and in this book, i found, in the painting of george washington crossing the river, the man rolling the boat to the right of george washington, is a black guy. his name was prince whipple. he was the servant of one of george washington's aides, and he is a black guy rowing the boat in the painting. i have in history, because it was always teaching me about what somebody else did, now i have to join -- to learn but i did not learn and high school nor in college about real american history, all inclusive american history. like, one time i was given a lecture at an office of homeland security. i kind of had offense trading because my father never had a motor. we had our fish, he wrote into the bay, i was ten years old, i started rowing a boat at ten. growing this is just a reflection of my childhood. >> as a reenactor i've been doing george washington, for nine years now, and it's a tremendous opportunity, you look around here you see hundreds of hundreds of visitors who come to the park to see the one event, it's an iconic event, it's something that's not only regionally important but nationally important, because without this victory the

her most recent novel washington black is the extraordinary story of a young slave who flees captivity. by t.v. adaptation is currently in development. of george washington wash black is a young slave in barbados who becomes an assistant to an eccentric inventor together they escape a sugar plantation and a homemade hot air balloon. ringback their fantastical journey takes them to the canadian arctic london and eventually morocco. what was the inspiration for the story. i did an article about black scientists i was really struck by the fact that when i put the words sort of like africa. or african american you know these kinds of keywords into a search engine with science of scientists that you know what came up with mostly about black people was being the subjects of science or within science but i was able to take some of that i was. you know like the inventor of the modern traffic light was a black man. what would a young black man in the 19th century have done with his freedom these were the ideas that intrigue. but why did she make her protagonist male i think male histories. are have been unfortunately privileged over female histories an

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almost every big-time -- george washington littlefield had a cowboy named allison jones. there was a number of them who ad black that were op-flight. it was a very common factor. over here? >> i grew up not too far from the 101 ranch in oklahoma. the used to be a lot of stories about a black cowboy there who was a top-notch performer. do you know who that was? mike: i think that is jim carrey. -- jim parrey. he said if he had been white, he would've been a foreman. you had a tough time. black cowboys were living in a time after the civil war when a number of the cowboys that they were working with our southerners. -- our southerners. they did not have an affinity for blacks in general. there were cowboys that might come to a given ranch and might be run off, might be run off. hostility was still very eep. addison jones, when i first started doing research on him, i didn't know his last name. i didn't know anyone who knew his last name. addison jones worked for the littlefield. they had a practice. this was a common practice. they would send cowboys over to a given ranch. they are involved in sorting out the cat

black men admitted into harvard in 1989. at 2:00, edward larson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin. at 3:15, author diaz on identity and race and her experiences growing up in puerto rico. at 4:30, caterpillar foundation president michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy. live starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. and be sureo watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books next month on book tv on c-span 2. >> hawaii's democratic governor david ige delivered his state of the state address in honolulu and discussed reducing homelessness, investing in infrastructure and combatt

black men admitted into harvard in 1959. at 2:00 p.m., edward larson on the partnership between george washington and benjamin franklin. at 3:15, the identity and race. and the experiences growing up in puerto rico. caterpillar, foundation president michel suleiman on leadership and philanthropy. liveavannah book festival, starting saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. watch our live coverage of the tucson festival of books next month on book tv on c-span2. senator elizabeth warren took her presidential campaign to arlington, virginia thursday. she held a town hall meeting, where she talked about the economy, campaign-finance law, and the green new deal. ♪ so here we are, virginia. the primaries have really started. states,heard from two we have 55 states and territories ready to go. [applause] are super tuesday state, and that means the road to the white house runs right through virginia. [applause] >> so i'm here today to ask you two things. to first one is to ask you get in this fight with me to help build an america that doesn't just work for the rich and powerful, but works for everyone. [applause] sen. warren: and secon

black box squirreled away somewhere. >> after the break, the improbable path of washington's wallet, if, in fact, it's really his. she is 100% convinced this is georgengton's pocketbook. are you? >> but first, our... >> the answer in a moment. by a long shot, it's c. donald trump broke the record set by george washington, who in today's money had an an estimated $525 million dollars. trump's net worth in 2017 was estimated by forbes magazine to be 3.7 billion. that makes him seven times as rich as washington. >> how neat must it be to possess a piece of history like this wallet owned by the farwell family, with the initials "g.w." and the year "1775"? >> he's the father of the country. >> richard brookhiser is author of books on several founding f george washington. what do those items from our past leaders add to our american history? >> well, it makes them vivid to see actual objects that they held, that they had, that they used. that makes them like us, because we all have similar things. we want these things because we want a connection to these men. >> i've seen that time and again on "strange inheritance," but the tricky part's proving that th

george washington high school. this comes after critics convince the school district to cover up the mural. they said the depression era artwork of blacks and native americans were racist. >> now the native american leaders are weighing and saying the artwork should be seen and not hidden. christian joins us, live from the school in the richmond district. they feel the murals can be a tool to educate people? >> reporter: that's right. they will be touring the school themselves. you can see the american indian leaders, gathering in front of washington high school, preparing to tour the school. they did deliver a series of letters, saying the mural should stay right where it is, as a reminder about the past, for students looking to the future.>> reporter: american indian leaders started the day blessing a series of letters from alice walker, the longshoreman's union, and in elder from the choctaw nation. the letters will be delivered to san francisco's school board and superintendent. >> i can accept this on behalf of the board of education. >> reporter: the call for the murals painted on the walls of washington high school, depicting the

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george washington carver i'm like, okay, mom. i'd like at a peanut butter job, oh, get away from me. we go to a stoplight do you know a blackman created -- oh, mama. i came from that household. i understood who i was as a person in this nation. and understanding i don't hold my head down. i walk boldly because we come from a beautiful, overcoming community of people. but i'm part of the broader community. i understood that. so that day the weight of that question was on me. i threw that question out and he didn't respond. mr. president, will you answer any of these questions? and his little friend, pastor darryl scott, no! i said, sow know who darryl scott is, right? yeah, uh-huh. he's in the book, too. not for so many nice reasons. you now how president trump met darryl scott? through michael cohen. hmm. mmm. it's true. hmm. so i asked again, as highs -- mr. president, are you a racist in the walks out the room. that question layed in the air for days. aim telling the truth, john? it took the president about three or four days to answer. no i'm in the a racist. i'm nowhere near -- whatever he said. but because i asked that

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figures, so black people have contributed to history throughout history and especially when it comes to america. today, i highlighted a man named james armsted, who actually help ed george washington we learn about these events in our history. brian: and ben real quick, is tom brady coming back to the patriots? >> ben: man, i knew you'd ask that question and if i had enough money to pay him i could give you the answer but i don't know. i'm waiting to see just like you i'm talking to him every other day seeing what's going on but his lips are seals and i'll sit and wait just like everybody else. steve: when you talk to him next time tell him we said hi would you? >> ben: i will tell him to come on the show. maybe he can do his announcement on the show. brian: will you play one more year? >> ben: me? um, if he asks me, i guess, but i don't think it's happening. brian: we'll see , ben. ainsley: we love you, ben thank you for being so focused on family. >> ben: you bet. steve: watch fox nation, it streams and you'll see him and everything else atcpac today. we'll step aside more in two minutes. my psoriatic arthritis pain? i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling