in everyv' space that there is covenant house you have leaders that are sleeping out one night and so a young person can sleep in. with that event we actually give those leaders a cardboard box and a sleeping bag, in a protected space, but giving them the opportunity to experience for one night what our young people actually experience ongoing. and it is life changing for many of them. >> delante, is it possible for them to spend a night on the street and come away with an understanding of what you went through? >> a total understanding, no, but can they get a feeling of what i go through maybe one so the understanding part, yes. >> what would you say to young people who might be watching, a young person who might be watching right now and maybe -- maybe they have a tv and they are watching you and they are listening to you? what's your message to them? >> never stop. there's never room to stop. not -- not here, not in d.c., not in -- not anywhere, any state, any country, there is no room to stop, period. you -- support system, you build a network, friends -- >> what if they feel they

at everyv, all weekend weekend. like us on facebook at c-span history. >> at duke university history professor laura edwards talks about the difference between federal and local courts during the reconstruction in. the actions of these courts frequently conflicted with the each other. this event is part of a series on the supreme court and reconstruction posted by the supreme court historical society. [applause] [laughter] justice kagan: thank you very i just want to express my great appreciation for the supreme court historical society and for all of the rest of the associates here who do so much for the court. this year is the 2015 leon silverman lecture series. lecture series like these are an important part of what goes on at the court. but they are only a small part of what the supreme court historical society does. the supreme court historical society puts out a regular journal, it collects items relating to the court's history, which really are all around the court, a lot of the offices and the portraits are

[applause] >> at you are watching american at everyv, all weekend weekend. like us on facebook at c-span history. >> at duke university history professor laura edwards talks about the difference between federal and local courts during the reconstruction in. the actions of these courts frequently conflicted with the each other. this event is part of a series on the supreme court and reconstruction posted by the supreme court historical society. [applause] [laughter] justice kagan: thank you very