daina: yes. the economics of slavery has to do with the technology, the crops, the technology that was fueling the markets in end slaved people -- in enslaved people, the desire to purchase and sell and trade to people was also part of the economics of slavery. host: and they put a price on the slave. how did they do that and why, why was it necessary? guest: every enslaved person was given a value. that was often done for tax purposes. they had to keep track of who they owned. slaved people were given a specific value based on the amount of work they could do in a given year. it was based on what kind of labor they thought they could do at the time. and every year, that number would sometimes change, if they were sick, if they injured themselves. it was a monetary value, it was an appraisal. at the market they were then given a sale price, or a market value. that was something that was bartered and a value that was used to trade when people were negotiating. were higherlues than the appraised va

and is mark daina here? >> yes. >> chair fewer: you're the b.a.r.t. manager? >> yes. >> chair fewer: okay. you may start. >> thank you, supervisor. i am lee levinson. we jointly maintain stations, and this item before you is an important capital project related to canopies above escalators in those stations, and those canopies are to keep those escalators safe and reduce the maintenance costs due to weather. the funding source, this is an agreement to share the costs equally with b.a.r.t. the estimated cost is in the neighborhood of $90 million, so this would authorize $45 million to come from general obligation bond funding from the $500 million bond issuance that was authorized in 2014, and we look for your support for this and are here to answer any questions. >> thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: madam chair? so i get the importance of these canopies and doing something to protect the escalators from the elements is important, and everyone's very frustrated when these escalators are not working, so i'm hoping in the decades to come, with the canopies, we'

jackie will regale with the terms of the lease, but i want to thank jackie and daina with the south bay rowing club who have been having these conversations with several different members and finally recommending the park commission for recommending this lease to the full board of supervisors. >> chair fewer: thank you very much, and i'm assuming you're jackie. >> yes, i am. >> chair fewer: will you introduce yourself. >> supervisor peskin: jackie, put that microphone right here. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm jackie with the rec and parks department, and i'm here to request your support for the approval of the south bay rowing club lease, and then item 10, which is the golden gate yacht club lease. these provide recreation on and in the san francisco bay. so as supervisor peskin mentioned, the south end rowing club is located at aquatic club, and that the club was established in 1873. i just also wanted to mention that some of the other offerings included, in addition to rowing and swimming include hand ball and running groups. the active club membership is very active, and the club

host: daina berry, thank you for the conversation. daina: thank you for having me. i appreciate it. >> you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend. announcer: up next on "the presidency," we hear about kennedy white house rose garden designer bunny mellon and her friendship with first lady jacqueline kennedy. this was part of a daylong symposium hosted by the white house historical symposium. matthew: good afternoon. welcome back to the carriage house for our afternoon sessions. i hope you enjoyed your lunch and learning more about the historic items that were provided. if you have not seen them yet please be sure to see them. they are outside. the first afternoon panel, the legacy of bunny mellon, will explore the life and influences of rachel lambert mellon. we will hear from meryl gordon, mac griswold, and linda jane holden. our speakers will each give a short presentation and then return to the stage for a moderated conversation with thomas lloyd, who was bunny mellon's grandson. i want to introduce thomas first. [applause] thomas: hello. just

daina: they came from different parts of west africa.hey were taken on a ship and captured by the dutch, been captured again off of a ship.

daina: thank you for having me. i appreciate it. >> >> know you are watching american history tv. we bring you 48-hour's of unique programming. onrican history tv is only c-span3. >> army heritage days is an annual event held in may at the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania. hundreds of living history hobbyists are selected by the center to conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about military subjects, ranging from the american revolution to the war on terror. the theme this year was the 75th anniversary of d-day. next, on american artifacts, we visit an exhibit about world war ii soviet soldiers. craig: my name is craig hall. i basically consider myself an amateur military historian. i do various impressions. this impression here today is to represent the contribution of the soviet union as an ally of the americans and the british, to helping them win world war ii. we have to give equal credit to our allies. some would say, we couldn't have done it by ourselves, but the point is -- and people ask me why do i do this impression. i think becau

next, we talk with daina ramey berry about the economics of slavery. she is the author of "the price for their pound of flesh: the value of the enslaved, from womb to grave, in the building of a nation." we recorded the interview at the organization of american historians' annual meeting in philadelphia. host: 2019 marks the anniversary of the first african-american slave brought to america. where were they

panhistory.cs next, we talk with daina ramey berry about the economics of slavery. she is the author of "the price for their pound of flesh: the value of the enslaved, from womb to grave, in the building of a nation." we recorded the interview at the organization of american historians' annual meeting in