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this is a celebration of jefferson davis's birthday. he was the president of the confederate states well, there's a bill making its way through the state legislature to make juneteenth the state holiday. okay. june 19, the commemorate the end of slavery but but to pass the bill some house members required a compromise state employees would have to pick you, take off juneteenth or jefferson davis's birthday freedom or the confederacy joining me now to discuss is wanted linda van an alabama state representative and sponsor of the juneteenth bill, representative gov. >> and thank you for being with me and we were talking a little bit during the break. this is not the way you want it to be but there is no other federal paid holiday that is not an alabama state paid holiday. why does juneteenth get this treatment in alabama? >> well first of all, again, thank you, victor off for having me. i'm excited to be here, but very disheartened in a way. this is sweet home alabama as i said a moment ago, this is sometimes the best that you're going to
this is a celebration of jefferson davis's birthday. he was the president of the confederate states well, there's a bill making its way through the state legislature to make juneteenth the state holiday. okay. june 19, the commemorate the end of slavery but but to pass the bill some house members required a compromise state employees would have to pick you, take off juneteenth or jefferson davis's birthday freedom or the confederacy joining me now to discuss is wanted linda van an alabama state...
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jefferson davis is secretary of war in the 1850s, right? he'll go on to be president of the confederacy, one of the largest slave holders in the united states as secretary of war commissioned five separate surveys to go out and find a line for a railroad. the pacific coast one goes along the northern of the country, ending in the puget. a central line goes to san francisco from saint louis, one north of oklahoma to los angeles and the southernmost survey went across texas here to san diego and followed an old stagecoach trail. and a fifth survey went up and down the coast. california jefferson davis is going to send these expedition out. he's going to pay them very well and he's going to ask them to collect all this knowledge about which route will be the best. this is the 1850s. slavery is a live issue. it should come as no surprise to us that jefferson thinks that the best route for the pacific road is the one that goes through texas, because that's the one that has the most direct benefit to slaveholders. right. it's go back. it's that r
jefferson davis is secretary of war in the 1850s, right? he'll go on to be president of the confederacy, one of the largest slave holders in the united states as secretary of war commissioned five separate surveys to go out and find a line for a railroad. the pacific coast one goes along the northern of the country, ending in the puget. a central line goes to san francisco from saint louis, one north of oklahoma to los angeles and the southernmost survey went across texas here to san diego and...
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his name literally is jefferson davis. he's a union right now, not the confederate president. and this do have as a just he does something really horrible to a whole bunch of black folks who i just it just really, really terrible thing. the federal government finds out that he did this terrible thing. so these african-americans were fleeing and they jefferson davis pulls a bridge up and they drown in water. and these confederates lay these women and children just a horrible, horrible. so the secretary of war comes down to savannah and says, general sherman, thank you for being this formidable general, you're kicking -- and taking names. i love. i leave and these dudes called and, you know, hurt. i like what you're doing to these confederates. this is great. but we that you are in fact anti --. the word racism didn't exist yet but you like i heard there's your anti -- and he's like what do you mean it's a --. and i like these --, you know? i mean, i heard this. you're out here killing this officer. hey, man, watch this. so actually invites 20 black men in 20 black men who are c
his name literally is jefferson davis. he's a union right now, not the confederate president. and this do have as a just he does something really horrible to a whole bunch of black folks who i just it just really, really terrible thing. the federal government finds out that he did this terrible thing. so these african-americans were fleeing and they jefferson davis pulls a bridge up and they drown in water. and these confederates lay these women and children just a horrible, horrible. so the...
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davis on stage she did this but she recorded it to a union marshall . she was fired for doing this which made her a sweetheart to the local confederates and made her a good spy for the union. she gave information to the union until late 1863 when she was found out in order to be hung by confederate general braxton bragg of the union troops the town . no longer any good she even wrote a book. she was given the honorary rank of major president lincoln and her inscription reads union spy. >> memorial day is a day of respect and morning for our veterans who have given their all five presidential proclamation it became a national holiday to beobserved on the last monday of the month of may . originally memorial day was called decoration day during the civil war to recognize the veterans whogave their lives . memorial day and veterans day getconfused because it involves veterans .veterans day is on november 11 is a day to honor our veterans who are still alive while at the same time we pay respect to those who have passed but memorial day is a day to show our
davis on stage she did this but she recorded it to a union marshall . she was fired for doing this which made her a sweetheart to the local confederates and made her a good spy for the union. she gave information to the union until late 1863 when she was found out in order to be hung by confederate general braxton bragg of the union troops the town . no longer any good she even wrote a book. she was given the honorary rank of major president lincoln and her inscription reads union spy. >>...
