frederick douglas. he couldn't be part of the movement because black folks are too child like. nothing has changed that. still the same. >> even frederick douglas, friend of some of the most prominent members of his day, cosignatory of th,. >> he couldn't belong. he couldn't belong. and the reason the whole thing is because of john brown. december 2nd, charleston, virginia, the tree they hanged him is still there. let's go hug the tree. they tried and sentenced him, and so on the second when they hang him, i go through that courthouse right where he walked up the street. turned left. walked three blocks. turned right, three and a half blocks, and there's the tree. what did he say? what i'm hanging for rich white folks i would be a hero. but last night i talked to god. god told me to tell you the negro slave is going to be free, but it will be the biggest bloodbath of the history of the planet. >> he was right about that. yet, we don't teach much about john brown whether teaching early history to white kids, black kids, brown kids, we don't talk as much about john brown as we do

not part of the forts there but nobody can go up to fort stanton and not drop by and see the frederick douglas national historic site. he was to important, former slave, abolitionists, speaker, statesman. the house is fabulous.

the sixth-graders published their own poetry about frederick douglas and the free black community inaryland. they snagged every author's autograph. and we continue at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell. david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. for the entire "action news" team i am jim gardner.

the sixth-graders published their own poetry about frederick douglas and the free black community in maryland. they snagged every author's autograph. and c at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnel ene ction news" am jim gardner. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" [ cheers and applause ] tonight -- chloË grace moretz. ufc champion jon "bones" jones. and music from the mighty mighty bosstones. and now, let's face it, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow, very nice. i'm jimmy. i am the host of this show. thank you for watching. glad you're in a good mood.

i hear that even frederick douglas was there.how he plays into this. >> i've been told that it's not quite as provocative as it used to be. it used to be a little more inappropriate for children, let's say. but there was a record amount of science-fiction and fantasy fans. they come from all over the world to attend this annual convention. thank you for giving us something else to look at. >> talking about the provocative nature of costumes. we're coming up on halloween. you notice some of these costumes are a sexy bumble bee or sexy nurse or sexy chef. can't you just be a chef or just a bumble bee. >> especially if you're 13. that's what irks me when i am looking for my 10-year-old costume. >> we'll be right back. (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds. visine®. get back to normal. losing your chex mix too easily? deploy the boring potato chip decoy bag. with a variety of tastes and textures, only chex mix has twenty bags of interesting. pick your mix. when folks think about wthey think salmon and energy. but the

now, as our young people are here, one of my heroes is frederick douglas. he never went to school. he went against president lincoln and he won. what am i saying? you really don't need to go to the schools or to go to some of the institutions or centered around these groups that are fluff who can not think outside of the box. we need to think outside the box, much like the ones that were built that technology cannot build them. think outside of the box. thank you very much. >>president vince courtney: thank you very much, francisco, is there any other comments on the general manager's report? great work on the community with the youth and those that are on their way to college and the great thing with the women on water. we have to figure out a wait to trade water for wine and so you guys can put together a report i'm sure and we'll figure that out. if there is no other public comment, public comment is now closed. madam clerk, next item, please. city clerk: item no. 8, bawsca update. >> good afternoon, commissioners. nicole, bawsca ceo. i wanted to comment on the drought. i just g

if you read frederick douglas' book he tells you how to deal with a whip in an interesting way that bringsverlasting freedom. >> it is exactly who handles somebody who likes a whip. gite more offensive part of the joke is african leaders are stupid and they don't know what the political meaning of whip is. it is like he was talking to children. >> maybe, maybe not. i think he needs a better script writer and if he is going to try to be funny he should run his jokes by someone else before he does it live. i'm sure it doesn't happen to you, but there are comedians who try to be funny and end up being offensive and it was unintentional. i think that's why the media is an a outrage. >> they jump all over them. he is fortunate he is a democrat. >> and that he is older. >> what you said that this has happened to comedians before he is not a comedian. why do you stand up in the middle of the speech. >> his script writers did not put that in there. he says i am going to try this out. his face after he tells the first part of the joke it is like i didn't get a bigger laugh. and then his second part

frederick douglas complaint the whites abolitionist thought it weakens the cause. they only wanted him to rewrite the wrongs although escaping from slavery kyle is now reading and thinking. however he did not have plantation manner of speech in massachusetts entice the very society once counseled douglas people will not ever believe you it is not best. the abolitionist then went on to states to give us a fax. we will take care of the philosophy. that is still with us with how the movement is with us. it is not about cowboys or gunfighters it is a movement story what people are thinking for our the actions they took to gain freedom and currents were important factor in that. so i Ñcpmf=f to do this story partly because my somewhat cynical reporter cents kick did and i know ifç i put guns in the title naked civil rights. [laughter] you will save what is he writing about? and i do think guns helped make it. having a small farm is your next-door neighbor a legendary figure in mississippi event with martin luther king 1964 after the usual courtesies the introduction ha

he has written numerous books, and friends of frederick douglas. ebb and flow of battle that occurred here. what i want to do for a few minutes today is to offer some reflections on the contributions of african-americans to the defenses of washington. frr all too often, our understanding of what happened here and the movement within the city is that, okay, we know about elizabeth thomas whose house was destroyed by lincoln. the fort itself sits on part of an african-american neighborhood called vinegar hill. but the story is actually much larger than that, and i think perhaps the best way to begin is by sharing with you a portion of a letter written on june 7th, 1862 from the engineer in charge of the defenses of washington to the military governor of the district of columbia. general, i had the honor to request a detail of contrabands for work on the maryland side of the potomac. as the government insists, it would be advisable to get some return for the expense. i could easily employ 250 and discharge the hired laborers now working on these forts

he wins the election and who does he want the most at his second inaugural but frederick douglas? he brings a man in the first person he says to what did you think of my inaugural is your opinion i want want. douglas said mr. president if it was a sacred efforts of that relationship between the agitator and the politician had its moments of tension but in the end was an extraordinary positive thing for the men. >> let's take another question from the audience right over here. >> hi. i was interested that you met with barack obama and of course i know he read team of rivals. i wish you would have read the roosevelt book because my biggest frustration with barack obama has been his lack of using "the bully pulpit." i mean i feel whether it's health care or syria or any other issues it seems during elections to have that ability to be verbal and inspire people and then you know i just miss that from his presidency. why do you think that is some also i wish you would eventually do a book about him because i think he has a head full of interesting ideas. >> you know it's a very interest

he wins the election and who does he want the most at his second inaugural but frederick douglas? he brings a man in the first person he says to what did you think of my inaugural, is your opinion i want want. douglas said mr. president if it was a sacred efforts of that relationship between the agitator and the politician had its moments of tension but in the end was an extraordinary positive thing for the men. >> let's take another question from the audience right over here. >> hi. i was interested that you met with barack obama and of course i know he read team of rivals. i wish you would have read the roosevelt book because my biggest frustration with barack obama has been his lack of using "the bully pulpit." i mean i feel whether it's health care or syria or any other issues it seems during elections to have that ability to be verbal and inspire people and then you know i just miss that from his presidency. why do you think that is some also i wish you would eventually do a book about him because i think he has a head full of interesting ideas. >> you know it's a very interes

statesman and african-american abolitionist frederick douglas said, "once let the black man get uponpurse and the brass letter, let him get an eagle on his button and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." by the end of the war, the united states color troops made up almost 10% of the strength of the union army. and the troops were instrumental in the success of many of the major late war campaigns. referring to them an officer the 22nd color infantry wrote, i never saw troops fight better, nor bravely, and with more determination. with the issuance of this year's civil war stamps, the postal service is proud to honor the memory of these troops. it is proud to honor all the soldiers and sailors who served. both the petersburg and mobile bay stamps are issued as forever stamps. they will always be good to mail a card or letter no matter what the postage rate may be to continue to hohn yort troops. now if i could have those on stage join me along with re-enactors representing the 22nd us

statesman and african-american abolitionist frederick douglas said, "once let the black man get upon purse and the brass letter, let him get an eagle on his button and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." by the end of the war, the united states color troops made up almost 10% of the strength of the union army. and the troops were instrumental in the success of many of the major late war campaigns. referring to them an officer the 22nd color infantry wrote, i never saw troops fight better, nor bravely, and with more determination. with the issuance of this year's civil war stamps, the postal service is proud to honor the memory of these troops. it is proud to honor all the soldiers and sailors who served. both the petersburg and mobile bay stamps are issued as forever stamps. they will always be good to mail a card or letter no matter what the postage rate may be to continue to hohn yort troops. now if i could have those on stage join me along with re-enactors representing the 22nd u

anthony, elizabeth katie stanton and frederick douglas. and even records opposing women's suffrage, including a petition for mrs. jane w. wadsworth jr., president of the national association opposed to women's suffrage, because, quote, it would be an official endorsement of nagging as the national policy. it would give every radical woman the right to believe that she could get any law she wanted passed by pestering her city council, her legislature or her congressman or her president. no matter how the people voted or what national crisis existed. and if feminism can be put through by pestering regardless the will of the people, so can pa passivism, socialism and other isms. how 100 years of voting rights have had an impact on present day political, social and economic roles for women. the panel includes bridgette howe, management of program services for girl scouts national capital, dr. idae. jones, assistant curator of manuscripts at the mor lan springarm research center at howard university, cindy ballonick from the national trust for

he has written numerous books, and friends of frederick douglas. ebb and flow of battle that occurred here. what i want to do for a few minutes today is to offer some reflections on the contributions of african-americans to the defenses of washington. frr all too often, our understanding of what happened here and the movement within the city is that, okay, we know about elizabeth thomas whose house was destroyed by lincoln. the fort itself sits on part of an african-american neighborhood called vinegar hill. but the story is actually much larger than that, and i think perhaps the best way to begin is by sharing with you a portion of a letter written on june 7th, 1862 from the engineer in charge of the defenses of washington to the military governor of the district of columbia. general, i had the honor to request a detail of contrabands for work on the maryland side of the potomac. as the government insists, it would be advisable to get some return for the expense. i could easily employ 250 and discharge the hired laborers now working on these forts

not part of the forts there but nobody can go up to fort stanton and not drop by and see the frederick douglas national historic site. he was to important, former slave, abolitionists, speaker, statesman. the house is fabulous. then down the way is fort rickets. again, there's stuff behind there, picnic table though and then behind in the trees there are defenses still there. here's fort davis. it was done in the ccc era in 1935. here's a picture of it being built. it's overgrown but you can still go there and see and get what the defenses looked like, what those earth works looked like. here's fort dupont which is the second largest park in d.c. it has problems with exotic vegetation so our hope is that -- i don't know what -- i'm not the kind of person that can tell you what to do about exotic vegetation, but it does hurt the earth works. something should be done. here's on the fort circle park lands in the hills all over the area east of the anacostia. the beautiful plants, endangered species that are up there. a ranger told me that people go up -- drive all the way to the shenandoah mounta

it is sort of hard to imagine the story without frederick douglas and it does mention douglas' role insing african-american troops. does specifically call that out. however, the rest of the booklet, the vast majority of the booklet, it is astounding how many civil war memorials there are in the state of maryland. i grew up near robert e. lee park, and i knew there were several civil war monuments, but this is one after another. and including one to confederate nurses, by the way. there's even an entry for john brown's raid. that might strike you as odd, but you need to remember that he planned his raid in maryland and stayed at a farm owned by a family named kennedy. what's striking about the entry on the raid is it doesn't tell you why john brown raided harper's ferry. it just says john brown raided the arsenal at harper's ferry. there is no mention of the thought of freeing the slaves. none of that. none of that as it slides. >> as a good thing? >> oh, no. it's almost encyclopedic. it's one of those entries like let me get the facts down and let's be done. in fairness, most were done

statesman and african-american abolitionist frederick douglas said, "once let the black man get uponpurse and the brass letter, let him get an eagle on his button and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." by the end of the war, the united states color troops made up almost 10% of the strength of the union army. and the troops were instrumental in the success of many of the major late war campaigns. referring to them an officer the 22nd color infantry wrote, i never saw troops fight better, nor bravely, and with more determination. with the issuance of this year's civil war stamps, the postal service is proud to honor the memory of these troops. it is proud to honor all the soldiers and sailors who served. both the petersburg and mobile bay stamps are issued as forever stamps. they will always be good to mail a card or letter no matter what the postage rate may be to continue to hohn yort troops. now if i could have those on stage join me along with re-enactors representing the 22nd us

it came to me in james mcbride's frederick douglas as a buffoon.nd i thought, when we watch these things, it's what makes it so fraud for us, that we feel like they're busting a cannon open. in some ways, maybe that's a good thing, but there's something about it that's really disturbing. so i just wanted to hear people think about, talk about, do you feel like -- how does it relate to the way we write history? >> it's interesting that you mention mcbride's novel. bird won the national book award this past year. i haven't taught it yet but i have a number of former students that are reading it and getting in touch saying this is one that ought to be taught. apparently it's going to be made into a film. it might be the next film we have on slavery. it's a 12-year-old boy disguised as a girl taken in by john brown in kansas and follows him all the way through. we see harper's ferry and steven douglas has meetings with douglas through the eyes of this 12-year-old boy that wilson, his son, is going to play on screen. so it's actually going to get done.

that someone mention congressman that someone can bet the film again doesn't have said derek douglas said. frederick douglass met with the present with the president of united states three times. he was as big a part is the emancipation. juneteenth i agree with vern that there should be a national holiday. it's a matter of democracy and citizenship. we live in a country that remembers to forget slavery, that remembers to forget lynching, there remembers to forget all these horrible things that happened to parts of the population. now if you remember on june 19 the end of slavery we could also remember all the americans who died and came together to end slavery including white americans. juneteenth very important and again as a matter of small d democracy and citizenship were we became in the united states of america by the time all of our citizens realize there was freedom. >> guest: that's something we have to have a great discussion on. we were talking about our universities involving this. i have talked to a lot of people who still don't understand what the 13th amendment is about. i know lincoln

frederick douglass complained that william lloyd garrison thought it weakened their cause they only wanted them junior raked wrong been named douglas of those speaking for slavery i was now reading and thinking. however he did not have the plantation and manner of speech from the anti-slavery society who won't come from douglas that you would not believe he was a slave. the abolitionist then went on to state "give us the facts. we will take care of the rest. [laughter] the problem is still with us it is important to understand the context with is not the story about a shootout or cowboys soared gunfighters but it is the movement story a freedom movement to why they chose to take the actions they took. and guns were important. so i choose to do this story party because my somewhat cynical reporter and i know if i put guns in the title to linkage to civil-rights you will think what is this guy writing about? part of it i do think because they do think to ask about this title of the book "this nonviolent stuff'll get you killed" comes from a former gladys small farm in holmes county mississippi. unless guys like me write about it. mee