mission to mapping southern towns and transportation routes for the union army, harriet tubman would sguise herself as an unassuming elderly slave and wander the streets of confederate towns scouting military positions and supply lines. once again proving that harriet was always willing to put her life on the line to defeat and destroy the system of slavery. harriet tubman lived a truly extraordinary life and in doing so saved countless lives, not only those who she helped navigate to freedom but those who used her intelligence to defeat their opponent, the confederate forces. her incredible life can't be summarized in one speech or 10 on this house floor but the commemorative coin produced by h.r. 1842 will hopefully inspire a new generation to study her history. i support this bill and i urge my colleagues to support it as well and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from california. ms. waters: thank you, madam speaker. i have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. i reserve the balance of my time until my colle

alsothe question of who is an astronomer, ke, let's think about why was it harriet tubman astronomerthough she observed the night sky and used stars for celestial navigation and the service of something that could not have been greater, right, people's freedom? to me, that makes her an astronomer. >> with the name, see a lot more hope and happiness. there's a lot more positive characteristics that come with the name such as harriet tubman space telescope then james webb. and it gives a lot of people who have traditionally been excluded essence of belonging, i would say. amy: "behind the name: james webb space telescope." we will link to the full film on our website democracynow.org. the film features the historian audra wolf, ralph danner, astronomers jenna prescott weinstein and lucianne walkowicz , who spoke with earlier about the petition they helped launch for nasa to change the james webb based telescope's name, which has gathered 1800 signatures and counting. that does it for our show. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-ma

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the mosquitos are bad. >> if harriet tubman were living right now, she would recognize this landscapehocked at how quickly it's disappearing. >> reporter: university of maryland scientists project large portions of the national park will be under water by the year 2050 if planet warming emissions are not drastically curbed. tides threaten this cemetery for people in tubman's community. >> there were low-lying areas that were part of the important trails that allowed people to escape at that time. they'll be lost in some places. >> reporter: more than 70% of national parks in the continental u.s. are at high risk from the effects of climate change, from sea level rise and flooding to extreme temperatures, drought, and wildfires. historic flooding at yellowstone national park last month forced it to shut down for more than a week. sequoia park, home of the largest trees, wildfires have burned large amounts of the groves. yosemite national park has been forced to close several times in recent years. meanwhile glacier national park in montana is rapidly losing its namesake feature. this i

the mosquitoes are really bad. >> this is almost like a requirement during the summer. >> if harriet tubmannize this landscape but she would be shocked at how quickly it is disappearing. >> reporter: as water from the chesapeake bay approaches, scientists reject large portions of the national park will be underwater by the year 2050 if planet warming emissions are not drastically curbed. rising tide threatened sites like this area for free black people in tubman's community. >> there are very low lying areas near the important trails that allowed people to escape at that time. they will be lost in some cases. >> reporter: more than 70% of national parks in the continental u.s. are at high risk for the effects of climate change. from sea level rise and flooding to extreme temperatures, drought, and wildfires, historic flooding at yellowstone national park last month forced it to shut down for more than a week. at california's sequoia national park, home of the world's largest trees, wildfires have burned large swaths of the giant sequoia is. wildfires and he'd have caused yosemite national p

if harriet tubman were alive right now she'd recognize this landscape but she'd be shocked how quicklyng. >> reporter: as water from the chesapeake bay encroaches scientists project large portions of of the park will be under water by the year 2050 if planet warming emissions are not drastically curbed. riding tides threaten sites like this cemetery. >> over times these low-lying areas that were part of the important trails that allowed people to escape at that time will be lost in some places. >> reporter: more than 70% of national parks in the continental u.s. are at high risk from the effects of climate change. from sea level rise and flooding to extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires. historic flooding at yellow stone national park last month forced it to shutdown for more than a week. at california's sequoia national park, home of the world's largest trees, wildfires have burned large swaths of the giant sequoia groves. wildfires and extreme heat have forced california's yosemite national park to close several times in recent years. meanwhile glacier national park in montana

this is almost like a requirement during the summer. >> reporter: if harriet tubman were living right would recognize this landscape, but she would be shocked at how quickly it's disappearing. as water from the chesapeake bay encroaches university of maryland scientists project large portions of the national park will be under water by the year 2050 if planet warming emissions are not drastically curbed. rising tides threaten sites like this cemetery for free black people in tubman's community. >> over time these very low-lying areas that were part of the important trails that allowed people to escape will be lost in some places. >> reporter: more than 70% are at high risk from the effects of climate change. from sea level rise and flooding to extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires. historic flooding last month forced it to shut down more than a week. the home of the world's largest trees wildfires have burned large swaths of the giant sequoia groves. wildfires and extreme heat have forced california's yosemite national park to close several times in recent years. meanwhile glaci

