the ku klux klan was a domestic terrorist organization that formed right after the civil war. focusing on denying black people, black citizens in this country, the right to vote among many other constitutional rights. the ku klux klan act was used to enforce the provisions of the 14th and 15th amendments. it essentially says that any effort to intimidate or coerce or threaten anyone for the purposes of denying someone a constitutional right is in violation of u.s. law. there is both a civil component and a criminal component. the legal defense of a lawsuit in november of 2020 immediately after the november 3rd elections because we saw exactly what jack smith saw. we saw that the president in his campaign was using racial tropes. was directly threatening voters in particular cities across the country. calling that their votes cannot be counted. demanding that their votes be rejected because he wanted to create the facade that he, somehow, won the election. you cannot manipulate the votes of black citizens in this country for that purpose. that is unlawful, it is illegal, that is

ticket but my interest in this story, she's one of the first to talk about the arrival of the ku klux klan and the most formidable. when you think about the ku klux klan, probably talk about the origins of the clan in american history after the civil war, forming the effort to stop african-americans in their quest for freedom. you see the published in harper's weekly in 1974 showing the clan there. on the left is another white supremacist organization and you can see the words worse than slavery. we associate them with a moment of freedom with foundations in the south and the terror that promulgated across the south. my concern is the second clan of the 1920s that became particularly strong in the midwest. you might remember the clan was popular in ohio and indiana but was also strong in california and 1921, that year the clan arrived in downtown los angeles and the california eagle ran front page headlines showing shall we entertain the clan and what should we do about the arrival, talking about the dangers of the clan held in downtown los angeles in 1924. and while the strength of this p

ticket but my interest in this story, she's one of the first to talk about the arrival of the ku klux klan and the most formidable. when you think about the ku klux klan, probably talk about the origins of the clan in american history after the civil war, forming the effort to stop african-americans in their quest for freedom. you see the published in harper's weekly in 1974 showing the clan there. on the left is >> newly freed slave and you can see the word there worse than slavery. now the plan of the 19th century we associate very much with the moment of freedom right and with its foundation in the south and the terror that it, you know, promulgated across the south. but my concern tonight is not that plan. but what we call the second plan it is the second plan of the 1920s that became particularly strong in the u.s. west also in the midwest. and some of you might remember in the 1920s the clan was popular in idaho and indiana but it was also strong in california. and it's this clan that have noticed in 1921. it was that year that the clan arrived in downtown los angeles setting up the

story is that she was one of the first to sound the alarm in california about the arrival of the ku klux klan. and she also became one of the most formidable opponents. when we think about the ku klux klan most of us think about usually probably about the origins and of the reconstruction era in american history after the civil war. the clan formed part of the effort to stop african-americans in the quest for freedom. you can see it's showing this clan on the right to left is the name of another white supremacist organization active in the south. you can see the words there, worse than slavery. now the clan of the 19th century we associate agreement with the moment of freedom and its foundations in the south and the terror that it promulgated across the south. my concern tonight is not that but what we call the second clan of the 1920s but became particularly strong in the midwest and some of you might remember the clan was popular in ohio and indiana but it was also strong in california. it was that year the clan arrived in downtown los angeles setting up an office right downtown and immedia

example because she lived at the time of division but determined to stand up to the voices including ku klux klan to do what many said could not belu done. when they were denied education she denied audible care, she build the hospital. when the world was grappling with authoritarianism she helped establish a foundational commitment to human rights to the united nations. her spirit is captured in this beautiful t sculpture funded by the people florida with the help nancyde and statuary, the firstf its kind in statuary hall. the sunny outlook, the gold letteringmi got shines and the rows that represents the students she educated courage and love. florida was the places from which debut with him democracy speech where she said in this beloved land of florida a rendezvous with democracy and burned alive vibrating with challenges that stimulate me and keep the body for the pursuit of happyness. the justice widespread. this is the intention today and for all time the life and legacy be a symbol of justice, hope and iolove for america and all humankind. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, president of

