i turned the floor over to walter johnson. the floor over to walter johnson. [applause] walter johnson: thank you to eric foner. again, i don't have anything as dramatic as i was not raised on shouldersaised on the of paul robeson. i did however once meet eric foner. [laughter] walter johnson: thank you to the sponsors and dana elliott. it has been and are to be here -- an honor to be here and to reacquaint myself and to meet so many people who are my heroes. i want to acknowledge particularly my advisor who was the first person who helped me think through the fact that if we are actually going to try to write african-american history, we need to imagine we are going to reconstruct the very categories of historical analysis around the historical experience of african-american people, and that is an idea i think has been shared and expressed by a lot of the folks in this room. it was from mel paynter that i first learned that. i want to try today to do a little bit around the question of freedom, and to try to think through a notion of freedom and to figure out

it was run by walter johnson. the history professor from the university of chicago, but it did not draft stevenson. this is what i thought happened. that harry truman stepped out in suddenly said, you're my boy. but that's not what happened. what happened -- and the story is much more complicated -- is that a group of labor leaders go to alben barkley who's got harry truman's word that he's going to support him, and those labor leaders say to barkley, you're too old, we can't support you. barkley is many things, but he's not a political ne-yo fight. without labor, he can't be nominated. he withdraws just before the convention opens. and in his memoirs, he blames truman, and there's a lot to be said for that. truman could have and did not stop that meeting. truman may have actually had the meeting scheduled. truman always wanted stevenson. he went to barkley as a last resort. now, the key to the convention was stopping another dixiecrat walk-out. if that meant going with stevenson, that would be great. if it meant

walter johnson mentioned earlier the idea of racial capitalism is very important. we cannot separate an understanding of slavery and white supremacy from the emergence of american capitalism . have individuals done well? of course. the majority haven't. the point about distant progress, i live in a world, and my grandmother a sharecropper could not have imagined it. a lot of people i politically organize with live in very difficult circumstances with tens of thousands of people incarcerated who do not appear in unemployment statistics anymore. people who are homeless, indoor enormousarities -- disparities within the african-american community with some doing well and some barely surviving. it is only when we ignore those not in statistics when we can mark the uncritical progress. it is dangerous to do that. the other thing, the implied question is whether it is only academics critical of capitalism and ideas that regular folk art. they may not call it capitalism, but black women are on the .orefront of the fight for 15 the black lives matter movement is mostly led

among them, house speaker paul ryan, governor scott walter, and senator ron johnson. the snub comes as the former cia director wrote an oped piece in the new york times pledging his support experience on national security. even more important, the character traits he has exhibited during the primary season suggest he would be a poor, even dangerous commander in chief." >> reporter: trump will need to move on. soerpss close to the campaign are sounding the alarm about recent days events, and the effect on fundraising. protests after releasing body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting. last week an officer shot and killed 18-year-old paul o'neal after he was accused of stealing a car and ramming into police officers. he did not have a gun on him. video shows him ditch the car, run into an alley. the shooting was not caught on camera. o'neal can be seen bleeding on the ground as officers handcuff him. three duties. >>> new orleans cleaning up after a powerful storm ripped through that city. two people hurt. heavy rain, high wind, toppled trees took out power li

>>walter: that is duane the rock johnson. just one of a growing number of a-listers taking part in the 22 pushup challenge. johnson was challenged by chris pratt who did the pushups with his wife. day for 22 days and it's only going to get bigger as they challenge their famous friends. the goal is to make it to a million pushups. it's a little more challenging depending on, you know, he's got a dog to contend with here. he wants to get in on the action. >>russell: you don't necessarily have to do it with a dog. >>walter: no. i don't know where the dog came in. i think the goal is to just have 22. >>russell: coco and josephine are not going to do this. >>walter: rookie want to play, too. mama bear springs into action as her cubs are floating over a water fall in alaska. runs across the water. all three end up going over the falls but they are okay. >>russell: oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >>walter: the video has been viewed more that be -- than a million to two million times. >>russell: don't mess with a >>walter: and this is real

