not the charleston african-american museum but the international museum. the kinds of things that i was trying to teach james and so many others. by the way ralph is not retired from from wall street. he used to be the general counsel for american express. that's what came out of those classes and there's so many other things i can talk about but that's not what we are here to talk about today. >> one thing we will get to the museum quickly but when congressman, when you lost the election in 1917, the newly elected governor john west, fellow students, was a graduate saw jim clyburn's character and the way that he was braced, handled that and employed congressman clyburn to be the first director of the south carolina human affairs commission and then the congressman, governor west, went around the state and making ties and connecting business interest and other interest together that they will serve south carolina to move forward as more racially together community. wouldn't you say that congressman? >> absolutely, absolutely. reflected upon my statement. i

those meetings were in charleston. as busy as he was, not only did he not miss the meetings, but he was prepared. he had read everything that had been disseminated to the board members. he was a historian, he taught history. and he brought an intellectual and an historical heft to the shaping of the museum. so the museum is wonderfully under construction now, it will be open in less than two years from now. it would not have happened without jim clyburn. he realized that he could help us get some federal money to get things going, so there was a conflict of interest, so stepped aside and continued to advise us, advise us and support us. and i've known of the congressman since 1970, and the congressman, one thing i always -- i admire so many things about him. the congressman had ran for the south carolina house of representatives in 1970. no african american had been elected to the south carolina house of representatives since reconstruction. congressman jim ran and was narrowly defeated. in fact we all went to bed that

in charleston, two designs for the festival over the years. i also have the pleasure of working with walter. in 21 and a half of the international african-american, discovering the history and of this location. [inaudible]. 's director of the national museum of african-american history with our class, that was the most sacred african-american history in the western hemisphere. it and the site of the actual war. in the most design architect, tells me that he always wanted have the design process. [inaudible]. and this was for our museum and historically, some of the landscape and deserve the marginal power and of the sacred site. a world known netscape architect through the country. i'm so proud to have him today to work on this project. in the city and around the world and i'm so proud to introduce my friend walter. >> figure fmr. mayor joseph riley, and in charleston and whichever it is great to see all of your faces, young and on for a later age. fmr. mayor joseph riley said he's been working on the museum for 21 and a and i think that fmr.

there could be much more to their lives than what existed on the site of charleston. so that to me was the backdrop to this great vision that you have any still hold onto with the international african american museum, not the charleston african-american museum or an african american museum but international african-american museum because it talks about how charleston fits into the international scope of things in the kinds of things that i was trying to teach. and by the way, they were never tied from the big-time attorney on wall street, he used to be the general counsel for the american express. that's what but that's not what we are here to talk about today. >> one thing and we will get to the museum quickly but when the congressman, when you lost the election in 1970, newly elected if governor john west to was a fellow student. saw james clyburn's character in the way that he would be appointed to be the first director of the south carolina human affairs commission. and then the congressman went around the state and making ties and connecting businesses and inte

how is everybody in charleston, or whichever room you are secluded in? great to see all of your faces, young and of later age. mayor riley said he's been working on the museum for about 21 1/2 years. and i think, mayor riley, our tenure together, i think i first met you during a mayor's institute in macon, georgia where you gave one of the most amazing speeches i've ever heard from a mayor to talk about cities, life, and people. i had never heard a politician speak that way so i was really moved by that. 20-some-odd years later we're still having that conversation. so i really, really honor and appreciate having your friendship. i'm going to share my screen now. and today's talk will be about a half hour and then we'll have time for questions. but the name of my talk today is "spirits in the landscape." i am a southerner. i'm from charlotte, north carolina. and it took me probably close to being in my 40s or so until i actually felt comfortable talking about, how can i say, my southern upbringing and the spirits that have guided my life. i wanted to star

how is everybody in charleston or whichever room you're secluded in. it's great to see all your faces young and of later age. mayor riley said he's been working on the museum for about 21 1/2 years, and i think that's our tenure together. i think i first met you during a mayor's institute in making georgia where you gave one of the most amazing speeches i've ever heard from a mayor to talk about cities, life, and people, and i had never heard a politician speak that way, and so i was really moved by that, and 20 some odd years later, we're still having that conversation, so i really, really honor and appreciate having your friendship. i'm going to share my screen now, and today's talk will be about a half hour, and then we'll have time for questions, but the name of my talk today is "spirits in the landscape." i am a southerner, i'm from charleston, south carolina, those spirits that guided my life. i wanted to start out, you know, just talking about the current context that we're in. i mean, we've heard a lot about the 1619 project, but this idea for

the charleston jail where her mom was awaiting trial. >> we don't know what's going to happen. i'm looking forward to going to trial, to be honest. >> i think we're going to give it all we got and that's all we can really say, right? >> it is. that's it. >> so, we can only hope. >> and she said to me, "i've done this all for you and i've succeeded." she doesn't care what happens to her. >> reporter: lee's defense for what she did had not changed from the allegations she had made 20 years before. namely that harris had abused savanna that time when she picked her up with the bloody nose. lead prosecutor, nathan williams, said he re-investigated the incident, but like the original inquiry, found no evidence to support lee's charge. >> the first doctor said there was no problem with it, they didn't think a second opinion was needed. the defendant in this case got a second opinion from their pediatrician, who said the same thing. and so, there was this indication that she was looking for an answer that wasn't there. >> reporter: not only that, williams'investigation revealed that l

in charleston. and i must say that the museum is blessed with an extraordinary team of dedicated support and benefactor's and staff. edward, writing this book and it will go for years again. this afternoon edward will discuss his latest book, life of a klansmen. edward ball returns to the subject of slaves in the family. the mechanism of white supremacy is understood through the lives of his own ancestors. this time, he tells the story of a warrior, of the ku klux klan, a carpenter in louisiana, who grew up during the cause of fanatical racism during the ears of the civil war. this klansman paints a portrait ball paints a portrait of his family's anti black -- that is part history, part memoir, which in personal details. edward, welcome back, thanks for being here. >> thank, you mayor reilly. it's good to be with you. thank you for this invitation. to talk once again talk once again to a wide circle of your admirers. and to join with charleston residents in looking at the past in a way that it has i

the plantation with it charleston lobbyist. the plantation is operated by the foundation which the owner i and was given to the smithsonian. with the charleston international african-american. this has taken so many twists and so many turns that varying sites in our country. when pivotal moments of the facts of history took place working through bins in tennessee and was came across the sac which is being sold with other rags for the price of around $20. she bought it and later discovered that it was not at all what it seemed. because in fact even more compelling are the many stories about enslaved black women's lives, black women's estextile or craftwork, about black families, and inheritances. it's often passed down from previous intonations. that brings to mind lost loved ones. it's the practice and one i have been fortunate enough to engage in as well. as a member with my mother and my grandmother. i think you hold back clothing you received of my mother's. in keeping with that tradition and in fact that difference that dri

i am not in charleston. i'm in connecticut where i live. my heart is with you and i wish i could be with you. when the epidemic finally lifts, i will make my reservations immediately to come spend some time once again. i want to talk about the q clocks -- ku klux klan, referring to the group, the militias which show a familiarity the only people who knew actual marauders in the white supremacist moment would use. members of the ku klux klan from 150 years ago when they first came together did not see themselves as founders of a movement. they would have not thought their great-great-grandchildren would be talking about that and yet not only are we talking about the ku klux klan, the angry and ignorant and vicious a gangs of reconstruction men who disguised themselves and hurt and killed people, not only are we talking about them. we are circulating ideas today that recall those of the ku klux klan's perpetrating acts the resemble those carried out by the first clans. i hope you can see some pictures on the screen. let me take you to el paso

of course, i'm not in charleston. i'm in connecticut where i live. i'm not in the holy city. but my heart is with you and i wish i could be with you. when the epidemic finally lifts, i'll make my reservations immediately to come spend some time once again. i knew there were donzs -- dozens of families because of forced sex on the plantation. we all know this for white folks is a difficult subject and there's a will the of denial or unwillingness to look at it in face. when i started to work on this book, i began to meet african-american family after african-american family who had oral tradition who said my great, great grandfather was a man named ball and he came from this particular plantation. i wanted to -- and yet for the reasons that you describe, there are few paper trails that you can follow that lead to the coupling of a white enslaver and an enslaved woman. there are many african-american family who is know who their white cousin might be and there's a difficult evidence trail. i knew i wanted to write about some of the families that had th