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he's been branded an outlaw by another jefferson davis for his recruitment of black soldiers in the carolinas. and so as he moves up the valley, hunter's men will start to burn and pillage parts of the valley. and that really reaches climax when he gets to lexington, virginia, home of the virginia military institute, home of washington college. because of the vmi involvement at the battle of newmarket hunter orders, the college. okay. and so after burning lexington, he will make his move on lynchburg as that problems of those problems continue. you have the more famous battles that we all are familiar with as the overland campaign, ulysses s grant and robert e lee are making their way through central virginia. you know, the battles, the wilderness spots in courthouse. norris and a river. todd a pardon me, creek cold harbor, tens of thousands of casualties in the space of these of weeks. but even as robert e lee gets his back up against richmond in closer and closer to petersburg, lee recognizes the significance of lynchburg. if you lose lynchburg, you lose the ability to bring in vital resour
he's been branded an outlaw by another jefferson davis for his recruitment of black soldiers in the carolinas. and so as he moves up the valley, hunter's men will start to burn and pillage parts of the valley. and that really reaches climax when he gets to lexington, virginia, home of the virginia military institute, home of washington college. because of the vmi involvement at the battle of newmarket hunter orders, the college. okay. and so after burning lexington, he will make his move on...
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davis home and presidential library check out the caption here. they invite you to come celebrate with us celebrate with you celebrate the heritage of traders who fought to preserve slavery under the fallacy of white supremacy, hard pass this is not the first year this is happening and mississippi, but you have to ask, why does it keep happening? well, let's get perspective now from a former governor mississippi rais may busy was also secretary of the navy under president obama, and is a former ambassador governor. good to see you. let me read first just a bit of the statement that came from governor tate reeves spokesperson for the last 30 years, five mississippi governors republicans and democrats alike, if signed the proclamation recognizing the statutory state holiday and identifying april as confederate heritage month. but this is a choice every time it happens, what's your reaction to this proclamation? >> but first, i didn't do it when i was governor. and 2nd confederate heritage really the heritage that i think i can better see is slavery
davis home and presidential library check out the caption here. they invite you to come celebrate with us celebrate with you celebrate the heritage of traders who fought to preserve slavery under the fallacy of white supremacy, hard pass this is not the first year this is happening and mississippi, but you have to ask, why does it keep happening? well, let's get perspective now from a former governor mississippi rais may busy was also secretary of the navy under president obama, and is a former...
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davis or robert e lee, and it took me many years starting at a very young age, to figure out why was. mm hmm. yeah. so your family were republicans from reconstruction down to nixon, if i'm not mistaken? yeah. what does it mean? be a republican in the old and not a democrat. well, in. in alabama to be from winston county meant that up. 1953, when i would visit my grandmother grandfather's farm, we went on dirt roads, western county in the village where my grandpa aunts live did not get telephone until i was a freshman in college. so this i saw a what one alabama historian called maroon frontier. they were systematically discriminated against in paving and education expenditures of supporting the union in the civil war. even those those events had been virtually written out of alabama history. but but the punitive attitude toward unionism persisted even into lifetime. and i think the incident edward in his wonderful book life of a klansman says to write a life story from scattered or thin sources like making a mosaic a little piece tile here, a chip color there, and something from the
davis or robert e lee, and it took me many years starting at a very young age, to figure out why was. mm hmm. yeah. so your family were republicans from reconstruction down to nixon, if i'm not mistaken? yeah. what does it mean? be a republican in the old and not a democrat. well, in. in alabama to be from winston county meant that up. 1953, when i would visit my grandmother grandfather's farm, we went on dirt roads, western county in the village where my grandpa aunts live did not get...