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alabama, the state where the ku klux klan was headquartered up until 1987, and where klan the 's legacy of racist attacks on democracy is very much alive today. tonight, trump wasn't alabama to accept the endorsement of alabama's entire republican congressional delegation. just sit with that for a second. after being indicted for trying to overthrow democracy, every single republican house member from alabama still endorsed donald trump tonight. but that is not the only controversy that those members of congress are dealing with. right now, that same congressional delegation is at the center of a national fight over the disenfranchisement of black voters. now, one in four people in the state of alabama is black. but only one of the seven congressional districts in alabama has a majority of black voters. that imbalance was so plainly obvious that, in june, the very conservative supreme court -- the same one where john roberts's chief justice -- that court, said alabama republicans had gone too far. and the court ordered alabama to create a new majority black district. but last month, ala

one of trump's indictments is over the 1870 ku klux klan act in south carolina. does anyone seriously believe that the congress in 1870 -- by the way, only republicans voted to abolish the ku klux klan. every democrat who voted, voted against the u.s. government stopping the ku klux klan because back then the democrats were the party of slavery, segregation and representation. repression, and you look at that and you say to yourself, you know, jack smith is crazy. which he is, by the way. he was rebuked 8-0 by the supreme court when he went after government robert mcdonald, basically for having lied about the nature of the law. so what we're seeing in d.c., in miami, in new york, in fulton county and maybe certainly with the attorney general in michigan, we're seeing a concert left-wing effort to use the law as a weapon with of destruction and to do things that are clearly political and not legal. elizabeth: you know, the fulton county d.a., fani willis, she's asking for a march 4th trial date for the fourth indictment. that's the day before super tuesday, eight

after the us civil war, which is a law put in place to protect a newly freed black slaves from ku klux klan and other white supremacists violence in stopping their ability to vote. and when you think about more than a width of white supremacy sentiment, that kind of hung over the january 6 riots, that's a very interesting law to be trying to use. so we're looking at as opposed to other indictments, which are very serious. we're really talking about the very foundation of a bedrock of the democracy. if it's united states likes to do itself as hell. is the former president reacting to this william as well as expected? he and his lawyers and his, his presidential campaign are all basically saying the same thing that this is politically motivated, that this is a weapon is ation or instrument, instrumental ization of justice. it's a distraction from joe biden and crimes that the republicans alleged a certainly his son hunter biden, of course, hunter biden's case is proceeding through the legal system. so it's hard to make a case against some kind of unfairness there. and of course, the same is t

actual— attempting to be erased about the actual ku — attempting to be erased about the actual ku klux klancal tyranny of black and brown communities, but what they were _ brown communities, but what they were built — brown communities, but what they were built and stand upon. and it is truly an— were built and stand upon. and it is truly an insult for black americans to be _ truly an insult for black americans to be compared in that manner. ihdeed — to be compared in that manner. ihdeed so _ to be compared in that manner. indeed so. before i let you go, we are 60 years on, what do you think doctor king would make of how far, or how far we've come —— how far, or health not far we've come? had or how far we've come -- how far, or health not far we've come?— health not far we've come? had he lived, we would _ health not far we've come? had he lived, we would have _ health not far we've come? had he lived, we would have been - health not far we've come? had he lived, we would have been on - health not far we've come? had he lived, we would have been on a - lived, we would have been on a differ

rankin county is infested with white supremacist, ku klux klan, infiltrated the sheriff's department,an bailey has known about this. many of these criminals were on duty up until june 1 only through the mississippi borough of investigation and u.s. department of justice leader kristen clark and her southern district in mississippi who has done a great job -- only through their efforts has bryan bailey sheriff try to come to some remorse. he has not even apologized to the victims. we demand that bryan bailey step down now. he is part of a pattern of practice and a culture and custom of terrorism by his department. we have blacks, whites, rich, poor that have been beaten by his officers. he has known this all along. the struggle continues in this case for compensation for these two suffering victims, jenkins and parker, but for all of the victims of rankin county terrorism. it is the number one county for terrorism and white supremacist infiltration. case in point, christian dedmon, it is coming out he has family members that have pled guilty in mississippi to hate crimes. i mean, a lot

