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Of you for being with us. Ac360 begins now breaking news and a possible campaign, stop at the southern border for vice president harris is new polling gives him a boost in arizona and two other battleground states. Also tonight she says, yes, to a second debate, the former president says, no political power couple paul james carville and mary matalin join us for their take on the campaign plus the latest from israel and lebanon after the deadliest israeli airstrikes on hezbollah targets in a generation good evening. Thanks for joining us, the former president is holding the second of two event...

day known as bloody sunday. on this day in 1965, 600 people began a march from selma to montgomery, demanding an toned discrimination in voter registration. marchers were beaten by white state troopers, including the late congressman john lewis, as they tried to cross the edmund pettus bridge. it helped spark outrage. cnn's arlette saenz is joining us right now. arlette is there in selma for the event today. the president is expected to make his own case for maintaining, restoring lost voter rights. >> reporter: yeah, fred, he is. the president will make his arguments against the bac...

frequently on american history and politics for major media outlets. his writing has appeared in the los angeles times the huffington post slate the new republic the conversation time and the them post just to name a few. and he's here tonight to talk with us about his first book and i think it is probably gonna be the first of many it looks like you've got some projects lined up but the book tonight west of slavery the southern dream of a transcontinental empire published by unc press and i will mention that we do have the shop the book for sale in our museum shop. so without withou...

and you can see her right here on the screen. unfortunately another panelists kerry lane merritt had a family emergency a while ago and and let us know that she would not be to participate today. so just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remarks on the 1862 moment and then let the speakers go for around 10 minutes each. i deliver their remarks maybe talk amongst each other raise some questions for each other. i'll be happy to facilitate that and then really open it up for q&a with the audience and another reminder do come up to the mic if you have...

my name is manisha sinha, and i'm the draper chair in american history at the university of connecticut, and i will be sharing and moderating this round table. also inform you of course again that the panel is being televised by c-span and one of our speakers michael corner will be zooming in for her remarks and you can see her right here on the screen. unfortunately another panelists kerry lane merritt had a family emergency a while ago and and let us know that she would not be to participate today. so just in terms of this panel, i would like to just put forward a few framing remar...