i believe you wanted to say something about how the speech was given when frederick douglass said it in 1852. prof. levine: i wanted to comment on the weight was given right now. that was the finest performance i have ever heard of the douglass speech. want to kind of step -- [applause] i want to step back to the 1850's because things were different then. quiet andretty beautiful and polite. but there were a few moments, maybe one moment where people laughed. i've read a whole bunch of transcript of douglass's speeches and newspaper and you will have a few sentences, then you have parentheses -- laughter. and parentheses -- stuff like that. so, back in the 1850's, when douglass was giving speeches, people were kind of worked out. just as -- he was not a passionate person speaking out against slavery but one of with a great comic performers. the other thing i wanted to say and not to embarrass you at all, when douglass gave his speeches and this annoyed the abolitionists, women lined up to meet him. there is stuff in print in which, they say, particular they want the white women to sta

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today, in this holiday special, we begin with the words of frederick douglass. born into slavery around 1818, douglass would escape, head north and become a key leader of the abolition movement. on july 5th, 1852, in rochester, new york, 165 years ago, douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, "the meaning of july fourth for the negro." he was addressing the rochester ladies' anti-slavery society. this is actor james earl jones reading douglass's historic address during a performance of the late, great historian howard howard zinn's voices of a people's history of the united states. at the time, james earl jones was introduced by howard zinn. howard zinn: frederick douglass, once a slave, became a brilliant and powerful leader of the anti-slavery movement. in 1852, he was asked to speak in celebration of the fourth of july. frederick douglass: [read by james earl jones] fellow citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am i called upon to speak here to-day? what have i, or those i represent, to do with your national independence? are the great principles of

get a deal was cut way back then and it looks like what frederick douglass said.is still true today. that those who favor freedom and people who want the crux without telling up the ground. without the thunder and the lightning. they want the ocean without the rock of the mighty water or may be a physical one were physical, because power concedes nothing without demand. the gains that we've made back then. never getting our 40 acres. the serbian or political power in your social economic mobilization. he was in negative response to a positive movement. due to our struggles, everybody got educated. with the education that are for mothers and daughters built for the entire nation. everybody got service and with respect to to and everybody as they collect a group, what has been done to our collective family. that's what we need to understand in 22016 and this ain't about a new political dynamic and new ideological paradigm this age of triumph is about a black man who lives with a woman with two black girls and a black grandma and a black dog in the white house for ei

let me thank the co-sponsors for acknowledging as well, frederick douglass. he was born in slavery and reminded us that there is no power without struggle. and there will have to be a struggle to end sex trafficking and human trafficking. mr. speaker, i'm reminded of the 1990's where i met my first modern-day slaves on the borders of bangladesh, where women who had been trafficked and utilized sexually, their parents had sold them out of desperation and they were actual true slaves that were fleing to the board of bangladesh. that is a stark recognition that the 1990's and now in the 21st century that slavery still exists. i'm an original co-sponsor on this legislation and to work on these issues and acknowledge the commem occasion of mr. douglas' 1200 birthday. the funds appropriated to ensure a robust response to fight human trafficking. again to do this at home and abroad, to acknowledge the alliance to end slavery and trafficking and the national center for miss ange andics ploited children are supporting this. the bill would provide the human services gr

>> guest: it means the same thing what it meant to frederick douglass, you know. while you can have the general celebration and everything, we have a different perspective from the african-american community. this was a long history to understand exactly the distinction in terms of the celebration for one community and the kind of lack of observers on the other part of the community. what does it mean to people who have a history of bondage, history of segregation, a history of jim crow is him. you have to understand that kind of sensitivity that might be distinct from one community to another. obviously when you start talking about this history of this country and the role of african-americans in terms of providing that celebration, that's a whole other question. because we been in the forefront of the so-called battle for freedom, justice and liberty in this country from day one, from day one. going back to chris come in terms of the so-called boston massacre, since that moment, and you can look at it across the years, the matter what kind of incident or what ki

world war the people were involved didn't you find a contribution of african-americans what frederick douglass was saying at that time is what does it mean to have your so-called celebration? so with this holiday period. >> with your book "autobiography of a people" using 5,000 african-americans fought in the revolutionary war. >> guest: exactly. but of those the most heroicaeri i always think of the individuals that stand out like solomon and peter and one stood out because he was a flute player with the revolutionary war three people marching to the drama of the flute player if somebody else was holding a flag but they're well could have been there with his contribution that he made to provide that musical inspiration that has always been part of this country that was inseparable for the people of fielding the gun's going out to battle and then using that civil-rights movement. but now back during the revolutionary period providing thatat instrumentation as well ast picking up a gun at some stand point but also with the naval situation with that naval participants. so that is the beginning a

in washington dc holds a reading of an 1852 speech by former slave and abolitionist leader frederick douglass, on the meaning of american independence to slaves. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. almost fourth of july. ime producer at the national archives in washington dc and it is my pleasure to welcome you today.

