American artifacts visits archives and historic places. The National Museum of African American history and culture opened in september of 2016. Malled on the National Near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nations capital, with capacity crowds almost every day. Next, we visit the museum to tour the history galleries which began three stories underground. Welcome to the slavery and freedom exhibition. My name is mary elliott and i am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the exhibition, which is one of three in the history gallery at the museum. We have three exhibitions in this gallery and those exhibitions cover 15thcentury africa and europe all the way through today. Some of the themes we cover in the exhibition include holding onto humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. Reality ofthe harsh how africans and African Americans shaped the world as well as the nation. We look at how they were shaped by the landscape and sh
He was 25 years old when he was murdered. He went out jogging. He was hunted by two white men who walked free for weeks after killing him. This man, this child of god, his loved ones talked to his humanity. They said he was a loving son, a brother, and uncle, a nephew, a cousin and a friend. He was humble. He was kind. He was well mannered. He always made sure that he never departed his loved ones without saying the words, without saying, i love you. Breonna taylor, before we knew her name, extraordinary american, extraordinary servant. She was a First Responder in a pandemic, like so many of our First Responders, she showed a courage, humble heroism. She was 26 years old when she was shot and killed by police, asleep in her home. An emergency medical technician in louisville. Her loved ones too shared the truth of her spirit. They said Breonna Taylor was full of life. She loved social gatherings with her friends and especially her family. She loved life and all it had to offer. She co
I bring you greetings. I cant breathe. I cant breathe. George floyds last words, but it didnt die with them, are still being heard echoing all across this nation. They speak to a nation where too often just the color of your skin put your life at risk. They speak to a nation where more than 100,000 people have lost their lives to violence, 40 million have filed for unemployment with a disproportionate number of those deaths and job losses concentrated in black and brown communities. They speak to a nation where every day millions of people, and millions, not a moment of losing the light but in the course of living the life are saying to themselves, i cant breathe. Its a wakeup call to our nation in my view. Its for all of us, and i mean all of us. Its not the first time we heard those words. They are the same words we heard from eric garner when his life was taken away six years ago. But its time to listen to those words come to try to understand them, to respond to them, respond with
The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Ms. Duckworth as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the Senate Judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of senate bill 1938 and the senate proceed to its further consideration. Further, that the bill be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer is there objection . Mr. Graham yes. The presiding officer the senator from South Carolina. Mr. Graham senator duckworth, i think we can probably get there if we talk. We got this thing at 5 30 last night. Its a Grant Program to try to drive better policing, less bias. I get that. Count me in for that concept. There is a civilian review process about prosecutorial decisions. I dont quite understand it. Senator lee came up and asked me questions about the bill. With no animosity, i object at this time. I hope we can get it part of a bro
Weve had historical references that we are not using to strengthen conservative values in urban america. Okay . What im going to do now is give you guys something to go back to your communities with that you can utilize because last media has made you all racist. Left media. Is that fair . Are we in in a safe space for . Anybody know who this is . That guy right there. Anybody likes most photographed guy in the 19th century. One of the top tier abolitionists that his voice or should be the voice for conservative america, especially black americans. Does anybody want to take a quick crack at into that is . Frederick douglass. Im going to give you some breakdown. Im going to read these because i have eight minutes and a nervous because its the main stage. Frederick douglass most photographed person in the 19 century. Most speeches given publicly, traveled national and International Challenge of slavery, racism, reconstruction, new deal type of things. And the very threat of what america