What Frederick Douglass Might Say to Us Today

Plus: Deja Vu: Riots, Looting, and Arson Recall Late '60s

Jun 08, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump orders the withdrawal of National Guard troops as calm begins to return. In one D.C. suburb, teenagers stage their own demonstration, Rob Bluey reports. The riots that tore through U.S. cities more than 50 years ago left new problems in their wake, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, the chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation shares how the great American abolitionist might have viewed today's unrest. Plus: Virginia bows to extreme environmentalists; how America can respond to China; and the media's split personality on protest. On this date in 1968, investigators arrest escaped American convict James Earl Ray at a London airport for the April 4 assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.     Analysis What Frederick Douglass Might Say to Us Today By Virginia Allen Douglass "would echo the word 'agitate, agitate, agitate,'" says the Rev. Dean Nelson, chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation. "Douglass was one who felt like we needed to push the boundaries, whether it was with the federal government … [or] whether it was with other white leaders." More Commentary Deja Vu: Riots, Looting, and Arson Recall Late '60s By Jarrett Stepman Even before the rioting of 1968 following the slaying of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and during that year's Democratic National Convention, tensions had been building. More News Why These Teens Are Bringing Their Protest to a Quiet DC Suburb By Rob Bluey "In this climate, it is white people who need to be as frustrated and angry as black Americans," says Bell Andrzejuk, 17. More Commentary US vs. China: 5 Smart Ways to Keep Pushing Back By James Carafano To get—and keep—Beijing's attention, Washington needs to target the regime with meaningful measures. That includes hitting it where it hurts the most: in the pocketbook … repeatedly. More News How Virginia's Green New Deal Will Add to Residents' COVID-19 Costs By Kevin Mooney "The Democratic-controlled Legislature and the governor hid behind the coronavirus pandemic to sneak Green New Deal-type schemes into law that will dramatically increase energy prices for all Virginians," says Tom Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance. More Commentary The Media's Double Standard on Protest Coverage By Mark Hemingway A Washington Post editor recently opined, "Lockdown protesters don't care about lives." But when it came to protests about George Floyd, the media was no longer concerned about spreading the coronavirus. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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