>> reporter: opening with a quote from frederick douglass, colin kaepernick's one-minute 4th of julyideo post takes him to ghana, retracing the steps of slaves before he is welcomed home to find what he calls his, quote, personal independence. >> and independence day was not to be celebrated. >> reporter: by now you know how people feel about the former 49ers quarterback. >> a lot of people like him. a lot of people dislike him. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: but even among his supporters -- >> i like that he gives back the community. >> reporter: -- this video raises the question, is this a man who moved on from football? >> kaepernick is making himself absolutely unemployable. >> reporter: because there's plenty of hard statistical evidence that he could still play. >> within the top 10 quarterbacks in football. period. yeah. >> just needs a shot. >> yup. >> reporter: there is, of course, one problem. >> the league, no room for this kind of personal expression. i wouldn't even elevate it to the level of politics. >> reporter: league owners some desperate for a quarterback have shown no in

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center for the study of slavery, resistance, and abolition at yale university which awards the frederick douglass prize for the best work of the year on slavery, resistance, and abolition. for all of this tremendous work in american history, lewis lehrman was presented with the national humanities medal at the white house in 2005. lewis lehrman he is the author of several books, including his latest "churchill, roosevelt & company: studies in character and statecraft." in a highly, the mentoring review this past march, "the wall street journal" noted, the book is packed with fascinating detail and illuminates not only the past, but challenges of the present day. the subtitle, studies in character and statecraft, he makes it weird that in geopolitics, the two go together. before i welcome him to the stage, i will ask everyone to check their cell phones and anything else that makes a nose -- noise or a bus, turn them off. now it is my great pleasure to welcome mr. lewis lehrman. [applause] lewis: madam chairman, thank you so much for the introduction. even after so long, one needs distinguished tru

. >> do you ever read the view from frederick douglass?. >> but not for a long time and i don't remember. >> one of the most remarkable americans as a former slave says this about the constitution being proslavery it is the abomination but says really is the incentive to flee in franchise because they have to fix more of the vote from the house of representatives he says that clause about slavery and to contemplate or is encouraged the abolition of slavery but basically that they look anti-slavery as a remarkable argument. >> it was inaccurate argument in many respects with those features refine morally repugnant are because of their reality of this label the nation and. so as day bad for a scar to help bring that to an end. >> so article five the founder said we might want to get rid of slavery. and they said here is the process. but you feel that is amended as it should be?. >> no. it should be invoked often. so as society changes rather than and gloss over certain features we ought to amend the constitution but if for example, so for the

i was in a school at frederick douglass and a man said to me i understand q. you talk about instant gratification and think long-term but i'm selling drugs because it takes care of my four sisters. my father is incarcerated and my mother isn't in the picture so i need to do what i needed for survival. i think what we also need to do as a community is to understand the importance of the time that we are currently in. we have a federal administration touting regression is making america great again. we have to understand the importance of the local election. this is the one time that we need to understand the importance of the word federalism. healthcare reform, local level, immigration reform, local level. understand the importance of investing in the foot soldiers doing the work. i would just challenge you'll to use the hash tag. we have so much on the line and we need to act like it. we talked about the shrub administration and what's going on that it's but it's being branded on the department of justice and they are coming after you and your weed. maybe you

and people i admire like frederick douglass, and even barack obama, expressed racist ideas, suggestingi think that's how powerful and how widespread and how believable these ideas have been throughout american history. you also address the issue of why people in power choose to invoke the fear of a black man, of the black person, in the minds of white people, what answers did you arrive at? i think the underlying, sort of, thesis of the text is showing the ways of which racist ideas are merging and people are consuming those ideas and becoming fearful, becoming hateful, becoming ignorant, that these people are creating and producing these racist ideas to justify racist policies. i think people can understand if you are a slave owner and you make money from owning slaves, black slaves, you are going to create racist ideas to convince others that black people should be enslaved. that black people are so barbaric that if they are not enslaved they willjust ravage society. then you have people who consume those and then begin believing those ideas. that anecdote is indicative of the way ra

labor trafficking in the united states and abroad, the bill passed by voice vote known as the frederick douglass trafficking prevention and prevention authorization act and it authorizes more than $500 billion

