Events are strictly nonpartisan. They are not intended to offer any kind of policy recommendations or agendas. They are simply sort of meant to give greater insight into how we got to where we are, which we believe helps us understand how we solve problems. So, a few thanks and then ill turn it over to alan. First of all, the Mellon Foundation funds this program. Special things to them. Thanks to them. Secondly, the room has been booked for us by congressman jerry connollys office. Finally, i want to thank my assistant director, who is at the table outside and will be coming in shortly. Now, i will turn this over to the professor of american university, who will moderate the event. Most of you will find these index cards on your seats. The intent is, as the discussion proceeds, if you have questions, write them on these cards. We will collect them after formal remarks and use them to initiate discussion. Alright . So think about that as they are giving their remarks. Thank you, dane. G
On the way to canada. A completely different country, being free from the chance they could be recaptured and brought back into slavery. What was that journey like . Where are slaves at this time, and how are they making the journey into canada . In the decades before the civil war, slaves were really everywhere in the United States. We think of them mostly being in the south and rural places, but enslaved people are in cities. They are brought into northern cities, some even sort of rented into the west and the northwest,. They are really everywhere, and often they would take the opportunity, working with a network of people or by themselves, to escape slavery and seek that freedom they can find. What is a story that stands out to you in your research of a slave making that journey . My research is really focused on what happens after they are already in canada, but one of the settlements in what becomes canada is the town of buxton. You have a minister who takes a group of enslaved p
Theill have another one at end of next month on the u. S. Iranian relations. Should stress that these events are strictly nonpartisan. Offerre not intended to any policy recommendations or agendas. They are meant to give greater insight into how we got to where we are, which we believe helps us understand how we can install and solve problems. Few thanks first of all the Mellon Foundation funds this program. Room has been booked for us by congressman jerry connollys office. Thank my want to assistant director, who is at the table outside and will be coming in shortly. Now turn this over to the professor of American University will moderate the event. Most of you will find these index cards on your seats. If you have questions, write them on these cards. Initiatell use them to discussion. In 1941, the influential publisher declared that in his view, the 20th century would be the american century, a time when american achievements and influence would outdistance those of other countries.
Change or make the japanese find another way to grow other than just dump their cars on us. Yeah, weve come to accept that the rest of the world is relying on the u. S. To help them and we dont like it. Its too hard. And that reaction led to a wholesale selling of american stocks today which is how the dow tumbled 252 points s p fell 1. 3 nasdaq declined 1. 03 . Hideous. Yep. You know what, its become a zero sum game. We know that other countries are going to keep weakening their currencies, and were going to get earnings from those countries that arent as great as they were. Because our Companies Report in dollars, not yen or euros or rials. And while i always plead with you its a market of stocks not just some giant asset class, my pleas have fallen on the deaf ears of hedge fund managers, that dont trifle with individual companies. They just accept the dollar is going up and going up so much that its per se bad for all american stocks even those who it actually isnt bad for. So the
The open. Dagen 4 hours. Connell do michelle ng your own accent, better than imitating party. Dagen my accent is bad to begin with. Identity anybody. Connell Nicole Petallides as a terrific accent like mine. She is from the New York Stock Exchange to talk about the market up 50 points on the dollar. Nicole 16,000 getting closer and closer to that level. Dow jones industrial average set another record today, all time record high for the dow today and at the moment of 50 points, a dish of 1 3 , 13,926, nasdaq composite of 3 points, fractional move and the s p 5 under the 0. 2 but for the most part we obscene a lot of the acrosstheboard. Retailers and banks stocks and transport and oil services looking good today. That being said what about six straight weeks of the genes for the dow and the s p so that is likely what we are seeing here today on this recordsetting day not only for the Dow Jones Industrial average but the s p 500 alltime high and the nasdaq at a 13 year high. I want to get