History tv. Every weekend on cspan3 explore our nations past. Cspan3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. [shouting] mr. Chairman, my fellow mr. Chairman, my fellow americans, my fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. [ cheers and applause ] this moment, this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city, and for the personal injuries which have occurred. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 democratic nomination for president where the democrats had gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of protesters demonstrated outside. He was unsuccessful for president in 1968 and hes the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. Were live from minnesotas History Center.
And to moderate todays conversation before i introduce our guest thank you for the organizer and sponsor. The publisher of a new series of the abolitionist papers and i am proud doctor gilmores forthcoming book change everything, racial capitalism and a case for abolition. Haymarket has three more important events lined up this week on sunday. And on thursday one week from today and conversation with the money perry. Was so many people joining the call we need your patience with technical issues you may want to try reduce your image quality video will be recorded and we are reserving time for q a please post your questions on the live video feed wherever you are watching it. The pandemic is a portal to imagine the world. Some responses to covid19 that doubles down on criminalization on national and subnational borders now serves us with a message of total surveillance of good medicine. As we try to imagine a different world and fight for our future there is no one i would rather hear f
Thanks to everyone joining us from portugal, canada, brazil, scotland, australia, and all around the world, naomi murakawa, i am moderating todays conversation. I think the organizer and sponsor, the new series is called the abolitionist papers, the inaugural politician for this hearing is doctor gilmores forthcoming book, change everything racial capitalism in the case for abolition. Lineup this week on sunday, too much midnight. On wednesday, in the time of coronavirus, and on thursday a week from today in conversation with imani parry. With so many people joining this call and having technical issues. You might want to try reducing your image quality. This you will be recorded and shared on the youtube channel, please post your question on live video feed wherever you are watching it. The pandemic is a portal, forces us to break with the past and imagine the world a new. Some responses to covid19 for a future that is doubling down on criminalization of national and subnational borde
Moderating todays conversation could therefore introduce Ruth Wilson Gilmore i want to thank the organizer and the sponsor haymarket books. Haymarket is the publisher in a new series called the abolitionist papers and im proud to publish patient for this hearing is that the gilmores forthcoming book change every thing, haymarket has three more important events lined up this week. On sunday too much midnight and on wednesday had discussion of schools in the time of coronavirus and on thursday a week from today a conversation. A bit of housekeeping so many people have joined this call we may need your patience if we have technical issues. If it gets choppy at any point you might want to try reducing your image quality. It will be recorded onto Youtube Channel and we are reserving time for q a. Please post your questions on the live video feed wherever youre watching it. The Pandemic Forces us to break with the past and imagine the world anew. Some responses to covid19 is only doubling do
there you go. bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so i m headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. again! yes! nice! when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we ll have to take those on another day, because what you probably don t picture is this. but the history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia, and i m here to help tell their stories because it is in danger of disappearing forever. so i m actually walking the appalachian trail right now? you are. you are. those mountains there, those are some of the old