenson teaches history here at ucla. professor, what took courses to teach?>> guest: i teach courses on slavery and courses on women and also interracial dynamics. >> host: how long have you been at ucla? >> guest: 26 years. >> host: how is a change? >> guest: tremendous of its grown in student population has grown inattentive students that we have. itoi

we're talking with professors who are also authors, brenda stevenson teaches history here at ucla, forspencer stevenson what courses do you teach? >> courses on slavery and women's history also interracial dynamics. >> how long have you been at ucla? >> the six years. >> how has it changed? >> tremendously! it has grown the student population, it has grown t

s brenda stevenson teaches history at ucla, here is our most recent book , "what is slavery?". this is book tv on c-span2. >> you're watching tv, television for serious readers. here's our primetime lineup. at 7 pm eastern, medical center president and ceo kurt newman recalls his career as a pediatric surgeon and offers his thoughts on the current state of healthcare. and eight, ucla history professor kelly hernandez talks about her book, city of inmates. conquest, rebellion and the rise of human caging in los angeles 1771 to 1965. at 8:20, physicist jeffrey west discusses the laws that govern everything from plants and animals to cities and economics. on after words 10 pm, rosa delauro talks about her congressional work on social programs and at 11, erica wagner recalls the life of washington roebling, builder of the brooklyn bridge. all happens tonight on c-span2's book tv.>> book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading the summer. >> i have an aggressively reading list for this summer. we have a monthly book club which holds all of u