it has taken us a bit of time to fully realize carter g woodson's vision. to continue drafting woodson's unwritten chapter, cubs and consequences, unveiled multiple means of america of the terms "black america." [applause] prof. penningroth: good morning. i'm going to stand up. i talk faster that way. [laughter] if you look at a church history from the early 1900's, you will read about two things, law and property. so many dollars raise in one year, so much money spent to buy the land and raise up a building. the crowning moment came when crowds of onlookers watched a crowd proudly set the mortgage on fire. these matter because as carter g woodson pointed out in 1930, more african-americans think money into church property than anyone else. legally, in most states then and now, a church is a religious corporation that holds property for the benefit of its members, so when ex-slaves in 1855 point to their local circuit court and filed the paperwork to incorporate or appoint trustees, they took for themselves property rights, taxes and 10, and the standing to

carter g. woodson's hundred-year-old organization. i haven't heard the name of the association very much in the name of these spaces. two different groups with regard to solidarity and grassroots movements. right now we have problems where young folks who don't identify as black refer to themselves and everyone around them as the "n" word and also half their black peers refer to themselves as such to the point it alienates our elders at city hall meetings and at local community meetings to oppose movements like the black lives matter movement because they feel that it's sort of a -- it's not a respectable movement with regard to what their idea of notions of blackness ought to represent. and these individuals stand behind police officers a lot of the time. so every time i go to a city hall meeting, there's this con tin genesee, especially in atlanta and los angeles, a contingency of conservative black people who oppose the black lives matter movement who are our elders but who also expect us to respect them as elders. so my question i

these matter because as carter g woodson pointed out in 1930, more african-americans think money into church property than anyone else. legally, in most states then and now, a church is a religious corporation that holds property for the benefit of its members, pointn x slaves in 1855 to their local circuit court and filed the paperwork to incorporate or appoint trustees, they took for themselves property rights, taxes and 10, and the standing to sue and be sued as a collective rather than individually. as the georgia supreme court put it, trustees watched over the civil rights of their congregation. believers, a pastor, a deed, and trustees -- these were the pillars of a black church. the church has dealt a lot with courts in the 1800's. they were asking to borrow money against buildings and lands to defend against lawsuits by contractors or unfriendly neighbors. churches alsoty, became tiny schools of business and law, a typical business meeting would open with prayers and bible readings and hymns, and then they moved to the money business, reporting the latest church fundraising, e

carter g. woodson's hundred-year-old organization. i haven't heard the name of the association very much in the name of these spaces. so i wanted to say that i have two questions particularly about anti-blackness from two particular groups with regard to solidarity and grassroots movements. right now we have problems where young folks who don't identify as black refer to themselves and everyone around them as the n-word and have their black peers refer to themselves as such, to the point that it alienates our elders at city hall meetings and local community meetings, to oppose movements like the black lives matter movements because they feel that it's sort of a -- it's not a respectable movement with regard to what their idea and notions of blackness also represent. these individuals stand behind police officers a lot of the times. every time i go to a city hall meeting, this is contingency, especially in atlanta and los angeles, there is contingency of conservative black people who oppose the black lives matter movement who are our e

carter g woodson memorial is inn shaw. way known for.known.the traffic light, three being agh medal of honor winnert, or fourr being the first black supreme sp court justice.ti i'll let you answer answer this one. >> definitely for the study of f african-american history. dipping ding ding.g. with the steal. greg, what do you to tell us about carter g woodson.on. >> i'll pass to alex.lex. >> what do you know about cartee d woodson. >> he was the father of blackwae history. he started the association the study of african-american blackk history and lived at 15,389th street service is in the process off renovating and stabbing and oned of the newest national historico sites in washington, d.c.s was >> so someone wants to come dowd and learn more about shaw is sw there anyone place in particulau you would advise them to go todo learn all about the history off this wonderful community? commui >> they can go to our website www.shaw minute street.org andtr we have links there to a numberm of different resources that you can go to your neighborhood d