frederick douglass was born into slavery around 1818. he died a free man in 1895. july 5, 1852, in rochester, new york, 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 an excerpt of james earl jones reading the historic address during a performance of howard zinn's voices of a people's history of the united states. >> it is not light that is needed, but fire. ,his death the gentle shower but thunder. we need the storm, the whirlwind, the earthquake, the feeling of the nation must be quickened. the conscience of the nation must be aroused. the propriety of the nation must be startled. the hypocrisy of the nation must be e exposed and the crimes against god and man must be proclaimed and denounced. readinges roll jones the speech of frederick douglass. last night, leaders from around the country gathered at the library of congress here in washington, d.c., to honor the life and legacy of frederick douglass. the ceremony was the culmination of a year of eve

which will you soon know him as frederick douglass. his wife to be is that the window buying tickets. is leaving slavery behind in baltimore and bound for new york on a train. he is too nervous to go to the window himself so she buys the tickets as he goes up and down. someone else brings his luggage, he hops on and he is borrowed freedom papers and he is out. arrives in new york and she joined them, they marry, and they end up in new bedford. he is very soon recruited to the abolitionist movement from a small church where he is practicing his oratory. frederick douglass, very soon becomes the most famous negro in the world and one of the most heard voices of abolitionists. very soon, it happens that turned them into this person. it happened very quickly. within five years, within seven years he's famous. when in fact the slave act happened, frederick douglass begins to break war with the path that is him of abolitionism and begins to say things like what you really need here to solve the slavery problem is if you'd dead slave catchers

. >> medic aid respond, frederick douglass high school, for a shooting. >> reporter: police say a 25-year-old man entered the lobby of frederick douglass high school and shot a hall monitor in the lower torso. the school put on lockdown. students and teachers hiding in classrooms. >> it's crazy man. it's crazy. >> reporter: one teacher tweeting -- "kids are aggravated and seem nervous, but we're okay." >> we believe that this is an inside the school. >> school police officers were nearby. they were able to engage the suspect, take him into custody without incident. worried parents racing to the campus that is now a crime scene. >> reporter: school sources confirm the shooter was a relative of a student. the mall hon tore is in serious but stable condition. >>> next to the search and rescue operation under way off south florida tonight. a cargo plane crashing into the hospital. tonight that search operation does continue. here's abc ea's david kerleyy. >> reporter: the man scooped from the waters off miami by the coast guard is being treated tonight, while the search continues for the

[speaking foreign language] >> frederick douglass.king foreign language] >> one of my favorite abolitionists. he was not no joke. john brown. i want to throw out a little love for the man who created negro history week back in the times when we recall negroes. we haven't been negroes in a long time. black people. harvard g. woodson. [speaking foreign language] >> 1926 was the year that the negro history we came to be 93 years ago. i pour out a little love, a little love for all those people who, during that time, fought a civil-rights. martin luther king. eleanor hoppers, fannie lou hamer, great people, great people. americans, black americans. right now, say the names of your loved ones, all at once. let's fill up the rooms with the names of those people who we don't even want to forget. say their names all at once as i for, to say, honor them, don't let them die. when you stop saying their names, and they are truly dead, say the names of your loved ones, say their names and remember them, pour libations for them, let them know that

douglass,d, frederick susan b anthony, elizabeth caddy stanton, they had been stumping all around the country for abolition. many of the first suffragists cut their teeth working in the abolition movement. anti-slaveryd of -- world anti-slavery conference in the u.k. where women were told they were not allowed to participate as speakers in the platform that galvanized this issue. women don't have rights, what are we doing here? that was part of the initial surge. sectional politics in the u.s., and conflicts, the civil war, divided people within this progressive civil rights movement. get to because when you reconstruction, there are these debates about whether or not you will include women in the 15th amendment. various people got word that some of the southern senators were trying to split the provisions because they knew it was going to sink the bills completely. it's a much talked about conflict between anthony and stanton and frederick douglass when he said "i'm going to push for these amendments to just include black men, because white women are not being strung up lynched, when