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walter cronkite was the last person who had that kind of authority when johnson said we lost concrete, we lost the country. by losing all gravatar's, the media has abandoned, abdicated its role of authority it can exert. who cares what they think? people cared what cronkite thought. these were matters of standing. now they are entertainers. i won't say any tames but if any of them stand up to anything or for anything, would you really care? would you be moved? i don't think so. as the kids say that is very concerning. something to be concerned about. you go back and see a face in the crowd again and realize it might even be worth -- the other example i give a plug to a friend in plot against america, these are things you should be watching and reading today, things turn out okay in the end. it is said the almighty looks after children, drunks in the united states of america. so far so good. i don't want to start a prayer session. that is not my intent but we have been very lucky and hope our luck holds out. thank you very much for a lovely evening. >> big round of applause for sean wi

walter miler took place here. is is a mile event and has become a huge race. lauren johnson won the women's mile race with a time of 4:22, fastest. she finished 9th in the olympic trial. >>> coming up in the next half hour. >> but i'm opposed to declaring vacant lots, empty sorry vacant lots, historic. >>> and five unsolved murders, mostly gang related. but a ret everyone wants better chicken. him. her. even that guy. it's true! and that's what you get at subway with the new chicken caesar melt. rotisserie-style chicken that's raised without antibiotics. topped with a savory caesar sauce, melted provolone and parmesan cheese for a taste that's deliciously unique. it's exactly what you, him, her, ...and those guys all asked for. the new chicken caesar melt from subway. y22pvy yy6y >>> former president bill clinton visited the area to raise money for his wife's presidential campaign. details on all the stops. >>> murder in involved. >>> and today, north carolina naacp will hold a press conference to talk about the voter id law and how republicans are responding. >>> good morni

i guess a walter cronkite cronkite was less person who had that kind of authority when johnson said we have lost cronkite, we've lost the country. i think what by becoming entertainment and losing all possible sense of importance the media has abandoned the role of authority that can exert. who cares what they think. people cared what cronkite thought. people cared what others thought. now they are entertainers. i want sandy names for but any one of them could actually stand up to anything or say anything which you really care? would you really be moved? i don't think so. so that is as the kids say, that's really concerning. something to be concerned about. i suppose you go back and sit facing the the crowd again and realized that it might even be worse. it could be be worse than it is today. the other example of give a plug to plotting against america. these these are things you should be watching and reading the state. and everyone things turned out okay in the end. they said that the almighty looks after children, drunks, and the united states of america. so far, so good. i don't wa

i guess a walter cronkite cronkite was less person who had that kind of authority when johnson said we have lost cronkite, we've lost the country. i think what by becoming entertainment and losing all possible sense of importance the media has abandoned the role of authority that can exert. who cares what they think. people cared what cronkite thought. people cared what others thought. now they are entertainers. i want sandy names for but any one of them could actually stand up to anything or say anything which you really care? would you really be moved? i don't think so. so that is as the kids say, that's really concerning. something to be concerned about. i suppose you go back and sit facing the the crowd again and realized that it might even be worse. it could be be worse than it is today. the other example of give a plug to plotting against america. these these are things you should be watching and reading the state. and everyone things turned out okay in the end. they said that the almighty looks after children, drunks, and the united states of america. so far, so good. i don't wa

walter miler took place tonight. it's become a huge event over the past few years in raleigh. some olympians in attendance, as well as our top runners from the area. laura johnson won the women's mile with a time of 4 minutes, 24 seconds. can you believe that? that's setting a record, the fastest in the country this year. she finished 9th in the olympic trials. the men's in 3:54 and mickey branigan set the record for para olympian. >>> tonight a family and city outrageed after dramatic video released in the moments before and after police shot a man in chicago. the backlash and debate behind f0 >>> breaking news now in fayetteville, we have just learned police arrested one of the two named suspects wanted in the boxwood lane homicide. we're told quinten swan was just taken into custody. >>> a tragic story out of georgia. a father charged after leaving his 15-month-old twin girls in a hot car where asa north is facing manslaughter charges. police say he had been drinking before leaving them in the car. he tried to revive them by taking them to a nearby inflatable pool and covering them with water and ice. >>> in kentucky a day care forced to close temporarily af

walter white-- hanging around town this fall. the annual wilson center guitar festival. carl joins us live now-- when the oil billionaire koch brothers call senator johnson... [ cellphone ringing ] ...what do you think they talk about? how the koch brothers' companies polluted wisconsin, even green bay, as he voted their way 90% of the time and supported special tax breaks for big oil polluters? whatever senator johnson and the koch brothers talk about, it probably isn't you. edf action is responsible forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell we continue to track a low moving into our area today and tomorrow. right now we are moving through the warm sector of the system and that means highs in the upper 80s and dewpoints in the upper 60s near 70. we have a chance of rain and thunderstorms today and storms front pushes across wi. that front will bring in cooler and far less humid air but as it passes, there is a risk of strong and possibly severe storms saturday. highs fall to the low 70s sunday and dewpoints slip to the 50s for a very refreshing day. today: partly sunny. warm & humid, feels like 95. chance of rain and storms. high: 88 dewpoint: