ce confederacy has 1500 artillery pieces. he's going to need 600 pounds of powder to the set off the existing canons. he will need another 105,000 pounds. for 10 million small arms cartridges, and of to the confederate line infantry, he will need another 125,000 pounds of powder. he comes up with a figure of about 850,000 pounds of powder. that's before he's even shot one round. that's enough to fill up a cartridge box and ammo wagons. a confederacy has not made a single pound of powder since the war of 1812. and it doesn't make any saltpeter. this will become one of the greatest crash production programs in american history. he's going to select a west .ointer he has a bit of experience in chemistry but has never run a powder works before. by 1862 he will go on to found this giant monstrosity behind us. the augustine powder works is going to be a phenomenal facility in many ways. it's going to be incredibly inundated as far as the technology to produce powder. it will use a new steam infusion system to walk the saltpeter str

toeling challenges us not place the south with the confederacy. not to slip into shorthand where we say the south lost the civil war. shorthand of skiers the experiences of southerners who welcomed and contributed to the unions victory. the american civil war museum is putting strong emphasis on illuminating the personal choices of civil war era americans. keeping with that commitment i will provide you with human stories that lie behind freeling's striking statistic. i will focus in my comments on two remarkable southern unionists. and a ustc spy soldier. time exploits dramatized how anti-confederate southerners made a difference in the civil war. their postwar struggles also illustrate the limits of southern unionism's potential to transform the south. as you can see where she is headed upelizabeth band aspiring that gathered intelligence for the army. this was risky and dangerous. why did a white southerner choose the union? born in richmond in 1818. her parents hailed from the north and settled in virginia where her father became a hardware me

they were if you will thorns on the side of the confederacy. they started brush fires that had to be put out. meanwhile they were in northern ice symbols of the possibility that southern whites yearn for deliverance and could be for deliverance. wore , were in some key part of the coalition. namely black southern unionist. as william freeling suggests the most measurable impact in the world was the men who fought in the colored regiment. the beating heart of southern unionism. slaves fled farms and plantations by the hundreds of thousands to seek refuge. they contributed not only as soldiers but also as nurses and spies and scouts. in the galleries of the civil war museum spell all this out. there's a story for example recounted in those galleries of how harriett tubman led slaves. whatever their backgrounds soldiers fought if you will a battle on two fronts. against the horrors of southern slavery and also against the racial discrimination in the northern states. my second exemplary life story is of wilson. wilson serve with not one but two pi

the state seal of maryland which didn't join the confederacy. that right there tells you something about southern unity. and then virginia and south carolina. we have seen the palmetto trees as an example of specifically state pride rather than south wide or confederate wide. people were shouting and displaying these things at the same time about us versus them in our identity versus the other group. the south was not unified even at the moment. the confederacy was created and that is something, again with a bit of interpretation, can tell us quite clearly. so the third and final artifact i think this might be a people's minds. it is a piece of cotton that was grown by enslaved georgians just before the civil war. of course, on the face of it, this is an intrinsically interesting object. i think for most people, it seems less significant than the pike. out of everything i've talked about so far, this piece of cotton goods is closest to the fundamental. quigly.

unified at theot moment the confederacy was created. the third and final artifact i want to show you is not pretty like some of these ca badges are, nor is it menacing like the pike. it is a piece of cotton. i feel like i have to say that quickly given sometimes when people see this image, they think it is a brain. i thought that might be on people's mines this afternoon. no, it is a piece of cotton grown by enslaved georgians just before the civil war. on the face of it, it is less intrinsically interesting. i don't know. maybe you guys really like cotton. -- itst people it is less seems less significant. far this piece of cotton gets closest to the fundamental taproot of the whole conflict. one way to think about cause and effect is to imagine what would happen if you took out certain things. it is difficult to do with history. it is not a lab where we can do experiments. i think just based on informed speculation you can make a strong argument if you remove this, it's extremely unlikely you would get the civil war, at least as it hap

for the confederacy, this meant an independent slavery public.mericans on both sides voraciously consumed news about the progress of their armies and the generals who commanded armies. account,. gallagher's the front pages of 80% of harpers weekly, a premier illustrated newspaper featured a military topic or leader. generals where the celebrities of the villains of the time. their successes and failures affected army and civilian morale and commitment to the war effort. a chief example was robert e. lee and his army of northern virginia, which together the camp of locusts of nationalism for a country that basically only existed in wartime. the slateer argues wonders of his army proved most nationalistic of all confederates, using letters home, battlefield victories and reinvestment to "propel loyalty among citizens and soldiers throughout the confederacy." based on scholar joseph ladder's army,it of the'-- lee's one in 10 how do slaves in 1861. when you count those who lived with slaveowning family members, soldiers of the army of northern virgin

and this then would mean a blow to the confederacy by seeing them as contraband of war and butler would show remorse in his memory talking about how he hated using that term contraband because it suggested they were property. the confederate were using african americans as labors butler saw the return of slave as a way of hurting the war evident. when the owner of the three freedom seekers sent his invoice to meet butler outside of fort monroe demanding the return of the slaves and i think is the height of irony and hypocrisy, didn't you say you were not part of the united states so how were you using the law of the united states as your evidence, but anyway, butler refused declaring the confiscated slaves as contrabands of water and butler made it clear we will continue to protect and receive all of these negros that came to see him. after butler accepted the three slaves seeking freedom he was aware that caution was needed, the wrong step in this politically charged fine field of abolition would insure his removal of commander. the president remained silent watching to see how all of

for the confederacy this meant. the americans on both sides voraciously consume news about the progress of their armies and the generals who commanded their armies. the front pages of 80% of harper's weekly a premier illustrated newspaper featured a military topic or leader. generals were the celebrities and the villains of the time. their successes and failures affected army and civilian morale and commitment to the war effort. the chief example of this was robert e lee and his army of northern virginia. together they became the locus of nationalism for a country to basically only existed in more time. 's gallagher argues the slaveowners of lee's army proved most nationalistic of most confederates using battlefield victories and reenlistment to quotes propel loyalty among citizens and soldiers throughout the confederacy. based on scholar joseph t careful portrait of lee's army when in northern virginia in 1861. when you count those who lived with his family members, soldiers of the army of northern virginia were 42

the confederacy? the union? his father? himself? there was only one way to be sure. he collected himself and headed toward the city, dripping water as though he had just been baptized. he was unafraid of whatever awaited him. he had just survived his second flirtation with a watery grave. slavery and brushes with death had wrung whatever fear he had been born with from his breast. in memphis robert found men, both black and white, wearing blue union uniforms and carrying guns stationed on corners, patrolling the town. high in the sky he could see the union flag flying over city hall. after the battle of memphis, the mayor surrendered the city to the union, us pending slavery in -- suspending slavery 234 the town. at that moment robert dared to think he was free. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> we're going to get ourselves mic'd up here. first of all, on behalf of both shomari -- can you hear? -- we'd like to thank greenlight bookstore. of i've known jessica, one of the cofounders, almost since the birth of this amazing store, and it's one of the real success

disproportionate amount of american history has been devoted to mythologizing the case for the confederacy, leading to hero worship of individuals who actually were traders to the united states of america. in that process, i think there's been a denigration of black americans, which has led people to think that there's no just case for compensation when quite the contrary there is an enormous just case for compensation, and we have to rewrite our narrative of american history, particularly with respect to the nature of the confederacy and a cause that was established for the purposes of maintaining slavery in the united states. >> if you want to join in the conversation, 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. professor, one of the reasons we brought you on is because this topic suddenly re-emerges d or least emerged in the 2020 presidential campaign. i want to play some comments from elizabeth warren. >> america was founded on principles of liberty and freedom and on the backs of slave labor. this is a stain on america. and we're not going to fix that, we're not going to

the confederacy, it is important to remember, is not just the assertion of federal power in the north. but the confederates really wanted the west. really, that's why they sent sibley's men in there to invade new mexico. they wanted california. they wanted gold and they wanted access to ports. and the union had to stop them. and they had to wait on the free acts that ari was talking about. until they actually shoved the texans back to san antonio. that's why they had to wait, until july of 1862. they had to make sure that the way was clear for them to focus on the new america. so there are several arguments that we can make about how these particular campaigns then shaped the war in the east. that it made it easier for the union army to focus on those battles in virginia. they didn't have to worry about syphoning off their own troops to send them to the west to really engage larger armies. and then we can sort of say let's talk more about the union army's multiple goals in this conflict. and that these are stories that need to be told. because these were happening. and yes, of course,

