Our subject for today is the atlantic slave trade, and the first thing i want to say about it is that we have a big subject, a tremendously important subject, and truly a difficult subject to deal with today. Its importance lies in its relationship to the transformation of the world in the early modern era. By that, i mean essentially three things. First, the origins and the rise of capitalism around the atlantic, beginning in the late 16th century and continuing thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. Then, finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. Today, we are going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. Now, i want to begin
My middle name is elizabeth. Interviewer elizabeth. And then last name . Reid. I was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 1927. April of 1927. Interviewer what date . Mary ninth. April 9, 1927. Tell me about your family when you were born . Mary we were very poor. My father was from tennessee. My mother was from pittsburgh. And when i was born, we lived in pittsburgh then. I had two older brothers and a sister. The oldest brother was 10 years older than i was. And so, i by the time i a little kid,nd they were already grown. So it seemed to me as if i was almost an only child. And i always missed not having somebody else. But we were poor. Lived in houses on a hill. I was never without friends, because we played on the street s and in the fields, on the hills. Pittsburgh is full of hills, so i was my mother would warn me when i would go out to play, not to go over the hill. And of course, i didnt until i andto the end of the row went around the row, until she couldnt see me. But then i wen
Were killed in Mass Shootings in this country while we were on the august recess when we should have been here doing our job. 100 americans are killed every day from gun violence. There are 100 desks in this room. There are 100 chairs behind each one of those desks. And if these were the americans killed by gun violence, they would add up to every single desk thats in this room. And yet the majority leader didnt bring us back during the august recess, didnt say we should cancel our vacation and come back to work for the American People, hasnt put a bill on the floor or given the opportunity for anybody else to put a bill on the floor now that weve been back in session for the last two months. In colorado alone in the last 1 months weve 18 months weve lost 882 people to gun violence. Thats a record in my state, madam president. Ifthe house of representatives s done their job. More than 200 days ago they passed background checks over there, and we havent even taken them up over here. Thi
Mr. Bennet madam president , id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you, madam president. Last month over 50 americans were killed in Mass Shootings in this country while we were on the august recess when we should have been here doing our job. 100 americans are killed every day from gun violence. There are 100 desks in this room. There are 100 chairs behind each one of those desks. And if these were the americans killed by gun violence, they would add up to every single desk thats in this room. And yet the majority leader didnt bring us back during the august recess, didnt say we should cancel our vacation and come back to work for the American People, hasnt put a bill on the floor or given the opportunity for anybody else to put a bill on the floor now that weve been back in session for the last two months. In colorado alone in the last 1 months weve 18 months weve lost 882 people to gun violence. Thats a record in my state, mada
Were a target for vandalism and in a show of support one group decided to hold a passover dinner. Stephanie ramirez has the story. Reporter on the Christian Day of easter there is a jewish dinner happening inside a muslim mosque. [ singing ] reporter this is a jewish passover dinner called the sadr which tells the story of how the israelites fled persecution in egypt. My eldest said dont take it off. I dont want something happening to you. Reporter this is a bringing together of different faiths, even christians, even sterling, virginias mosque. We love our country and want to help people to be more prosperous and thrive and something the Jewish Community has been in the leadership of in welcoming a stranger. I think this year we felt it was especially important just because the Jewish Community, the muslim community, immigrants and refugees have been targets of terrible hatred more than ever before. Reporter its a tradition these two muslim and jewish leaders have hosted a decade now,