rose was a young woman enslaved by a man in charleston. he was a wealthy man but not filthy rich, but he was striving to be in the upper echelons of the south carolina elite. he did that partly by marrying his wife. she was herself a daughter of a man of [inaudible] plantation in the western part of the state. he was sort of a grocer at first, kind of trading goods. he really thought he had made it when he was able to acquire his own cotton plantation in the western part of the state of south carolina. around the same time, robert martin began acquiring and selling enslaved black people in the 1830s and 40s. i speculate that rose may have come into his hands in the same period, but there are other records again show him selling and acquiring black people. he actually acquired a number of enslaved black people with a plantation that he bought in south carolina. so martin became really rich. he achieved this level of being a planter. he identified as a planter in the census. then he died of a brain disease. this was in 1852. we know from stu

pulitzer prize for investigative reporting investigating then opioid epidemic w a reporter with the charleston gazette author of this book the coal country fight against the drug companies from the opioid epidemic and now to your calls. please go ahead with your question. >> so why is it like walgreens and cvs not involved in this matter? >> that's a great question. as a matter fact the largest fan pharmacies and kroger and right aid and walgreens, for the most part did a pretty good job of policing the sand cutting off people that were obviously bringing in those prescriptions but that doesn't seem to beid the case nationwide. it's a great question because there is a trial that just started earlier this week in ohio where the cities and towns across the country and cleveland where number of cases have been consolidated.o and with the pharmacy chains right now saying they contributed. but in west virginia i have to say that you have a situation where you have an independent pharmacy ape family-owned pharmacy distributing 30000 oxycontin pills or hydrocodone per month and then down the street j

and then to visit charleston international african-american. this has taken so many twists and turns in the pivotal movement and acceptable moment looking through bins in tennessee and to come across. and then for $20. and then to be discovered is not at all what it seems. because in fact even more compelling have enslaved women's lives or craftwork or black families or inheritances. things are passed down it is a common family practice and one i have been fortunate enough to engage in as well so books and photographs from parents and grandparents. but with that condition it is that difference that we feel very familiar that draws our focus to see the wealth because in this case a black mother with no financial assets of the enslaved woman in charleston in the 18 fifties so in that moment that we can scarcely imagine that there is a variety of items. and then at nine -year-old little girl named ashley. when she learned she was to be sold away from her she got on her feet and she made a may have been the final judgment call. what is required to

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area -- this very arena is named -- to darkness that pierced the grace of mother emanuel church in charleston, which i visited right afterwards, six years ago, to the torches -- did you ever think you'd see, in the modern times, people coming out of the fields down in charleston -- i mean, in charlotte, virginia -- charlottesville, virginia, carrying torches and nazi banners, screeching the most anti-semitic and anti-black rhetoric in history -- hundreds and hundreds of them? and when asked -- the guy who had this job before, when asked what he thought about it, he said, "well, there's some very good people there." hell, "very good people." they're racists. they're fascists! [applause] and folks, that was four years ago. i never thought i'd see that in my career -- the violent and deadly insurrection on capitol hill 11 months ago, on january 6th. i'm going to say something self-serving. i supposedly know an awful lot about foreign policy. i've known every major world leader in the last 40 years. i've spoken to over 140 heads of state, since i've become president. do you know what they all ask

as far as the supply chain goes in charleston we have been open 24/7 forever. i don't understand the west coast deal. they don't have holidays. what did they do? these guys love to work holidays because they get like triple time. by the way, it is going to go up 6% the cost-of-living but does not include fuel and food. somebody please explain that? i don't get it. host: that is stephen charleston, south carolina giving us the last call on this topic. to all who participated thanks for doing so. steve mentioned the supply chain. two experts joining us to talk about supply chain and related topics for our discussion. the competitive enterprise institute's ryan young and economic policy institute's robert scott joining us next for that. later on we hear from dr. diane reidy-langunes, host of "cancer straight talk" podcasted talks about the 50th anniversary of the national cancer act and development and research when it comes to cancer. those conversations coming up on washington journal. >> without the advances we have made in efficiency in renewables for example,

