To take up the question what is the extent of Racial Disparity . Host some people might be watching the program to say she is a professor of africanamerican studies. Question mark . The field of africanamerican studies lois bought for by black students in the name of some black scholars and it was a quest to redefine and reshape the teaching of American History and to gain control over the subject of black history with selfdetermination was the watchword of the struggle and it is the field largely written by and taught by African Americans dollars. But there has always been a tradition of openness in the field and the goal has been to narrates the United States and World History from the perspective of black people and black subjects. So the vast majority of the writing and teaching has spent black people but there is a minority of scholars in the field. Host be invited you to talk about your book the black revolution on campus the of one of the things you write about is the creation o
Present. Host and what is your answer to the question on the seminar you teach is america postracial and first of all what is happening, postracial . What does that mean . Guest the course interrogates this idea that began to circulate after the election of barack obama to the presidency that a black man was in the white house that perhaps United States had over toms long history of racism and segregation and White Supremacy and so there was a lot of attention to that question after he was first elected. Tragically and very sadly in our recent time we have seen very unfortunate and dramatic illustrations that thats absolutely not the case. The courts really explored the whole range of issues from affirmative action in Higher Education to police violence, police brutality, boater laws to take up this question of what is the extent of Racial Disparities in American Life . Host Martha Biondi some people might be watching this per gram of tissue supervisor of africanamerican studies. Guest
It has been a long time i wont spend a long time doing that. I want to make some comments about the actual content of the why in outline for you think guns made the Civil Rights Movement possible. And then i will sit down with rex and pursue that conversation and finally take questions from you ill in the audience from you in the audience. That is a lot to do in an hour or so. , in some ways, my thermination to address question of how the Southern Freedom Movement is portrayed. I have long been dissatisfied with what might be called the canon with regards to the Southern Freedom Movement. , when i began this book, sort of neatly and with a great deal of irony, put the me. N in perspective for martinboils down to standing up and the white folks seeing the light and saving the day. That, more or less, is my complaint about much of the narrative. There is a newer body of scholarship emerging, younger historian emily crosby, leslie hogan, they were here yesterday to represent that newer ap
Marching to change history. A day when the voices of the movement echoed across america. We are of a massive moral revolution. How long can we be patient . We want our freedom and we want it now. A call to action and a call for peace. The words that inspired a people, a nation, and the entire world. Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last. Tonight, a special twohour edition of politicsnation. The march on washington. The dream continues. Good evening. Im al sharpton live from the Lincoln Memorial here on the national mall. 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people stood where i am. Right now watching history. Millions more watching at home seeing the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, call for justice and equality. Powerful speeches and powerful music from singers like lahalia jackson, bob dylan. Tonight well hear those voices. Well also hear from congressman john lewis. I talk to him today from the exact spot on the Lincoln Memorial where he spoke 50 y
Marching against injustice, marching to change history. We are the moral revolution. How long . We want our freedom and we want it now. A call to ask and a call for peace. A word that inspired a people, a nation and the entire world. Free at least, free at least. Thank god almighty we are free at least. Tonight a special hourhour toll particulars nation. The march on washington. The dream continues. Good evening. Im al sharpton live from the Lincoln Memorial here on the national mall. First years ago hundreds of thousands of people stood where i am right now watching history. Millions more watching at home, seeing the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Call for justice and equality. I talked to him from the exact spot where he can spoke 50 years ago. And well hear some of the young people who traveled hundreds of miles to help change the course of history. Im honored to begin the show tonight with Martin Luther king iii and reverend joseph lowry, who mean call the dean of the Civil