frankly, it would make the grand lizards of the ku klux klan, quote, proud. what is your response? especially on a weekend when we are reminded of the deadly impact this kind of hateful rhetoric and have? this >> reverend al, the verbal assault lobbied against myself and kennedy is shameful. it's deeply offensive, it's dangerous. it is not that long ago that we were upstaged by images of white supremacist carrying tiki torches in charlottesville. it was not that long ago that a white supremacist mob sees the capitol. waving confederate flags and erecting nooses on the west lawn of the capital. and one of my childhood memories that is deeply embedded, my ancestors and family members have been brutalized and lynched and raped by the ku klux klan. i recall when my family member had moved into a predominantly white cul-de-sac in the 80s when i was a child. we had across burned in our lawn. so,, for me as a deeply shameful and offensive and dangerous as his words are, he is not occupying any real estate in my mind. i remain squarely focused on the arc of undoing the centuries of harm th

code section 19851, enacted as the ku klux klan act in 1871.hat by force, intimidation or threat sought to prevent members of congress from discharging their official duties, end quote. that's from your actual case that you've put forward. this sounds like some of the things that the january 6th committee was talking about. it sounds like the things that jack smith talks about in the january 6th report. it sounds like the stuff that fani willis talks about, right? that there was an actual orchestrated effort to stop a government function and deprive members of congress and by extension the american people of their rights. >> sure. and also, this complaint is based on the ku klux klan act of 1871, which in essence was during reconstruction. and then it was really to prevent intimidation and the use of violence to prevent acts of violence against people -- black people especially to thwart voting rights, to thwart attacks with regard to the constitutional rights of african americans. so this was a direct attack then on the african american commun

my ancestors and i have a living family members who were terrorized by the ku klux klan. is shameful, it is deeply offensive, and it is dangerous. you know, it is just a sober and a reminder of why we need to be vigilant in the work of confronting and rooting out anti black rhetoric and policies. it is quite literally on the heels of what's happening in jacksonville. a matter of life and death. i served on the house oversight committee for two terms. i am very clear on the threats of organized white supremacy that has been emboldened in recent years and what it looks like. i survived an insurrection when a white supremacist mob sees the capitol seeking to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power -- confederate flags interrupting nooses on the west lawn of the capitol. so, this is another reminder that the extremist gop and their presidential candidates are a clear and present danger, and their verbal assault on myself and dr. cantwell in no way the third or persuade our efforts. it is simply meant to distract from their hate that they traffic in and their policy violence

criminal code, the ku klux klan act, the kkk act. black people and preventing them from exercising the right to vote, including the right to have their votes counted. count four of this new indictment accuses trump of violating section 241 by conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate one or more persons in the free exercise and enjoyment of the right to vote, and have one's vote counted. joining us is maya wylie, civil rights attorney attorney, and president and ceo of leadership conference on civil and human rights. maya, no better person to talk to about this. i was very fired up about this yesterday, because to me it did not seem like a coincidence that there is a distinct racial project at the heart of the kkk act. and there seems to have been a distinct racial, that is to say racist, project at the heart of trump's efforts to disenfranchise votes. this was not a coincidence, they were black and brown votes he was trying to get discounted. >> look what donald trump had to do to try to steal the 2020 election from jo

which was exactly what the supreme court has said in interpreting section 2:41, the ku klux klan act,have your vote counted is the same as your right to put that vote in the ballot box. trace it equally, is the same thing. and as we know, both from the january six committee process, from what we've seen in the news reporting, and from what is in this indictment, it covers that but it also adds to it, it's that donald trump himself has directly put in the action to purposefully, purposefully prevent the votes from being counted, and really, all of the evidence that runs throughout the indictment all culminates up to that central goal and desire that donald trump had, whether in states or whether in congress, to make sure that peoples votes did not count. >> this is important, because recovering this coup in niger we think in countries like -- we don't think there is an expectation that your vote either is not gonna be counted properly, or matters. we actually have that in this country, but a line that runs through this indictment is the conversations with jeffrey clark. a man who worke

