Our subject for today is the atlantic slave trade, and the first thing i want to say about it is that we have a big subject, a tremendously important subject, and truly a difficult subject to deal with today. Its importance lies in its relationship to the transformation of the world in the early modern era. By that, i mean essentially three things. First, the origins and the rise of capitalism around the atlantic, beginning in the late 16th century and continuing thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. Then, finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. Today, we are going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. Now, i want to begin
Live there its may day here in moscow youre watching r. T. International now a large anti racism demonstration has been held in paris almost 3000. 00 people gathered in the french capital to pay tribute to george florid that 8 minutes and 46 seconds the Central Square in the city remained silent the time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds neck jollibee unscathed was at the protest. And almost to georgia floyd here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister found 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you were never above it on the contrary we owe it to ourselves even more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement. That statement came in the wake of a new racism scandal a Facebook Group used by Police Members was outed for repeatedly us
The designation of this episode as a recession even if it turns out to be briefer than earlier contractions now economists generally define a recession as 2 consecutive quarter months of 2 consecutive quarters of Economic Contraction g. D. P. In the us has already fell by 5 percent in the 1st quarter of this year and the economy is expected to climb by a steeper margin in q 2 of 2020 lets get some expert analysis on this and and the state of the economy with todd morris chief strategist at the trading and cohost christiane who joins us from los angeles thank you both for being here today but i want to start with you now the n b e r declared that the u. S. Recession began officially in february now this marks the fastest the n b r has actually declared any recession is this a good thing as the faster the drop usually the faster the bounce back. From a back listen i put very little stuff. To what any account is really said because theyre not calling it until its already over and theyre s
The first thing i want to say about it is we have a big subject. A tremendously important subject, and truly a difficult subject to deal with today. Its importance lies in the relationship to the transformation of the world in the early modern era. By that, i mean three things. First, the origins and the rise of capitalism around the atlantic, beginning in the late 16th century and continuing thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. Finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures, and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. Today, we are going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. I want to begin with a quote by a very eminent africanamerican scholar activist named w. E. B. Dub
Thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. Finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures, and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. Today, we are going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. I want to begin with a quote by a very eminent africanamerican scholar activist named w. E. B. Dubois. Heres what he said about the atlantic slave trade. The most magnificent drama in the last 1000 years of human transportation of 10 million human beings out of the dark beauty of their mother continent and into the newfound el dorado of the west. Hell. Escended into it was a tragedy that bickered the greek that beggars the revolutionthe french. I think he is exactly right. Drama of stunnin