lincoln was present when the creoles suffered at the hands of "nativeborn" americans. alliances were established between them and german and irish immigrants, and the creole's became an object of scorn. the experience of treatment of immigrant groups informing the cast onto visitors like lincoln lasted his entire lifetime. would orleans, lincoln see the nation's concentration of free people of color, among them some of the wealthiest and best educated people of african ancestry anywhere. lincoln never specifically commented on the city's diversity, that he came close when he personally handed -- hand edited the biographical words on that topic wit by -- topic written by william dean howl. after marveling at "the many negro planter of the sugar coast , a creole of louisiana t met thetan por polished old world exile and tongues of france and spain and england." lincoln found himself enthralled by the multitude of cultures he witnessed in that large population of new orleans. late in life, he would recover what he saw as a youth and would forcefully oppose the nativist mo

. >> i said -- >> speaking in native french creole 78-year-old israel said he was surprised and scaredhen two suspects entered his son's store and attack the him. >> two guys came in and choking. >> with his son translating he recalled how one suspect grabbed him around the neck demanding that he open the cash register. he put up a struggle. apparently not knowing the suspect had a gun to his back. he then started to scream for help. >> he said israel. i feel at that point i feel like something is wrong. i ran. i see them choke my dad. >> reporter: as marcel israel came running to the front door of the store that just opened in january, the suspects fled down 64th street. >> i didn't know if they had gun until i see the video. i was so angry and i stillman agree. that is my dad. >> reporter: police say the suspects also spoke to israel in french creole leading them believe they are also haitian. newly installed surveillance cameras captured the entire crime. >> that was money went spent. >> guys come in with gun demanding money and let alone they don't get the money they got to strangl

food on offer will include creole, cajun and this year also cuban cooking, so you won't be going hungryor crawfish pie or fillet gumbo. meanwhile, in samoa, the five island swim held may 10—13 is a series of open water swims over four days covering a total of 27 kilometres. it's a challenge, no doubt, but even in the heat of competition, don't forget to spot tropical fish among the coral reefs in this polynesian paradise. between april 28th and may 7th, south korea will be celebrating the birth of the bhudda with an extravagant festival of light, the lotus lantern festival. they'll be colourful handmade lantern exhibitions, folk music performances, and parades of dancers, floats and dragons. in italy, the northern city of ravenna hosts a summer music festival in venues including gilded byzantine basilicas, to cloisters, piazzas, to pine forests. it's a celebration of art, classical music and opera but also dance, drama and jazz. the festival runs from may 25 to july 11. in china, the hard as nails great wall marathon takes place on may 20. it's one of the most challenging long—distance

text is because of the history you had a number of biracial people in louisiana who some identify as creoleand some don't. this group of people who some of them resisted racism alongside the larger or, you know, population of enslaved or free black people latter part of the 1800s. but some of them looked upon themselves as inferior to black people. some of them reinforced the notion that black people are inferior creating this narrative in which they were superior to black people but then rejected ideas when white people said they were superior to them. it was an interesting thing that happened across the nation. >> i would say to don in gerald heights. horn has been on our in depth program. so if you go to booktv.org and type in gerald horn you can see three hours of him discussing this bock. ibram kendi is the author of "stamped from the beginning: the definitive history of racist ideas in america" the winner of the 2015 national book award. >> friday night on booktv in prime time. an evening of our program afterwards. first, professor lisa reports on alternatives to banking in her book u

apparently enslaved africans and creoles came from different plantations. they sacrificed a pig. they took an oath together that they would fight the french. they get possessed by their spirits who then say to them we're your backup. two weeks later, they start poisoning wells and lighting fires. and the revolution is on. and the white french are freaked because the africans have this multipronged rebellion. by 1804, they liberate the country and declared independence. they abolished slavery, and they make every haitian person a free citizen who is eligible to work the land and be equal. >> so in a sense, vodou becomes this force for liberation. >> it was unthinkable to the west, to france that a non-christian power could overcome a christian power. >> that conflict is still gog on. the idea of this conflict between christianity and vodou and what it means for the island. >> so the evangelicals think that vodou is demonic. they looked at the bois caiman ceremony and they said hmm, gathering of people, possession by spirits, ie demons, sacrifice of a pig. they say this is a blood

. >> translator: safiro spoke english, portuguese, creole and french. >> how do you think he had this talent to learn so many different languages? >> translator: he was so intelligent. i thought my son was going to be someone. >> on that fateful summer night in 2012, furtado, de abreu and three other friends arrive at a nightclub called cure lounge just after midnight and park nearby. >> the victims had traveled to the theater district in a gray 2003 bmw. at approximately 12:30 a.m. the victims entered the foyer area of the cure lounge. >> prosecutors say nothing unusual appears to have happened while the group is inside. the five men leave cure nightclub about 2:00 a.m. and pick up their car at a nearby garage. de abreu was driving, furtado is in the passenger seat. according to investigators, security cameras show a silver toyota 4runner with rhode island plates following the bmw as it pulls away from the parking garage. de abreu drives three blocks before stopping his car for a red light. prosecutors say that's when the 4runner pulls alongside them and opens fire. rashid sanchez is

