Thats about 15000000 acres but theyve lost more than 70 percent of that property largely because of racism through loan discrimination or even violence loans are a lifeline for farmers surviving difficult times when banks wouldnt loan money to black farmers many were forced into foreclosure some sued the government claiming systemic racism in 1909 official settled in the pension we paid out nearly 2000000. 00 but many say that doesnt even come close to making up for the 120000000000. 00 lost by black farmers over the past century now farmers are fighting to hold on to the land they have left at the same time many young africanamericans are returning to farming to reconnect with their roots. Land is the basis of freedom dignity and equality and allows people in our community to see more broadly whats possible for them and that they dont have to settle for what society has been told some are the limits of what they can do. Are joining us for todays discussion is wiliness white a retired
Percentage point hang canning down and shanghai off by about. 9 active trading in europe now youll see red arrows across the board. Biggest decliner is the ftse 100. Look at whats been happening in the treasury the 10year is yielding is 1. 824 zben well above 1. 8 talk about pg e, saying its power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the bay area the fires began in a section of town where the utility opted to keep the lights on another round of blackouts is expected to begin today as more strong winds move on shore the u. S. Is considering extending tariffs. Skapgss on nearly 1,000 products in september, they plan to exclude American Farm goods. Bowings ceo said that their company made mistakes and got some things wrong. We own that and are fixing that. Saying boeing employees felt pressured during the certification process. That hearing begins at 10 00 a. M. Eastern well watch closely and talk to two senators who will be questioning mullenburg lets talk shares of G
On House Resolution 191 and adoption of 591 and adoption of House Resolution 591 if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous question on House Resolution 591 on which the yeas an nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 44, House Resolution 591, resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 54, relating to a National Emergency declared by the president on february 15, 2019. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the ordering of the previous question. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned cove
Thanks for being with us on cspan3s American History tv and let me begin with that question. Who was redoshi . Well, redoshi was a west african born women who very sadly was kidnapped in 1860 and is believed to be the last as far as we can tell, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Its believed that she was yoruba, she was kidnapped in a slave raid. Possibly as young as 12 years old and she was taken. In the film, which we are about to see, just a brief glimpse of her and her name in the film is sally smith. Can you explain . Yes, so she was bought by a name called washington smith and he gave her his name, it appears that four survivors were bought by him and they all were given his name basically. And sally i guess its a diminutive, its sort of a name that you give to a child or to an animal, sort of his way of dehumanizing. And what was the clotillda . It was the last slave ship to reach the u. S. It was in 1860. It was for many years dismissed as a hoax, but archeolo
Glimpse of her and her name in the film is sally smith. Can you explain . Yes, so she was bought by a name called washington smith and he gave her his name, it appears that four survivors were bought by him and they all were given his name basically. And sally i guess its a diminutive, its sort of a name that you give to a child or to an animal, sort of his way of dehumanizing. And what was the clotillda. It was the last slave ship to reach the u. S. It was in 1860. It was for many years dismissed as a hoax, but archeologists actually discovered it in mobile bay just less than two months ago. Many of the survivors formed their own community in mobile known as africa town. Their descendants still live there today. And when you heard about that discovery in mobile, alabama, what was your initial thought and what can we learn from its artifacts . Yeah, well, its so important. It validates the experiences of survivors of the cotilda, it validates the stories of their descendants. Its a Poo