in the next century, frederick douglass and harriet delman risked -- harriet dublin -- harry tubman risked everything to end slavery and here we are altogether in the white house. this is a great thing, right? this is a very special place. parks andlater, rosa dr. martin luther king jr. challenged our nation to fulfill its founding promise that we are all created equal by god. moment of our history, african-americans have called our great nation to greatness. marks the 100 anniversary of the birth of jackie robinson. he was special. because ite special was not an easy journey for jackie. he was a special man. his courage on and off the field stands as a triumph to the human spirit. african-american scientists, artists, musicians, faith leaders and countless others have lifted our nation to incredible heights. today, we thank god for all of the lessons the african-american community continues to give our nation and we pledge hours off to expand opportunity for americans. since my election, we have jobs.d 5.3 million new proud of it being the lowest in history for african-americans, but toda

in the next century, frederick douglass harriet tubman, and countless others risked everything to end the evil of slavery and secure the sacred blessings of freedom. and here we are, altogether, in the white house. this is a great thing, right? a great thing. this is a very, very special place. a century later, rosa parks and the immortal doctor martin luther king jr. challenged our nation to fulfill its founding promise, that we are all created equal by god. in every moment of our history, african-americans have called our nation to greatness. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jackie robinson. how good was jackie robinson? how good was jackie? as a baseball fan, jackie was special. he had to be special. because that was not an easy journey for jackie. he was a special man. his courage on the field and off the field, stands as an everlasting monument to the triumph of the human spirit. african-american scientists, artists, musicians, educators, faith leaders, and callous others have lifted our nation to absolutely incredible heights. today, we thank god for all of

he chose february to honor frederick douglass and abraham lincoln. both were born in february. >> you are watching live history tv on c-span three. this program should be getting underway in just a few minutes. while we wait, here are some programs coming up on c-span. >> the migration of african-americans in the united states, starting at 12:15 p.m. eastern. the annual black history luncheon with discussions on black migrations by a professor from columbia university. -- watchill and american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> to our nearly 100 new members of the u.s. house this year, including i am a presley. she won the democratic primary last year. previously served as an at-large member of the boston city council. this isn't her first experience. kennedyed with joseph and john kerry. she served as a chief of staff in the early 2000's. wasr to her election, she ceo of a consulting firm. chris pappas has been involved in state and local politics since the early 2000's. he served to terms in the state house. he is the first openly gay person el

today is the 201st birthday of frederick douglass.orrow we will be speaking to the great-great-grandson of frederick douglass kenneth morris, as well as the scholar. we will be in washington behold his mighty hand. hello? this is cecil b. de-mille in hollywood, california. the trouble with movies as a business is it's an art. and the trouble with movies as an art is it's a business. and it is. every one of us who makes films struggles with that. the system demands success. it rewards it, but punishes failure as well. annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and the annual financial support of:

it was mary lincoln who gave frederick douglass a cane from her husband, and in giving that cane, wasthe lincoln's legacy and african-american citizenship and african-americans cause for emancipation. i think it's really important that in mind. we went into the bookshop and found the double portraits. they are very much next to each other in their daily lives. i hope mary lincoln at 200 will be something we can think about. but because we really want to hear from you on women, because the three of us are so excited to have a full house here, i want to see if people want to come up to the microphone and ask any questions you might have about women's legacy, women's participation, where the field stands now. asked inat when i was the 1970's by jim mcpherson to give a single lecturer in his i had toury course, come to the civil war, but also before, the 40 years after. first, i am going to ask the panel, while you are thinking of your questions, i am going to ask each of them, and then i will give my answer, if you could pick one woman during the era that you would like to know more abou

today is the 201st birthday of frederick douglass.orrow we will be speaking to the great-great-grandson of frederick douglass kenneth morris, as well as the scholar. we will be in washington

. >> booker t washington was the greatest leader since frederick douglass and the most distinguishedo come out of the south since the civil war. of what he accomplished, there can be no doubt. >> throughout history, washington's influence can be found almost everywhere. the economic program of marcus garvey and the self-help movement of the 1960's, calling for economic self-determination, all have them origins and washington's life. at the beginning of the civil war, 4 million black people were living in slavery. ♪ americaneekend, history katie looks back at the 1969 supreme court landmark case pinker versus des moines, with a students do not lose first amendment rights on student grounds -- school grounds. sunday morning, two of the students involved in the case. they talk about their experiences and take questions from students during an event hosted by the state historical society of iowa. >> in how many cases a year does the supreme court take? >> you tell me. >> they take about 80 cases, out of 10,000. about 10,000. >> less than 1%. >> they thought this was an important case. >>

