world war i and the shaping of modern black identity. is a chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for cell rights. one of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the civil rights movement was dedicated was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. we are fortunate to be joined tonight by shasha conwell, the museums equity director deputy director and editor of we return fighting. the images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. it also gives us a different look at the life african americans face when they came home after the war. let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. thank you for joining us and i m sure you will have a great evening. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the deputy director of the african museum o
good evening. good evening. first of all, thank you for coming out in this rainy evening, i know it s a bit of a challenge, but it will be well was your time to be here for the discussion, it s my pleasure to welcome you to the tonight s program, in tide, historically speaking, will return fighting, and the shipping of modern black identity, public by, it s a collection of us is, men and women, who serve the country on the battlefield, as well as on the home front. their struggles for civil rights one of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the civil rights movement, was that it did, was decades away, the world long ones established an important question of citizenship, that pave the way for future progress, we are fortunately joined tonight, by the museum s deputy director, and editor of who we return fighting, including an addition to the outstanding scholarship, the images are very powerful. of americans, at war, on the home front, and also gives us
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fury in spain after cattle and separatist leaders a sentenced to prison for a failed secession bid 2 years ago so is the dream of independence for catalonia now over of what are the implications for the rest of europe this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i m adrian finnegan spain s highest court to sense a strong message to catalonia 2 years out to the region tried to break away separatist leaders have been jailed to between 9 and 13 years for organizing an illegal secession referendum in 2017 former catalan vice president oriel young paris was handed the longest sentence for sedition and misusing public funds the leaders were acquitted of the more serious rebellion charges spain s prime minister says the verdicts confirm the end of a failed process for cattle and independents nobody s above the law nobody s have although you know the microsleep like a spinning nobody is subject to trial for his or her ideas or politics but rather for criminal conduct as provide