high tide of the confederacy. there's a lot of people that say that gettysburg was the high tide of the confederacy. toyou take a tour they will you that, the turning point of the american civil war. tedmore in line with alexander and people that believe that antietam is the turning point in the civil war. but ine all the polls 1863 at the time of the battles, gettysburg and the emancipation proclamation was issued. because of the confederate tree -- retreat and after the battle is atietam, antietam turning point. if you believe that antietam is a turning point, what the high tide of antietam? and people think the burnside bridge is. you take a tour and you go to the cornfield, the bloody lane, burnside bridge, you are done. unfortunately, that's not the high tide. the reason he crossed the bridge , because he was trying to get around the right flank of robert e lee. if you could get behind and cut off the retreat at the potomac, the civil war is over. at 1:00 in the afternoon, burnside takes the bridge. it takes

-- first places in the former confederacy to desegregate and implement further education.rs and applause] mr. o'rourke: with the largest binational community in this hemisphere. running, weears -- citiesone of the of the united states of america. -- safest cities of the united states of america. we are saved, we are a of immigrants and asylum seekers. we are safe because we are a of immigrants and asylum seekers. we have learned not to fear our differences, but to respect and embrace them. we see the languages spoken in this community, the traditions, the cultures as a strength for el paso. understandnd, we that we are, in the words of dr. king, caught an inescapable network. time is a single garment of destiny. [cheers and applause] mr. o'rourke: this community has offered me my inspiration in life and every single opportunity that i have had. from the world-class public school teachers at my elementary school who believed in me and sought to bring out the very best in me. to the small business community, who allowed me to work for them as we were starting our own small b

mythologizing what occurred during reconstruction, the civil war and mythologizing the case for the confederacy, leading to hero worship of individuals who actually were traders to the united states of itors to thera united states of america. there is a norm is just case for compensation -- there is an enormous just case for compensation. joiningofessor darity us from duke university. if you want to join us, (202)-748-8000 for democrats, (202)-748-8001 for republicans and (202)-748-8002 for independents. this topic suddenly reemerged in the 2020 presidential campaign. we want to play comments from senator elizabeth warren on the topic and then get your response. [video clip] onamerica was founded principles of liberty and freedom and on the backs of slave labor. this is a stain on america. we are not going to change that until we address it head on, directly. make no mistake. it is not just the original founding. it is what happened generation after generation. the impact of discrimination handed down from one to the next . today in america because of discrimination, we live in a world where th

the army had a number of these cars built during the civil war, unfortunately for the confederacy, supplies being short as they were, and the inability to keep up the railroads. it limited the amount of these they had of specialized parts, although certainly others were modified for the purpose. what is so interesting to me about those is they represent a to and an understanding of the law of armed conflict when it comes to humanitarian law. things like the red cross which the u.s. would not sign until 20 years after the war, these railway cars represent a first step toward recognizing in the united states that there is a higher law when it comes to the wounded. when we are dealing with wartime, we are dealing with humanitarian issues that we have never really dealt with in any previous war. when these cars started to come in existence, both armies, the union and confederate, signed treaties that said basically, if a car -- if a train is used for the wounded or sick, that it will not carry and munitions. that it is properly identified. the engine is painted red. on clearly the word hospital

rebels in the south have a very specific meaning, in terms of the confederacy and the civil war. in the 70's, rebel has a different terminology. rebelling against the system. there is an appeal to that. outlaw country music. willie nelson, waylon jennings, merle haggard. then more mainstream figures, dolly parton, emmylou harris. today, country music is all over. it is popular not just in the south, it's popular in the north, it's popular everywhere. it's not my cup of tea, but i'm amazed at the number of people who live in the north that are country music fans. you start to see that in the 70's. racecar driving, nascar, deep roots in the south going back to prohibition. today it is hugely popular, not my cup of tea. you see nascar fans not just in the south. you see them all over. in new hampshire, pennsylvania. this is kind of an influence of the south. and movies. probably one of the big american movie stars of the 1970's is burt reynolds. college football player from florida. "smokey and the bandit" -- cb culture. anyone remember cb's? i have a board game from the 70's, a cb

