that for ttification -- literal this was supposed to be very impr impregnable. you would normally think you're going to have a round or octagonal shaped fort, this was shaped like a number 7 or the letter l this was made so the majority of the land or sea face was actually stretched about three quarters of a mile had multiple cannon replacements on it. that was meant sao that any attack coming from the north could actually be stopped and put into retreat, which is what happened in december of 1864 builders of the fort were mainly the confederate soldiers. this was not the best garrison life, for the soldiers who were garrison here, they all came from the surrounding area. most of these guys were attached to the fort, they wouldn't be going to virginia to fight the war, they wouldn't be sent elsewhere to fight. they lived in this area. many of them knew this as one of the worst places they could ever go. many of the soldiers complained about the sand being blown in their food in their bunks, in the actions of their weapons. that was a major problem. they actually

presidency -- candidates talk about the outcomes they want to achieve, from robust economic growth to impregnable national security without serious discussions about how the presidency can outcomes reality. few reporters ask about implementation. most candidates do not really know how they will generate the promised results. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks to c-span for bringing this topic out with this book. i'm excited about buying the book and reading the information. i was excited to then when you are talking about andrew jackson and you are highlighting some of the heroic things that he did, when i think waste on fact he was one of the most horrific unethical presidents we had. i think you know the reasons why. i won't get into all of that. and when you say that, you have to think about young people watching. tell the character of the people you are going to be talking about, they will walk away thinking he was a heroic character and that's what happened when we were in school in history. i'm in my 60's. we didn't know that side of old hickory. but because i like history, i read a

during world war two, joseph stalin had a research program to create supersoldiers by having women impregnated by gorillas. what a sick use of science. hey, as long as the baby's healthy. i wonder if stalin considered any other animals. hippos are the deadliest creature. a half-human, half-hippo soldier would be pretty badass. yes, but when they're hungry-hungry, you can stop them with marbles. yeah, the correct animal for interspecies supersolider is koala. you would wind up with an army so cute it couldn't be attacked. but half-man, half-owl could fly... the answer is cuddly soldiers with big flat noses. moving on. so, penny, when's the new job start? next monday. did you get a chance to look over the materials i gave you?

that is what impregnated me with our experience. >> i am only saying this because you would appreciatehis. it turns out that i have a staff photographer who takes pictures of my guests and me when we are talking. before you leave the stage they will give you a couple of copies of photos he took while we are sitting here talking. his name is van everest. he is the youngest child. he is taking pictures of you right now. >> hi, van. >> while we are sitting up here talking. you are hanging out with his dad. >> baldwin really introduced me to the whole civilized world as to the situation in the south. i was a new york boy and this was a whole new experience for me. and through baldwin i started working with jerome smith who had been one of the original freedom riders who jimmy introduced me to and really energized me to really want to show what was happening here from 1963 through 1968. >> what did you personally take away from that experience? of covering so deeply and so intimately the civil rights era? >> i took away the importance of nonviolence. i took away more values and the importan

republic and he was also a slave owner not only did jefferson own hundreds of slaves he actually impregnated one of them there's a number of african-americans living today who can trace their genealogy back to thomas jefferson and one of his slaves sally hemings before him having slaves he was a youngster but what changes play very shouldn't be this even slaves right now in this day after it of them. the subtle ways to get out. get out laid trying to kill the show. the first president of the united states george washington started owning slaves when he was just eleven years old by the time of his death he had over three hundred even signed into law the infamous fugitive slave act which allowed slave owners to track down escapees all over the country think anything that's owned by a slave owner should be changed yeah it should be because this is times two thousand and definitely they've had enough time to do it while washington didn't go to war to defend slavery and i think concepts is very important in these tough situations george washington's faces on the one dollar bill he's often referre

for more than two decades, the anc has been south africa's impregnable political structure, but now cracksre appearing. at least 30 anc mps defied the party whip and supported a no confidence motion against party leader and national president, jacob zuma. cue bitter recriminations. my guest today is pravin gordhan, the man president zuma sacked as finance minister in controversial circumstances earlier this year. does the anc need to be broken up to enable south africa to thrive? pravin gordhan in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk thank you, thank you for having me. long distance as it might be. let's consider what is happening in your country today and particularly the fallout from the motion of no—confidence against presidentjacob motion of no—confidence against president jacob zuma, which motion of no—confidence against presidentjacob zuma, which didn't succeed, but got 177 votes, which was significant. it clearly included a substantial number of anc mps. how toxic is the atmosphere inside the anc as a result of that vote? there certainly is an active debate and discussion of ideas. to

candidates talk about out comes they want to achieve from robust economic growth to impregnable national security without any serious discussions about how the presidency can make those outcomes reality. few reporters ask about simply mentation. most candidates do not really know how they will generate the promised results. morni go to debra from belleville, illinois. >> caller: good morning. thanks for c-span bringing topic from this book. excited about buying the bookad and reading the information.ca >> host: thank you. >> caller: i was excited, talking about andrew jackson, highlighting some of the heroic things that he did when i think based on facts he was one of thn most horrific, unethical presidents we had. t you know the reason why. i won't get into that.ou when you say that, think about young people watching. if we don't tell the total character of the people you're going to be talking about, they will walk away thinking he was a heroic character.ro that happened when he was in school in history, i'm in my 60s, we didn't know that side of old hickory. because i like history, i

book again, candidates talk about the outcomes they want to achieve from robust economic growth to impregnable national security without any serious discussions about how the presidency can make those outcomes reality. few reporters ask about implementation." let's go to deborah joining us from illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span bringing up this topic with this book, i'm excited about buying the book and reading the information. guest: thank you. caller: i was excited but then you are talking about andrew jackson and highlighting some of the heroic things he did when i think, based on fact, he was one of the most horrific, unethical presidents we had. you know the reasons why. i won't get into that. when you say that, you have to think about, if young people may be watching and if we don't tell the total character of the people you are going to be talking about, they will walk away thinking that he was a heroic character. that will -- that will happened in school. we didn't know the other side of old hickory. --ause i liked old history because i liked history i fou

to solve the problems by encouraging marriage through not paying women to be sexually active and impregnate and have children outside of marriage. the narrative that women are victims. what has happened over time is no one's controlling sexual tensions between male and female. marriage is a stabilizer of society and has collapsed but people are very active and now we have a lot of men and women growing up in single headed households. that is frankly the bottom line. call ine more charlotte, maryland, democrats line. caller: i have been black all my life, and i'm 73, if black people want revenge and reparations -- what they want is fairness. let's start with the war on drugs. the black men and marriages have been carted off. black people use drugs at the same percentage as white people and yet they make up 80 something percent of the people who have been incarcerated for drugs. long sentences are what broke up black families. other times throughout history, when we have been badly treated by the government, like the redline that messed up our ability to get houses. what about the governor --

republic and he was also a slave owner not only did jefferson own hundreds of slaves he actually impregnated one of them was a number of african-americans living today who can trace their genealogy back to thomas jefferson and one of his slaves sally hemings before him. having slaves it was a. change it slavery shouldn't be this even slaves right now in this state after all of them but. that's not the way to get out. of that out trying to kill the shop. the first president of the united states george washington started owning slaves when he was just eleven years old by the time of his death he had over three hundred even signed into law the infamous fugitive slave act which allowed slave owners to track down escapees all over the country anything that's owned by a slave owner should be changed yeah it should be because this is times two thousand they have only they've had enough time to do it well washington didn't go to war to defend slavery and i think concerts is very important in these tough situations george washington's faces on the one dollar bill he's often referred to as the father

she did get impregnated and did have a son, and that son died. they named it ira. with that, general sheridan started a winter campaign which involved three columns of troops, one led by general carr. cody was the chief of scouts appointed some months before when he was working at the dispatch rider, and really impressed general sheridan. they were sent down in that texas panhandle area, along with colonel evans and his troopers, and then general custer was called back for a court-martial and sit down with the seventh cavalry. also9th cavalry was supposed to be there, but they got lost in the winter weather and missed it. battle on famous november 27, 1868, where custer in his report reported 103 warriors killed and 53 women and children captured and brought back. this brought custer into the limelight of the west and the eastern press. continuing his campaign and going back out again on march 22 , 1869, he got the rescue of sarah white and anna morgan. that brought him back to kansas. as we look at this map, at the time of the fight down at the bottom here, you se

now they don't want to be seeing movies glorifying where white people could own black people and impregnate>> then don't show it at the theater. don't say that because the theater has made the decision to not show the movie that there is something wrong with that business decision. ainsley: lawrence, what are your thoughts? >> the problem is that this is public pressure to actually shut down the showing. they there are plenty of movies that i don't like that are out there and i just choose not to show up to the theater. this is not so much about racial tension as it is control. people can choose with their ticket if they want to support the film or not. at the end of the day, you are right. it is a business. and if you want to get the business' attention, don't just show up and buy a ticket. don't try to shut it down for everybody else that wants to see the film. ainsley: if you all look at the fact. >> no one is trying to ban anything. ainsley: jamila, it's been playing for 34 years. tradition factor people are upset about. academy awards love story southern bell and confederate soldier an