Many our beautiful robert h. Smith auditorium this morning. Todays program, Frederick Douglass, abraham again and emancipation. Would like to thank our great trustee and benefactor, arnold schwartz, for his generosity and aking this event and many of our Public Programs possible. [applause] id also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david light. I want to recognize laura ashington and Mercedes Franklin who are cochairs of our Frederick Douglass counsel. Thank you to all members who have joined us today. [applause] and i want to recognize a longstanding and special friend of New York Historical who has joined us this morning. And thank him for all that he and his family have done over a very, very long time that institution. Thank you. [applause] this Mornings Program will last about an hour and a half and it a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and a pencil as you entered this morning. If not, my colleagues are going
Douglass, Abraham Lincoln and emancipation. I would like to thank our great trustee and benefactor, Arnold Bernard schwartz, for his generosity and making this event and many of our programs possible. [applause] i would also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david blight. I want to say how proud we are to count david among our trustees at New York Historical. I want to recognize laura washington and mercedes franklin, who are cochairs of our Frederick Douglass counsel. Welcome all members who have joined up today. [applause] recognize ao longstanding and very special friend of New York Historical , eric rudin who has joined us , this morning. Thank eric for all he and his family have done over a very long time at this institution. Thank you. This Mornings Program will last about an hour and a half and it will include a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and a pencil as you entered the auditorium this morning. If not,
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Bring in the uk up to speed is the message from labour, as they aim to bring ultrafast broadband to eve ryo ne bring ultrafast broadband to everyone in the uk over the next ten yea rs if everyone in the uk over the next ten years if they win the general election. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. You join us for a special your questions answered programme where borisjohnson will be taking questions from members of the public in an hour long live phone in on the bbc news channel, radio 5 live. We will be heading to our studio in salford shortly. Its not too late to send in your questions. Over the course of the Election Campaign we hope to put questions from you to the leaders of all the Political Parties. But first a major policy announcement from labour, who planned to deliver fast and free full fibre to every household and business by 2030 and will part nationalise bt to deliver that and tax tech giants to cover the costs, which labour estimates at £20 billion. Her