unfortunately for the confederacy, supplies being short as they were and the inability to keep up thelroads, especially late in the war limited the amount of use they had of specialized cars like this for evacuation, although certainly others were modified for the purpose. but what is so interesting to me is that they represent a first the in and understanding of law of armed conflict when it comes to humanitarian law. likewe think of treaties the red cross which the u.s. wouldn't sign until 20 years after the war, these railway cars represent a first step toward recognizing in the united states that there is a higher law when it comes to the wounded . when we are dealing with wartime, we deal now with humanitarian issues. when these cars started to come in existence, both armies sign some treaties that said and a train a car is only used for the wounded or the sick, it will not carry munitions, that it is properly identified, the engine paid in red, red running lights on the cars and clearly the word hospital on at least one portion of that, that these cars were protected. the wounde

the name, of course, synonymous with confederacy. however, folks who want to keep the name say it is named after an indian woman named dixie who knew the man that donated the land for the school in the 1800s. pete suratos joins us. question one, tell us what's happening today. question two, what are the other names being considered throughout? >> reporter: they consider two names and live oak elementary and so journey truth elementary. they said they wanted more research and they didn't want to do the decision and pushed it back to this meeting so they're going to decide between the two names. live oak sojourney truth elementary. we'll see if they decide to change the name tonight. >> what if they can't come up to a decision? >> reporter: yeah. if they don't come up to that decision, laura, what will happen is it comes to a community vote. a ballot measure in 2020. but obviously, the folks against the dixie school name would like to see it changed well before that. but yeah, if it doesn't work out they have to vote for it next year.

and rebels in the south have a very specific meaning in terms of confederacy and the civil war. what in the 70's, it has a different terminology. rebelling against the system. there is an appeal to that. and more mainstream figures, people like dolly parton. music is all of it. if popular not just in the south, but in the north and everywhere. but i'm my cup of tea always amazed at the number of people who live in the north who are country music fans and you start to see that in the 70's. , goingr driving, nascar back to prohibition today. hugely popular, not my cup of tea, not what i spend my time on, but you see nascar fans not just in the south but you see nascar fans all over. new hampshire, pennsylvania. this is the influence of the south. i mentioned, probably one of the big american movie stars of the 1970's, burt reynolds. a former college football player from florida, smokey and the , anyone remembercb? i have a board game from the game, ake a cb board form of radio communication between truckers. smokey and the bandit helped to popularize that and here you rebelurt rey

crimes of the nazis with things like the apartheid regime in south africa and zimbabwe the american confederacy things like that so it's very much become a meme in the true sense of the word in their world view the other aspect that must be acknowledged is that at this very moment the government is the government. that can and does her to goodness our rights and says he is at this very moment to engaging in an orchestrated an organized campaign of historical revisionism and denialism that features by organizing the so-called committee commission to reinvestigate the that evidence of genocide in the broader crimes against humanity. took place in bosnia herzegovina as part of the broader bosnian genocide and that commission includes a number of individuals from from europe and from the wider world so there is a real global phenomenon there's a group real global resonance to what that other one cottage slobodan milosevic and all their cohort did to the one nine hundred ninety s. and it's and it's crucial that it be recognized as a an immediate threat to communities not just in the balkans or an en

voting rights in this state, but insured that el paso would be among the first places in the former confederacy and to esegregate and integrate our education. e form the largest bi national community in this hemisphere. and for 20 years running, we have been one of the safest cities in the united states of america. we are safe, not despite the fact we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. we are safe because we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. cheers and applause] we have learned not to fear our differences, but to respect and embrace them. we see the languages spoken in this community, the traditions, the cultures as a strength for el paso. we understand, we understand that we are, in the words of dr. king, caught an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of destiny. cheers and applause] this community has offered me my inspiration in life and every single opportunity that i have had. from the world-class public school teachers at my elementary school who believed in me and sought to bring out the very best in me. to the small business community, who allow

although both the union and confederacy had resorted to drafts there had not been popular and since the well to do man could pay someone else to take his place. the draft came before the supreme court but i will say little about it because that's the subject of professor christopher's presentation on october 23. secondly economic regulation. war lead to increased federal regulation of economic activity, a combination of statutes and executive orders let the government regulation of areas as diverse as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, rail roads and telegraphs and represent control. two of the most important laws passed by congress, the weber act and the oberman act of 1918 gave the federal government enormous control over agriculture and industry and never before seen in history. both these wars formed part of the template for roosevelt's new deal efforts to fight the great depression. three, labor relations. years ago the historian richard huffstetor noted war is the enemy of reform. during the first war the reform was strengthened. the war worked to reduce labor management strife a

how about when union destroyed confederacy to destroy slavery to free the slaves, and what about whene saved europe from yesterday in world war i, again in world war ii. defeating the national socialist party of germany, the nazi, communism, marxism, along the way? maybe mr. holder forgot about the time we became first nation to put a man on the moon? >> one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. lou: or maybe mr. holder just forgot our founding fathers created one of the few nations of all the world that is for the people, and continues to successfully and include to support people from all races, all ethnicities, all national backgrounds, there is no more diverse nation on this planet. mr. holder. and we have been great since -- let's see, the founding of the nation. and on a personalit personal le, american has been pretty great to mr. holder who attended columbia law school and much of his career at deputy of justice he rose to attorney general under president obama. despite being only sitting cabinet member in history of that great nation to be held in contempt of congre

she uses one of the most visible, but also most highly contested symbols of the confederacy, a variation of the confederate flag. she alters the iconography with the words "hate is sin." on the periphery of this work, she said "i was passing out flyers," referring specifically to her activism in the 1970's. "i was passing out flyers about the whitney's discrimination against black artists when a white man told his daughter, don't go near." she uses the pejorative term that the father used to to describe her. she relates she was absolutely astonished at the degree of hate that a parent could disseminate to a young child. i'm putting these frameworks, because these are the ideas i am going to pursue throughout my paper today. the cultural landscape has certainly changed dramatically. much of my presentation today has benefited tremendously from recent scholarship. in the last few years, there's been a remarkable shift in institutional attention to the accomplishment of african-american artists both in the historical context and in our own time. i have cited some of the exhibitions, some of

back-and-forth, but throughout the former confederacy, east, west, south, that is the question. an interesting thing happens in west virginia, and this is getting well beyond the story that i am telling today, but on april 22, attorney general sneed issues a statement, and grant before, this a few days saying confederates from loyal states no longer had homes, and unless they took the oath of loyalty, they could not go back home. so if they are from maryland, all of the first maryland guys? they cannot go home. but he says it does not apply to west virginia, because west virginia was part of virginia when virginia seceded. it is part of a long story. but there is one man who had been with lee, he is at appomattox, the houses parole s, he goes back to north west central virginia, and he stops, and they say you cannot come back here, he pulls out a path, , that does not mean anything to us, so people's out a gun, and they let him -- gun, andls out a they let him pass. he liked to tell that story. there are all sorts of other examples. we have other questions, but obviously we did

it turned the tide in favor of the confederacy when the css virginia emerged from the elizabeth river and sunk two major union warships. the cumberland and the congress. the union navy was in disarray, people were in the white house looking out the curtains, down the potomac, fearing this super calln, as they would the merrimack, would be there soon and the war would end in a confederate victory. all was to change as if magic, because, that evening, a ship that was called like no other ship before, in fact, one person said a sailor's eyes have never looked upon such a vessel. that is the uss monitor. the monitor is a very unusual vessel. it is made in three parts, the terror at six -- parts. turret sits on an iron deck. in the iron deck sits on a hall -- hull. everything is below the waterline. one of my favorite stories is when the crew first gets on, two people desert immediately because it is so different. they have all of these new devices. inventor,son, the will have over 100 taxable items, of which 33 are patented, and he gives those patents to the u.s. navy. one of the most uni

they would intentionally hurrah for jeff davis, the president of the can -- confederacy. that what antagonize the soldiers, because they have these people openly supportive of the enemy. citizensd arrest the that made those comments, and take them to camp abbott at the guardhouse. they would take the civilians, but then into the guardhouse and before they would be allowed to leave, they would have to recite the oath of allegiance for the union. sympathizers realized early on that was a ticket out of the guardhouse. without any real strong emotion behind it, they would go through the motions of reciting the oath. i'vethey would leave, and -- as they would leave, they would hurrah for jeff davis again. it became a game. it became a serious game with weapons involved often times. becameident that , and becameovered well known here and elsewhere was the incident involving a sergeant with the union troopers and a businessman named james wells. wells had been one of the original founders of the town. he was well established and well ask -- respected. he was a strong southern sy

