. >> reporter: the ambassadors including 17-year-old karen abraham and 13-year-old devon hester organizes. >> and if you know anyone -- >> reporter: canvas neighborhoods. and on social media. >> get the vaccine to help the community. get the vaccine to help your immunity. ♪ >> reporter: they try to debunk vaccine rumors. >> we provide the facts so you can get the vax. >> the main ones we were were the magnet one which is very popular on tiktok. basically it's like you get the vaccine and you can stick the magnet to where you got your shot. >> reporter: and that's obviously not true? >> not at all. >> reporter: what else are you hearing? >> people turning into zombies, not true. like the alternating of dna kind of thing. that's where i come in and tell them what's actually in the vaccine, so mrna lipids, salts and sugars. everything you're hearing online isn't true. >> we have teenagers here. they're registering to be vaccinated. >> reporter: the resistance is real. most teens we spoke to here were heitant until now. >>> you guys are all siblings. >> yes. >> reporter: you're all here to g

. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ welcome back a house divided abraham lincoln with us, doctor karen, the author of no commonhe ongoing fight for racial justice. doctor cox, to the show. >> it great to be with you, which it was in person but glad to be here. >> thank you very much and we also wish you were here in person because so much fun to have a conversation even like this, face-to-face is just so much more fun to interact we will have most times again, we are coming to the end of this current unpleasantness. we are here to talk about karen's new book but before we do that, i wish to send out greetings and salutations to those of you who may be watching this conversation on c-span book but tv. we are recording this event on april 12, 2021 which is the date of release. ... if you're watching this live on the facebook feed we are going to put a link in the comments so you can go in there and order the book. order the book, we have special timed and dated bookplates that karen was kind enough to find for us, and thank you karen, that are only available if you order on the day of the release. we have other

welcome back to a house divided this is coming to you from abraham lincoln bookshop in chicago and i have our guest with us right here doctor karen, the author of no common ground confederate monuments and the ongoing flight for racial justice, welcome to the show. >> it's great to be with you i wish it was in person that glad to be with abe lincoln bookshop again. >> we also wish you were here in person because it is so much fun to even have a conversation like this face-to-face is so much more fun to interact. we will have those again were coming to the end of this unpleasantness and we will have those days again, we're here to talk about karen's new book. before we do that i wish to send out the greetings and salutations to those of you who may be watching this conversation on c-span booktv we are recording this event on april 12, 2021 which is the day of the release of no common ground and those of you who are watching this on c-span book tv will be watching it some other time but we thank you for your attention and we hope you will enjoy this conversation if youil are watching it later, if you are watching it later we will s

abraham workshop in chicago. and i have our guest with this right here. this is doctor karen cox. karen cox, the author of toronto. and the ongoing fight for racial justice. doctor karen cox, welcome to the show. karen: it is great to be with you. i wish it was in person but i'm glad to be with the aim lincoln bookshop against. >> thank you and we also wish you were here in person. there's so much fun, to have a conversation like this face to face, is just so much more fun to interact. we will have those times again. karen: sure. >> were coming to the end of this current unpleasantness. we will meet in person again. hey everybody, we are here to talk about karen's new book, but before we do that i also which is sent out greetings and salutations to those of you who may be watching this conversation on c-span book tv. we are recording this event on april 12th, 2021 which is the date of the release of no common ground his party and so those of you watching on c-span book tv, will be watching it some other time but we thank you for your attention to it and we hope that you will enjoy

abraham lincoln bookshop inchicago . i have our guest with us right here and it is doctor karen cox. she is the author of no common ground: confederate monuments and the ongoing fight for racial justice . doctor cox, welcome to the show. >> it's great to be with you. wish it was in person utbut i'm glad to be with a lincoln bookshop again. >> we also wish you were here in person because this is so much fun even to have a conversation elike this face-to-face, it's just so much more fun to interact. we will have those times again. we're coming to the end of this current unpleasantness and we will have those days again. a we are here to talk about karen's new book, but before we do that i also wish to send out greetings and salutations to those of you who may be watching this conversation on c-span book tv. we are recording this event on april 12, 2021 which is the date of release of no common ground . those of you watching this on book tv, we will be watching it at some other time but we thank you for your attention to it and we hope you will enjoy this conversation if you are watching

abraham workshop in chicago. and i have our guest with this right here. this is doctor karen cox. karen cox, the author of toronto. and the ongoing fight for racial justice. doctor karen cox, welcome to the show. karen: it is great to be with you. i wish it was in person but i'm glad to be w

this is your captain coming to you from abraham lincoln bookshop in chicago and i have our guest with us right here it's doctor karen, the author of no common ground confederate monuments in the ongoing fight for racial justice. doctor cox, welcome to the show. >> it's great to be with

karen cox and her book is "no common ground: confederate monuments and the ongoing fight for racial justice." the book is available from abraham lincoln book shop and there's a link in the comments to get it it's $24 and we will ship it to you with a special date of publication signed book plate which is today, the >> good evening everyone. i am louise mirrer the new york historical society's president and i'm to welcome you here for tonight's virtual program. i'm particularly grateful this evening to je realty for sponsoring the program tonight. i'm also delighted to welcome -- and to thank you for your great partnership. before i introduce our speaker i want to recognize and thank the new york historical society for joining us this evening. first and foremost the outstanding chair of our board of trustees the chair for the executive committee and trustee store the goldman suzanne heck and tonight one of tonight's speakers akhil reed amar who will be joining us momentarily on our virtual stage. i'd also like to thank the council. we are so grateful to each and every one of you for your encouragement and support especially dur