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You have specific proposals and policies. you are a candidate who believes african-americans should receive reparations for slavery. $100 billion paid in an annual installment of $10 billion. is this symbolic or do you think the money goes to a practical purpose? >> this is not symbolic at all. at the end of the civil war general sherman promised to every formerly enslaved person 40 acres and a mule. that would have given a formerly enslaved population an opportunity to reintegrate into free soc...

While their intent is likely to prevent the union from using stores of weapons and supplies, the fires quickly spread out of control, and richmond burns to the ground. the confederate surrender is all but inevitable, and some of the destruction is a result of their own doing. ♪ >> the day after richmond falls, lincoln visits the southern seat of power, where the former slave population greets him as their savior. >> bless the lord. its our messiah. >> there, there. theres been plenty of that. ...

While their intent is likely to prevent the union from using stores of weapons and supplies, the fires quickly spread out of control, and richmond burns to the ground. the confederate surrender is all but inevitable, and some of the destruction is a result of their own doing. ♪ >> the day after richmond falls, lincoln visits the southern seat of power, where the former slave population greets him as their savior. >> bless the lord. its our messiah. >> there, there. theres been plenty of that. ...

Browns attempt to connect the liberation of slaves to the declaration of independence, and, in doing so, brown believes hes fulfilling the promises our founding fathers would not. [ gun cocks ] >> you might as well put a noose around your neck yourself. >> you are a slave and you make him a man. if citizens interfere with me, i will burn the town... and have blood. >> john brown fails to rally the slave population to revolt, but he does manage to get the attention of the local militia. >> here t...

Browns attempt to connect the liberation of slaves to the declaration of independence, and, in doing so, brown believes hes fulfilling the promises our founding fathers would not. [ gun cocks ] >> you might as well put a noose around your neck yourself. >> you are a slave and you make him a man. if citizens interfere with me, i will burn the town... and have blood. >> john brown fails to rally the slave population to revolt, but he does manage to get the attention of the local militia. >> here t...

And also part of it was we didnt have a democratic ethos in some ways when this country was founded so it was about electors rather than a populist. its a relic though and many people dont like this system because of what happened the other night. >> right. because if youre going to tell people that every vote counts and get out there and vote and then you find out that she -- she can lose the popular vote, every vote does not count. if this was based on protecting slave states, what does that m...

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