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this is a film about storytelling. about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn-out struggle, and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times, you might say. every one of us feels we was born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. hi. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in lots of different schools, and we re going places with a deep connection to ....
this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there s one episode of america s history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the hot winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe, brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn out struggle and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics lost in contemporary time, you might say. every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. we are in pen accident documentary filmmakers. we made a film about the civil war. we re going to places with a deep connection to this history. there s a lot more coming. what made you choose the civi ....
juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans, and as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is that the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college administrations. does that mean that it achieved its purpose or that we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we will soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race conscious administrations will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor in the administrations calculus, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body for everybody s benefit. quotas on the other hand, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several major cases involving affirmative action over the years. and one of those cases was in 2003, it was grutter versus bollinger, involve ....
just did the exact same thing when you overpromise on reparations. not too long ago, governor slick was patting himself on the back of her what a great idea it was. i think it was heracles who said we do not imitate, we are a model for the world. that is a little braggadocio s. i like the spirit of what you guys are saying. this is not just about california, this is about making an impact across the rest of the country. jesse: that all sounded great, but then gavin newsom saw the price tag. $800 billion, with up to $1.2 million payments going to eligible black residents. it is no wonder gavin newsom is backtracking on the massive handouts, telling fox news digital, dealing with that legacy is about much more than cash payments. now, newsom s team is clarifying those comments and says the governor is not backing away from cash payments, but wants to wait for the report in its entirety to arrive on his desk before he makes any decision. newsom needs to learn the a ....
this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the hot winds of war blew across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn out struggle. and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in different schools all over virginia and we re going to place this with a ....