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Role in getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed through the congress and the senate, which Lyndon Johnson signs on july 2 of 1964. We will look at that. That is where we will go from there. I will finish on one last note, and that has to do with africanamericans. There is a major anniversary coming up in two weeks and that anniversary is not on most peoples radar but it will be the 150th anniversary of congresss passage of the 13th amendment which ended slavery. That will happen saturday, december 31st. January. Im sorry january 31st. That will be coming up. In four years, slavery is oblit...

This week on q a, our guest is dick lehr, author of the birth of a nation how a legendary filmmaker and a crusading editor reignited americas civil war. Dick lehr, in a recent Washington Post review, the gentleman who wrote it, it starts off this way no redblooded american would favor censoring works of art. While reading dick lehrs book you may find yourself rooting for that with a clampdown of the 1915 film of the same name. Isnt that a great start . Why the birth of a nation and what is it . Its considered the first blockbuster film. The story i want to tell is not only the making and relea...

Semiconductor index down 5 yesterday. We are seeing a big move in that stocks. You do not often here we talk about the semiconductor but it is a benchmark. It tells you what is going to happen in tech land. And the chip makers. So that is one of the big thing spirit you. Kate retail sales will come out later on uk retail sales will come out later on. That sets up some pretty important statements. Tech was one of the biggest issues of the day. The as they cast the biggest oneday move in almost 11. S p, you had a move down. The dow wiped out this years gains. There are lots of words we are going...

Live from new york where business never sleeps this is squawk box. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to squawk box here on cnbc. Im becky quick with joe and andrew. Are you a millionaire in the making . If so a new Study Suggests that you are most likely a woman and youre in your 40s. The survey finds that 68 of emerging investors are female. Right now women only make up about 40 of the existing millionaire population. Well bring you the other common characteristics later this hour. But first lets get you through some of the big stories were watching this morning. As joe just mentioned china lo...

Winning streak. Catalyst seems to be more news that chinese brokerages have tighter marginal rules raising concerns about regulators having other things up their sleeves. Things to slow down the massive growth weve seen over the last year. Well have a live report in a moment. In the meantime if youre watching the u. S. Equity futures markets were higher yesterday. There is a slight pull back this morning. Dow futures down by 18 points. Apartment Building Futures down by 2 and the nasdaq down by over 8. San francisco fed president jon williams says the central bank likely to start raising Inter...