him and his union uniform. that is not the image that circulates today. in our popular culture.e image of a dignified soldier. it's the image of a battered body. there's something about the currency of these battered bodies that we thought was powerful, but we also thought it was worth taking a moment and stopping to ask why are the images of bladder back bodies -- sotered black bodies powerful and compelling in a way that beautiful bodies are not. >> you can watch the entire program tonight starting at 6:00 eastern here in american history tv on c-span3. >> nexen american history tv, -- next on american history tv, the edward m.kennedy institute for u.s. senate hosts a program on his efforts to encourage peace in northern ireland. former u.s. envoy george mitchell gives the keynote address followed by a panel , discussion with ambassadors and members of congress and journalists. this 90-minute program begins with remarks by the irish weapon to the u.s.assador anne anderson. >> thank you very much for that introduction. senator mitchell, mrs. vicky kennedy. distinguished panelis

the third picture is him in his union uniform. that is not the image that circulates today in our popular culture. it's not the image of a dignified soldier, right? it's the image of a battered body. so there's something about the currency of these battered bodies that we thought was powerful but we also thought it was worth really taking a moment and stopping to ask why are the images of battered black bodies so compelling in ways that images of beautiful refined intellectual dignified african-americans are not perceived as so compelling? so this is the image that circulates. we have a number of other familiar pictures, portraits, of slaves -- i'm sorry, of soldiers, some of whom were formerly enslaved, again, showcasing that idea of patriotism, dignity and manhood. we wanted to showcase the role of women in that fight for freedom. this is suzy king taylor. this is one of many people's favorites because it tells a different story and it will get me then to this question about legacies, it suggests the importance of families in af

my mom claims i was a confederate re-enactor because it was cheaper to get a uniform on the union side. i'm not sure that was it. i knew slavery was a moral wrong, i knew slavery was the cause of the war. but there was just, again, something that -- it was just i'll use the word again. there is a romantic appeal to the confederacy. i suspect that explains a lot about why our friends in england and in germany are infatuated with confederacy. yeah, go ahead. >> how does an examination of the lost cause inform a critical examination of our national myths, such as e pluribus unum. >> wow. geez. >> wow. >> hmm. >> pete, you take it away. you said you'd take the hard ones. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> no, that's not what i said. i said i would take the hard ones that i asked. that's what i said. >> no. someone rewind the tape. >> can you repeat the question? >> sure. >> we actually need a lifeline is what we need here. >> jim martin, are you in the audience? >> how does an examination of the lost cause of southern myth inform critical examination of our national myths, such as e pluribus unum. >

get them off of those unions, at them in their uniforms and have them patrol the streets. when you do that, you are not preventing crime but actually reacting to crime. and that's why tonight they are actually having a closed door session between the city officials as well as the police union on how to tackle this rising crime problem. the problem continues to get out of controls, and, here's the leader of the union talking about how overworked those officers are. >> they are covering shifts on their days off, covering shifts on their weekend, and we could even have a dayshift officer that is exhausted and gets some sleep, but then will have to go cover in midnight shift. >> here's the thing. the city might declare state of emergency to get those officers to work the different shifts, but the police union, we are seeing that could be -- not that they are against fighting crime but that could be against the contract of fighting crimes. there are contractual operations that the city needs to fill, and the even said yes, at one time, we were known as america's safest big city

union occupation. here we see him in his uniform and the page -- last page from his diary. you can read there where he talks about his unmitigated hatred for yankee rule. i've been told wrapping himself in the flag probably didn't happen but was invented by one of his descendants, but it is too good a part of the story to leave it out entirely. confederate nationalists like rufin could only see ruin in a future without slavery and southern independence. while few southerners followed his example by ending their lives, many felt the overwhelming dishonor of defeat. for instance, one virginia soldier upon hearing of lee's surrender noted in his diary, if this -- if this of true is indeed a death blow to our cause in the state and perhaps the whole confederacy. i cannot describe my feelings on this sad occasion. this is really awful. what an immense loss of life and property and all for naught. and what is to be our future doom? some of those who felt dishonored by defeat believe that they would only regain their honor through violence. they could not respond violently against

union leaders meeting with lawmakers demanding they reach a deal with the governor. >>> 5:46, back to school time. >> good time. get your children new backpacks and uniforms.ylvania officials have one more reminder. don't wait. vaccinate. all part of a campaign to remind you to make sure children's shots are up to date. some clinics offering low cost vaccines to eligible students. >> students who are at risk of illness or students less likely to learn, less likely to be productive in school. >> officials say it's important to keep immunizations up to date. they help children against 14 childhood diseases including measles. >> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 5:47 heading out the door right now. grab an umbrella. you will run into a few showers this morning. this afternoon the showers will be moving out and sunshine will be increasing. partly cloudy skies this evening, heading out to dinner, stores, just a few clouds this evening and isolated showers possible during evening hours. this morning we have seen rain but mostly cloudy for lehigh, suburbs, delaware, south jersey 72 degrees. there are a couple spots a little bit cooler but no 60s this morni

