Monuments discussing how people can make decisions about based removing or contextualizing them based on Historical Information , and public sentiment. The American Historical Association hosted and recorded this event. James good afternoon. I say that with some trepidation because our audience is national and international. Morning to some of you and good to some of you. I am jim grossman, the executive director of the American Historical Association. This is an initial experiment in something that we are likely to call history behind the headlines. We consider Historical Context essential to decisionmaking in public culture and especially in all aspects of public policy. Aha is a membership supported organization. Anybody who watches Public Television or listens to public radio is ready for this. If you would like to become a member and support this type of content, membership links are located in the chat on zoom and in the comments on facebook live. I want to give and especially gr
Urged to stay at home again as authorities move to curb a new outbreak of kobe and the cattle on capital. And as knighthood for captain tom the british war veteran whose charity walk raised millions for the National Health service. Welcome to the Program European Union Leaders are meeting at a key summit in brussels to try to bridge their differences over a 750000000000 Euro Recovery Fund it aims to help the bloc rebuild from the coronavirus endemic german chancellor Angela Merkel chairs the talks as germany currently holds the e. U. Councils rotating presidency and shes admitted that finding a compromise wont be easy the key Sticking Point is whether the money should be given to countries as greg. Or loans the main proponents of lending the money are the socalled frugal for austria sweden finland and the netherlands. Joining me now from our studio in brussels is Felipe Lembergs hes a member of the European Parliament for the Green Party Mr lamberts how optimistic are you that leaders
Signs of discontent emerge from iran as demonstrators in the city of homs protest the governments handling of the economy. And sex workers in germany say the coronavirus ban on prostitution is putting their livelihoods and safety at risk by driving the business underground. Welcome to the program the United States has broken yet another coronavirus record 75000. 00 you infections in one day thats almost as many as chinas official 6 month tally florida is the new epicenter now on friday the Sunshine State we call it more than 11000 new cases. The state also recorded a 4th consecutive day with more than 100 deaths floridas republican governor governor Rhonda Saunders who is facing criticism for his handling of the pandemic has blamed the high number on increased testing in the state. Correspondent is in miami outside the Jackson Memorial hospital staff and we are seeing grim new figures whats the situation like on the ground there in miami. Described the situation absolutely accurate it
Economies recover from the corona virus pandemic but divisions run deep. And this was the table where the cold war began we look at the legacy of the potsdam conference 75 years later. Im Aaron Chilton welcome to the program the United States has broken yet another coronavirus record 75000. 00 new infections in just a single day thats almost as many as chinas official 6 month tally. Florida is the nations new epicenter on friday the Sunshine State recorded more than 11000 new cases the state also recorded a 4th consecutive day with more than 100 deaths for his republican governor ron dissenters was facing. Susan for his handling of the pandemic has blamed the high numbers on increased testing in the state. Of case and correspondent stefan seamans is in miami for us stefan were seeing grim new figures whats the situation like in miami. Situation is grim and as much as the figures today and now there are 11000 new corona virus infection cases thats massive yesterday 15000. Florida as a s
The American Historical Association. James this is an initial experiment in something that we are likely to call history behind the headlines. Historical context essential to decisionmaking in public culture and especially in all aspects of public policy. This is a membership supported organization. Anybody who watches Public Television or listens to public radio is ready for this. If you would like to become a member and support this type of content, never siblings are located in the chat on zoom and in the comments on facebook live. And especially grateful thankful to History Channel four their generous sponsorship of this webinar. Lets get started. It is an honor to introduce todays panelists, Annette Gordon reed. Blight, he studies slavery and abolition. These professors are Pulitzer Prize winning historians and they have won lots of other prizes as well. They have written and spoken frequently and insightfully on issues relating to monuments, history, memory and our nations contin