Allen guelzo welcome once again to civil war era studies 205, introduction to the American Civil War era. We are now in our third week in this course, and my, what ground we have covered thus far. We have more to cover because we are coming up to the 1850s now. We are talking about the crises of the 1850s that really begin with the compromise of 1850 that move into the kansasnebraska act of 1854, and we are going to see still more earthquakes occurring. But as we do this, we have a character that we have to meet who is going to play a central role in this entire course, and that is Abraham Lincoln. Now we touched very briefly in our last session by way of introduction of lincoln, and just to go through some of the details once again, Abraham Lincoln is born in 1809, born the 12th of february. His parents were thomas and nancy hanks lincoln, and lincoln himself is born in hodginville, kentucky in a log cabin, yes, quite literally. He doesnt stay in kentucky because in 1818, his parents
Linking the murder of a dnc staffer last year to the wikileaks publication of internal dnc emails. Look at the shocking story of how u. S. Customs and Border Protection agents told a 16yearold mexican teenager to drink from a bottle of liquid meth at a border checkpoint in san diego, causing him to die from an acute drug overdose. My brother is dead. He was in pain. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The New York Times is reporting the Justice Department is preparing to investigate and sue universities for affirmative action policies, in the latest assault against civil rights by attorney general Jeff Sessions. The times says the Justice Department sent out an internal announcement looking for lawyers to lead up, quote, investigations and possible litigation related to intentional racebased discrimination in college and university admissions. Quote. The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality
Making of donald trump and james henry. Then as donald trump continues his crackdown on immigrants, we look at the shocking case of an Asylum Seeker from el salvador who is being detained as she battles a brain tumor. Free sara now amy we will speak to sara Beltran Hernandezs attorney and Amnesty International, which is calling on ice to release the ill woman. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department said wednesday attorney general Jeff Sessions met twice last year with russias ambassador to the United States contradicting , sworn testimony by sessions to congress. The disclosure renewed calls for a special prosecutor to investigate ties between the Trump Campaign and russias government, and prompted calls from senior democrats for sessions to resign. During his confirmation hearing in january to become attorney general, thensenator sessions was asked by minnesota senator al franken wheth
When he was a surrogate for the Trump Campaign. David kspeak with johnson, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of the making of donald trump and james henry. Then as donald trump continues his crackdown on immigrants, we look at the shocking case of an Asylum Seeker from el salvador who is being detained as she battles a brain tumor. Free sara now amy we will speak to sara Beltran Hernandezs attorney and Amnesty International, which is calling on ice to release the ill woman. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department said wednesday attorney general Jeff Sessions met twice last year with russias ambassador to the United States contradicting , sworn testimony by sessions to congress. The disclosure renewed calls for a special prosecutor to investigate ties between the Trump Campaign and russias government, and prompted calls from senior democrats for sessions to resign. During his c
When he was a surrogate for the Trump Campaign. David kspeak with johnson, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of the making of donald trump and james henry. Then as donald trump continues his crackdown on immigrants, we look at the shocking case of an Asylum Seeker from el salvador who is being detained as she battles a brain tumor. Free sara now amy we will speak to sara Beltran Hernandezs attorney and Amnesty International, which is calling on ice to release the ill woman. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department said wednesday attorney general Jeff Sessions met twice last year with russias ambassador to the United States contradicting , sworn testimony by sessions to congress. The disclosure renewed calls for a special prosecutor to investigate ties between the Trump Campaign and russias government, and prompted calls from senior democrats for sessions to resign. During his c