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Good morning. My name is kevin gaines and its a pleasure to welcome you to the Miller Center for a conversation about the postpresidency of barack obama. In his farewell address, president obama spoke of threats to american democracy and called for an actively engaged and vigilant citizenry to preserve democracy. It falls to each of us, he said, to be those anxious, jealous, guardian of democracy, contemplating his future as a private citizen after the honor of serving his fellow americans. Obam...

Good morning. My name is kevin gaines and its a pleasure to welcome you to the Miller Center for a conversation about the postpresidency of barack obama. In his farewell address, president obama spoke of threats to american democracy and called for an actively engaged and vigilant citizenry to preserve democracy. It falls to each of us, he said, to be those anxious, jealous, guardian of democracy, contemplating his future as a private citizen after the honor of serving his fellow americans. Obam...

Good morning. My name is kevin gaines and its a pleasure to welcome you to the Miller Center for a conversation about the postpresidency of barack obama. In his farewell address, president obama spoke of threats to american democracy and called for an actively engaged and vigilant citizenry to preserve democracy. It falls to each of us, he said, to be those anxious, jealous, guardian of democracy, contemplating his future as a private citizen after the honor of serving his fellow americans. Obam...

Brandeis university. Hes the author, the Award Winning book torchbearers of democracy, africanamerican in the world war one era, and the coeditor of charleston syllabus readings race, racism and racial violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight is Henry Louis Gates jr. Alphonse Fletcher University and founding director of the hutchins for african and African American research at Harvard University and emmy peab...

know that despite these unusual circumstances. we can still generate an audience to learn about a really incredible relatively or almost completely unknown story emanating from trumans administration and that the audience currently is around 700 and 50 registrants and we look forward to knowing how many of you are actually out there with this. i want to say hello to my parents who are joining us from taos, new mexico and and there are people from all over the country most states in the...

America. Benjamin franklin slavery and the American Revolution. He has written for the New York Times book review, Boston Review and the atlantic, among other publications. And he is joined in conversation by annette gordonreed professor at harvard university. She has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award, and she is the author of six books. Her honors include fellowships from the guggenheim and macarthur foundations and the National Humanities medal. She shes a fellow of the Americ...

Buckeye broadband supports cspan as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a fronrow seat to democracy. Announcer up next, President Biden received the Lifetime Achievement award from the naacp during its internal Freedom Fund Dinner in detroit. In remarks, the president said, lets be clear, because of your vote, is the only reason i am standing here as predent of america. This came as polls show that support for the president may be slipping among black voters...

Voters. This is about 20 minutes. [cheers and applause] pres. Biden thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [chanting four more years ] pres. Biden thank you. Please have a seat. I dont feel tired. I feel inspired [applause] hello, detroit my name is joe biden and i am a lifetime member of the naacp. As a matter of fact, the First Organization i ever joined was the naacp. We didnt get to vote until we were 21 in those days, but i got involved in civil rights when i was 15. I want to thank reverend anth...

Is expected to appear tuesday for an arraignment and phoenix unless he has granted a delay by the court hello again everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Ive heard Rica Whitfield and we begin this hour with break the news. Israeli war cabinet member and former deputy Prime Minister benny gantz delivering an ultimatum to Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he must choose between victory and disaster, and telling him the war cabinet must agree on a plan for the Gaza Conflict by June 8t...

And now i am so pleased to introduce tonights speakers. Chad l williams is the samuel j. And Augusta Spector professor of history and african africanamerican studies at brandeis university. Hes the author, the Award Winning book torchbearers of democracy, africanamerican in the world war one era, and the coeditor of charleston syllabus readings race, racism and racial violence. His writings and op eds have appeared in the atlantic, the washington post, time the conversation, joining him tonight ...