Douglass, Abraham Lincoln and emancipation. I would like to thank our great trustee and benefactor, Arnold Bernard schwartz, for his generosity and making this event and many of our programs possible. [applause] i would also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david blight. I want to say how proud we are to count david among our trustees at New York Historical. I want to recognize laura washington and mercedes franklin, who are cochairs of our Frederick Douglass counsel. Welcome all members who have joined up today. [applause] recognize ao longstanding and very special friend of New York Historical , eric rudin who has joined us , this morning. Thank eric for all he and his family have done over a very long time at this institution. Thank you. This Mornings Program will last about an hour and a half and it will include a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and a pencil as you entered the auditorium this morning. If not,
Is one nation after trump. And these books at first blush would seem to be very different having not much in common. After all, one book is about interracial sex, procreation and marriage and not necessarily in that order, but thats what its about. And the other book by my friend, norm ornstein, is about electile dysfunction [laughter] and major flaws in governance in our government for three decades. And yet both the books have a lot in common. For example, they both have incredibly bland, noncontroversial titles. [laughter] this one by professor Cheryl Cashin is loving interracial intimacy in america and the threat to White Supremacy. Okay . Thats very bland. [laughter] and then this one is really does not choose sides and is very sort of staid and right down the road, one nation after trump a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate and the not yet deported. [laughter] so, okay. Both bland titles. Both are compelling, incredibly readable, captivating stories about t
Warning to thank politics and prose and cspan for thinking inform of the series to cover. You dont gate these kind of people in this kind of room without getting the kind of coverage. Want to thank you for being here tonight for our fifth installment. I want you to feel free. Feel welcome, feel at home. Come to the microphone, ask a question, intelligent, civil, and we will answer, and i want to, without further adieu, introduce this great, great panel. Were going to do some work from their career, and well get into the discussion, and i will start off with someone who i have such respect for, such admiration, such love for, dr. Mary Frances Berry. She has a list of things she has done. She has been jailed for fighting against apartheid in south africa. The list goes on and on. She is also the author of the book, five dollars and a pork chop, from which and the corruption corruption in democracy. She has a new book coming out, history teaches us to [applause] next to dr. Mary francesbe
And musical guest jain. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey hey cheers and applause jon hey stephen good to see you. Hey whats going on . Hey, everybody. Jon hey stephen welcome to the late show. Thank you so much for being here. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. I want to thank our friend james corden for stopping by. Hell be hosting the grammys a week from this sunday. Only cbs. Only cbs . Onto cbs. Thats why they call it that. And more importantly, happy black History Month, everybody jon. Jon happen black History Month. Stephen louis. applause jon laughing stephen today, black History Monthed the stay way all should with the announcement that beyonce is pregnant cheers and applause she dropped the knowledge today with this photo on instagram, showing us her baby bump at what appears to be a very openminded sears portrait studio. laughter they kick me out for weari
Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey hey cheers and applause jon hey stephen good to see you. Hey whats going on . Hey, everybody. Jon hey stephen welcome to the late show. Thank you so much for being here. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. I want to thank our friend james corden for stopping by. Hell be hosting the grammys a week from this sunday. Only cbs. Only cbs . Onto cbs. Thats why they call it that. And more importantly, happy black History Month, everybody jon. Jon happen black History Month. Stephen louis. applause jon laughing stephen today, black History Monthed the stay way all should with the announcement that beyonce is pregnant cheers and applause she dropped the knowledge today with this photo on instagram, showing us her baby bump at what appears to be a very openminded sears portrait studio. laughter they kick me out for wearing a thong, but she gets