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davis don't seem to realize that they've lost. what does longstreet want? he wants he wants peace. and he wants peace for his family. he wants prosper, charity and serenity for his family. his family has had a brutal civil war as so many. but it's just a particularly brutal moment in the winter of 1862, when he loses three small children in one week to scarlet fever, and after that his just changes his mood, his his wife has suffered, his family has suffered. he just wants peace and prosperity for them. so he looks around the landscapes. who's going to bring peace is andrew johnson going to bring peace? no. he's divisive. or people who are who are in this, you know, will live to fight another day kind of lost cause mentality, going to bring peace. no. who's waiting in the wings to sir, to to replace andrew johnson as his disastrous term comes to an end impeached almost removed office u.s. grant us grant who i long street thinks is a man of honor, a man who wants peace. grant, who has had his own political journey. grant was not an
davis don't seem to realize that they've lost. what does longstreet want? he wants he wants peace. and he wants peace for his family. he wants prosper, charity and serenity for his family. his family has had a brutal civil war as so many. but it's just a particularly brutal moment in the winter of 1862, when he loses three small children in one week to scarlet fever, and after that his just changes his mood, his his wife has suffered, his family has suffered. he just wants peace and prosperity...
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have been doing $27 million so far in similar of reparations because they were after all jefferson davis, robert e lee episcopalians right now, baptist. so know. and so i think i want i want to say is like it's a broader question then i think just as we often think of of church and state as you know, just this kind of establishment of a church or but i think it's a much it's seeped the dna of christianity in ways i think we all all of us claim that tradition have got some real soul searching to do. yeah. so i. am. oh, there we go. so i'm going to ask for a policy a policy prescription kind of tag. on to the last question is there would you recommend we oppose as in like from the left could we actually basically some of the tax breaks that some of these churches enjoy when when they're getting too deep into politics? is there an opportunity that is it wise or is there an opportunity to perhaps manipulate? can we manipulate it to get more a larger child tax break or something like that? so any policy prescriptions that way that the left could use, i would just say something that might be s
have been doing $27 million so far in similar of reparations because they were after all jefferson davis, robert e lee episcopalians right now, baptist. so know. and so i think i want i want to say is like it's a broader question then i think just as we often think of of church and state as you know, just this kind of establishment of a church or but i think it's a much it's seeped the dna of christianity in ways i think we all all of us claim that tradition have got some real soul searching to...
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jefferson davis was not president of the united states. that was a violent uprising against the united states as well. host: we are talking with martin di caro, the washington times -- of the washington times about his podcast, "history as it happens." you can give us a call. republicans, your line is (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. martin, one of your recent episodes looked at the age of candidates being a campaign issue. has it ever been such a talked about over important factor in a presidential election? guest: i don't think so. certainly not in the modern era. i'm curious to hear the callers discuss this as well as to how important is age as they prepare to make their decision this november. come on the other issues and decisions we are facing right now -- among the other issues and decisions we are facing right now in the world. the older you get the more potential health problems you can have. woodrow wilson suffered a serious stroke in 1919 and never really recovered. there was not the same
jefferson davis was not president of the united states. that was a violent uprising against the united states as well. host: we are talking with martin di caro, the washington times -- of the washington times about his podcast, "history as it happens." you can give us a call. republicans, your line is (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. martin, one of your recent episodes looked at the age of candidates being a campaign issue. has it ever been such...
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jefferson davis was not president of the united states. that was a violent uprising against the united states as well. host: we are talking with martin di caro, the washington times -- the washington times about his podcast, "history as it happens." you can give us a call. republicans, your line is (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. indets, (202) 748-8002. martin, one of your recent episodes looked at the age of candidates being a campaign issue. has it ever been such a talked about over important factor in a presidential election? guest: i don't think so. certainly not in the modern era. i'm curious to hear the callers discuss this as well as to how important is age as they prepare to make their decision this november. come on the other issues and decisions we are facing right now -- among the other issues and decisions we are facing right now in the world. the older you get the more potential health problems you can have. woodrow wilson suffered a serious stroke in 1919 and never really recovered. there was not the same media env
jefferson davis was not president of the united states. that was a violent uprising against the united states as well. host: we are talking with martin di caro, the washington times -- the washington times about his podcast, "history as it happens." you can give us a call. republicans, your line is (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. indets, (202) 748-8002. martin, one of your recent episodes looked at the age of candidates being a campaign issue. has it ever been such a talked...