and frederick douglass said i think it was a sacred effort but of course frederick douglass rethinks lincoln and by 1876 the unveiling of the freedom monument in washington he is quintessentially the white man's president also in 1865 he said he was the black man's president so a lot of evolving fought on that relationship. >> johnson had been drinking because johnson had been ill and in those days people fought whiskey was medicinal. >> you mean it is not? >> i had been drinking because johnson had been ill and in those days people fought whiskey was medicinal. >> you mean it is not? >> i was setting somebody up to say that. >> i want to add a note to. the curious psychology of this man -- annette gordon-reed did a good job plumbing that psychology the 2-hour i it is odd because he was only acceptable on the 1864 platform because he was willing to buy into an anti slavery position. he was against slavery. but the reason he opposed slavery so much is because he believed it the 1ve the aristocrats, the white aristocrat's an unfair advantage. the best window into his psychology is the

and heavy is changed. >> the questions about frederick douglass and how we changes tox supporte is threaded through the buck. it's almost a problem. he is such a great orator. when you go to a "him you want to use the whole speech. first he is one of our greatest orators. he is one of the first that brown discloses is planned to back in the 1840's. he really wants douglases support. release struck by this man and his conviction, but then he does that they kissed and is viable. they keep up the relationship. keeps "courting him. he meets with douglas in a secret meeting. they wrapped it in his arm around to the census come with me the bees will swarm in the law has been to fellow wanted to hide them they're going to be caught inside. and that he, like other blacks recognize that this is a fugitive slave. his prospects would be particularly them. but is interesting, he really becomes one of brown's. he runs to canada, but he is at least honest about it. just by the harpers ferry contenders i am a coward. with later becomes is most eloquent defender. he said, in essence, and in

he stays with black people as well and what frederick douglass the famous abolitionist three weeks theyecome friends. he went for a time in the settlement in upstate new york so she's really quite extraordinary. this is uncommon in this day even among the abolitionists in prison he's even asked what you think about amalgamation which is interracial marriage he says i'm not ready for it but i prefer my daughters marry black men. he also has great political condition and he writes or rewrites the american constitution at one point to give full rights not only to blacks but to the women and he goes to canada to hold a constitutional convention among blacks in canada many of them future this leaves and during the convention they nominate positions for legislature so any of you who voted for obama very progressive in do so you are 150 years late for the party. so he really is extraordinary in that way and write about how there was no hint of prejudice or con and nation i think he was true to his beliefs. the second question was response going around talking. what's interesting is brown is a

frederick douglass and middletown. all middletown tonight. they with the first state title.s looking for its first big championship. college football playoffs for towson today. the tigers reward is trying to stop the best quarterback in the fcs football. titres taking the field and ready to go. second quarter is tied at 10. he sold the run and threw it. tied at 17 at the half. third quarter is tied at 24. grant -- designed quarterback draw. 31-24. same score, back comes lehigh. he gets wide and into the end zone. tied at 31. back and forth all game long. the next drive is a one pop a fake and let it slide. look at it, write to you. 52 yards, 38-31 towson. it is tied at 38 per in under six minutes to play, the tigers are backed up naked bootleg. this saw it coming. aside in the end zone is a safety and the difference. leehigh won it. >> there is a whole bunch of young men in the locker room. they are suffering. there is one sitting right here dying. keeping it together is hard enough. >> some will come -- the sun will come up tomorrow. sec championship number lsu with a road

washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole system of separate but unequal. it is understates rights -- is under states' rights. after lincoln had fre

