plainfield, i'm told, had the first direct connection by train to wall. and he abandoned dunning then. but by eight, by 1900 and until his death in 1921, he was the most famous historian at university. and in the united states. his proconsul views prevailed in american historiography until to 1960, the start of the civil rights movement only did did did scholars start apart this myth of the gone with the wind south and its glorification in cultured, educated who had been dealt with unfairly as villains in. history. hmm. his classes at columbia soon became one historian called a mecca for young southerners who to get their phds. this is in the period 1919 20, when doctorates had just come on to the scene in america and academia and he. produced seven young phds and dispatched them to southern campuses from carolinas to louisiana. and they set the tone of the lost cause worship in southern universities that was very much still in full flower when i became a student. there in the early 1960s. walter linwood flame fleming, a plantation boy from alabama. his f

host: michael has been a juror in plainfield, illinois. caller: good morning to you and your guest. i have been on two judah was here -- i have been on two juries. i have been informed each time. where i would like your guest to comment is this system in a lot of respects is fraud because when they do this, ask questions. -- they ask questions. they are under pressure to get this through and panel injury. -- panel jury. i don't think they take a particular the long time to do this. the system is fraud. people are going to be under pressure. they are going to have other things to do. it doesn't pay much money. they are expected to sit in judgment of someone. this is a very technical case, as was the civil case i set on. it was involving in the group lessons and it was incredibly complicated as to the criteria for transferring things. i think that is what this is going to be, another highly technical case. there are going to be a lot of problems for the juror -- the jury and coming to a fair conclusion. host: what do you think? guest: is the jury system in perfect? -- imperfect? yes.

pam's hospital system wanted to build a new facility in plainfield, illinois.ms pretty straightforward, but there were red flags right away when she went to get government approval for the project. davis: in my case, the governor had appointed individuals to this board who had either contributed money to his campaign, so they bought their way on, or individuals that were controlled by the governor and other individuals and would approve only those projects where a kickback was going to be given. turns out the board was willing to approve the hospital. all she had to do was use builders and lenders who were in their pocket and pad the contract so the board could take... let's call it a transaction fee for their trouble. it became clear to me that this was a major extortion attempt, and i was furious. so i called the fbi. the feds set her up with a wire so they could listen in on her meetings with board members and get the dirt straight from the source. she'd be meeting with these players, and they would be basically laying out the whole scheme to her. davis: the

will plainfield, about a cooling at high end school in memory of a 6 year old go killed in gauze that it came hours after the university started suspending student demonstrates as a to find an ultimatum to leave the income for the payment to will speak to shepherd tennessee will have the latest george washington university in the us capital, where he is the 1st speak to christine. so maybe she joins us from columbia university in new york. quite old again, christine, various universities and schools. obviously joining the protests of what was happening while you are on choose day access to the columbia universe and campus has been restricted today after the takeover of that building. hamilton hall now only students who live on campus and a central faculty are being allowed there. uh no media access and recent days there's unlimited access for media during certain times to get on the campus. but we're being told that no media will be allowed today due to safety conditions, unless safety conditions on campus change. that said, i've been speaking with one of the student organizers of the

dealing with the impacts of the new why the paths and i was told to bring you on this new south plainfield east, this place madison is hold a football match in southern gaza, calling for c supply the the to crane. why the top generals are saying that his troops have been forced to retreat as fighting on his eastern front, intensifies west of the dani. ask region keeps forces a full and back to new positions and at least 3 places shown home and has this report now from keys of the situation on the front line. few crime has got worse. that's according to cranes. army in chief, alexander seed escape. he said that it's due to the russian forces, especially at several points right now on that mode, 1000 kilometer frontline. and he said actually ukrainian forces have had to retreats in from free villages in the south east. he said that those villages mean practical gains full of russian policies, but not necessarily operational games use. i pointed to a difference in terms of fly, a power between the 2 full asses in sections of upfront line. we're not, seems of going out to speak to you crazy. a

host: michael has been a juror in plainfield, illinois. caller: good morning to you and your guest. have been on two judah was here -- i have been on two juries. i have been informed each time. where i would like your guest to comment is this system in a lot of respects is fraud because when they do this, ask questions. -- they ask questions. they are under pressure to get this through and panel injury. -- panel jury. i don't think they take a particular the long time to do this. the system is fraud. people are going to be under pressure. they are going to have other things to do. it doesn't pay much money. they are expected to sit in judgment of someone. this is a very technical case, as was the civil case i set on. it was involving in the group lessons and it was incredibly complicated as to the criteria for transferring things. i think that is what this is going to be, another highly technical case. there are going to be a lot of problems for the juror -- the jury and coming to a fair conclusion. host: what do you think? guest: is the jury system in perfect? -- imperfect? yes. th

. >> michael has been a juror from plainfield, illinois on the independent line. good morning. >> good morning to you and your guest. i have been on two juries. one was a civil trial, like the one that's coming up for trump and the other was a triple murder. i was elected form and each time but the interesting thing in my comment and what i would like your guest to comment on is the system in a lot of respects in my opinion is flawed because bordeaux or for your dyer they are in empanelled language area. i don't think it took a long time to do it and if they are still in the process today, it only goes to my point. the system is flawed. people will be under pressure when they are on that jury. they are going to have other things to do. it doesn't pay much money and they are expected to sit in judgment of someone and this is a very technical case as well as the civil case that i sat on. it was involving a liquor license believe it or not and it was incredibly complicated as to the criteria for transferring things. i think that that's what this is going to be, anoth