supporters want dixie to be dropped because they say it is a reference to the confederacy and slavery. the assistant superintendent is also leaving a major become superintendent of the rang com valley district in santa rosa. >>> tim hardaway says he knows why he is not in the pro basketball hall of fame. he blames a homophone immigrant he made during 2007. four years after he played his final game he said during a radio show that he hatespeople . just hours later he apologized saying he should not have said it. 12 years later he says he still progressed the comments. he was part of the team in the 1990s. >>> a pilot program to help people with need. 540 families were held by the program and 97% of them were able to stay in their homes. >>> we are getting a lot of feedback. if it wasn't for this i know i will be living under a bridge. >> with the promising results we are doubling down and scaling up the program because we have seen that it works. >> the city is allocating $4 million to expand destination home. this program has received private donations from companies like google and c

if his wishes were not respected, he would site the lincoln memorial on the virginia side of the confederacywhich seemed a bit perverse. the only reason why west potomac park was ultimately chosen is because this man, this bearded statesman, john hay, the secretary of state and who had previously been abraham lincoln's deputy private secretary, testified powerfully before congress and convinced a reluctant house and senate to site the memorial in west potomac park, facing the washington monument. it seemed so natural. and then it came to design. these big public projects usually inspired major competitions. competition,was no and i tried in my research on daniel chester french to determine why there was never a formal commission. still,wer is elusive it's not in the official files. but henry bacon, the architect, was chosen. the only alternative proposal was by john russell pope, who later did the national gallery of art, who proposed a pyramid or my intemperate -- mayan temple. bacon, who had been a young collaborator on many of fringes rench's projects, proposed the iconic greek temple we

for the confederacy, supplies being short as they were and the inability to keep up the railroads especiallye in the war limited the amount of use they had of specialized cars like this for specialized evacuation but others were modified for the purpose. what is interesting about those is the represent a first step too in understanding the law of armed conflict when it comes to humanitarian war. when you think about the treaties they wouldn't sign until 20 years after, these railway cars represent a first step towards recognizing in the u.s. there is a higher law when it comes to the wounded. when we are dealing with wartime, we are dealing with humanitarian issues we had never dealt with in previous wars. when the cars started to come into existence, both armies, union and confederate, signed treaties that said if a car in a train is only used for the wounded or sick, it will not carry munitions, it is properly identified. engine ist -- the red, red running lights and clearly the word hospital on at least one portion of that, that these cars were protected. the wounded eating transported wo

ust we always have going for , unless you are the confederacy, but we always have going is more stuff than the enemy. we are the arsenal of democracy. we may not outmaneuver you, and it may not be the equal to the panthers or something like that, but we have more of them. we will drown you in the fruits of the american industrial system. guadalcanal is not that way. it does not fit this paradigm of american war. at guadalcanal, we are usually the ones being outnumbered or out supplied by the enemy, which is going to be the last time it happens in world war ii. it is a non-world war ii battle. up this morning -- was brought up this morning. i don't think there is anyway you can talk about this roo -- too little. if you go through this wonderful museum, you will see that the japanese are pretrade in a couple of different ways. almost the big round glasses on this guy, and a tiny figure in a very nonpositive light, and that is one way we viewed the japanese, especially later in the war. at this point, the japanese were viewed as undefeatable. look at what they have done to us in the paci

rights in this state, but they ensured that el paso would be among the first cities of the former confederacy to desegregate our public places and integrate our education. [ cheers ] we formed the largest binational community in this hemisphere. and for 20 years running we've been one of the safest cities in the united states of america. [ cheers ] we are safe not despite the fact that we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. we are safe because we are a city of immigrants and asylum seekers. we have learned not to fear our differences but to respect and embrace them. we see the languages spoken in this community, the traditions, the cultures as a strength for el paso. we understand, we understand that we are, in the words of dr. king, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. this community has offered me my inspiration in life and every single opportunity that i've had to the world class public school teachers. they believed in me and sought to bring out the very best in me. to the small business community who allowed me to work for them as w

advocates are pushing the district to change its name saying dixie is an offensive reference to the confederacy and slavery. >>> a convicted drunk driver will be sentenced for causing a crash that killed four people in san pablo. the crash handed on interstate 880 in november 2017. fred lowe was found guilty of four count of murder. prosecutors say lowe has several previous dui convictions. he will face up to 125 years in jail. >>> some new information this morning on the condition of that four-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun in east oakland. the boy's family speaking to reporter outside children's hospital in oakland last night saying the boy suffered asy veer brain injury and did undergo surgery. he is now in an induced coma and they are waiting to eif that see in that little boy will recover. >> it is a brain injury. this going to keep him isolated if a couple of days. >> they did tell us that he will be heavily sedated and as days go by, they will take him off the medication and see how he responds. with did not know at this time whether he will be comatose. al

