And they also declared that they are not from those which get that the criminal code the criminal code they are basically putting detainees in limbo where they make up the rules as they go along. Live on on book tv in depth. From noon to 3 p. M. Eastern. Its great to see all of you think you for coming. As most of you know this is the fourth year doing conversations about the freedom studies. We started this four years ago to bring new work into black history and the scholars and writers and conversation with us and to create a space to put that in the struggles of today and so tonight we will be talking about black power into political repression. Its very timely in the moment we are in and most of you whove been here before also know that every few months i like to talk about rosa parks and many of you know i wrote a biography of rosa parks and today would have been her 103rd birthday. In honor of that, me and some colleagues have built a new website called rosa parks biography to ki
To kind of challenge the ways thathat in much of our public conversation today there is a kind of dangerous i think distinction being made between whats being treated as the good old Civil Rights Movement and the sort of movements for Racial Justice and black lives matter today. These are very dangerous distinctions and i think really looking at the history of rosa parks and particularly look at the history of rosa parks through criminal justice, really challenges these distinctions that some commentators are making today. And so i think a real look at rosa parks remind us from scottsboro to emmett till and jeremiah reeds distorted campaigns for justice for black women who were raped to the kind of criminalization of organizing that we see with Highlander Folk School and the bus buck offs to all of the Defense Committees she served on to all the antiPolice Brutality work she did sitting on the peoples tribunal after the 1967 detroit uprising and on and on. I think seeing that scope giv
History and conversation with us. And to kind of create a space to put that history of conversation with the president and struggles today. Tonight we are going to be talking about black power and political refreshment. It feels a timely in the moment we are in. I think most of you who have been here before also know that every two months i like to talk about rosa parks. Many of you know i am professor Jeanne Theoharis and i wrote a biography of rosa parks and this would have been her 100 third birthday. In honor of that, colleagues have built a new web site called rosaparksbiography. Org to challenge the ways in much of our public conversation today theres a kind of dangerous distinction being made between what is being treated as the good old Civil Rights Movement and the movements for Racial Justice and black lives matter today and these are dangerous distinctions and i think really looking at the history of rosa parks and particularly looking at criminaljustice. Really challenges t
Make money figure out ways to develop the country. The neck. I just want to add something to all of this. I am honored to be around you and thankful to the council the reminded me and took me back to 14 years ago. I want to read something to you. The honorable mrs. Bush. I do remember those days. I gave my 1st in chicago, and 400 american businessman it would come i had to convince many leaders to believe in the afghan women capacity. I ended with the following symptoms, a lot of hope. Still the dark days in the storm have left. The sun is out. Tender, love, care. I do not want to die again. You have played a major role by building capacity and you have recognized a fear of the flowers handbook is 14 years he was not possible. I thank you from my heart. [applause] thank you. On behalf of all of us i would like to extend our thanks. After 37 years it will take a long time to fully emerge from conflict but there are extraordinary signs of progress and hope. A special thanks for what you