and sharing his death along with my i am james howard and they told me i had a choice either i could die with my son or i could watch him die and live to tell the story i don't trust i why are not the children to look at to live for now as my son cried and begged and pleaded for his life they bound his hands and feet and forced him into the river. and as i stood trembling with tears running down my face watching my son sent to the bottom of the river. now to rise again. you know how to rouse again. so in unison whenever you're representing speak that name. on. the air. when you. then lynch. is. back and is dragging me down even today that been for some years ago even today now is dragging me down. again us and they in my beer and i gave us. running for my live in that. a mud exam. and i don't know what to do. a man about what happened. and then soon regular low budget data say this is wrong don't think it hurt me to see him in that kind of pain. that pain. is the need to be erased. we commit to the ground these bodies and these souls and let us forever remember and reflect upon the l

this is james eaearl jones readg the historic address duduring a performance of voices of a people's history of the united states, edited by howard zinn. the late great historian introduced the address. howard zininn: frederick dougla, 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. james: fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am i called upon to speak here today? what have i, or those i represent, to do with your national independence? are the great principles of polititical freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that declaration of independence, extended to us? and am i, therefore, called upon to bring our humble ofoffering to o the national al, and to confess t the benefits and exprpress devout gratitute for ththe blessings s resultig from your independence to us? i am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary. your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. the blessings in which you this day rejoice are not enjoyed in common. the rich inheritance of justice, lib

university african-american studies professor applies james baldwin writing to the current conversation on race in america. and vanity fair contributing editor howard bloom talks about the fatal and aci flaw in 1943. for more information or visit booktv.org. so recently book tv interviewed a republican senator mcsally of arizona reflected on her life and path to becoming the first female pilot to fly combat missions in the united states air force. >> many of us can have dreams like i did and many can relate to this right out 2020 maybe your plans were derailed? many peoples have been because of this pandemic. but took a route because he still did not change a law it was not fair it was against the law even though i graduated higher than others who performed less, i still could not be a fighter pilot because i was a girl. so i took an assignment to be an instructor and was not a glamorous job, but it gave me the opportunity, turning pedestrians into pilots they're often putting you in danger situation and puking all of you. but it's important to work. people usually graduating high in the class didn't take apart i thought was a chance to be to keep

from gandhi, leaders like howard thurman and others had learned the tactics of non-violence from the experience in india. they brought them to the american south men like jamesson, women like ella baker, who was instrumental in the founding of snic there was this great cloud of witnesses, and john lewis walked point. >> well, he also in that arc of his role had to make a very tough choice in 2008 the debate of barack obama during the primary season between barack obama and hillary clinton, and i wanted to share when i interviewed him that day on why he decided to endorse obama. his answer was quite surprisings a bridge in selma. it was much easier than the decision that i have to make, but i had to make it. >> you're saying this decision was harder than the selma march? >> it was much -- tougher. >> congressman, you got your head beaten in your face was covered with blood. >> well, this is toucher i'm dealing with friends, people that i love, people that i admire part of my extended family. >> andrew young, he was really caught in that campaign, but for him to see the election of the first black president was such a milestone, and he had an extraordinary clo

howard thurman sat by with massive and creative spirituality, the slave undertook the redemption of a religion that the master had profaned in its midst. john lewis' ancestors met a man jamesn the brush arbors of alabama and georgia and mississippi, and john lewis received that faith and took it with him across that bridge in selma and every other bridge. we offcome to celebrate john lewis! [ applause ] so let us be clear. the when president lyndon baynes johnson picked up his pen to sign the voting rights bill into law, what he etched in ink had already been sanctioned by blood, the blood of the martyrs, the blood of schwerne are, chaneyed a goodwinman and the blood of viola and louiso and the blood of john lewis. we celebrate john lewis. he was wounded for america's transgressions. bruised for our inequities, and the shachastisement of his peac with him, and let's recommit tomorrow for standing together and fighting together and voting together and standing up on behalf of truth and righteousness tonight! we'll get through this together. let's save the soul of our democracy together and let's worship the lord. let's worship the lord together. thank god for john louis-rob

james: extend this problem. i started out by saying the wonderful work about what you do is you present historical figures as complicated people. annette: yes. complicatedare two people, general sheridan and general howard. both heroic figures in terms of the role in the civil war, although somewhat less heroic in terms of their role in killing and removing native americans after the civil war. would beur solution any we have a statue of sheridan , we put another statue next to orthat somehow commemorates helps us to remember the other things -- how do we deal with complexity people lived 5, 6, 7 decades? how do you deal with the complexities of their lives? david: i am not sure sheridan merits that kind of worry and concern. there are sheridan monuments clearly. d.c. and new york as well. down in the village, isn't it? and most people don't know who oliver otis howard was in less they know howard university, i suppose. you know, yeah, this is a message, complicated, and it always will be. but i think people need a you just can't purify the past and you cannot purify your memory. you have to make choices about these things. memorialsents, some are worthy of keeping not just because of what we can learn

lebron james can't wait for tip-off posting this photo on instagram wearing a mask with the caption, war ready. overnight his teammate dwight howard announcing on cnn that, despite his reservations, he will join the team in orlando. >> i know they'll be working countless hours to make sure everything is right for everybody that's down there. >> reporter: but amid all the excitement, a grim reality. covid cases surging nationwide. so far 25 nba players have tested positive for covid-19. another ominous sign, major league soccer is already here at the disney complex. but now one team, f.c. dallas, forced to withdraw from the upcoming tournament after ten players and a coach tested positive. despite this development, the nba hoping to move forward and keep their players safe. all 22 participating teams will be sequestered together when they arrive. the teams will be spread among these three hotels. championship contenders at the new gran destino tower, middle seeds at the grand floridian and on the playoff bubble at the yacht club. the bubble will have 24-hour vip concierge and even on-site barbers, manicurists, pedicurists and hair