i am writing a book about the 10 days between the shootings in charleston and the eulogy in charleston. it is not a memoir, there was a lot that happened in that week. there was a public debate about confederate flag coming down in southern states and the supreme -- and marriage equality. the one thread through all of this is this question of who are we? who are americans? there is this contest to determine the true meaning of america that has been going on since our founding. you have the kind of people who think that america is only for one kind of person while there is this more cacophonous version of america on the other side. that is what the book is about. there will be some fun stories but speech writing. i thought about this of all of the time. the first black president, you have to. it gave him some unique obstacles when it came to talking about race. >> was the amazing grace plan? -- planned? >> we were on marine one that morning heading to andrews, he just finished a statement in the rose garden about marriage equality. marine one came and he was still working on the speech

this is an 1865 in the charleston mercury. they had a particular profile and many people were not entirely sure about robert e. lee. they love the fact that he won battles that they scratched their heads about him politically speaking. >> robert e. lee himself often as you know embodied many contradictions. throughout the book you cite where he will say one thing and then turn around and do something as seemingly contradicts a it so i does havea question i think there are some questions in the q&a as well as our audience members. he resigns from the army and is appointed the head of virginia army and eventually in charge of the army in northern virginia and experiences fabulous successes against the federal army and is lee predicts the federal army -- lee from the beginning is very straightforward about if it comes to military conflict we can't win this alone. the only chance is if we do something that will encourage the north to back off from the war. that is what leads them into pennsylvania and it's where he always -- your

in the charleston mercury. lee had a particular profile and many people are not entirely sure about robert edward lee. they love the fact he won battles. many people scratch their heads about him politically speaking. >> robert e. lee himself often as you know embodied many contradictions. throughout the book you cite where he'll say one thing and turn around and do something that seemingly contradicts it. i just had a question. i think there are some questions in the q & a as well from some audience members. he resigns his u.s. army commission. he is appointed as head of the virginia armies. he eventually is put in charge of the army of northern virginia. he initially experiences fabulous successes against the federal army before, as lee predicts, the federal army gets their act together. right? lee from the beginning is very straight forward about if it comes to military conflict, we can't win this from strength alone. the only chance is if we do something that will encourage the north to back off from the wa

that is, if you're from charleston, you're like the pilgrims who? like, why -- why is this important to me, right. and by 18 -- in 1820, partly through the work of this guy, daniel webster, the pilgrims start to become nationalized. they start to become a kind of national origin story. and this speech that he gives in 1820 is one of the ways that begins to happen. so daniel webster, anybody remember who daniel webster is? you guys cover daniel webster before? you feeling daniel webster? okay. this guy was super important. major orator, senator, right. he's -- his sort of infamy is that he signs off eventually in 1850 on the fugitive slave law. and doing that, he becomes the great trader of new england, and that, of course, leads to uncle tom's cabin in 1851, right. so that's sort of where he ends. he dies in 1852 shortly after that. in 1820, he's very much on the rise. he's this very important senator, speaker, house representative, lawyer. he's super important on various supreme court cases throughout this period, and he's known as sort of the grea

so many of these maps have been brought to new york philadelphia, charlestown, south carolina now charleston and zero native towns. in the vast majority of them in eastern mississippi did live in towns so just the presence is really important but i want to make a case that even if you were not hope this is an imaginary person but if you are some mark particularly care about history doll, but you did care about why the american revolution happen, then you still have to look at the native americans because the huge role they played freighted and answer your question about that nicole, one role that they played was resistance on the land and that leads to the british to draw a line along the west side of the appalachian mountains and you see on this map, this shaded area is west of the mountains and us in 1763, the british said if you're a white lawyer, glen speculator, you cannot go into this shaded area. and you've got stay the light basically the light area. and you can understand why the british did that british had just finished this nine-year war recall the seven-year war for the french a

