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This week on q a, our guest is dick lehr, author of the birth of a nation, how a legendary fille maker and crusading editor reignited americas civil war. Dick lehr, author of the birth of a nation in a recent Washington Post review, the gentleman that wrote it Dennis Drabelle starts out this way no red blooded american today would favor sensoring works of art, but while reading dick lehrs new book the birth of a nation, you may find yourself rooting for just that in the form of a clamp down on the landmark 1915 teen film of the same name. Boy, isnt that a great start to a review. Not bad to us...

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...

A nation, you may find yourself rooting for just that in the form of a clampdown on the landmark 1950 teen film o. Same name. Guest boy, isnt that a great start to a review . Cspan not bad, he used the word fascinating. Why the birth of a nation, and what is it . Well, its considered americas first blockbuster film. And the story i wanted to tell is not only the making and the release of that film in 1950, but the controversy that it provoked. And its mainly a story about a civil rights leader, forgotten civil rights leader from boston by name of William Monroe trotter, radical newspaper edito...

The u. S. To be returned to mexico as they await a decision on asylum claims. The u. S. Has agreed to speed up the asylum process. Cnn White House Correspondent sarah westwood, what are you hearing this morning . Reporter President Trump is up and touting the agreement this morning that his administration reached with mexican officials, hes saying that everyone is very excited about the agreement, his words. This agreement caused him to back off that threat to impose a 5 tariff on all goods imported from mexico, and in exchange mexico has agreed to step up Immigration Enforcement on its southe...