prof. anderson: it means that we are so precariously pert as this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. we are in a perilous time, to me, as perilous as it was when the continental army looked like they were getting their butts kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. we are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. host: why do you say that? prof. anderson: we ve got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. the land attack is the assault on voting rights. the sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real american history. and the air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse. and well seeing that there was all of this violence and threats raining down on election workers and election officials. when you are looking at what is happening with voting, what is happening with
how proud we all are at the library to be the first stop on judge pratt s book tour. there s a lot to unpack in the book title. the power of dignity transforming justice heal our communities judge pratt sees the dignity in every human being who comes into her courtroom. through the transformative innovation she champions. her court became a solution. to the inequities and indignities too many individuals face in our criminal justice system. and through healing one person at a time. judge pratt repairs our community stone by stone for the betterment of all of us i think of judge pratt as an instrument of grace. through her courtroom work. she is a medium. for delivering the assistance that comes from above. for our human regeneration but she is also. graceful she has in her past taught dance. and i originally met judge pratt more than 10 years ago at the new jersey performing arts center where she danced as part of a modern dance ensemble in a celebration of lawyers in the art
library to be the first stop on judge pratt s book tour. there s a lot to unpack in the book title. the power of dignity transforming justice heal our communities judge pratt sees the dignity in every human being who comes into her courtroom. through the transformative innovation she champions. her court became a solution. to the inequities and indignities too many individuals face in our criminal justice system. and through healing one person at a time. judge pratt repairs our community stone by stone for the betterment of all of us i think of judge pratt as an instrument of grace. through her courtroom work. she is a medium. for delivering the assistance that comes from above. for our human regeneration but she is also. graceful she has in her past taught dance. and i originally met judge pratt more than 10 years ago at the new jersey performing arts center where she danced as part of a modern dance ensemble in a celebration of lawyers in the arts who knew there was such a
democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. we are in a perilous time, to me, as perilous as it was when the continental army looked like they were getting their butts kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. we are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. host: why do you say that? prof. anderson: we ve got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. the land attack is the assault on voting rights. the sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real american history. and the air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse. and well seeing that there was all of this violence and threats raining down on election workers and election officials. when you are looking at what is happening with voting, what is happening with our education system and the narratives that we come to understan
dionne williams thank you. how proud we all are at the library to be the first stop on judge pratt s book tour. there s a lot to unpack in the book title. the power of dignity transforming justice heal our communities judge pratt sees the dignity in every human being who comes into her courtroom. through the transformative innovation she champions. her court became a solution. to the inequities and indignities too many individuals face in our criminal justice system. and through healing one person at a time. judge pratt repairs our community stone by stone for the betterment of all of us i think of judge pratt as an instrument of grace. through her courtroom work. she is a medium. for delivering the assistance that comes from above. for our human regeneration but she is also. graceful she has in her past taught dance. and i originally met judge pratt more than 10 years ago at the new jersey performing arts center where she danced as part of a modern dance ensemble in a celebr