these laws are also known as the ku klux klan act, at the time , one of the ways people were trying to deprive their way to vote was terrorism. it was the ku klux klan going out to terrorize the black folks to stop them from voting. we talk about this being a reconstruction law and a law that is about targeting the clan. it might strike people of seeming arcane. what trump is doing here and -- here, it does not remind people of burning crosses. it is important to know that this law, because it was foundational in the nation's first attempt of trying to protect civil rights. it have a long history of attempts to prosecute who interviewed in elections. this is not just about violence and terrorism. this is about trying to interfere in the outcome of elections in ways very much like what trump is accused of doing here, there is a case in 1915 where the supreme court upholds an impact -- indictment, indicting two election officials trying to throw the votes in 11 precincts in oklahoma. like trump, those election officials, while there reason for throwing those votes out was baseless, just

back to statutes and laws that were on the books going back more than a century involving the ku klux klanhat he was reaching. that got a counternarrative going, john, that, well, he must be having something else that he's ready to debut in a trial or what have you. what do you make of that? >> as you and i discussed when we watched the arraignment a few days ago, this is such a momentous part of history. this is, i think, the most serious criminal trial ever brought in the history of our country, accusing a former president of trying to stop the peaceful transfer of power. you and me, all of us want the case to be water tight, want the charges to be clear, want them to be based ontive readings of the law -- ontive readings of the law with clear facts. unfortunately, i'm disappointed. i think the critics are right that the indictment is actually based on stretches, real stretches of the facts, actually claims -- fraud that's used against government contractors, a statute used for obstruction of congress usually used for tampering with witnesses and evidence in congressional investigations,

representative, ayanna pressley, and the activists and author, hebron kinde, two grand wizards of the ku klux klanople, are like grand wizards of the ku klux klan. and by the way, he said climate change refugees, of which at last count, there was an estimated 20 million, simply don't exist. you believe social welfare programs are incentivizing young women to abandon the idea of a nuclear family, and has convinced them to avoid traditional marriage. ramaswamy has been gaining on desantis in recent polls, those still trailing trump by about 50 points. he was cheered and booed and faced heavy criticism, and gained lots of new donors. true, his presidential bid is still a very long shot, but eyes wide open as we see a brand-new conspiracy theorist start taking the spotlight. so, no matter what, i'm running this kitchen. (vo) make the switch. it's your business. it's your verizon. (vo) ninety-two percent of students in high-needs schools can't afford essential school supplies. subaru and our retailers are there to help by giving millions of dollars in funding along with school supplies students need. w

even though he is the one who was made grand wizards of the ku klux klan and proud, and who are beingon his comments after the town hall. he said, quote, the fact that we are taught to see each other on the basis of our genetic attributes is something that would make the old wizards of the kkk proud. tell me a little bit about this. this is another oversimplifications of a concept. he is saying the idea that people are talked about as black or white creates confusion and is part of the problem. >> well, the fact of the matter is, how do we eliminate racism? how do we eliminate racial disparities inequities where black people are more likely to die at the hands of police violence, the impoverished, be incarcerated, died from heart disease and cancer, if we don't talk about race? if we don't identify by race? you know, so that is the fact of the matter. and they want to illuminate conversations about race so that they can hide racism. and if you hide racism, then they are able to hide their policies that are actually causing those disparities and inequities, or in the case of vivek, aga

