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house minority leader kevin mccarthy leading a group of republican lawmakers going to the border today. >> it comes as republicans are blaming president biden for the surge. they say he has sent a clear message that the border is open for business. >> it is entirely, you cannot but notice the administration changes and there is surge. there can be no question when sending a message to people. it has to be our border is closed. you can't say in spanish one thing and english another. one for the consumption of those in central america and the other for domestic consumption. it has to b...

this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. a live look at the rose garden yesterday, we heard three word, help is here. and you will hear that more as these $1400 stimulus payments start to hit bank accounts. >> yeah, soon president biden will hit the road to tout his nearly $2 trillion rescue plan. andviewed the pr push yesterday. and the other message, normalcy is near. the president saying that may 1st is the deadline if all documents to be eligible for a vaccine. and he has his eye on independents s from the virus b the fourth of july. and health expert...

>> dana: thousands of unaccompanied children on the border. >> bill: the white house is saying these migrants when asked the question about it are just responding to a message of hope. >> you think it's a coincidence as soon as trump and his immigration were on the way out and biden and his stated policy were on the way that the historic surge at the border started? >> first of all one of the things i think is important we've seen surges before. surges the end to respond to hope. and there was a significant hope for a more humane policy after four years of pent-up demand. >> bill: th...

Up next, university of texas at austin history professor Daina Ramey Berry discusses the buying and selling of slave cadavers to medical institutions , and africanamerican grave robbers who supplied the trade. She explores the concept of soul value which she describes as enslaved people developing their own sense of internal value. She is the author of the price for their pound of flesh the value of the enslaved from womb to grave in the building of a nation. The 50 minute event is part of a symposium on slavery cohosted by the university of virginia and the slave dwelling project. Daina good ...

Good evening everyone. I am pleased and honored to introduce our keynote speaker, professor daina ramey berry. Professor berry is an associate professor of history and african and African Diaspora studies, and a fellow at the university of texas at austin. She is the author of swing the sickle. She is also an awardwinning editor of enslaved women in america, and encyclopedia, and in slavery in savannah. In addition to her written an editorial work, she has appeared on radio and Television Shows including National Geographic explorer, the tavis smiley show, cspan, and npr. She is an advocate fo...