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Finalists include sean mcmeekins the ottoman in game which examines world war i, the end of the ottoman empire, and the instability in the middle east since the early 20th century. Next, the train to crystal city recounts a secret Prisoner Exchange program during world war ii and the american internment camp that was at the center of it. Also, Timothy Snyders study of the holocaust and tj stiles book on george custer. Custer. The history of nazi concentration camps is also nominated. The winners...

It depicts this mythical encounter of brothers, one fighting for the union, one for the confederacy. Theyre embracing. If youre close enough you could see the Union Soldier has real shows, the southern soldiers shoes are falling apart. It is brandnew. Its next to, or across the hall from the plaques that talk about secession in a complicated way. But even though i think that this is very much all about reconciliationist memory, i dont know how you could possibly be more about reconciliationist m...

Day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colors of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. Fifty years after Martin Luther kings most famous speech, americans descend on the nations capitol to keep his dream alive. Californias wildfire raging out of control and moving further into Yosemite National park, the fire so menacing, a state of alert has been declared by governor jar brown. For san francisco, the flames are tearing through acres of pristi...

Certainly taken a turn backwards. Am i depressed . No. I am energized to move forward and to be sure to see the gains that we have encountered and had to come to us, that we have had to work so hard for, are not lost. So i do ask you, one of our next steps, we created a framework, but there is so much work to be done. Many of our civil rights leaders, including my husband and dr. Martin luther king, were still of an age when they took the lead. With that question and mind, i challenge you to get...

It is 4. 5 hours. Like sows everybody doing out there . It is a privilege to welcome you to a celebration and commemoration. On this day 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. It would defy not just the Civil Rights Movement but it reminds us of who we are as americans. What is the dream . Was delivered right here. Imagine what it was like to be here 50 years ago. Hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. The...

It depends on where youre talking about, because theres a lot going on in texas right now. We have Tornado Warnings just to our east. That is west of waco, in fact that storm is right around meridian headed to the northeast. We have major flooding just to the north of dallas. You are showing the dramatic pictures around the denton area and points east. They have got an incredible amount of rain. Of course those rivers and creeks they have overflooded their banks and the waters are rising very ve...

Setback for the Trump Administrations efforts to add a controversial Citizenship Question to the 2020 census. Now a federal judge just ruled moments ago that the Justice Department cant swap out the legal team. This was one of the big ways, the crucial way that is President Trump was trying to get a question about whether you are a citizen or not in the census. The Supreme Court, of course, blocked it. So why is President Trump so adamant that this question on citizenship be included . Partisan ...

>> when you look at this religious americans have played a really big role in our politics over time. youve got the colonist pursuit of religious freedom, reverend martin luther king and the civil rights movement. some would look at that and say this has been a defining point of change in our nation and why not have a -- be very vocal about our religious compass, if you will when running for office? >> well lets be very clear though. at the same time they have been strong religious people at eve...