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We are hearing about the ongoing protest. We will be discussing free speech and its limits. Democrats can call 202 7488000. Republicans at 202 7488001. Independents at 202 7488002. A special line for students, administrators and faculty members is 202 7488003. You can also send us a text at the same number or catch up with us on social media. A very good wednesday morning to you. You can go ahead and start calling in now. The columbia campus, to break up the New York Post with this headline. Cops finally arrest antijewish writers. And from the New York Daily News , dozens arrested. Some of the headlines out of new york, focus across the country at ucla. They know that dueling groups of protesters clashed on wednesday. Grappling in fistfight and using sticks to beat one another. Police wearing helmets and fascial slowly separated the two groups. Going on to note that across the country, some 1100 people have been arrested at least protests. This morning we are asking you about those pro
Historians. Lets give him a big hand. [ applause ] id also like to recognize and thank three extraordinary Trustees Board chair, pam shafler and rick reese and susan danalo with us tonight. Give them a big hand as well. [ applause ] and we also want to thank our Chairmans Council and Frederick Douglas Council Members who are with us tonight for all their great work and support. One more hand. Thank you. So the program tonight will last an hour and include a question and answer session and q and a is conducted via note cards. You should have received a note card and pencil. If not the staff are walking up and down the aisle and have cards and pencils to hand out. Let them know and later on in the program we will be answering collecting the cards and answering your questions. We are thrilled to welcome Randall Kennedy back to the New York Historical society. Hes the Michael R Klein professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts and criminal law and regulation of Ra
Hes the author of the forthcoming book. The New York Historical society hosted this hour long event. Good evening. Im dale gregory. Vice president for Public Programs and im thrilled to welcome you to our spectacular Robert H Smith auditorium. Tonights program, the First Amendment, the constitution on campus is part the bernard and schwartz distinguished Speaker Series which is the heart of the Public Programs. I would like to thank mr. Schwartz for his support to invite so many authors and historians. Lets give him a big hand. [ applause ] id also like to recognize and thank three extraordinary Trustees Board chair, pam shafler and rick reese and susan danalo with us tonight. Give them a big hand as well. [ applause ] and we also want to thank our Chairmans Council and Frederick Douglas Council Members who are with us tonight for all their great work and support. One more hand. Thank you. So the program tonight will last an hour and include a question and answer session and q and a is
Here. I want to talk about the brown decision. It occurred before you were born. What was the discussion, if any, in your family or what was the feeling about what this might mean . My parents had quite a different take on government and the issues of race. My father actually in the discussions actually thought it was ridiculous that the highest court in the land even had to come to the conclusion of discussion that separation separate but equal was immoral. He always saw things in terms of moral and immoral. Had the discussion to make a decision to make the facilities equ equal. His attitude was, son, they can try for the next 20 or 30 years to make the facilities equal, but the only way my children will have a quality education is that i got to ep sunsure that i happens. I have to make sure it happens before they enter kindergarten by reading to them, having them read to us, reading in the newspaper, go together library. I will never trust the government to ever educate my children o