Door, it is a remarkable recovery. Now, you probably know that this 250 of015, marks the anniversary of the tax act, a levy on the american colonists from 1765. Because of this anniversary, the library of america asked for the two pamphlets leading up to the declaration of independence. Mentioned, the Nonprofit Institution was dedicated to promoting and publishing the classics of american writings and permanent additions. And there are well over 270 volumes already. These works were not designed to be scholarly editions, although they normally included a good deal of scholarship. I especially want to thank cannot sydni and ruth of new york. They are collectors themselves and sydney told me tonight he has or had 30 of the 39 pamphlets. Ie stamp act was a tax levy colonial england on bonds, deeds, almanacs, newspapers, college diplomas, playing cards, on every form of paper used in the colonies. The first time britain had ever levied this kind of tax on the colonists. From the british po
World. We are joined by the Vice President of the middle east Media Research institute and c. E. O. Of the counter extremism project. Both guests recently testified at a House Oversight hearing on radicalization, social media, and the rise of terrorism. If you look at the world, the production of media worldwide, hollywood, madison avenue, there is no doubt there is more of us than there are of them. But if you look at the narrow space where people are searching for this type of stuff, in this abculture, in this niche, radically outnumber everyone else sending a counterterrorism message. I think we ought to have a robust discussion in the United States that these companies are on notice that their platforms are being abused. I think they have to put policies and procedures in place that limit and denied the ability of terrorists to use these platforms. If they dont, we have to have a robust discussion at some point. Do these platforms become Material Support for terrorist groups . Watc
Most vibrant Historical Society in the country. 25 years ago it was on deaths door and this is just a remarkable recovery. In 2015, this is the 250th anniversary of the stamp act. The library of america asked me to edit two volumes of pamphlets. It is a Nonprofit Institution dedicated to publishing the best writings in america. Well over 270 volumes already. They usually contain a good deal of scholarship. But they are for general readers interested in particular subjects. Their generosity made possible the publication of these two volumes. They are collectors themselves. Me he had 30 of the 39 pamphlets that are in these two volumes. The stamp act was a tax levied by the parliament on the colonies. Bonds, college diplomas, playing , deeds, just about every kind of paper used in the colonies. From the bridgepoint of you, attacks on the colonies tax on the colonies made a lot of sense. The british had just ousted the butch from this continent they had borrowed heavily to do this and the
Enslaved black people. He has more slaves than faculty. He has more slaves than trustees. Accounting, honest a bubbly more slaves than students. Today we speak with m. I. T. Historian greg Stephen Wilder about ebony and ivy race, slavery, and the troubled history of americas universities. And we look at traces of the trade, a story from the deep north. One know in my family realized were that the walls were the largest slave trading family in the nation. They brought over 10,000 africans to the americans in chains. Half a million of their descendents could be alive today. With katrinaeak brown about how she traced her familys shocking history. All that and more coming up. We turn to a new book 10 years in the making that looks at how some of the countrys major universities, harvard, yale, then, rutgers, williams, university of north carolina, just to name a few, are drenched in the sweat and sometimes blood of the african slaves that were brought here. The book is called ebony and ivy
Enslaved black people. He has more slaves than faculty. He has more slaves than trustees. Accounting, honest a bubbly more slaves than students. Today we speak with m. I. T. Historian greg Stephen Wilder about ebony and ivy race, slavery, and the troubled history of americas universities. And we look at traces of the trade, a story from the deep north. One know in my family realized were that the walls were the largest slave trading family in the nation. They brought over 10,000 africans to the americans in chains. Half a million of their descendents could be alive today. With katrinaeak brown about how she traced her familys shocking history. All that and more coming up. We turn to a new book 10 years in the making that looks at how some of the countrys major universities, harvard, yale, then, rutgers, williams, university of north carolina, just to name a few, are drenched in the sweat and sometimes blood of the african slaves that were brought here. The book is called ebony and ivy