And authorjournalist eberry discusses her book, the amazing story from freedom from slavery to freedom. Brian cate lineberry. When did you first get interested in Robert Smalls, and who was he . Cate i first learned about history a few years ago. I was looking for another idea. My youngest brother sent me a short article on Robert Smalls. I was astounded to find i have never heard of this man. I have done a lot of writing for the New York Times. I worked for Smithsonian Magazine and read about the civil war for them and i had never heard of him. It was a little article that encapsulated his life and i wanted to know more. I wanted to know how this man, who have been told from the time he was a young child that he was not worth anything could have had the courage and determination to find a way out of slavery. I was intrigued and could not reading about him. Brian born in 1839. Where was he born and into what situation . Cate he was born in beaufort, South Carolina, 75 miles from charle
Trump was back in Campaign Mode tonight. The president made an unapologetic speech in front of thousands of supporters. Police used tear gas to try to disperse protesters, thousands of anti trump demonstrators gathered for the rally. Witnesses say it was mostly peaceful until some in the crowd tried to break through barricades at the end of the arena and Police Responded police resorted to tear gas. Our reporter has more on that speech. He was pausing to allow the crowd to cheer to him. And the rally was paid for the president ial campaign and was not an official visit. It was campaign to point out, the president praising his supporters. You were there at the start and you have been here every day. And mocking his opponents. There are not people outside protesting, not many. He repeated his campaign promises. We are totally committed to fighting for our agenda, we will notstop until the job is done. But the delivery has not been easy. The president repeated his call for unity, compassi
By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening, and thank you for joining us. A surge in immigration raids ordered by the Trump Administration has led to the detention and likely deportation of hundreds of immigrants across the United States. The department of Homeland Security tells the newshour during the past five days there were targeted enforcement operations against criminals and undocumented immigrants from a dozen latin american countries. Without releasing total arrest numbers, d. H. S. Says the operations have occurred in california, illinois, new york, north carolina, South Carolina and georgia. Immigration rights advocates say there was a
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Convention. It is mike pences big night at the Republican National convention. The indianna governor will officially except his partys nomination for the Vice President of the United States. So humbling for me, pence will be the keynote speak he tonight at the convention that so far has been more about Hillary Clinton, than the republican nominee. Hillary clinton. Hillary clinton. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie used most of his time on the big stage, to attack her. Thats Hillary Clinton, in charge of putter herself ahead of america, guilty or not guilty . The antiHillary Clinton tone could change bit tonight during governor pences speech, trumps selected pence to help unify republicans who are weary of trumps conservative credentials. Because of his popularity within the grass roots of the republican parties, bows both in washington and across the country, we feel he helps us to accelerate the inch vocation of the party. Some say the empty seats during prime time speeches show part