harriet tubman was like i'm not feeling well. it wasn't an very well thought out plan but a passionate one driven by a deep sense of justice. so that's where i started in west virginia partially because everybody was like you're going to west virginia by yourself. but i went and we had a conversation. i called him bob in the book. that's not his name but it was interesting because part of me was like i'm not going to confront him and i've been socialized. his passion is to live inside history and yet i couldn't figurere out why. and i couldn't ask him. he told mese a story and for the reenactors if you read confederates in the attic you also know this and it helps me because i knew the questions to ask because i read that book. so he tells me he goes out into a field and they tell him to take off your glasses because everything has to be authentic for the g time period so he's le okay i have to get glasses. so it's super expensive. it took a long time then he gets them and says i couldn't see out of them anyway because they were

and harriet tubman, i am not feeling well. it was not -- very well thought out plan arguably but a passionate one driven by a deep sense of justice. that is where i started in west virginia partially because everybody was like you are going a to west virginia by yourself, black lady, you should be afraid put i went and we had this conversation. i called him bob in the book. that's not his name. it was so interesting because part of me was like i am not going to confront him about being a confederate reenactor and i've been socialized -- as a southern black woman, girl, you don't start this dust because it can explode bit i was fascinated and i realized because his passion is to live inside history as is mine and yet i couldn't figure out why he wanted to live inside that part of history and i couldn't ask him but he told me this story about glasses. for the first time, free and actors you have to be, if you read confederate in the attic you know the senate helped me because i knew lots of questions to ask him because i read th

. >> right like douglas, not harriet tubman she was like, i'm not feeling wel' and so we don't know she's actually not feeling well and very well thought-out plan, arguably better passionate one driven by a deep sense of justice and so is my started in west virginia andec partially because everybody was likely going to west virginia by yourself, black lady you should be afraid right, and so you know but i went and we have this conversation. i called him bob in the book that is noticing that it was so interesting because part of me was like, i'm not going to confront him about being a confederate reenactor and i was born in alabama and socialite is a southern black woman it and girl that you don't start this stuff because it can explode. but i was fascinated and i realized we are so similar ibecause is passion is to live inside of history and yes, i cannot figure out what you wanted to live in that part of history and i could not ask him. but it's will be the story about glasses and for the first time for reenactors you have to be in if you read confederates in the attic you also know that

harriet tubman photographed. basically this is her way of getting people to move north and this is a young photograph as she imagines her life in the studio. one of the most important battles of the war of 54 he wrote letters and diary entries and was newly married to a young wife. i see some of the phrases in these experiences. these are some of the black soldiers that are part of the 54 in the album collection and the range of images. photograph of charles douglas, the son of frederick douglass when he entered the war and a photograph of his other son when he entered the war. we begin to see we need to read the sense of masculinity, the purpose, the purposeful poses and this is the first time we can see the love with a mother writing and explaining the story. then we see love through the relationship of lewis douglas and his fiancÉe, amelia. she writes to him and he writes to her i've been in two fights and i'm about to go to another. he says if i survive i will write you a long letter. jacob carter is missing,

>> harriet tubman. >> donna karan. >> johnson. >> abraham lincoln. >> abraham lincoln wasn't known for his sewing skills. >> who did so it? >> you will be on jesse watters primetime tomorrow. what do you want to tell him? >> it's a girl. it's a boy. >> this is my world. >> if you thought that was bad wait until you see how much people knew about our nations presidential history. it was not pretty. take a look. >> reporter: how are you celebrating the holiday on monday? >> i didn't even know there was a holiday. >> dude! tubular. >> reporter: how what holiday is monday? >> independence day. >> easter. >> presidents' day. >> i will not be celebrating because i am not the president. >> have a margarita and do what you need to do this weekend. >> reporter: who was america's first president? >> george washington. >> what was george washington's washington job before he became president? >> being a slave owner. >> he worked on an apple farm. >> he was an army general. >> reporter: what country did he defeat? >> france. >> reporter: what couldn't george washington do? >> abolish slavery. >> b

you are looking at a maquette or model for sars monument to the black abolitionist harriet tubman as you can see tubman appears as the underground railroad she strides forward with the force of a locomotive. she's pulling up roots from the ground behind her in a gesture that seems to refer to her work uprooting the institution of slavery her petticoat forms the front great of the train and on her skirt ride all of those she helped to escape from bondage. full-sized version of the work stands in harlem on west 120 second street, and when it was installed there in 2008 it became the very first public monument to an african-american woman new york city. next to this work stands a maquette for a monument to sojourner truth who was born into slavery here in new york and escaped to freedom in 1826 to become a prominent abolitionist preacher and women's rights activists delivering her famous. ain't i a woman's speech in akron, ohio in 1851 the artist barbara chase rebel depicts truth in an absolutely arresting way. on the one hand you have this emaciated form of a horse which conveys the we

