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Within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire and resonate with the American People mo...

And there hadnt been a good book on race in washington, d. C. , for about 20 years, so we wanted to fill that void. The reason we made it 400 years is because most of the books about the city ignored many racial populations in the city, in particular the native american population. So, we wanted to start in the historical beginning, the first time we have written records of washington, d. C. , which john smith came up the potomac and went to the native american settlement. Lets focus on the from the beginning, the racial makeup of the city, once congress got here in 1800, was about 20 africana...

Up next, a look at former slave abolitionists and minister Josiah Henson. In uncle toms cabin. Josiah henson is one of the unsung heros of the underground railroad. He was enslaved has a child and managed to escape from enslavement with his entire family, carrying two children on his back. He made it to canada where he started a school and a settlement for other refugees. He was widely known in england, canada, and the eastern United States as father henson and was very much in demand as a preacher and a speaker. He became an inspiration, not the inspiration, for the literary character uncle t...

The stakes are very high. Amy as the Trump Administration again tries to push through a rule that would effectively ban all Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the u. S. , we look at the latest deadly Government Policies targeting immigrants, from trumps plan to end a program that allows severely sick immigrants to stay in the u. S. For treatment to ongoing family separation. Well speak with lee gelernt, Deputy Director of the aclu immigrants rights project. Then as the second Border Patrol agent this month pleads guilty to assaulting an undocumented immigrant, we look at the deva...

Is shrinking. That means were getting the word out there. Thats really exciting. Where to start. You all have heard for those regulars here, you know i usually will Say Something about how you cant tell the story of e plur bus umen without the plur bus. I think the talk fits in great with the museums mission to broaden peoples understanding of what we mean by the American Revolution to make sure that everyone sees the American Revolution reflected in themselves. Im flashing at you now a wonderful note card that has a whale on it with a note from almost exactly a year ago. This is april 24th, 2...