they speak an english-based creole language that can still be heard throughout the region. inside the sheriff al cannon's detention center. >> me being here all my life, i have to sit back and listen. they talk fast. it's rumbling or mumbling, but it's just the language. and they speak deep. >> the the accent is sometimes mistaken for jamaican. >> they do kind of relate the language because they speak patois. we sound the same, i guess. but i'm from south carolina, i'm not from jamaica. >> these guys sound like from jamaica or something like that. >> carlton solomon jr. has lived his interior life on nearby john's island. >> you ain't got nothing, you got dirt roads and trouble. that's just really it. different roads and trouble. >> solomon? how you doing, buddy? >> good. >> you all right? >> now, solomon has plenty of trouble. he is charged with murder, first-degree burglary, and other crimes related to a terrifying home invasion on john's island. solomon has pled not guilty and is awaiting trial. >> i know the old saying that everybody's innocent in jail, but in some case

it's very creole. >> anthony: is there something out there that you're seeing that's still a hard sellmberjack, yeah. >> sean: amberjack, for sure. >> anthony: the japanese love it, amberjack. ooh, look at that. that is pretty. it smells good. >> mark: wow. yum. >> sean: oh man. >> mark: i can eat that 365 days a year. >> sean: ah, charcoal and fish. it's so good. >> anthony: damn that's good. >> sean: wow. ♪ >> sean: everybody thinks there's all this great barbecue in the south. it's 99% terrible barbecue, and so to get real barbecue, you've got to drive. >> anthony: way out in the weeds, off the main road, and good freakin' luck if you could find it, is one of the most respected barbecue joints in the u.s. of a. run by one of the most respected old-school pit masters. ask a chef. ask anybody who knows good barbecue, and they will tell you where to go. here. a run-down-looking takeout about two hours' drive out of charleston in hemingway, south carolina. now, how long have you been doing this? >> rodney: since i was 11. >> sean: that's crazy. >> rodney: i grew up doing this. my family

both of the suspects speak haitian creole. >> a new bridge will be up just in time for the new music fest. money to replace the bridge comes from grant funding. city officials say work on the new bridge should be completed just in time june. music fest runs august 3rd to the 14th. >> a public meeting over the weekend address short-term rentals like airbnb and asbury park. residents attended saturday's meeting to list their complaints and their concerns about homeowners renting their properties for less than 30 days. there's no limit as to how often a property can be rented. >> up next at 5:00. empowering young women in delaware. we're going to take you to a school that is doing just that. >> plus the phillies find themselves in first place tonight. we are tracking their momentum. that's next. >> empowering women here and around the world. that's what u.s. senator chris coons spoke about this morning. at the all girls academy high school in wilmington. it was part of a forum to talk about equal wage, civil engagement and other women's issues. the group also talked about the need for m

both point guns at a 77-year-old worker but one starts to choke him while demanding money in haitian creolenything when the employee started yelling for hip. now anyone with information about this crime should contact police. >> the trial of three girls charged in connection to a deadly fight inside a school is wrapping up wilmington. a pediatric cardiologist served as the last witness in the amy joyner francis case today. the doctor testified the 16-year-old suffered from a rare undetected heart condition and they are death way -- was unforeseeable. the autopsy found the emotion and stress of the fight inside a bathroom led to the teen's sudden cardiac death last april. one of the girls has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. two others are charged with conspiracy. closing arguments have set to begin tomorrow. >> a proposed natural gas pipeline in new jersey faces a new challenge. the environmental group the sierra club is appealing the approval of the pipeline saying it does not primarily benefit people living there. the pipeline will carry natural gas 22 miles between the ma

are extremly diverse and speak all kind of languages so that is why we [inaudible] french, asian, creol, [inaudible] so, in this new landscape we have to look at our community [inaudible] first of all, let's not forget why the immigrants are here. so, for someone from a country where you cannot afford to answer a question from a law enforcement agency telling the person you have to right to remain silent isn't obvious because some [inaudible] you can get killed because you refuse to answer such a question. so, we strongly believe educating the community will talk us going back several times to keep repeat thg same information. i was saying a few minutes ago that people rely on word of mouth and so you know to help them correct and even believe you have the right to remain silent that takes a lot. and also another thing that we notice people feel safe at church or place of prayer so been thinking is there a way that we can-the commission for instance can bring together all the leaders of religious groups, whatever the creed because we think that these are the people talking to the commun

are extremly diverse and speak all kind of languages so that is why we [inaudible] french, asian, creol, [inaudible] so, in this new landscape we have to look at our community [inaudible] first of all, let's not forget why the immigrants are here. so, for someone from a country where you cannot afford to answer a question from a law enforcement agency telling the person you have to right to remain silent isn't obvious because some [inaudible] you can get killed because you refuse to answer such a question. so, we strongly believe educating the community will talk us going back several times to keep repeat thg same information. i was saying a few minutes ago that people rely on word of mouth and so you know to help them correct and even believe you have the right to remain silent that takes a lot. and also another thing that we notice people feel safe at church or place of prayer so been thinking is there a way that we can-the commission for instance can bring together all the leaders of religious groups, whatever the creed because we think that these are the people talking to the commun

are extremly diverse and speak all kind of languages so that is why we [inaudible] french, asian, creol, [inaudible] so, in this new landscape we have to look at our community [inaudible] first of all, let's not forget why the immigrants are here. so, for someone from a country where you cannot afford to answer a question from a law enforcement agency telling the person you have to right to remain silent isn't obvious because some [inaudible] you can get killed because you refuse to answer such a question. so, we strongly believe educating the community will talk us going back several times to keep repeat thg same information. i was saying a few minutes ago that people rely on word of mouth and so you know to help them correct and even believe you have the right to remain silent that takes a lot. and also another thing that we notice people feel safe at church or place of prayer so been thinking is there a way that we can-the commission for instance can bring together all the leaders of religious groups, whatever the creed because we think that these are the people talking to the commun