Different views on issues from the pandemic so racial justice. And g. W. Visits kenyas rift valley where rising water levels flooded entire communities displacing thousands that inhabits homes. Im get out of as welcome to the program protesters in thailand ha back on the streets for another day of antigovernment demonstrations thousands of people are gathering in the central bangkok in defiance of an emergency decree that bans public gatherings police have stepped up action to try to deter them. To activists were charged under a rarely used law that prohibits violence against the queen if found guilty the past could face life in prison. Thailands Prime Minister. Says he wont stand down and has defended his governments attempts to quell the armrest. Your role well aware of the situation they need it up the government must use the emergency decree that. So we have to proceed with it because the situation became violent. And some of the things happening now have never happened before. The
Airports as prodemocracy demonstrations enter their 4th month. Im calling assman welcome to the Program Leaders from across the world have joined ceremonies in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war 2 both the german chancellor Angela Merkel and german president frank valter steinmeyer were intended it was on september 1st 1939 that german troops invaded neighboring poland the beginning of historys bloodiest conflict poland suffered some of the worst horrors of the war nearly 6000000 polish citizens were killed including some 3000000 polish jews speaking at the ceremony polish president unjaded aside 80 years on there are still lessons to be learned from the 2nd world war. The lesson around the city as the leaders of europe and the world are today this is a big lesson to us as those sons of guns who are members also been offered money can lions just as those who were members of the european union. You were represented we must not accept your engine do business as
Carl asp and welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where thousands of protesters gathered for the 13th straight weekend in defiance of an official ban on protests and strong warnings from police that marchers risked being prosecuted a day of Peaceful Demonstrations escalated as night fell with barricades being set on fire in the Streets Police for the 1st time fired Water Cannons loaded with blue dye which stained protesters outside of government headquarters today marks the 5th anniversary of a decision by chinas Ruling Communist Party against full democratic elections in hong kong. But joining me now from hong kong is g. W. Correspondent Charlotte Johnson bill charlotte we saw those images there of that large fire in the streets is this now a sign that protesters are willing to use perhaps more violent tactics than before. That was one of several large fires that weve seen throughout the day call it seems that the strategy of protesters is to set light to some of the barricade
Cox, along with these Television Companies, supports cspan2 as a public service. Tonights speakerou im very excited to introduce you to her, doctor fay yarbrough, professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Doctor yarborough is an expert on 19th century native American History and shes got special interest in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century so her first book was well have plenty of time at the end. Ou the way we do discussion. We this is through the q and a box at any time. Feel free to type it in or wait until the end. F well get to as many of your questions as we can. Within an hour and 15 minutes. Around 8 15 eastern time. I id just like to say how grateful i am to have our guest. It wasl. A wonderful book. Thank you very much. Thank you, so much. Good evening, its nice to be hereth with your virtually. Thankh you for spending your tie with me and id like to thank professor for inviting me and a Meli
Im very excited to introduce her to you. She stuck to Fay Yarbrough professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Dr. Yabra as an expert on 19th century native american history, and shes got special interest in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century. So her first book was race and the Cherokee Nation sovereignty in the 19th century, and her most recent book is called choctaw confederates the American Civil War in indian country. And of course you recognize the title. That book is the subject of tonights talk and its also basically brand new. I noticed its official publication date was exactly two weeks ago. So its a twoweek birthday for your book this evening and were excited to share it with you. You can find it in all of the usual bookstore places as well as directly from the university of north carolina, press the publisher. So the talk will be around 30 to 35 minutes or so. Well have plenty of time for discu