Amanpour and Company

June 19, 2020

On this Juneteeth, Christiane speaks with historian Eric Foner and author Carol Anderson about why the day is particularly meaningful this year. She also speaks with Malcolm Gladwell about the current moment in race relations. Walter Isaacson speaks with Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, about putting the day in historical context.

We Have "A Long History of Broken Black Bodies”

17m 20s

Lonnie Bunch is the first African American and the first historian to oversee the Smithsonian – the world’s largest museum complex – and before taking on that role last year, he led the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Bunch speaks with Walter Isaacson about curating a response to this historic uprising.

Previews + Extras

  • The Meaning of Juneteenth This Year in Particular: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Meaning of Juneteenth This Year in Particular

    S2020 E2255 - 2m 58s

    Today, America commemorates Juneteenth. On this day in 1865 Union soldiers rode into Galveston, Texas to tell the slaves the Civil War was over and they were free. This year, the day is particularly meaningful, as America protests racial injustice. To reflect on past, present and future, Christiane speaks with distinguished historian Eric Foner and renowned professor and author Carol Anderson.

  • The Current Moment in U.S. Race Relations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Current Moment in U.S. Race Relations

    S2020 E2255 - 2m 55s

    Malcolm Gladwell has for years reflected on and written about race and policing in America--notably in his most recent book, “Talking to Strangers.” Now, with a new season of his hit podcast “Revisionist History” being released, he joins the show to discuss this moment in race relations.

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