And i just want to say that this book, americas black capital, is a really profound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received his undergraduate degree a bachelor of art in history from, Morehouse College and. Hes previously two books. His first book was black power radical politics and he wrote hip hop revolution. The culture and politics of rap. So this is his third book. And having read his first book, it was a great book. But this book broke new ground. And without further ado, i want to welcome to the stage dr. Jeffrey oji obaa. Good everyone t
Is aprofound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he received his ph. D. From indiana university, bloomington and he received his undergraduate degree a bachelor of art in history from, Morehouse College and. Hes previously written two books. His first book was black power radical politics and African American identity, and he wrote hip hop revolution. The culture and politics of rap. So this is his third book. And having read his first book, it was a great book. But this book broke new ground. And without further ado, i want to welcome to the stage dr. Jeffrey oji obaa. Good everyone to say its a pleasure to be here
We will send joe bidens illegal aliens back home. Right where they belong. Right where they belong. They are going back home where they belong. We start with the criminals and their many, many criminals. Lesson four years ago we had the most secure border in u. S. History. We ended Catch And Release it. Built tremendous numbers of miles of border wont like no one thought possible we took it out of the military i considered it an invasion of our country. I got mexico to send 28000 soldiers to our border free of charge. Do that that was easy to do . I told the president Of Mexico On A 20000 soldiers free of charge to guard the border. Wrote donald o present he thought he was kidding. Because they have to be free of charge i know you will do it theres no question youre going to do if they come to mexico along the drugs which by. Coming through our border that it was four years ago, 10 times greater per exhibit more than that i believe they are estimating at least 10 times. I need your sho
Bond, andrew young, gwen eiffel ifill, and Dorothy Gilliam. To pick up on what and a young just said, let me put on my reporter hat for a minute, over the years when most people think about the march on washington they only think about the dream speech and that part of the speech. They dont think about anything else and you are right. He said a lot harsher things than anyone talked about. This is including the absence of women on the stage on purpose. They even missed the dream part of the speech. They were looking so much for the violence that they did not see it. Im wondering how they thought, with anyen there, notice that theyve missed the story. I want to address Media Coverage on the march on washington and i remember the three Major Networks were there. Withoutered it interruption and they broadcasted it to europe. The Washington Post assign more than 60 reporters to cover that story. It was really big news. A congressman, you said that the Civil Rights Movement without the media
Hall of National Memory remind us of the many thousands who made their way from every corner of this nation. Through great effort, to be here on august 28, 1963. For an event they would never forget. For an event that we as a nation must never forget. Thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, jesse norman performing a version of ladies and gentlemen, jesse norman performing a version of the song performed at the 1963 march on washington for jobs on freedom. He has got the whole world in his hands. Let us listen please to the words of this song and understand that in the heart of our creator, every soul has the same value and should be valued equally. Thank you very much for the opportunity to sing for you. Hes got the whole world in his hands. Hes got the whole wide world in his hands. Hes got the whole world in his hands. Hes got the whole world in his hands. [singing hes got the whole orld in his hands] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of repr