Two lectures is entitled, recruiting the Freedom Fighters in the war of the rebellion. This is a lost stories lost stories series. We are telling a story that often does not get told. A history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. We are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. Since the stern necessities of this struggle have laid there the naked issue of freedom on one side and slavery on the other, freedom shall have in the future of this conflict if necessary, my blood. These are the words of captain hezekiah fort douglas. Douglas in 1851, no relation to frederick douglass, had once opposed the agenda of the American Society of free persons of color who argued that in league with the constitution, they could end the tyranny of slavery. Once the civil war indeed became a war, within the tyranny of slavery, he made it very clear that he was willing to fight in the league with that constitution and he was will
You can see it here. On the right hand side is where we see the inbound lane making your way toward the 11th Street Bridge. Were looking at a fiveminute delay at this point. Right now police are investigating a late night shooting in prince georges county. The shooting was 11 00 p. M. In glen arrestedden. Police say thats where glen arden. Police say thats where they found a man shot in his car. Also in prince georges county, police are searching for two teens they say started a fire in a metro train. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire monday night. It happened between morgan boulevard and addison road. The teens got off at the addison road station. Here in northwest d. C. It is 16 degrees colder in the suburbs, a very cold morning. Cold temperatures and winds leading to dangerous conditions. Its the coldest weather of the season so far. That means shelters and Warming Centers are now open. Delia goncalves has more. She joins us from northern virginia. Delia, good morning.
That document describes a come and save compromise emancipation plan, his last ever to get slaveholding border states to sell their slaves to the federal government so that they could be out of that is this. When he rejected that, he began to discuss the process of the emancipation proclamation. We believe, as ron white points out, that pastor girlys relationship with mr. Lincoln helped mr. Lincoln develop a higher understanding of his relationship with his god and allowed him to think through clearly from a religious perspective, how vehement patient proclamation can best be described and encompassed. With that, we are ready to begin the program. I would like to introduce edna green medford. History professor and chairperson at howard university. Shields degrees from Hampton Institute and the university of illinois and her phd is in history from the university of maryland. Dr. Medford specializes in 19 country United States history and teaches courses on the jacksonian era and civil w
Well look at the challenges healthworkers face in the royal london hospital. Also in the programme. One day comes we also in the programme. One day comes we ask also in the programme. One day comes we ask ourselves also in the programme. One day comes we ask ourselves where also in the programme. One day| comes we ask ourselves where can also in the programme. One day comes we ask ourselves where can we find delight in this never ending shade . And well be hearing from Amanda Gorman, the 22 year old poet who stole the show atjoe biden s inauguration. Its President Joe Biden s first full day in office and day one of his biggest task tackling the coronavirus pandemic. More than 400,000 people have died. And every day, around 4,000 more are dying. Among his First Executive orders he initiated a 100 he made it a legal requirement to wear a mask in federal buildings and also rejoined the World Health Organization. We are expecting to speak soon from the white house and we will bring that to
If you remember nothing that i said tonight, then you probably had too much to drink. [laughter] if you remember one thing that i said tonight, let it be this. As dire as things look right now, i am profoundly optimistic. We have seen things look dire before. I am optimistic for three simple reasons. Number one, we are right. Freedom works. [applause] there is a very simple dynamic, conservatives win when we effectively articulate what it is we believe. This is fundamentally a center right nation. Liberals win when they effectively off the skate obduscate what they believe. Their policies do not work and all we have to do is speak the truth. Secondly, there is a new generation of leaders stepping forward in washington. New, young at leaders, people like rand paul and marco rubio and mike lee and kelly ayotte. [applause] you know what is incredible . Five years ago, not one of them was in office. You have to go back to after world war ii to see an instance where the generation of leader