on the sousa bridge in southeast, things are looking good, and also on the frederick douglass bridge, in really, really good shape. angie, eun? >> carol, thank you. >>> 4:53. consider this the next time you're trying to send a text while driving. what if there's a device that bans you from texting behind the wheel? now there is. it's called cell control. it plugs into your car's diagnostic plug and works with software installed on some phones to block you from actually sending a text while your car is moving. >> it sends a bluetooth signal into the car that signals motion. not just power on, but when the car is actually moving. >> i do think it's a problem. it's hard enough to drink a cup of coffee, let alone send a tess message. >> it scares me if i'm in the car when someone is texting. >> it's not safe, but i don't know if they should limit it. >> the cell control system costs $25 for the device plus a monthly fee of $8. it doesn't work with some phones, including the iphone. its creators hope to change that early next year. >>> the week between christmas and new year's is typically

congresswoman eleanor holmes norton has been pushing lawmakers to accept two statues from d.c., one of frederick douglass,. those statues are ready to go and currently sit inside one judiciary square. >> we should have the same place as every other state. reporter: recently congresswoman norton steveed a partial victory when republican representative -- received a partial victory when republican representative daniel landgren had each state receive one statue each inside the building. >> we take one statue and go back and get the next one at another time. reporter: norton does support a move by house speaker john boehner to place a statue tore bust of winston churchill -- so tie or bust of winston churchill, hope -- statue or bust of winston churchill hoping the other two statues are permitted soon. >> i feel it gives us an opening to approach the speaker to ask that our bill come forward of. reporter: at this point no word on where the winston churchill statue or bust will be placed inside the u.s. capitol. that will be left up to the office of the architect of the u.s. capitol. in the newsroom matt ack

and certainly there were no planes for us because nobody spent time writing about frederick douglass and toussaint or all the great figures in black history. we were... there was a paucity of plays and things we could do. and... but we also... it was interesting because i was in a play and when the casting was done at the american negro theater i was cast to be the juvenile lead in the play. and sidneyas my understudy. (laughter) >> rose: you say that with a certain... (laughter) >> that arrangement was very satisfactory. (laughter) >> and in order to do the play-- we were not paid, it was a community theater-- i had a job as a janitor's assistant and at 9:00 every night i had to haul the garbage. i had to get the dumb waiters back there, get the cans back up start them cleaning and smelling fresh and that job was critical to my existence. my... the economics of my life and i paid a guy $1.50 a night whatever i word at the theater to haul th garbage. this particular night he couldn't and i looked desperately for somebody and he told me this at 6:00. i begged him and could not find an

when it comes to black history month we have our black people i love them all, frederick douglass and martin luther king, put your head down. she just did. the point is this. we have black people who people don't know who are so important. par la harris in new york. a phenomenal woman. this brother who is a philanthropist, a leader who is phenomenal. st. john, television and radio personality in the 1950s. we should resonate with her. she decided to be a broker. the first black woman to pass the new york stock exchange exam. come john now! give the sister some love. [applause] naomi sims. she was just a model. she was also a phenomenal -- mary ann dragons, black woman on wall street. i list these people because it is important. we don't want to just say we have static figures. we have dynamic human beings we might walk across at the starbucks. that for you, the work you have done around your antecedent is important. it is very important for us to be clear that economic history is the history must love and lift it up. >> i want to close that because i have a disconnect. a believe in ce

laughter] and as the name implies of the quaker foundation and she has not understood the story of frederick douglass and elizabeth cady stanton and many other people by now, it is not for want of trying. will i not be demagogue if i said quakeress' them to me is exactly the same as the 12th shiite theory, of course, not. but religion is to take their turn at bat to to show how dangerous it is. quakers, for example,, expelled from their ranks those that supported the american revolution because they thought they had taken a nose and it transcended all other principals brother had to be another quaker to set up in philadelphia for those who had been kicked out. betsy ross was thrown out for married the episcopalian. the more you look at these innocuous sex you realize they're all the innocuous because they have had their banks toronto by civil society when jefferson says baptista of dan very connecticut don't worry live in a country that has separation between church and state who can tell me? who was the baptist of dan barry of connecticut afraid of? come on. the congregational list. alabama. [laught