harriet tubman's photograph which was recently discovered it is in the collection at the smithsonian. if you want a taste of freedom, keep going! that is in terms of her way of getting people to move north. this is a young photograph of her. a beautiful pose, framing! an experience of her as she imagines her life from that studio. colonel robert shaw, who was killed. in one of the most important battles of the war, with the 54th. he is post here. he wrote letters, diary entries. he was newly married to a young wife when he left. i just use some of the phrases he wrote as he talked about his experience. these are some of the black soldiers that were part of the 54th in this album it is in the collection at the smithsonian. the range of images, a photograph of charles douglas, son of frederick douglass, when he entered the war! and a photograph of his other son, louis douglass when he entered the war. we begin to see the importance of photography, the importance of bravery as they pose. you really get the sense of masculinity, purpose, pose. the purposeful poses -- also love. this is th

if harriet tubman were living right now, she would recognize this landscape but she would be shockedg. >> reporter: as water from the chesapeake bay encroached, university of maryland scientists project large portions of the national park will be under water by the year 2050 if planet warming emissions are not drastically curbed. rising tides threaten like this cemetery for free black people in tubman's community. >> over time these low lying areas that were part of the important trails that are allowing people to escape at that time, will be lost in some places. >> more than 70% of national parks in the continental u.s. are at high risk for the effects of climate change. from sea level rise and flooding to extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires. historic floating at yellow stone last month forced it to shut down for more than a week. at sequoia national park, host the largest trees, wildfires have burned large swaths. wildfires and extreme heat have forced california yosemite national park to close several times in recent years. meanwhile, glacier national park in montana is ra

he tried to get more people to go with him, but even harriet tubman and frederick douglass were like,good on that. good luck in heaven. john brown's example continues to resonate with white activists like the redneck revolt. what member of the club were you? >> 11 or 12. i saw what happened? charlottesville. i'm a semi-observant jew. it made me feel compelled to do something. >> okay, wait. white jewish guy, white woman i need to talk to a regular white guy. >> seattle is really white. it's like norway. essentially. but my neighborhood is like 80% plus people of color. around the election time, all of a sudden there's like white power slogans at my kid's park. the swastikas down the lake where i go hang out with my family. and like all this stuff just starts swirling. this elderly african-american couple a few blocks away, someone painted the "n" word on their truck. that's messed up. so i was just like, well -- time to get off my ass and do something. >> yeah. why aren't more white people here? and i mean maybe not here with us right now, but here in this frame of mind. you know? >>

portraits of important figures like joseph cinque who led the 1839 revolt on amistan and abolitionist harriet tubmanny of africans being marched into slavery and the everlasting dream of freedom. >> you have this black man in the center, the central figure looking upwards. >> oh, yeah, look at that. >> towards the red star which is ostensibly the north star. >> reporter: there are also works that celebrate the joys of everyday life including these by brazilian artist maria auxiliadora and who are ras pippin of the u.s. >> it's showing us the african diaspora is not just about slavery, that there's more about the black experience. >> what you're seeing is a portrait of empress aweke. >> dindga mccannon painted this. >> reporter: was that her name? >> her name was aweke singho and she gave herself the name empress. she carried herself as an empress. >> reporter: for mccannon there is special significance in having her work in the same show as noted painter jacob lawrence. >> reporter: what's that like for you? >> incredible. i wish he were still alive so i could give him a big hug. >> reporter: the ex

and they could escape as harriet tubman did, as frederick douglass did, from their slavery on the easternhore of our state and go to a so-called free state. then tragically, congress enacted a bill which allowed people to go and reimpose slavery on those folks. this legislation would prohibit states from preventing, impeding or obstructing women from traveling together -- excuse me, to other state for reproductive care where it is legal. or retaliating against them for doing so. these draconian, authoritarian laws that states are talking about that are going to criminalize behavior no matter whether it is legal in the state to which you went. one of the first bills i voted in in 1967 when i first went to the state senate, at that point in time, about eight months ooff the law school was to repeal the miscegenation statutes which said a black person couldn't marry a white person. or a person of yap these extraction or chinese extraction. supreme court held that uh unconstitutional. and it would be like saying, go to a state where that certainly is legal for an african-american and caucasia

and they could escape as harriet tubman did, as frederick douglass did, from their slavery on the easternhore of our state and go to a so-called free state. then tragically, congress enacted a bill which allowed people to go and reimpose slavery on those folks. this legislation would prohibit states from preventing, impeding or obstructing women from traveling together -- excuse me, to other state for reproductive care where it is legal. or retaliating against them for doing so. these draconian, authoritarian laws that states are talking about that are going to criminalize behavior no matter whether it is legal in the state to which you went. one of the first bills i voted in in 1967 when i first went to the state senate, at that point in time, about eight months ooff the law school was to repeal the miscegenation statutes which said a black person couldn't marry a white person. or a person of yap these extraction or chinese extraction. supreme court held that uh unconstitutional. and it would be like saying, go to a state where that certainly is legal for an african-american and caucasia