the reason this was interesting to me is because it originates from the ku klux klan. when the clan was essentially trying to discourage and prevent black people from voting, this is the legislation that was enacted and so the notion that the doj has not charged donald trump with essentially trying to deprive the american public of their right to vote to have their vote counted is something of significance that we should all be paying attention to. >> you know, glen, picking up on what charles was talking about on the unnamed co-conspirators, why would jack smith hold off on indicting them now? >> great question, jose. because what i found unusual as a former career prosecutor was that none of these co-conspirators were charged in this indictment. i handled lots of conspiracy cases with co-defendants, ordinarily prosecutors like to charge everyone in a joint indictment. everyone who is believed to be or who we think we can prove to be was a co-conspirator. so, what i suspect jack smith is doing here is focusing like a laser beam on the leader of the conspiracy, donald

or they called it the ku klux klan act, and it set up the justice department to pursue the klan. this is a time where the national government was feeling, congress in particular, was feeling it was capable of actually not only designating a part but having the united states run it as well. took a long time to work out the kinks obviously but at least that was the intent. >> it's also true and this is in the book, i don't know if those in ourio talk today, but the failure of reconstruction and in the later creation of the parks service during the difficult time in theot early 20th century of the jim crow laws, there are lots of reasons why it was better for the park service to have a new story about its origins. tying it in as rolf was referring earlier i think to all the messiness of the civil war, tying it into a person like homestead who was known for his outright condemnation of the old south. these are people who saw it first hand and they were not having it. it needed a new story and they needed to convince southern legislatures and a southern president to sign the legislat

national convention in 1924 for nearly half an hour and opposition to a resolution condemning the ku klux klan. when he died in 1925, the ku klux klan conducted memorial services and cross burnings for him across the country in the cabinet, as wilson's secretary of state. bryan offered no objection when another wilson cabinet member, albert burleson, proposed segregation for the federal bureaucracy. wilson himself went along with the idea and defended it in public, despite the fact that prior to the wilson administration, white and black workers had worked side by side at the same desks, tables and machinery for years. the progressive journalist and publisher josephus daniels, was another white supremacy artist in the wilson cabinet. he was well-known for fomenting the notorious wilmington, north carolina, riots that resulted in the deaths of 60 black americans in one day. daniels celebrate the result with a jubilee. wilson made him the publicity chairman for his 1912 presidential campaign and then secretary of the navy at the end of the wilson administration. race riots across the united stat

by congress after the civil war so federal agents could go after southern whites, including the ku klux klanwere engaging, essentially, in terrorism to prevent black americans from voting. that is the origin of this part of the u.s. criminal code. that fourth count against trump, that conspiracy against rights, it is something sometimes called the ku klux klan act. it has really chilling resonance because of its historical origins. in terms of how it is used now, it is no longer something so tightly associated with racial terrorism. in the modern era, it has been used more broadly, including especially in cases of voting fraud conspiracies. vote rigging, casting false votes, conspiring to not properly count, properly cast votes in an election, all those sorts of things. but those are the four charges and let us start tonight by how the indictments lays this out. first of all, as i mentioned, it is unequivocally clear, and this is not new territory for us as a country, the indictment is very clear that it is about conduct that happened while trump was president. all four felony counts in the

victory is ours on august 8, 1925 , a ku klux klan parade took place in the capital of the united states , an organization of racist fanatics who fought for the white america clan arose after the civil war in order to prevent the granting of civil rights to blacks and coloreds do not agree to be intimidated and killed, then the clans quieted down, but after the first world war they sharply increased their influence in 19. the 20th, according to the most conservative estimates in the organization , was 2.5 million people, and on that day , 50,000 traditional hoodies with emblems on their chests, caps, their noses open, marched through washington in a solemn march, they felt their strength and they were not afraid of anything in those years, the racists committed hundreds of grave crimes against african americans, mexicans, liberal politicians and everyone who was considered their enemies today, the kuklox clan is formally dissolved, but its idea still has a second. on august 8, 1967 , the association of southeast asian nations or asean was created. at the beginning, it included five membe