certainly as george. 75 years after the declaration of independence, the great abolitionist frederick douglasse not content with reassuring origin stories. we work now for the prospect of a better future. with past struggles as our guide. when we see the american revolution in its own historical present, we look not only on the grandeur of long-dead heroes, bee we appreciate the efforts of men, women and their losses as well as victories and their determination to turn those losses into lessons that would keep them fighting on. americans can be true to that past by recommitting ourselves for the time to come. taking this history as an inspiration to make the united states the country we dream and need it to be. i for one feel very fortunate that this museum is alive right now. to show a way. >> please welcome the chairman of the museum of the american revolution, and the 17th chief of staff of the united states air force, general john p. jumper. >> mr. vice president, the distinguished guests, jerry, marguerite and your family, the museum of the american revolution honors the courage, the sacr

in the words of the great abolitionist frederick douglass, ebb slavement is such an affront to human conscience that, in his words, to expose it is to kill it. slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death. as he said. exposing the harsh reality of human trafficking to international daylight is a central tenet of the legislation here that we are re-authorizing today. and in the late 1990's, under the leadership of congressman chris smith, the author of today's bill, the foreign affairs committee initiated the trafficking victims protection act. which became law in 2000. and that law created the annual trafficking in persons report and the country tier rankings that put the issue on the

the only person i could think of is very very close to buckley was probably frederick douglass in the 10th century and why do i say that? he was a writer, he formed organizations, bill buckley was not just economists, only asset this morning, who is bill buckley? i can't think of any columnists right now who does out there and sounds political organizations out there. he founded seatac, he founded young americans of freedom, and whenever there was cause he was out there mobilizing it. >> he wasn't a campus politician and many of those tracy brought into the public square in many ways on behalf of our candidates. >> because he was a charismatic personality, with extraordinary sense of erudition and wit, he was able to mobilize audiences, particularly young people and he loved talking to young people, he did 70 campuses a year in his prime. that was, i write a newspaper column, editing a magazine, running a show. presidents all came to court him. people wanted his endorsement . as much as they ever talked about any political ball and again, it's too bad that he didn't have a few more ye

. >> well, we got the federal -- frederick douglass reauthorization three bills moving this week we havent to actually what to look for more than 20 million people are being trafficked every signing year across the world this is happening in other places outside of united states alone this is happening at every single district jason can tell you about it every district across america, this is happening, and there is a place that we need to stop it we've got an administration that has engaged in this in a bipartisan way i have bone to a number of meetings at the white house ivanka trump worked diligently on this a bicameral group together senators republican and democrat the house nonprofits out there as well we worked as one, and really stopped the individuals from being being about trafficked trained individuals on how to treat them. >> of course, we all agree on that we will be watching the development thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> always great to be can you. >> good to so a see you kevin mccarthy there we will be right back. stay with us. maria: president trump is twe

and i'm proud to see it included in the frederick douglass trafficking victims protection act that is before us today. my bill will fund programs to train teachers across the country to recognize and respond to signs of trafficking, so they can identify victims and get them the help they need. teachers in turn can teach their students how to protect themselves from becoming victimses. with this training, our nation's schools can be an important line of defense against this terrible injustice. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the family who will be moving to kenya in august on a mission to bring clean, freshwater to the schools in the surrounding area. the family seeks to provide clean water to schools in the city of nikuru. it will help the kenyans avoid water-borne parasites and illnesses that interfere with childhood education. ashley grew up in kenya and with her husband, chris, sta

i'm reminded of one of my great thest mentors i would say in american history, that was frederick douglassica. we are to strive to get those ideas implemented. we're going to have disagreements on policy in america but we can all celebrate the ideas of america and strive to mick this more per union. every nation has a track record of bad ideas when it comes to human rights. america got it right. we had a past. we fixed it. we continue to strive to make this nation better. pete: lawrence we heard a study, reported on couple times here, 35% of millenials aren't patriotic at all or don't feel patriotic about their country and certain segments of population feel same way, pretty difficult to perpetuate a republic or patriotism. how do we stop those trends. >> we have to stop babying people. people come into the united states. they are risking their lives to come into the united states because this is a great country. we're living in generation where they're babied on college campuses or in the local high school. i think it is time to celebrate america. before president donald trump, a lot of a

frederick douglass. dr. martin luther king. should i continue?s led the way. meanwhile the democratic party was the party of the kkk. abby: what is her agenda then? what is she trying to get at here? what does she want out of this? >> look, i think this goes back to what the democrats are actually doing. this is the victim hood mentality, which i would argue that the republican party needs to let's people, especially in my community, know how much we have in common. when you listen to a simple hip hop song, they talk about capitalism. that's our argument. that's not the left's argument. when we talk about reforming education when it comes to school choice, all these issues that we stand for, we should be capturing people in different communities. black folks have never wanted a handout. they have always been go-getters. when we are talking about black wall street at one point in time were the most black millionaires. you think those were democrats? those are capitalists. those are people that were businessmen. and so we got to go to the community