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You are right, sean, when you identify the presidential records act of 1968 -- 78, which is far from a model of clarity, and in fact its one of the more opaque laws will ever read. one of the problems within is that it gives discretion and authority to the incumbent president to decide what constitutes presidential papers. he may identify, exclude, and dispose of presidential papers, and you point out the classified nature, allegedly, of some of the documents. identified by the national archives...

Collect some data to see if maybe they are racist, if they want. what i mean by that is that in the senate version of the bill, the language is, hey, wed love you to collect some data on racial discrimination and what youre doing, but understand that small departments are small and its hard to collect data. maybe if you feel like its too difficult, its just an advisement. this is part of a pattern. not just in the current moment, but throughout our history. im going to take us back briefly to 19...

Rights movements. these protests that happened. the company to change its policies but also page the way when it came to passing the race relations act of 1965 and 1968. the boycott was in 1963. the picture you are seeing is a big mural. he is a massive figure in the city of bristol. he had west indian parents. that is the picture from the west indian friends association. it is worth remembering. it was thought to be the first boycott of its kind in britain and he went on to found the commonweal...

Is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and its very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the to get a ob here in bristol. the bass to get a job here in bristol. the bass protests _ to get a job here in bristol. the bass protests so _ to get a job here in bristol. the bass protests so the company changed its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and...

It wasnt like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and his tireless campaigning throughout his life for racial equality went further than his home city of bristol. to remember him is notjust to remember a momen...

Change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and his tireless campaigning throughout his life for racial equality went further than his home city of bristol. to remember him is notjust to remembera moment in the civil rights movement, but its to remember that moment in the continuum of history and struggle against racism. roy hackett was appointed an 0be in 2009, and an mbe in 2020. he was...

This protest sought to overturn a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican—born roy hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, no blacks, no dogs. it wasnt like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race...

A ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican—born roy hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, no blacks, no dogs. it wasnt like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968...

From russian power. jenny hill, bbc news, landshut, in bavaria. the deeply conservative us state of kansas, has voted in a referendum to protect abortion rights. its a major victory for pro choice groups, and the first electoral test of the issue since the supreme court decision two months ago, allowing individual states to ban the procedure. projections suggest kansans voted by more than 60%, to uphold a womans right to access abortion services, against the will of the republican—led legislat...

Authority, and later with this interracial kiss in 1968. in her memoir, nichols wrote she once threatened to quit the role, but reconsidered after dr. martin luther king jr. introduced himself as a fan. years later nichols worked with nasa, helping recruit the first women minorities to the space program. nichelle nichols was 89 years old. yes also remembering the life of nba great and activist bill russell. he died at the age of 88. here is cbs james brown. >> reporter: born in the small city ...