. >> hello, i'm out of charleston. i'm here deployed overseas. i want to give a shoutout to all my friends and family back home in charleston, south carolina, and wish you a happy holidays. love you and miss you guys. >> i'm lisa deployed here from the 103rd air lift wing in connecticut. i want to wish all my family and friends a very merry christmas and a happy new year. and i love you, and i miss you all and i can't wait to see you soon. e you soon. (vo) for fourteen years, subaru and our retailers have been sharing the love with those who need it most. now subaru is the largest automotive donor to make-a-wish and meals on wheels. and the largest corporate donor to the aspca and national park foundation. get a new subaru during the share the love event and subaru will donate two hundred and fifty dollars to charity. age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. firefighter maggie gronewald knows how to handle dry weather... ...and dry, cracked skin. new gold bond advanced he

>> initially, daris accepted the flag, but that changed in the aftermath of the church shooting in charleston. >> nine people have been killed inside an african-american church. >> dylan roof. >> a photo of him posing with a confederate flag. >> after the charleston shooting, the confederate veterans came down with a flag that was three times as large as the one they ever had on there. people screaming at me, calling me a racist. i said something's got to happen. >> after nearly 20 years of flying, the confederate battle flag is being removed from remo orangeburg business. >> told not take it down. >> that flag is coming down. >> no, it isn't. >> we have what we wanted on our property. why should we compromise? >> i would have never said five, ten years ago that that was the most racist thing in the world. standing here, i feel these people's hearts. >> we're going let a judge decide that. >> fine. >> are you still going to try to take it down? >> absolutely. there will be no stopping me at this point. ♪♪ >> we came down here because of the fishing and the nice people we'd met. and then m

i am writing a book about the 10 days between the shootings in charleston and the eulogy in charleston. it is not a memoir, there was a lot that happened in that week. there was a public debate about confederate flag coming down in the south in public spaces and the supreme court found marriage equality. the one thread through all of this is this question of who are we? who are americans? there is this contest to determine the true meaning of america that has been going on since our founding. you have the kind of people who think that america is only for one kind of person while there is this more cacophonous version of america on the other side. the question at the heart of america is which one will win out. that is what the book is about. there will be some fun stories but speech writing. i thought about this of all of the time. the first black president, you have to. that gave him unique opportunities but also some unique obstacles when it came to talking about race. >> was the amazing grace pla nned? >> it has been said before. we were on marine one that morning heading to andrews,

. >> she was dancing the charleston in france. nobody knew about this dance. >> 1920's paris had never seen anything quite like it. >> feeding into this whole idea of the exoticism of africa that the french held. >> she took racist cliches, she laughed at them, and then she used them for her own ends. from this moment, josephine baker would be catapulted to fame to become the world's first black superstar. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> in this special program, brian brilliant baker tells us what it was like to be the child of one of the most famous performers of the century. she was also a war hero and civil rights activist. nearly 50 years after her death, josephine baker is being honored with a monument to celebrate french icons. >> when did you realize how famous your mother was? >> when i was a kid, i realized she was famous. when i was an adult, i realized she was famous and courageous. she was always speaking about the present an

from charleston, south carolina, it's the lawrence family. [cheering and applause] and they're back, from chicago, illinois, it's the jones family. [cheering and applause] everybody's here trying to win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody, somebody up here could have a shot at driving out of here in that brand-new car. [cheering and applause]

i am writing a book about the 10 days between the shootings in charleston and the eulogy in charleston. it is not a memoir, there was a lot that happened in that week. there was a public debate about the confederate flag coming down in the south in public spaces and the supreme court with marriage equality. the one thread through all of this is this question of who are we? who are americans? who gets to decide who belongs? there is this contest to determine the true meaning of america that has been going on since our founding. you have the kind of people who think that america is only for one type of person, or you have this more cacophonous version of america on the other side. the question at the heart of america is which is going to win out? that is what the book is about. there will be some fun stories about speech writing. we thought about this of all of the time. the first black president, you have to. that gave him unique opportunities but also some unique obstacles when it came to talking about race. tamara: was the amazing grace planned? cody: it had been said before. we were