was the best leaders since frederick douglass and the most distinguished man to come out of the southivil war. of what he accomplished, there can be no doubt. history,hout washington's influence can be found almost everywhere. the economic program of marcus the self-help movement of the 1960's, calling self-determination, all have them origins and washington's life. at the beginning of the civil war, 4 million black people were living in slavery. booker t. washington was one of them. the turbulent and controversial life is over. endures.y of tuskegee ♪ films can watch archival on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, railamerica. here on american history tv. each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. here is a brief look at what is airing this sunday night. we did not have the body armor to protect the heart and lungs. now that we have body armor, the terribly a person can lose both arms and legs in total or in part and still live. fluids,gin to give them their blood pressure will go up, they will bleed fast

usually even when we talk about the general ones that you know the maybe stereotypical ones like frederick douglass or whatever most of the time we're not really understanding what these people stood for what are the organizational accomplishments of the world and the they formed. in terms of yeah and their insights in terms of the struggles that they dealt with this very superficial surface depictions and i think things that have to do with the resistance can actually help us deal with the urgent times right now but to be able to everybody or persons or organizations if you leave should be zero as i mean. i'm a black chance woman so it's like every black turns woman every history i'm lucy anderson here i'm going to be john. brown. and you know i grew up in the great black some wax museum in baltimore so like i literally was a little child and i. around him you see and i saw monuments to blackness that transcended that that was before we were brought here isn't slave to africa. to back then you know i'm a child of the eighty's. and they continue to statues and helped to shape my life and hope to. m

frederick douglass made an important statement. it's easier to build strong children than repair broken man. teachers' salaries are dead last among the state's districts. among all the countless reforms tried over the years, smaller schools, smaller classes, beautiful new buildings, the one that correlates more reliably with good studento outcome is the presence of good teachers and principals that are consistent. san francisco allocates a small percentage of its educational budget to teachers salaries and other educational expenses, 41% compared to 63%. the average earnings of rk woulders with four years of college are over 50% higher than the average earnings of teachers. something to think about. teachers deserve to feel respected and supported in their lives. thank you. >> good morning, board of supervisors. my name is lita blanc. i am a resident of district eight. i am a retired teacher, teaching almost 38 years in the mission district, and in those years, i witnessed the critical importance of providing our students with stab

frederick douglass, before grant's death, talked about peace among the whites, and what that would mean for the country. what it ended up meaning was the rise of jim crow in the south and rolling back all of the the 13th and, and 14th amendments for african-american civil rights. causee think of as a lost nostalgia, really got into gear in the 1890's and throughout the early part of the 20th century, culminating in the 50th reunion at gettysburg. woodrow wilson, the first president from the south after the civil war, and who introduced segregation into washington, d.c. and the federal workforce, in his history of the american people, he espoused this idea of reconstruction. --t it was mr. radical tyrannical ideal that was imposed upon the south. lewis and catton, in the middle of the century, really began a resurgence that has continued ever since, as we've continued to reevaluate the war and our own attitudes toward memorialization. brian: can you explain more about lost cause? my reading is that phrase has come up more and more in recent years. ms. samet: the southern cause was romant

sculptor of the emancipation group that is dedicated in washington, d.c., the year afterwards with frederick douglass giving the famous oration about whether abraham lincoln was the white man's or the black man's president. he is seeing a successful lincoln in the studio. he falls in with the family and, of course there he is on the left, kneeling. and ball with his mustache. that young woman is the next woman he fell in love with, the great love of his life, thomas ball's daughter lizzie. so, he's a serious ex-pat working, learning, getting very few commissions. and he works on his great classical work, he thinks, the awakening of endymeon. a visualization of a myth of a handsome greek shepherd who is awakened by a kiss. i don't know. it was not successful. in 1876, french returns to boston. after two years away. and he's met by the, the ship is met by a revenue cutter, an official government ship from the treasury department. he assumes this is coming to pick up the mail. then he hears himself being paged. will daniel chester french please board the revenue cutter? his father is in the cutter. his

that's where the race baiters, those who don't want the patient to get well as frederick douglass oncesaid won't deal with the real issues of race in our society. there are real issues. they are a very small part of this while the narrative is often much bigger in the story. i would lining to see joy behar and whoopi goldberg sit side by side on "the view" given ted danson and joy behar in a beautiful -- really? frankly americans are more sensible than. this. >> martha: i think you are right. >> look i emulated my basketball heroes by doing this. our special operations warriors blacken their faces to go into battle. is that racist? >> martha: certainly not. david webb, thank you very much. good to see you. >> thanks for being honest. >> martha: camouflage. >> if an image is automatically racist which image is not. >> martha: david webb, good to have you here tonight. do you remember this from last night. >> they are not worried about him not showing up. he said is he coming. although martha i hope he doesn't. >> martha: seems like acting attorney general may have taken that advice from

