so for instance, sojourner truth, i didn't start saying, "i'm going to write a biography of sojourner truth." i said, "why is it that the visions that we have of sojourner truth, the visual imagery, is of this demure, bourgeois lady with knitting or her... a picture of her grandson on her lap? that's the visual sojourner truth, but the verbal sojourner truth was this sort of black power figure, ain't i a woman, rip off your dress, show your... you know, all stuff is going on. they didn't go together. so i started out by saying, "what's going on here?" so with the history of white people, i started by saying, "how is it that chechnya, you know, which was in flames at the time, which is the caucuses, why are white people in the united states called chechnyans, basically, caucasian? you know, how does that happen? so that's where it got... it started. >> hinojosa: do you think... i mean, there is a lot of change going on in that country right now. >> mm-hmm, mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: and a lot of it is visual. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: a lot of it has to do with numbers, when you start looking at

we talked about sojourner truth who played a pretty early role in some of the early women's rights meetings. and harriet jacobs also had a close relationship with a number of women's rights activists. she worked with organizations that were involved in the struggle for women's rights during the civil war, after the civil war. but she was also very critical of white sufficient rah gists and often made the point they did not recognize the way race had created a distinct set of obstacles for black women. and i think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. we're going to talk about that in a couple of weeks. now i want to talk about jacobs herself. the narrative that she composed. i think as you know she wrote that narrative under the name linda brent. she also changed the names of other people that were also in that account. she was born not as linda brent but as harriet jacobs in edenton, north carolina in 1813. her parents were slaves. but they were also, and i think you get a sense of this when she describes her childhood. her parents were skilled workers, which me

. >> did you know she went by the name sojourner truth?> yes, yes, i can. >> what's the best way to celebrate harriet tubman's. >> go to a club and free some trades. >> shiefs taking her last breath and then she said? >> if you liked it, you should have put a ring on it. >> thank you, thank you. and that's why harriet tubman should be on the $10 bill because people don't know ( bleep ) about her. >> larry: very nice. robin thede, everybody. robin thede. all right okay, june will mark the one-year anniversary of the supreme court's landmark decision to legalize gay marriage. ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: yes, go for it. june will also mark the four-month anniversary of justice scalia's murder. incidentally, look at what the cops just dug up in o.j.'s yard. that's right, i'm saying o.j. killed justice scalia. i'm on the record. he just likes to kill. ( laughter ) what he does. so the supreme court decision that constitutionally guarantees a right to same-sex marriage is nearly nine months old, you guys. so looks like somebody just got th

there are reports that sojourner truth stayed there any a nice, the family's last name had a school named after them. if you go to the campus a painting photograph of the you will see a painting photograph of the minister and his wife, and the church on campus was called sister chapelle. i thought was because of all the sisters on campus. it is called sister chapelle because of lauren lucy feldman. once they got involved with the green book, 95% of the businesses were black-owned businesses that supported the green book and supported travels on open road. i think we have another clip we're going to show of some of my interviews from the film. [video clip] >> where are you from? >> new york city, manhattan. my parents lived in our home when i was born. -- lived in harlem when i was born. i lived and moved in queens. >> your parents met here? >> they met in kansas, where my mother lived, and my mother grew the up. during world war ii, my father was stationed there. that is when they met. then my father was sent to france, and when the war was over they got married and moved to new york. . a

there are reports that sojourner truth stayed there any a nice, the family's last name had a school nameder them. if you go to the campus a painting photograph of the you will see a painting photograph of the minister and his wife, and the church on campus was called sister chapelle. i thought was because of all the sisters on campus. it is called sister chapelle because of lauren lucy feldman. once they got involved with the green book, 95% of the businesses were black-owned businesses that supported the green book and supported travels on open road. i think we have another clip we're going to show of some of

we talked about sojourner truth who played a pretty early role in some of the early women's rights meetings. and harriet jacobs also had a close relationship with a number of women's rights activists. she worked with organizations that were involved in the struggle for women's rights during the civil war, after the civil war. but she was also very critical of white sufficient rah gists and often made the point they did not recognize the way race had created a distinct set of obstacles for black women. and i think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. we're going to talk about that in a couple of weeks. now i want to talk about jacobs herself. the narrative that she composed. i think as you know she wrote that narrative under the name linda brent. she also changed the names of other people that were also in that account. she was born not as linda brent but as harriet jacobs in edenton, north carolina in 1813. her parents were slaves. but they were also, and i think you get a sense of this when she describes her childhood. her parents were skilled workers, which me

we talked about sojourner truth who played a pretty early role in some of the early women's rights meetings. and harriet jacobs also had a close relationship with a number of women's rights activists. she worked with organizations that were involved in the struggle for women's rights during the civil war, after the civil war. but she was also very

we talked about sojourner truth who played a pretty early role in some of the early women's rights meetings. and harriet jacobs also had a close relationship with a number of women's

black history and the many contributions of african-american leaders like frederick douglass, sojourner truthw.e.b. du bois, and many others. we must do more than just pass a civil resolution honoring black history month. we should work together to address issues faced by african-americans and all americans. today and every month of the year. that's the right thing to do. mr. president, i see my friend on the floor. would the chair announce the business of the day? the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 524, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of s. 524, the bill to authorize the attorney general to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use. ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise to speak in support of the comprehensive addiction and recovery act known as cara, which i am