by congress after the civil war, federal agents could go after southern whites, including the ku klux klanwere engaging, essentially, in terrorism to prevent black americans from voting. that is the origin of this part of the u.s. criminal code. that fourth count against trump, that conspiracy against writes, it is something sometimes called the ku klux klan act, it has really chilling residents because of its historical origins. in terms of how it is used now, it is no longer something so tightly associated with racial terrorism. in the modern era, it has been used more broadly, including especially in cases of voting fraud conspiracies. vote rigging, casting false votes, conspiring to not properly count, properly cast votes in an election, all the sorts of things but those are the four charges and let us start tonight by how the indictments lays this out. first of, all as i mentioned, it is unequivocally clear, this is not new territory for us as a country, the indictment is very clear that it is about conduct that happened while trump was president. all four felony counts in the indictm

after the us civil war, which was the law put in place to protect a newly freed black slaves from ku klux klan, and other white supremacist violence in stopping their ability to vote. and when you think about more than a width of white supremacy sentiment, that kind of hung over the january 6 riots, that's a very interesting law to be trying to use. so we're looking at, as opposed to other indictments, which are very serious. we're really talking about the very foundation of a bed rock of the democracy that the united states likes to do itself as that was william blue cross speaking with us earlier, us bring you up to date on some other stories. poland descending more troops to its border with bella roost. after saying to bella, rosie and military helicopters violated aerospace, near b o. b shop. warsaw has sent more soldiers to its eastern border in recent weeks. after wagner mercenaries moved in 2 fellows from russia. nato member, poland. says that it informs the alliance about the incursion of the ukraine's military says that a ronnie and made russian drones have struck buildings in the sou

the purpose was to integrate blacks into society and then used again in the 1960 to go after the ku klux klan. that's one of the laws. there they are. they are interpreting to use against trump in denying blacks the right to have jo by the electorate. it's crazy stuff and um, i just don't know how it's going to fly. i think if it ever gets to the supreme court, they've trumps convicted and it gets to the supreme court eventually. i think they'll overturn it because i think it's all ridiculous. well save, i'm sure you've noticed that there seems to be a tit for tat when it comes to impeachment. what does it say about the current state of political affairs in washington and what kind of consequences could these actions have in the future? well, the republicans have been very careful, and kevin mccarthy was the leader of the republicans in the house of would hold impeachment proceedings against joe biden, and would vote to impeach him then the senate would have to convict him. don't forget donald trump, the democrats impeached him twice, twice. uh, so they started this and made impeachment the v

>> no, because ku klux klan outfits are presented characteristics under public, accommodation laws.der public >> and presumably that would be the same ku klux klan outfit, regardless whetherhild was black or white or any other characteristic. >> can i -- i haveneasy question for you and one more difficult one. i want to understand your argument, you can say whatever yowant as long as you say it to erydy. or not say anything you want as long as you don'sait to anybody. so a gay couple walks in to ms. smith's ofcend says we want to quote from a burger fell -- obergefell. and she says we don't do that, that is ok with you yes? >> yes. >> because she doesn't do it for anybody? >> yes. >> this is the harder one. a gay couple walks in and says s us this union. and ms. smith says that is problem, and they gay couple says, well youou say that if we were an opposite sex couple, right? and she says, we would say at if you are an opposite sex couple. and the couple says, what is the big deal, then? i think that is difre, so i'm wondering whether you think it is diffen >> well, i think it's differ

the antiwhite racism and forms the policies is no more subtle than that of the ku klux klan. but it doesn't emanate from the backwater regions. it's been manufactured and promoted in the editorial moves in "the new york times" and the pulitzer foundation, the offices of the teacher unions and the faculties of the universities and schools which makes it far more dangerous. we now have a serious problem of recruitment in the military because the secretary defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs general mark meli are antiwhite racist and it's a core element of military training. the system of justice appointed the supreme court that is such an ideologue appointed to a position whose only job is to defend the constitution which is the believer in critical race theory which maintains that it's a document that does not contain the word as a white supremacist contract that shouldn't be respected. i didn't hear one republican on that committee that reviewed her mentioning this small fact. america is not now and never was a racist country. it's true that in the efforts to defend

