Migration and pan african and radical black International Movements and the new negro renaissance and of course, experiences of africanamerican soldiers and veterans and the war was a moment of profound disjuncture, trauma, and possibility. And i believe that is in seeing the war as a moment of a possibility that we can begin to truly appreciate what the war meant for africanamericans and what it can mean for us today. President Woodrow Wilson framed americas participation in the war as a crusade to make the world safe for democracy. Africanamericans seized upon this to transform the war into a battle to make demeanocracy a reality for their everyday lives. Black people did not need the war to remind them that they were indeed citizens worthy of democracy. However, the war created the conditions and provided the opportunities for black people to mobilize their citizenship and democratic consciousness and demand that america be true to its promise and potential. They faced considerable
Go out and shop and miss that activity, a lot of them dont have the means to do so. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fideli is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegiorg. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporatn for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the covid19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. That comes as the u. S. Labor department announced its own staggering st
A very one have calling of the all right. I going ahead and kicking things off. Thank you for coming to the violent in u. S. Politics panel. I think you will see this as a timely panel and a good time to put these topics into the context of a broader American History. I will start off by introducing our panel and then everyone will give an Opening Statement and we will start the conversation. Sitting right next to me is an assistant professor of history at Duke University who holds a phd in two from Duke University. Author of captives of liberty, which will be released this fall. In thepublished articles journal of the early republic, the journal of early American History. And he is working on a project provisionally titled, patrick henrys war. Kelly Carter Jackson is a 19th century historian at wellesley college. , out from University Pennsylvania press, provides the first historical analysis exclusively focused on the use of violence on black activists. Of coeditor and was featured i
Even among those who may want to go out and shop and miss that activity, a lot of them dont have the means to do so. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the covid19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. That comes as the u. S. Labor de
Panel, which is going to focus on the implementation of the refugee act of 1980. And moderating that potential is eric schwartz, former assistant secretary of state for population refugees and migration under the obama administration. He was Senior Adviser for humanitarian affairs during the Clinton Administration on the National Security council and most importantly on the highest board. He also happens to be the president of Refugees International and hes seated next to the expresident of Refugees International. Eric . Thanks. Thank you, mark. It is a distinct pleasure to be here today and i want to thank hias, and the Carter Center for bringing us all together for this very important event. This is a critical time for us to be considering not only the refugee act of 1980, but also the very future of refugee protection in the United States and around the world. At a time when the number of people displaced by conflict, human rights violations, persecution is at the highest number in