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He became famous as the man who found the missionary dr david livingstone in tanzania in 1871. but he's controversial to some because of links with belgian king leopold ii who committed widespread atrocities in the congo. i'm joined now by denbighshire county councillor, gwyneth kensler, who represents denbigh central where the statue is located. your thoughts first on the statue and the legacy of sir henry. thank ou for and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking _ and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking tours. _ and the legacy of sir henry. thank you for speaking tours. i...

South,. klan members knew if they could frighten blacks from the polls the 15 amendment would be nothing. >> it was a widespread form of domestic terrorism. brett: few punished. such crimes could only be prosecuted by the state, congress passed law authorizing federal government to prosecute them and created the justice department to handle the job. >> department of justice, started because he believed it was necessary to have a unit that would deal only with blacks playing a role in society. brett: grant knew he needed not just lawyers to fight the klan but an army. >> in 1871, grant pushed t...

South,. klan members knew if they could frighten blacks from the polls the 15 amendment would be nothing. >> it was a widespread form of domestic terrorism. brett: few punished. such crimes could only be prosecuted by the state, congress passed law authorizing federal government to prosecute them and created the justice department to handle the job. >> department of justice, started because he believed it was necessary to have a unit that would deal only with blacks playing a role in society. brett: grant knew he needed not just lawyers to fight the klan but an army. >> in 1871, grant pushed t...

It was in 1871 that the united states congress passed what was known as the kkk act where they could connect monetarily against government issues for violating their constitutional rights and committing violence against them. >> right and. >> and then it was in 1967, reverend al in united states supreme court and the freedom ride, the segregation case of all things, rendered qualified immunity to be able to oppose this protection that they gave to black people to hold those government officers who brutalized them accountable. >> right. >> and made it baseless. and so it's so ironic when we

All. the norm was strict regulation and prohibition of gun carrying. that's why in recent years even just scalia, very conservative member made very clear the second amendment wasn't an unlimited right. how far does that go limitations to keep and bear arms are permissible because there were some that were acknowledged at the time. >> we think today of that gun battle with rights and stronger gun rights but in the first 30 ocho0 years of history, that's not how it was. >> when the nra was founded in 1871 they took no position on gun control whatsoever because they saw no needs. i started cover...