And watch for of the authors in the near future on book tv on cspan2. Good evening everyone. The study of George Washington at mount vernon, and the washington leverage we have an annual event that were finally getting around to this year. We are going to have our annual lecture fostered by the foundation here. Were thrilled to have this opportunity to bring together some of this most important scholarships on the mother of George Washington. Mary ball washington. This popular event was set up some time ago. And understand the world, the times and the experiences the Martha Washington and other women of the 18th century. One of those of course Mary Ball Washington. They state womens History Month from the month of march. And because of the closure here we are tonight. One important thing i think everyone in the audience pretty much knows right nobody can say too many times, mount vernon, we have open to her to audiences to visitors i should say if you come to mount vernon and have an o
[laughter] see you know what that means, ive received the walkout, the storm the stage strategy, and at Claremont Mckenna in southern california, the blockade that prevented anyone from actually attending my talk. Socalled students of color at nearby Pomona College announced i w i was ignoring systems of domination that produce lethal conditions under which oppressed people are forced to live. So to actually have an audience still in its seats and apparently willing to listen is an unusual experience that may take me a while to get accustomed to. Now, weve been hearing a lot of late about the crisis of free speech on College Campuses, but not much about its root cause. The narcissistic victimology that is rapidly spreading from academia to the rest of culture. In a word, the American University is in the grips of a mass hysteria. Students actually believe that they are victims of oppression at risk of their lives from racism and sexism. The degree of caterwailing is hard to overstate.
Appear in the rotunda shortly to honor officer Brian Sicknick, who was murdered in the invasion of the capitol. He died at 9 30 p. M. The night after the capitol was invaded. And at 9 30 p. M. Tonight his remains were returned to the capitol. The honoring of officer Brian Sicknick tonight has been reserved for members of the Capitol Police. Tomorrow morning members of congress will have an opportunity to honor Officer Sicknick. Brian sicknick is the third Capitol Police officer to be given this honor of Lying In Honor in the Capitol Rotunda after being killed in the line of duty. In 1998 two Capitol Police officers were shot and killed by a lone gunman who rushed through the Metal Detector at the capitol, shot officer Jacob Chestnut in the head, officer john gibson was in a free Fire Exchange with the shooter. Officer gibson was killed and both of theirtua, where they were given this honor of Lying In Honor. And thats the scene in 1998 when officer gibson and officer chestnut were Lyin
Cspan. Org coronavirus. Up next on booktv, we will show some other programs from our archives the focus on the issue of race in america. A couple of the authors you will see include cornel west and even candy but we begin with the Manhattan Institute Heather Macdonald ritchie argues that identity politics is challenging diverse thinking at the collegiate level. This is from 2018. At Claremont Mckenna and southern california, the blockade that could enter prevented anyone from attending my talk, socalled students of color at nearby Pomona College and some would say its white supremacist war hawk, queer phobia classes in ignorance of interlocking systems of domination that produce the lethal conditions under which oppressed people are forced to live. [laughter] so to actually have an audience still in his seat and willing to listen is an unusual experience. It may take me a while to get accustomed to. Now weve been hearing a lot of late about the crisis of free speech on College Campuses
Honor officer Brian Sicknick, who was murdered in the invasion of the capitol. He died at 9 30 p. M. The night after the capitol was invaded. And at 9 30 p. M. Tonight his remains were returned to the capitol. The honoring of officer Brian Sicknick tonight has been reserved for members of the Capitol Police. Tomorrow morning members of congress will have an opportunity to honor Officer Sicknick. Brian sicknick is the third Capitol Police officer to be given this honor of Lying In Honor in the Capitol Rotunda after being killed in the line of duty. In 1998 two Capitol Police officers were shot and killed by a lone gunman who rushed through the Metal Detector at the capitol, shot officer Jacob Chestnut in the head, officer john gibson was in a free Fire Exchange with the shooter. Officer gibson was killed and both of their caskets appeared in the Capitol Rotunda, where they were given this honor of Lying In Honor. And thats the scene in 1998 when officer gibson and officer chestnut were