center, and exploring leadership at its most challenging three two leaders, abraham lincoln and frederick douglassed one another to and vision and then shaped an america that embodies the declaration that all men are created equal. the audience will be inspired by the humanity of these two men and by their understanding of what they must do, the roles they must play, to change the country and set an example for the world. when the news center opens, it will provide space, encourage audiences especially young people to consider what changes they wish to see in the world and to express their visions eloquently. through our in and out of school programs, teachers and students develop their capacity for leadership of all kinds. our leadership seminar for adult learners and historical examples on how to best lead today. our programs create opportunities for teachers and students in washington and around the country, using video conferencing technology to find a variety of ways to lead. i encourage all of you to return to ford's theatre and to join us in celebrating a great american leader who was influ

frederick douglass saints, give him some love. and that was just a preview. has so aptly summarized, a freak. if freak in the sense of freakish precocity and serious intelligence combined with the spiritual rhythm that courses through his very speech. and he spoke for us all to say thank you to rev. jesse jackson. i want to hear his sermon, and don't just take parts of it, take the whole. of the taking 330. don't be trying to -- that's what he was saying. he was talking about the fate that can overcome circumstances and situations that seem both the presses and the improper. and that kind of genius has delivered to us the meaning of reference jesse jackson. i'm going to bring him to this podium now, the man that we have been celebrating. i have stood with them in the south of this country. i have stood with him in london when mandela was released from prison and we were in a small room with oliver tom bowe and nelson mandela and buddy mandela and mrs. tom bowe and reverend jackson. i have stood by him as he had fought for the labor rights. san antonio texas.

i was going to frederick douglass junior high school because they had not been there. so somebody white washed my history. i took a private you get in the picture right now, i'll be whitewashed in history. now, i deserve it. i was there with you other way. we ran track together. i said you did? to me a favor. open up your share. show me the burns on your chest. show me the burns on your neck or put up your pant leg and let me see the burns. i don't have no burns. i said absolutely. thomas ripp, come up here. put your pant leg and went to the burns. open your share, turn your mac. is that humans seem i am let me show you mine. as we know the difference this? mr. smith made a total commitment. i made a total commitment. you made a personal commitment when things got rough you decide to bail. now you wouldn't come back like society. you didn't do anything to deserve to be rewarded for anything. but now you want to get in the picture? .never let yourself be the crossroads of life and be afraid to make the right choice. now for so many years. and 66 now and i could stay for

do believe this nation has a destiny, and i do believe also with the great american leader frederick douglass said you don't get everything you paid for but you have to pay for everything that you get. our nation is not just going to ease out of the crisis. a politician that tells you that they don't want anything from you but you don't have to sacrifice anything or give anything, do anything, they are selling you something you shouldn't buy. america did not get to where it is on it an easy road. we have to make tough choices. we had to make sacrifice, and that is the only thing possible to get some of the challenge we have now but i have faith. king said change will not relent on the wings of inevitability of must be carried on the backs of people willing to struggle. and frankly when i do stop and college campuses because i see that tradition continues the traditions of my parents to end up in college in the early sixties involved with lots of people who went to the movements and freedom rides and marches the tradition continues from me in my generation when i saw my friends from jail or st

do believe this nation has a destiny, and i do believe also with the great american leader frederick douglass said you don't get everything you paid for but you have to pay for everything that you get. our nation is not just going to ease out of the crisis. a politician that tells you that they don't want anything from you but you don't have to sacrifice anything or give anything, do anything, they are selling you something you shouldn't buy. america did not get to where it is on it an easy road. we have to make tough choices. we had to make sacrifice, and that is the only thing possible to get some of the challenge we have now but i have faith. king said change will not relent on the wings of inevitability of must be carried on the backs of people willing to struggle. and frankly when i do stop and college campuses because i see that tradition continues the traditions of my parents to end up in college in the early sixties involved with lots of people who went to the movements and freedom rides and marches the tradition continues from me in my generation when i saw my friends from jail or st