no, because ku klux klan outfits are not presented aracteristics under public, can mediation -- under public accommodation la >> andmablthat would be the same ku klux klan o regardless whether the child was black or white or any other characteristic. >> can i -- i have one easy question for you and one more ffult one. i wanto derstand your argument, you can say whatever you want as long as yosait to everybody. orotay anything you want as long as you don't say it to anybody. so a gay coue lks in to ms. smith's office and says we want to quote from a burger fell -- obergefell. and she says we don't do that, that is ok with you yes? >> yes. >> because s dsn't do it for anybody? >> yes. >> this is the harder one. a gay coalks in and says i would like the standard website, everything standard, the kind of weite that we were talking about before, but i want something in addition toha i want in the homepage of the website for it to say, god bless us this unn. and . ith says that is a problem, and they gay couple yswell you would say that if we were an opposite sex couple, right? and she says

and othernd repressive measures, as well as vigilante violence through organizations like the ku klux klanill emerge in a strong way in 1868 and the years afterward. from ae nation. it's important to remember that in this period democrats and republicans have the sort of opposite ideologies as they have today democrats were opposed to the republican parties use of federal power to secure black rights, although they were more amenable to using this power to expand white settlement into the west and we'll get into to more of that later. so things began to change a little bit when ulysses s grant was elected in 1868. grant had been a career military man who quit the army in the years before the civil war floundered around a bit trying to find his way before rejoining the military during the civil war and here he found his real talent, which was planning military campaigns and leading men into battle after the war. he served as the general of the armies for johnson profoundly disagreed with johnson on most matters involving reconstruction and really wanted to honor abraham lincoln who is a fri

because she also lived at a time of division but determined to stand out to the voices including the ku klux klando what many say cannot be done. when blacks were denied education she built a school, denied medical care, she built a hospital, when the world was grappling with authoritarianism she helped establish the foundational commitment to human rights through the united nation. her spirit is captured in this beautiful sculpture by neil of floridahe people with the help of nancy and the statuary. note the cap and gown and books of an educator, the first of its time in statuary hall. the smile and sunny outlook, the gold lettering that shines like thelo florida sun, the cane gifd to her by president roosevelt and of course the distinctive black rows that represent the students she educated, encouraged him loved. florida was a place in which she effected change and offered the rendezvous with democracy speech where she said in this beloved land of florida, i have tested a rendezvous with democracy and i have found it alive vibrated with challenges that stimulate me and keep me fighting for the

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through a state where thern government including the governor of the state were controlled by the ku klux klan. the 1920s were horribly divisive in the united states. we've always argued over the role of immigration inwe the country. we have always been fearful about the future. do you really think that the people looking into the great depression were without anxiety were -- it's not new. we've had economic trouble. the world has always been a dangerous place. the united states has never been sure exactly what our place in the world should be. so, we see these arguments playing out in his life and what does that tell charlie? what does that tell me? that we got through them before and we are going to get through them again. and the reason we are going to get through them again is because we are a whole nation of charlie's. whether we are up or down on a particular day, we are people who get to work and try to solve problems. we don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good. that's why i think it is the right book at the right time, because we are going to get through what's going on now.

labor and other repressive measures as well as vigilante violence through organizations, like the ku klux klan which really emerged in a strong way in 1868 and the years afterward. there's also a great a great deal of resistance from democrats from across the nation. it's important to remember that in this period democrats and republicans have the sort of opposite ideologies as they have today democrats were opposed to the republican parties use of federal power to secure black rights, although they were more amenable to using this power to expand white settlement into the west and we'll get into to more of that later. so things began to change a little bit when ulysses s grant was elected in 1868. grant had been a career military man who quit the army in the years before the civil war floundered around a bit trying to find his way before rejoining the military during the civil war and here he found his real talent, which was planning military campaigns and leading men into battle after the war. he served as the general of the armies for johnson profoundly disagreed with johnson on most matter