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In 1865 as the civil war drew to a close president lincoln established the freeman's bank for african-americans who would have wages to spend as they saw fit. the bank closed in 1874 to post civil war reconstruction, but the bank had deposits totaling more than $57 million. the bank's policy of financial inclusion remains a goal. msnbc was one of the media partners for hope global forum this week. good to see you again. >> you came to atlanta and i'm coming to new york.

>> lloyd: the first european settler to come to the bronx came in 1639. his name was jonas bronck. b-r-o-n-c-k. in 1874, all the area west of the bronx river was annexed to the city. and in 1895, all the areas east of the bronx river was annexed to the city. then in 1898, the city then decided that the two areas previously annexed should also become a borough. but what to call it, since it never had a name before? they looked at the map and right smack through the middle of the territory ran the bronx river, so they named it after the river -- the borough of the bronx. and that's why it is cal...

The first european settler to come to the bronx came in 1639. his name was jonas bronck. b-r-o-n-c-k. in 1874, all the areas east were -- west of the river was annexed to the city. and in 1898 they decided that the two areas previously annexed should also become a borough. but what to call it since it never had a name before. they looked at the map and right smack in the middle of the territory ran the bronx river, so they named it after the river, the borough of the bronx, and that is why it is called the bronx, and not just plain "bronx." ♪ if you have a question about the bronx, chances...

>> the real way that the sexual revolution filtered down to us was the reading materials we were discovering in our parents' houses, including "the joy of sex." >> it was a modern marriage manual. one of the things that made the book famous was its illustrations. >> you found text accompanied by very specific nude drawings of all manifestations of sexual acts and behavior and posturing. >> why did you write the book? >> well, i think it's the first one that's been based on the knowledge of 1974 rather than 1874. >> this book became amazingly successful in that it was accepted on the coffee tab...

Book famous was its illustrations. >> you found text accompanied by very specific nude drawings of all manifestations of sexual acts and behavior and posturing. >> why did you write the book? >> well, i think it's the first one that's been based on the knowledge of 1974 rather than 1874. >> this book became amazingly successful in that it was accepted on the coffee tables of american middle-class people. >> it isn't that it gives people information they didn't have or they couldn't have got. what it does is to open up the subject to being something that can be talked about. >> sexual informati...