Good evening everyone. I am pleased and honored to introduce our keynote speaker, professor daina ramey berry. Professor berry is an associate professor of history and african and African Diaspora studies, and a fellow at the university of texas at austin. She is the author of swing the sickle. She is also an awardwinning editor of enslaved women in america, and encyclopedia, and in slavery in savannah. In addition to her written an editorial work, she has appeared on radio and Television Shows including National Geographic explorer, the tavis smiley show, cspan, and npr. She is an advocate for public history and served as one of the technical advisors for the remake of roots, the miniseries produced by a e. Her scholarship has been supported by the National Endowment for the humanities, the American Association of university women, and the university women, and the college of philadelphia. Her book, the price for their pound of flesh the value of the enslaved from womb to grave in the
Watch American History tv every weekend on cspan 3. We are at the breakers in Newport Rhode island were cspan is learning more about the areas history. The breakers is the largest of the gilded age mansions in newport. Join us as we take a twirl of this home. The first thing you notice is hall, which we are standing in right now. It is a 50 x 50 box. 50 feet wide and 50 feet high. It is highly ornamented with carvings. The symbol of the vanderbilt amalie can be seen everywhere. Leaf whichnd the oak meant strength and longevity and you will find mthe acorn and through the all house, the theme of the family. And there were all sorts and kinds of marble, a lot of ornamentation. This house is supposed to look like an italian palace. They wanted to make a statement that, indeed, they had succeeded, that they had met the pinnacle and that they were able to do with they could with their resources and they wanted to create fine homes that were in the style of european mansions. It was built by
From spain and portugal, they fled to where they could worship, where they could work. Us 10 people left barb betos, but instead of going to new york or wanted to go they to rhode island. In 1636, a gentleman by the name of Roger Williams founded rhode island. He had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom, and 20 years after the founding of rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. She was the most famous woman lighthouse keeper in the United States, but more importantly, she was the most famous lighthouse keeper in the United States. It is likely that she saved 35. Een 25 and she was a slip of a woman. She weighed 103 pounds and she was fearless. Welcome to newport, rhode island. Located on the south easternmost part of the state, newport is the home of the u. S. War college and the breakers, the vanderbilt summer home. We begin with the story of the slave trade in newport, which was once the most active slave port in north ame
Man and everybody had hopes and one thing i was sure and thousands like me, that the degradation, the abuse, and the privation that we had in europe, we wouldnt have here. Man oh, god, yes, hoping for centuries. [closing music] does that relate to what we see with Football Players today . You could be featured during our next live program. Join the conversation on facebook, and on twitter. Next weekend, the cspan cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. We will explore their literary scene on site. Book tv onweekend on cspan2 and sunday on American History tv. Working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Historyweek, american tv visits museums, archives, and historic places. Up next, we travel to newport, look at the to breakers. This tour of the Historic National landmark is about 25 minutes. These rooms were so ornate because the family wanted to make an impression. The first thing you notice and the first thing you walk into is the great hall. 50 feet wide, 50 feet
[indiscernible] the committee will come to order. This mornings hearing will be many on the president s fiscal year 2019 Budget Proposal. The Committee Welcomes treasury secretary mnuchin who is here to testify on the budget along with other patterns matters that may arise. The budget includes numerous proposals to deal with the wide array of policy issues. The opioid epidemic, infrastructure, modernizing ,overnment, National Security and lowering drug pricing and payments to mention a few. I think i speak for all members when i say we are all very interested in your thoughts and insights on a number of items proposed. The governments receipts will average 17. 1 of gdp over 10 years with that budget window slightly below the longrun average of 17. 4 over roughly the past four decades. Averagings outlays 10 of gdp over the past years, which is slightly below the longrun average. Also includes tax proposals but they are not as sweeping as those we have seen in prior budget. As you would