And authorjournalist eberry discusses her book, the amazing story from freedom from slavery to freedom. Brian cate lineberry. When did you first get interested in Robert Smalls, and who was he . Cate i first learned about history a few years ago. I was looking for another idea. My youngest brother sent me a short article on Robert Smalls. I was astounded to find i have never heard of this man. I have done a lot of writing for the New York Times. I worked for Smithsonian Magazine and read about the civil war for them and i had never heard of him. It was a little article that encapsulated his life and i wanted to know more. I wanted to know how this man, who have been told from the time he was a young child that he was not worth anything could have had the courage and determination to find a way out of slavery. I was intrigued and could not reading about him. Brian born in 1839. Where was he born and into what situation . Cate he was born in beaufort, South Carolina, 75 miles from charle
Robert is a reporter with the Investigative Unit of the Washington Post who is focused on privacy, national security, federal contracting. He has won multiple journalism awards. The 2013 sigma delta chi award. A regional emmy. He previously won the top prize for investigative reporters and editors for exposing fraud, waste, and abuse in Homeland Security contracting. He has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice. Finalisten a fourtime for business writing. He is the author of no place to hide. Michelle is a civil war and reconstruction specialist at the library of congress. History atd a ba in berkeley. Severalhe author of articles and books on topics related to the civil war. At the Library Assistant at the Historical Society of washington, d. C. , an assistant presenter. Scholarlyember of our lecture. I would like to call out to connections between this place. Quartermaster Montgomery Meigs department was responsible for caring for the war dead. Remarkable that in choosing to live here
harrow discusses his book. Developed washington d. C. s infrastructure and expanded buildings and sites, such as the u. S. Capitol dome and the Arlington National cemetery. This is just over 50 minutes. Joining us tonight is robert oharrow, a reporter with the Investigative Unit of the Washington Post who is focused on privacy, national security, federal contracting, and the financial world. He has won multiple journalism awards. The 2013 sigma delta chi award. Regional emmy. , a he previously won the top prize for investigative reporters and editors for exposing fraud, waste, and abuse in Homeland Security contracting. He has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice. He is the author of no place to hide. Michelle krowl is a civil war and reconstruction specialist at the library of congress. She received a ba in history at berkeley. She is the author of several articles and books on topics related to the civil war. She has worked at the Library Assistant at the Historical Society of washin
If you live in the eastern or central time zones, call us at 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain or pacific time zone, 202 7488001. You can also send us your thoughts on twitter. You can leave a comment on our facebook page. This fight between president elect donald trump and the labor unions started after what appeared to be a victory last week. He had negotiated a deal with a factory in indiana to keep jobs from moving to mexico. That deal became controversial after these comments from a union leader in indiana. Here is the story in the cannotgton. washington post. The story says that chuck jones, the president of united fuel workers, which represents carrier employees have felt optimistic when donald trump announced he had reached a deal until thee 1100 jobs union leader heard that only 730 of the projected jobs wednesday and 550 Union Members would lose their livelihoods after all. Jones hoped donald trump would explain himself. When he got up there, and for whatever reason he
Homes on this street, causing 59 residents to evacuate on their own and 49 others to escape using trucks and boats. Sky 7 provides a clear sense of the scope of the flood as the nearby Pacheco Creek turned into a river, quickly threatening houses. This family was first urged to evacuate and then ordered to get away from the advancing floodwaters. She escaped on someones back. Piggyback ride. My little sister got a piggyback right. It wasnt that deep, i had boots on, but it was pretty bad. Reporter matts house flooded damaging the floor, carpeting and walls. A neighbor alerted him at 1 30 in the morning how fast the water was rising. It was about two or three feet deep out there moving fast. So it came out there, it came from a break somewhere up there and was coming around the house, came down the road around into that pasture. Reporter Pacheco Creek was primed to flood. Years of drought allowed trees and ground vegetation to take over the dry creek bed, creating log jams when the heav