Enslaved black people. He has more slaves than faculty. He has more slaves than trustees. Accounting, honest a bubbly more slaves than students. Today we speak with m. I. T. Historian greg Stephen Wilder about ebony and ivy race, slavery, and the troubled history of americas universities. And we look at traces of the trade, a story from the deep north. One know in my family realized were that the walls were the largest slave trading family in the nation. They brought over 10,000 africans to the americans in chains. Half a million of their descendents could be alive today. With katrinaeak brown about how she traced her familys shocking history. All that and more coming up. We turn to a new book 10 years in the making that looks at how some of the countrys major universities, harvard, yale, then, rutgers, williams, university of north carolina, just to name a few, are drenched in the sweat and sometimes blood of the african slaves that were brought here. The book is called ebony and ivy
Enslaved black people. He has more slaves than faculty. He has more slaves than trustees. Accounting, honest a bubbly more slaves than students. Today we speak with m. I. T. Historian greg Stephen Wilder about ebony and ivy race, slavery, and the troubled history of americas universities. And we look at traces of the trade, a story from the deep north. One know in my family realized were that the walls were the largest slave trading family in the nation. They brought over 10,000 africans to the americans in chains. Half a million of their descendents could be alive today. With katrinaeak brown about how she traced her familys shocking history. All that and more coming up. We turn to a new book 10 years in the making that looks at how some of the countrys major universities, harvard, yale, then, rutgers, williams, university of north carolina, just to name a few, are drenched in the sweat and sometimes blood of the african slaves that were brought here. The book is called ebony and ivy
In selling it for marketing purposes. The Senate Commerce committee recently held a hearing on the issue. The committees chairman, West Virginia democrat jay rockefeller, called the practice, quote, revolting. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. There are, at this point, two people sitting at the dais, and theyre two wonderful people, but id be pleased if there were more. Senator blumenthal and senator pryor. Senator markey, senator fischer, senator warner will be here. But this is the day that we almost vote on the budget actually. We dont quite. We always find ways to do it. You have a motion to proceed, then off motion to whatever, and then tomorrow at some point we vote on the budget. Just be grateful youre in private life. [laughter] okay. Youre all welcome. The disclosures about u. S. Intelligence activities over the past few months have sparked a very public debate in this country about what kinds of information the government should be gathering and how
Host our guest, larry elder. Radio talk show host, columnist. The firms are up on the the numbers are up on the screen. Were talking about his most recent book which is a memoir. Mr. Elder writes a lot about politics as people who follow him know. If youd like to dial in and talk about that as well, 2025853885 in the east and central time zones, 5853886 if youre in the mountain or pacific time zone where we are right now on the campus of usc. Mr. Elder, chapter two, if norl was hate. My hatred for my father was not the kind where you get a spanking, seethe for a bit and things go pack to number go back the number because you realize he punishes you because he loves you. Norm was intimidation. Normal was tense. Normal was wondering if you would Say Something that could set him off. Normal was hate. Yeah. When people look at me and im smiling, they often wonder why is it that im so sort of nonchalant about it. Im writing that from the perspective of a child, andering seems romantic, ever
In another setback, to link the limit on consumer costs until 2015. We want to get your take on that. The phone lines remember to send us a tweet or post your comment on canbook. Com cspan, and you email us journal cspan. Org. Here lies again ashville here are the lines again ash we will get to your phone calls in just a minute. A little bit more from the story inside the New York Times, it continues what is your take on this . Says it is another setback for the Obama Administration possum limitation of the Affordable Care act. Last night the white house announced a one year delay and enforcement of the law. Republican caller, you are up first, nancy. Why would any person made this healthcare law and the confidence that ye have . The legislative reports that not even meet. There is an old saying somebody pays. This country is falling apart. Thank you, cspan. Host have you always opposed the healthcare law . Caller i havent. We are a blessed country. This tweet mark in florida, democrat