Opportunity for the nation to imagine itself otherwise. Where the country had an opportunity to leave behind the realitycynd how to organize our society and that each of those moments the country double down. And we saw was some call a backlash. We saw instead was an ongoing betrayal. What we think about the post reconstruction. And a lost cause and that anglosaxon and what it meant for the United States and the world as a betrayal. Think the mid 20th century the black freedom movement, law and order and the tax revolt in california, we need double down on our ugliness and here we are facing a chance to we imagine ourselves. If our history is any indicatio indication. Has there been an arc of progress . Of course. My life is not what my fathers life was and his life is not his fatherss. So what does it mean to suggest we live in the afterlife of jim crow is to suggest there has been and indication of change and i think one way is look at American History ofan democracy in the believe t
Lightning complex fires are burning in the mountains of san mateo and santa cruz counties. Many people are still unaccounted for as homes have just been completely destroyed forcing thousands to evacuate and then theres the l a new lightning complex fire thats burning in a large area of the north bay also leveling homes and impacting thousands living in Sonoma Napa Solano lake and yolo counties. Well were also tracking the scu lightning complex fires which group over a thursday night, the cluster of fires burning across 5 counties in Santa Clara Alameda contra costa, san joaquin and counties check it out on the map here. 20,000 structures are now threatened. And thats why evacuation are mandatory for several spots are urging people to leave an Alameda County Evacuation Orders remain in place for all of mines road south of mile marker tend to the county line. And there are warnings for the city of fremont as well at mill creek road. Well in santa clara county. You must leave if youre in
Well people have been stopping by they gets a Minute Church to watch a series of projections that are being projected on to the church behind me these tell the story of the week leading up to the fall of the berlin wall and that is why people are coming here because this church played a huge role in the peaceful revolution and the path toward that peaceful revolution people at this church would come and meet Opposition Forces would i should say. Oppositionists came here to meet and 30 years ago to the evening there was a concert here of beethovens 3rd symphony where the conductor stood up after the symphony and said the wall has got to go and that is when people took to the streets in an impromptu demonstration now 30 years later tonight theres a concert by the punk rock joy and patti smith whos come here from the United States a person whos built her career on fighting for freedom and she is giving a concert here to commemorate that concert that happened 30 years ago so tell us just a
Are threatened thats why theres so many evacuations and 124 structures have been burned to the ground that includes dozens of homes about 60 homes have been burned to the ground because of this fire that continues to advance whipped up by the winds when it started last wednesday, again whipped up by the winds day before yesterday yesterday got though a little break during the day like theyre getting today and thats some good news. Heres new video that shows you yesterday a chopper overhead surveying the area that was bert and you can see both sides of the road there theres fircrews on the ground that retardant you can see the color jones there where theyre dropping retardant were looking for more those air drops today that will be key in stopping the spread of the fire it looks like that home may have been damaged but not completely lost in the flames that surrounded it and many other homes,ot so lucky, they were completely destroyed. We have our crews out there this morning taking a l
Today we are talking the west mine wars. This is for for our class. This is really the beginning of a of a new section after your midterm. So this is a point were going to start today by looking at some some big picture concepts, concepts that weve talked about, maybe looking at some maps that weve already seen this semester. And are going to use those to kind of touch base throughout this lecture and, look at those concepts and get a better understanding of how these these two sections of the class connect with one another. So first, i know ive showed you these maps before, or at least some version of them might be a little a little more updated then the ones that i was showing at the beginning, the semester. But these are maps i use a lot, maps that i use plenty in in these classes. And i think that can tell us many stories. Right . Not just about the United States, but particularly for us, whats happening in in appalachia and the structural, systematic social issues as poverty rate,