She was an elderly retired schoolteacher and she was the family historian in my mothers family. Who were all in new orleans and she was a keeper of the lore of among others, our klansman. She had some papers and house and she had a way of speaking about her Family History that was like this. The one to remember is our klansman, my grandfather, because he was a redeemer. The redemption returned white people to authority in new orleans after they had been dislodged by the negroes. And if he if you have not actee battle of Liberty Place we would not be here today. Anyway, so when she dyed died r papers went to my mother, and when my mother died, this is now decades later, her files into me, Family History files, and this is how i rediscovered the story of our klansman and wrote about it. Host you remember your aunt maud here you have emulated her well. It sounds like she spoke of and say his name [inaudible] host guest spelled constant. He was a French Carpenter raised and spoke french. H
Century. They discuss in detail the work of longtime district president s rosa parks and congressman john conyers. This event was part of the association for the study of African American life and historys annual conference. They also provided the video. We have three panelists today. I think i have this order right. Doctor danielle mcguire, is a great friend from grad school and colleagues. She is a author and historian and independent scholar now. Shes the author of the path of breaking and deeply influential book, at the dark end of the street. We also have, ive lost track of whos gone, i think its kalonji whos going next. Doctor kalonji walton who is the director of global black studies at western carolina. Our third panelist is doctor David Goldberg, who isnt associated associate professor at wayne state university. The term comment or today is jamon jordan, who is the ditch the president of the detroit chapter of a sala. He is a tour leader and historian of all things African Ame
Despite restrictions to try and slow the spread of the run of ours. Italy is reporting hospitals stretched to meet capacity, and france is also struggling with a break or number of corona virus. Patients. 74 migrants believed to have drowned after the ship heading for europe capsized off the coast of libya. More than 100 people were on board when the incident happened at the port of the libyan coast guard rescued. More than 40, its the latest in a spate of migrant bird sinkings in the mediterranean. This is the news from bergen. You can follow us on twitter and instagram at news, or visit our website at www. Dot com. , u. S. President truong predicted that the media would stop talking about the coronavirus pandemic a day after the election. But the election was more than a week ago, and people are getting sick like never before. 1000 hospitalizations are at an all time high here in europe 2 weeks into their 2nd national lockdowns, germany and france say that the surge in new infections
The teacher sami, a petty is decapitated for showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed in his classroom. President mark home wants to take vehement action against islamists and to forge a European Coalition against terror. France has been particularly hard hit exactly. 5 years ago on nov 13th, 130 people were killed in islamists attacks. The terrorists stormed the better cloth theatre in paris, and shot dead dozens of young people at a concert. France never really recovered from the shock. These 2 men will forever be united through the attack for many in france, it is particularly remarkable that they together are standing up now against hatred and for reconciliation. It inflicted a National Trauma on france, the attack on the battlefield. 90 concert goers, most of them young people were brutally killed in the heart of paris by a commando of islamist terrorists. One of the gunmen was 28 year old who was shot by police before blowing himself up at the scene. 5 years later, we drive in be
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