The Historical Association for putting together this remarkable conference. And for inviting me to facilitate this panel. This conference, like its at aerpart in 1983, stands historical crossroads. Themeslarly around the of this panel race, power and urban space. The projects we will hear about ,ver the next hour and a half the questions at stake in this panel touch of the heart of modern africanAmerican History. On questions of the structure in agency. On questions of freedom and unfreedom. On questions of continuity and discontinuity. The questions of slavery and what has changed and in what ways, and why. It touches on issues of segregation and integration terms that are misunderstood in contemporary political discourse but are at the heart of how we conceptualize the history of urban space. 19 83, the field of the africanamerican urban history was very much in the shadow of the urban uprisings of the lake 1960s. Or as they were called then urban riots, perceived as a product of pat
They patrol the tunnels and the brims and the highway bridges and highway. We dont know the name of the knifewielding man. We are also unaware of his alleged motives. We are live in derwood, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Alison thank you. Meanwhile we have new developments tonight out of joint base andrews. Which was locked down for about an hour and a half this morning. This is after reports of an active shooter at the Malcolm Grow Medical Center on base. Brad bell was there as the situation unfolded this morning and he is live there now. What have we learned about all of this . Brad what we learned is there is a tremendous coincidence here. A planned drill. Just as it was getting ready to start, somebody called in from real concern. From beyond the perimeter fencing we can see the tense situation unfolding. Heavily armed military personnel. Clearing the base hospital, the Malcolm Grow Medical Center. People walking out the front door. Hands in the air. Being led away from the building.
Is simply part of the landscape. And i suppose i want to spend a few moments talking about why we must resist this. Not only because we have the Fair Housing Act and the wonderful affh rule and because we all believe in integration and because we have devoted our lives, most of us, to fighting against discrimination. But because as a democracy imperati imperative. If this country is to make it, if you and i are to make it, unified, we have to get our hands around this problem of segregation. This past spring when baltimore erupted in days of unrest in the wake of the death of freddie gray in police custody,ier did a lot of media. Some of you may have seen some of it. And when i did that media, i was asked a lot of questions about baltimore. After all, i lived in Baltimore City for 20 years. I now live in Baltimore County for five years. Ive taught at university of Maryland Law School for 22 years. Im a native new yorker, i really transplanted to baltimore and took it on as my home and
Is simply part of the landscape. And i suppose i want to spend a few moments talking about why we must resist this. Not only because we have the Fair Housing Act and the wonderful affh rule and because we all believe in integration and because we have devoted our lives, most of us, to fighting against discrimination. But because as a democracy imperati imperative. If this country is to make it, if you and i are to make it, unified, we have to get our hands around this problem of segregation. This past spring when baltimore erupted in days of unrest in the wake of the death of freddie gray in police custody,ier did a lot of media. Some of you may have seen some of it. And when i did that media, i was asked a lot of questions about baltimore. After all, i lived in Baltimore City for 20 years. I now live in Baltimore County for five years. Ive taught at university of Maryland Law School for 22 years. Im a native new yorker, i really transplanted to baltimore and took it on as my home and
Is simply part of the landscape. And i suppose i want to spend a few moments talking about why we must resist this. Not only because we have the Fair Housing Act and the wonderful affh rule and because we all believe in integration and because we have devoted our lives, most of us, to fighting against discrimination. But because as a democracy imperati imperative. If this country is to make it, if you and i are to make it, unified, we have to get our hands around this problem of segregation. This past spring when baltimore erupted in days of unrest in the wake of the death of freddie gray in police custody,ier did a lot of media. Some of you may have seen some of it. And when i did that media, i was asked a lot of questions about baltimore. After all, i lived in Baltimore City for 20 years. I now live in Baltimore County for five years. Ive taught at university of Maryland Law School for 22 years. Im a native new yorker, i really transplanted to baltimore and took it on as my home and