union. check this out a little boy in knowledge is a huge fan of men and women in uniform and wanted them to know it. 5-year-old william everetts jr. delivered lunch he saved up his allowance and treated the officers to subway sandwiches and wanted them to eat healthy and he was given a special police department shirt and other gifts from the department. william's mother says it was his idea because he simply loved police officers. >>> the work in progress but days away from opening. they held an open house to give the community a firsthand look, the school is in philadelphia's kensington section and the mission is to reengage student who have struggled and need help with education, it focuses on reading and literacy and preparing students for the workforce. the first day of class is september 6th. coming up next on "action news." we are following an alleged toe trap in philadelphia, what are the cities rules and what you need to know to protect yourself. >>> people looking for a quick and easy dinner, are turning to at home meal kits we'll help you prepare the options out there ahead in wha

uniform. >>> the taj mahal will shut down . they said they can't operate in money losing operations after union workers walked out. the strike is health insurance. shut down date for the trump casino hasn't been set yet. >>> there's -- there's a wrongful death involving simon. he was killed in a car crash on a highway last year. investigators say the backseat of the lincoln town car that is now missing. this comes after the defendant in the case skyline credit ride inspected the car's evidence. simon's family is suing the company claiming the driver had his license suspended nine times. >>> wild weather is hitting the south western part of the country from monsoonal storms to dangerous flooding conditions. several drivers were trapped by the high waters. lauren has the latest. >>reporter: thunderstorm after thunderstorm, raining down on watches in six states. cities like aly -- cities like al ber occur key is -- >> a monsoon hitting the is the west. thunderstorms pouring down on arizona. up to 2 inches of rain in an hour stranding cars and causing flash flooding. >> it happened so fast. >> you don't have time to m

time when the city's largest police union has been protesting mayor de blasio seeking a 34% pay hike. bratton will be replaced by james o'neill, nypd's top uniformed officer and a 33-year veteran of the department. amy: to talk more about the significance of bratton's resignation, we're joined now by three guests. darius charney is senior staff attorney at the center for constitutional rights and lead counsel on ccr's landmark federal civil rights lawsuit that found nypd's stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional. nabil hassein is an organizer with millions march nyc. and joining us from chicopee, massachusetts, is christina heatherton is assistant professor of american studies at trinity college. she's co-editor of "policing the planet: why the policing crisis led to black lives matter." we welcome you all to democracy now! , it was quite astounding as they were calling for the firing of bratton that new york police commissioner bill bratton resigned. do you think you had any effect. >> definitely. this is a common nation of years of organizing at the new york city grassroots within the movement for black lives. there are more groups than i can

union in country. they wouldn't allow -- the democrats wouldn't allow uniformed police officers on the floor of the conventionee a uniform police officer in the convention. that's because they're embarrassed of uniformed police officers. it's outrageous the way they treat police officers. hillary clinton when she announced for president, you know, pronounced the cops in baltimore guilty -- she basically said they were guilty before they even had a trial. they were all found innocent. all the charges were dropped. where is hillary clinton's apology? now, i don't know. i don't know if she's unhinged or unfair. i know she's criminal. she destroyed thousands and thousands of e-mails. she was found to be extremely careless in handling national security which amounts to gross negligence. so, there's no question that if it weren't for hillary clinton the person would be on trial now. >> mr. mayor, back to what you were talking about hillary clinton seem ingly to snub the from term order of police. her campaign didn't fill out a form to be eligible for it. donald trump did. do you think this helps donald trump and hi

uniform at 54 to 56 degrees. the temperatures are 2-4 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. temperatures are mid-to-upper 50s until you get to pittsburg and tracy and union sick, and saratoga at 52. san jose is hazy. kayaking is not too choppy. hiking, water dew, and garden, strong sunshine, otherwise it could not be were better or typical for august. today and tomorrow close, not much of a change in the temperatures but a dramatic drop off on thursday, a cooler day. alexis? >> you get to show everyone the pretty pictures and i show you the ugly ones on the traffic cameras. bay bridge toll plaza, who are officially on as far as the metering lights are concerned. the car pool lanes are looking okay and fast track and cash lanes, not son, add that into the commute if you are heading out and head across the bay bridge but we do not have anything blocking when you make it to san francisco so the ride should be okay when you make it through the toll plaza. a new problem for solano if you are coming in when 80 we have a report of a choice on the on-ramp. it is minor and not fully blocking, maybe just have to swerve around that. and mass transit looking great s