Susan early on your latest book is an epic journey from slave to freedom. What makes their story particularly compelling to you. Ilyon woo i cant even begin to say what does not make it compelling for me i am obsessed with the story and have been for a really long time. I think what originally drew me to it was the phenomenal adventure story and their narrative, running 1000 miles to freedom which they published in 1860. It talks about this incredible escape they make. They are husband and wife enslaved in makem george at jaya georgia and they decide they are going to for freedom not with any underground railroad which does not reach south where they are, not by hiding and traveling by night. But they go out in the full light of day, disguised as master and slave with william playing the role of the slave. That story grip me from the beginning. In their time how well were they . Ilyon woo they were quite wellknown known actually there is a quotation from Wendell Phillips who is a celeb
Immigrants are starting to m it to. For the gold rush, and working on the railroads and mines and such. So our population is exploding and changing. At a dramatic rate. Susan do you know approximately how many enslaved persons were in the United States at the time . Ilyon woo thats another good question, i am not on top of the figures. Susan i wrote down, about 3 million. That is one of your historical figures referenced. We will use that number from your book. You also tell readers that we think about the fugitive slave law is something that came out of the compromise of 1850, but you remind your readers that George Washington actually signed fugitive slave legislation so it had been enforced since the very founding of the country. What did that early legislation mean for enslaved people, what did it do to their lives . Ilyon woo both the fugitive slave law, the 18th century fugitive slave law and a clause in the constitution itself, made it possible for, or legalized enslavers rights
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Are closed. Also in maryland, the schools following here are on a twohour delay. Anne arrundel county schools, Calvert County schools, Charles County schools and Prince Georges County schools all delayed two hours. In virginia, Prince William county and Spotsylvania County schools are closed. Also in virginia Fairfax County fauquier county, and paige county schools on a twohour delay. D. C. Public schools also on a twohour delay. There are many more delays and more closures. We are running the full list of closures and delays at the bottom of your screen. We have also heard from the federal government which is opened today but operating on a twohour delay. Federal workers do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. Lets get to caitlin roth and also to erin como to talk about our roads and the weather today. Caitlin lets start with you. Maureen and wisdom i think the delays are a good call. So much of this snow will wrap up before the lunch hour even hits and local
Connell good day in new york on wall street. The dow was up. Even though some in his own party dont like the agreement to raise the debt ceiling exchange for harvey funding. They were buying on the dip we saw yesterday. Right now to another important and developing story. That would be Hurricane Irma. Its sustaining category 5 wind causing widespread damage. Already flooding in the caribbean, the virgin islands. Puerto rico getting hit. It could directly impact the bahamas and maybe cuba as a major hurricane the next couple days. We are concerned watching florida. The florida keys and the east coast of the state. The entire state of florida is under a state of emergency. We have time stamped this so you get to thursday as a category 5. Friday, and early friday morning, it may weaken a little bit. If it weakens to a category 4, how much of a turn to the east do we see . Does it head up toward georgia, and South Carolina and hit miami directly. Thats a question we havent gotten a real an