i think of frederick douglass all the time. power concedes nothing without a demand. it never has.nd it never will. and i think that's where we also have to put a great deal of concentration. >> and i think -- >> go ahead. >> just to be brief, however, of course, the reason we have a small apprenticeship office is because it's a coordinating function. it is not a public function, it's a private sector function. so the office of apprenticeship is meant to guide issue regulations and coordinate what takes place in the private sector and, of course, to encourage private companies to engage in apprenticeship. the big problem we are having right now, however, is the problem that -- whether the unions -- whatever it is that the unions say, we have an aggregate problem. there aren't a demand for jobs. and so even in our existing apprenticeship programs, we're having a hard time placing students because they are employees and so we have to have the president's america jobs act so that we can actually get people employed so that apprenticeships can be put on the job. and the president has b

do believe this nation has a destiny, and i do believe also with the great american leader frederick douglass said you don't get everything you paid for but you have to pay for everything that you get. our nation is not just going to ease out of the crisis. a politician that tells you that they don't want anything from you but you don't have to sacrifice anything or give anything, do anything, they are selling you something you shouldn't buy. america did not get to where it is on it an easy road. we have to make tough choices. we had to make sacrifice, and that is the only thing possible to get some of the challenge we have now but i have faith. king said change will not relent on the wings of inevitability of must be carried on the backs of people willing to struggle. and frankly when i do stop and college campuses because i see that tradition continues the traditions of my parents to end up in college in the early sixties involved with lots of people who went to the movements and freedom rides and marches the tradition continues from me in my generation when i saw my friends from jail or st

and i do believe also what the great american leader frederick douglass. in life you don't get everything you pay for, but you have to pay for everything that you get. our nation is not going to just ease out of this crisis. a politician that tells you that they don't want anything from you, that you don't have to sacrifice anything, give anything, do anything -- they're selling you something that you should not buy. america did not get to where it is on an easy road. we had to make tough choices. we had to make sacrifices. and that's the only thing possible to get us out of the challenges that we have now. but i have a faith. the king said change will not roll on in the wheels of the inhe havitibilii inhe havit -- i see the tradition of my parents who ended up in college in the early 1960s and friends with freedom rides and marches. when i saw my friends from yale or stanford or colleges that i went to giving up the luxuriously wonderful jobs being offered, hey, i'm going to go and serve. i'm going to do teach for america. in fact, my generation of people

frederick douglass travel the country at the time. he was a free black man but he traveled at great personal risk throughout the countryside and he proved ultimately that he was a living, breathing example intellect and leadership could come from a recently freed slave. >> and we are back and we're with another guest like to introduce. alicestyne turely is a history professor of the university of louisville. welcome to our discussion of henry clay. before we get into the area where you spend a lot of your scholarship, which is slavery at that time, taught the lesson a general sense about your presence of henry clay. what are your views of this man? >> i take the view of him as a rock star. as a popular candidate, he is very impressive. he is a lightning rod. he seemed to be able to give people fired up, either for or against him. he has the ability to inspire, and even on the abolitionists scenes, -- issues, he takes more heat than senators who are actually more -- john c. calhoun, for instance. henry clay's more talked about, read ab

once familiar cannonnized figures such as frederick douglass, w.e.b. duboise and ralph ellison are illuminated in fresh, often startling ways, and george s. skylar revived given new life and shown to have vital relevance to today's times, cutting to the very core of the most contentious and controversial issues in america. relatively obscure artists such as fran ross, author of "oreo," are given their proper place alongside the aforementioned giants and the greatness of poet rita dove is affirmed in the brilliant concluding chapter. we honor with the american book award 2011 "african-american writers and classical tradition" by william w. cooke and james tatum. we now turn to our second lifetime achievement award this year which goes to the writer and play wright, screen write luis valdez. and we are very, very pleased to have carla blank with us to receive this honor for luis valdez who cannot with us this afternoon. carla blank is the author of "rediscovering america: a multicultural history of the united states, 1900-2000." she is the director of th