Right now, all we really have in terms of Public Safety is one system, and that is policing. People are going to be scared to create a new system of Emergency Response and i think its going to take a lot of conversations. Judy all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by consumer cellular. Johnson johnson. Financial Services Firm raymond james. The womens Suffrage Centennial commission. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems. The lendl son on the web. Supported by the macarthur foundation, committed to a more just and peaceful world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy new milestones tonight in the covid19 pandemic. In Public Health, the world has topped 700,000 deaths. In politics, Democrat Joe Biden has decided ag
It took place in 1876. The Bipartisan Commission voted to give the electoral of the disputed states to the republican hayes. In exchange, democrats got something they wanted. Hayes to withdraw union troops. The south. With that assurance. The deal went through. The election of 1876 ended with a compromise that ensured the continuation of racism and racist violence in our nations culture and politics that has lasted to this day. Hello and to Washington Post live, kate with some a writer and with Washington Post opinions. And today, im so pleased be joined by Academy Award winning filmmaker and author hanks. And geoffrey robinson, the founder and executive director of the who we are project. Theyve teamed up on a new animated short documentary, how to rig an election. The races of the 1876 president ial contest. Gentlemen, im so glad were together. Thank you for having us for the intro intro. So lets lets start with the origins. Geoffrey, youre a civil rights lawyer now in the film makin
Election in our nations history did not take place in the year 2000 or even 2020. It took place in 1876. The Bipartisan Commission voted to give the electoral of the disputed states to the republican hayes. In exchange, democrats got something they wanted. Hayes to withdraw union troops. The south. With that assurance. The deal went through. The election of 1876 ended with a compromise that ensured the continuation of racism and racist violence in our nations culture and politics that has lasted to this day. Hello and to Washington Post live, kate with some a writer and with Washington Post opinions. And today, im so pleased be joined by Academy Award winning filmmaker and author hanks. And geoffrey robinson, the founder and executive director of the who we are project. Theyve teamed up on a new animated short documentary, how to rig an election. The races of the 1876 president ial contest. Gentlemen, im so glad were together. Thank you for having us for the intro intro. So lets lets s
In partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. Our series explores key works of literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program, the common law. Written in 1881 by Oliver Wendell holmes junior all of her Wendell Holmes junior grew up surrounded by writers and thinkers such as ralph waldo emerson. When the civil war began, folks answered president lincolns call for volunteers homes answered the call and volunteered. At the end of the war, he enrolled in Harvard Law School and embarked on a legal career. In 1881, a summary of lectures he had given was published as the common law. Balancing legal principles with realities of the emerging modern era. He later served on the u. S. Supreme court as remembered for his writing and his jurisprudence. The common has remained in print and continues to be cited, yet remains controversial. Welcome to books that shaped america, our cspan series that looks at how books throughout our hist
Cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] in partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. Our series explores key works of literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program, the common law. Written in 1881 by Oliver Wendell holmes junior all of her Wendell Holmes junior grew up surrounded by writers and thinkers such as ralph waldo emerson. When the civil war began, folks answered president lincolns call for volunteers homes answered the call and volunteered. At the end of the war, he enrolled in Harvard Law School and embarked on a legal career. In 1881, a summary of lectures he had given was published as the common law. Balancing legal principles with realities of the emerging modern era. He later served on the u. S. Supreme court as remembered for his writing and his jurisprudence. The common has rema