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1920s lie to 23. staged the bexar whole push. try to overthrow the government of germany almost succeeded. 1933 the burning of the german parliament. what does this mean and what does it sound like? an attack on the national parliament that hitler used to his own advantage to become a fascist dictator and expand his place in power. this is the way that people like that gain power and expand it. and that really is the way of understanding this. >> the former guy went after mike pence, went after ...

Story. americans are not replacing themselves naturally by having children in a country that is increasingly hostile to children and immigration is making up the difference. why dont we have a right to be mad about that? >> i think history is in order here. what many americans might not realize is during the period of time where the great american middle class was born, during the eisenhower era where we had rapid middle-class growth, rapid increase in wages, and when immigrant and u.s.-born ame...

Themselves naturally by having children in a country thats increasingly hostile to c children and immigration is making up the difference. why dont we havee the right to be mad about that? hav >> well, i thinke first a bit of history is in order here. h what manyis americans may not realize is that during the period of time when the great american middle class was born during the eisenhower era, when weho had rapid middle class growth, rapid increase in our quality of living, rapidra increase in...

Redding. >> so people outside of here wouldnt think to describe it as cosmopolitan, but it must have felt that way. >> very much so. there were people named vecinni, and people named miss willie mae. it was a rich mixture of the black south meeting ining the appalachian white south in this place right here. a very unique town. this town right here was owned by the largest company in the united states at the time, united states steel. and their money was in coal. and our parents were part of that...

Meeting the appalachian white south in this place, right here. a very unique town. this town was owned by the largest company in the united states, at the time. united states steel. the money was in coal, and our parents were part of that labor movement. >> in the 1920s and taken back 30s, the coal industry in central appalachia employed 150,000 people. despite how it is portrayed, 1 in 5 coal miners were black. lynch had a population of over 10,000 people. in 2019, 533. there are still folks he...

Even the lefts use of woke. >> theres the word woke and the concept of woke. that concept has been around for years. the interesting thing about it is, the first time we heard the word woke in history was in the 1920s with a blues player named ledbelly ledbetter. he heard about this case of the black boys in alabama who had been falsely accused of raping a white woman. they were imprisoned. he wrote a song about it called "the scottsboro boys." he says, if youre going to alabama, keep your eyes ...

The 1920s were a seminal time for Toronto—when the city, still deeply attached to its colonial roots, began to take the first baby steps toward bec...

Campaign. it is not a one day thing. you have seen since that time that they have been pushing their campaign politically. there are threats of military and personal action. were talking about a commercial break. people were saying were gonna kill people. we were not. i think it is important to show people that you are. during one of the hearings of january 6th, we heard from two black female patriots. theyre doing their job. helping people register to vote. they wanted the process to go smoothl...

And then to see the fox news of the world and even left wing media, wrestled with this idea of woke. i was confusing to me. no, were done with that. >> yeah. there is the word woke. and then there is the concept of woke. so that concept has been around for years. the interesting thing about it is the first time we heard the word "woke" in history was in the 1920s with a blues player named hutty lead belly ledbetter. he heard about this case of the black boys in alabama who had been falsely accus...

Word woke, was in the 1920s with a blues player named huddy leadbelly. he heard of this case of the black boys in alabama being falsely accused of a white woman. and they were imprisoned and he wrote a song about the scottsboro boys. now after he finished playing the song. he waits for a second and he tells everyone, you know, if you are black and going to alabama, keep your eyes open and you have to stay woke. >> from those roots, woke established itself as a watchword, a creative way for one b...