we see representative king from iowa who had nothing to do with the confederacy but proudly displayingederate flag and being a semite. republicans are trying to distract us from the larger problem they have fundamentally within their party. i do think that representative omar, as dave said, is targeted in a very explicit way because of her hijab because she's a black woman, because she is young, because she is a freshman. has she been the most, i think -- explicit in detailing the origins of her statements? no. she's a freshman. she needs to learn how to utilize twitter more effectively and explain some of the genesis of her thoughts, but -- the outpour from republicans i think rings false. i think it rings really untrue when we know that this president traffics in these tropes and has for four decades. when he said, oh, i can't be an anti-semite. look at my daughter. to me that is just -- >> my grandkids are jewish, type thing, what he said about it. >> republicans are falling in suit. as we have a sort of storm in a teap teapot, it doesn't ring true and they're trying to distract us

he proved how much he hated the vice presidency by becoming vice president of the confederacy and spending four years fighting with jefferson davis. so he may have been fighting for the union as well. so the idea is douglas is the northern popular sovereignty guy and johnson will accept it and he is a southerner and it balances the ticket. today we don't think much about that. in terms of geographic balance. in the 19th century it mattered a lot. so the southern democrats say, okay, we are not dominating douglas. they go with the sitting vice president of the united states, john breckenridge . trivia break. john breckenridge was elected vice president when he was 35, the youngest man ever elected to the vice presidency. if he had been elected he would've been the youngest president ever. he was buchanan's vice president and he was once an ally of douglas. and breckenridge runs on the platform of dred scott is fine. we want a slave code for the territory. and the irony is breckenridge is from the upper south, he is from kentucky, where the feelings about slavery are not quite so deep as the

some residents see the dixieist the name synonymous with the confederacy. folks who want to keep the name say it's named by an indian woman named dixie who donated the land for the first school in this district in the 1800s. last month, the board decided to revisit the issue at a later time, instead of voting on the 13 names proposed by opponents of the dixie name, they want to do more research instead of rushing to a decision last month, so today the board is going to consider two names, the two names are libo valley and sojourner truth and found both names not to be controversial. if a decision isn't made it could go to a community vote in 2020. we're live here in san rafael, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> a lot of people talking about this one. pete, thank you for the update. >>> 5:02. today, prosecutors will release the search warrants for president trump's michael cohen. tracie potts joins us live from washington at a look at what to expect from those documents. >> good morning, everyone. when we get a first look at the search warrants that th

crimes of the nazis with things like the apartheid regime in south africa and zimbabwe the american confederacy things like that so it's very much become a meme in the true sense of the word in their worldview the other aspect that must be acknowledged is that at this very moment the government is the government. that can and does her to goodness our rights and says he is at this very moment in gauging in an orchestrated an organized campaign of historical revisionism and denialism that features by organizing the so-called committee commission to reinvestigate the evidence of genocide in the broader crimes against humanity. took place in bosnia herzegovina as part of the broader bosnian genocide and that commission includes a number of individuals from from europe and from the wider world so there is a real global phenomenon there's a group real global resonance to what that other one cottage slobodan milosevic and all their cohort did in the one nine hundred ninety s. and it's and it's crucial that it be recognized as a an immediate threat to communities not just in the balkans or an end bus h

of course, the dixie name is synonomous with the confederacy, how some folks feel about the name. there are folks who want to keep the name saying it's named after a miwak woman named dixie, who donated the land for the district in the 1800s. last month, if you remember, the board decided to revisit this issue at a later time instead of actually voting on it, the 13 names proposed by opponents of the dixie name in a meeting last month, they said they want to do more research instead of rushing to a decision. so today the board will consider two names, live oak valley and the other sojourner. if a decision is not made the community may have to vote on this in 2020. live in san rafael, pete suratos for "today in the bay" >> pete, thank you. 6:03 for you right now. >>> today, prosecutors will release the search warrants used to raid the office of president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with a look at what we can fpt expec learn from those documents. tracie? >> hi, marcus. taking a look at the search warrant will give us