frederick douglass?"ht laughter ] but get this, trump started his speech by saying, "i will never let you down." and i think he really means that. just look at the video the white house released. ♪ ♪ never gonna give you up never gonna let you down ♪ ♪ never gonna run around and dessert you ♪ ♪ never gonna make you cry never gonna say bye-bye ♪ ♪ i will never lie to you and hurt me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: ah, got trump rolled. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: got trump rolled. ♪ never gonna give never gonna give ♪ some more news here. i heard that nancy pelosi said that her clap at the state of the union wasn't sarcastic. >> steve: aw. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: can we see it again just to -- yeah. [ laughter ] i mean, come on. she said that's not sarcastic. she was like "no, i would never insult our wonderful and strong president." [ applause ] of course not. and get this, officials in the u.k. say that -- [ baby crying ] you guys hear that? it's the news. it's been so worked up lately. it must sti

an armed man opening fire in the lobby of frederick douglass high school friday afternoon. 56-year-old special education assistant michael marks shot in the torso. the gunman believed to be related to a student. he was quickly subdued by police. the school on lockdown for over an hour. marks is in serious but stable condition. >>> patching up a payday glitch, wells fargo recovering from an outage that as you can imagine enraged customers when paychecks and deposits weren't showing up in their accounts. now, the company on damage control this morning. some branches are staying open a little later and wells fargo has vowed to clear any overdraft fees caused by the system setback. >> okay, we need some happy news. >> we do. >> let's do something about it. >> bring it, a.b. >> seattle, of course, as rob mentioned digging out from that massive storm but one little guy is enjoying nature's work. check out this curious corgi dashing through the scene of freshly fallen snow. his name is jojo. his owner sent him out to frolic, roam free in the yard, get some exercise and of course just do what

. >> all the early abolitionists that we celebrate, the frederick douglasses and sojourner truth weremaging could be told and elevated. >> on the one hand we have a movie like "black panther" which is a lot of people's entry point for afrofuturism and you also have the black lives matter movement. >> right. >> do you see a connection between those two things? >> i don't think "black panther" would have happened without the precedent of black lives matter because any time there's outrage and protests in the streets the cultural elites in america tend to open up resources and opportunity and space for black creators. >> and the response suggests audiences will start to see even more afrofuturist art. >> "black panther." >> yes. >> "black panther" snagged the top prize at the s.a.g. awards, nominated for seven oscars. >> you get to decide. >> and a sequel is under way. toni adeyemi's book is being made into a major motion picture with two more books in the works. >> do you think arts and entertainment are changing? >> i definitely think they are changing. we're finally getting people who

preserve african-american culture through the national parks which includes buying the homes of frederick douglassd $20 million to the national museum of african-american museum and culture in washington, d.c. sounds like, mr. smith, you're on a mission. >> i truly am. i think a big part is to educate the world as to what african-americans have contributed in america and educate americans as to what our contributions have led to. so many great things that make america the unique place it is on the planet. >> reporter: the parks service will not only preserve two of king's former atlanta homes, it will record and share family memories including contributions from everyone at this table. >> we've been through a lot. >> reporter: here's a preview -- what don't people know about dr. king that they should? >> this is one thing i tell young people -- dr. king was a c student at moorehouse. he got a c in public speaking. he got a c in preaching. it tells you that you don't allow grades and people's judgments even to define who you are and what you're going to contribute to this world. and he continued to

lincoln whod mary gave frederick douglass a cane. from her husband. she was trying to make the connection with lincoln legacy and african-american citizenship, and african-american cause for emancipation. it is important that we keep this in mind and i will say i went into our bookshop and i found the one single representation of mary there and it was a double portrait. it was something that was in some ways staged. they did not stand next to each other because of their different in height. they are very much next to one another in their daily life. at 200that mary lincoln will be something we can think about. because, we want to hear from you on women because the three of us are excited to have a full house here. people want tof come up to the microphone and ask any questions about women's legacy, about women's participation and about where the field stands. asked in the was 1970's by jim mcpherson to give a single lecture in his 19th century course, i had to cover the civil war but also the 50 years before and the 40 years after. i get to give lectu