And hes also an author of that column of the in town or what once was. Again, if you worked in with d. C. History, and d. C. History conference, that has been involved with it. The journal, just anything history in d. C. , owing also around the d. C. History lists serve. Thank you for that, on behalf of the city. So, today is gonna be talking about James Garfield his, death and efforts to commemorate his life and death, here in washington d. C. I want slate to much about it, i wanna i dont steal this, team but please join me in welcoming math. [applause] thank you very much. So, the storm unitel might be ripped from today or recent headlines, there was a president ial memorial delayed for years, caught up in congressional fighting, legislation pending to displace immemorial and replacing with another a powerful law between the memorial of choosing the site, and choosing the design criticizing the press. And it designer, without competition, decided very close to the capital, on marylan
Just moments ago we just learned that u. S. Attorney general bill barr was the person who ordered the Law Enforcement to push back on those protesters monday night for more on this lets turn to our fronsac whos standing by just outside of the white house where all this went down there and whats happening. All right so no you mentioned there that attorney general bill barr he is the one that gave the order and because of that order as we said now we were actually there mill yesterday had we left 5 minutes later we would have let my self or my photographer j. T. We would have been in those tear gas canisters with the smoke flying if we would have waited just another 5 minutes but what happened was is you had a good attorney general bill barr making that order and unfortunately now you have the early county Police Department removing their Police Presence here mariel browser saying that she actually didnt even remember calling them on but Arlington County saying that they dont want their
Many others around the nation one week after the Police Killing of george floyd the unarmed black man in minneapolis. Has been covering the story all week she is joining us in studio now so far the curfew has been in effect here in d. C. For almost an hour now what did you see that was different today versus yesterday so one of the biggest things that i saw was is yesterday you had barricades that came up to about my waist well today they had. Yards and yards of a 10 foot high fences actually all around Lafayette Park there directly in front of the white house so youre having this line of protesters where theyre getting pushed back farther and farther away against the white house now the one thing that we did have is there is Peaceful Protesters during the day just like how we had it yesterday but what we noticed last night that i did notice again this evening is you have different protesters that are coming in at night that are turning making it making things a little bit more violent
Unarmed black man in minneapolis. Has been covering the story all week she is joining us in studio now so far the curfew has been in effect here in d. C. For almost an hour now what did you see that was different today versus yesterday so one of the biggest things that i saw was is yesterday you had barricades that came up to about my waist well today they had. Yards and yards of a 10 foot high fences actually all around Lafayette Park there directly in front of the white house so youre having this line of protesters where theyre getting pushed back farther and farther away against the white house now the one thing that we did have is there was Peaceful Protesters during the day just like how we had it yesterday but what we noticed last night that i did notice again this evening is you have different protesters that are coming in at night that are turning making it making things a little bit more violent you also had which really isnt anything new but its actually more surprising mill
Emancipation proclamation which was issued eight months later. On this day 157 years ago an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District Of Columbia became law. The d. C. Emancipation act and enslavery in washington, d. C. Freeing 3,100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire a