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Symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. Our next speaker is john white. John white is an associate professor of american studies at Christopher New Port University in new port news. When i look at johns vida, his academic resume i think of an old graduate School Adviser and im talking about you, jim wittenberg, would say to us when he would come to our offices to find someone to volunteer for a project. Busy people get things done, and we knew we were in for it when dr. Wittenberg...

Our next speaker is he is an associate professor in newport news. When i look at his academic resume, i think of what an old graduate School Advisor talked about, would say to us when he would come into our offices to find someone to volunteer for a project. Busy people will get things done. We knew we were in for it. He has to be the busiest young scholar in the field today. Hes not only a prolific historian, but more projects on more back burners on the stove than i have ever seen for. A dedic...

End, if you could pull up your chairs, it will give you more space for the book signing and help us get back to bookselling. Welcome to politics and prose. My name is abby fennewald. I run all of our events in the store. Np,youre not familiar with p i would invite you to take a moment to sign up for our calendar of events and see everything else. We are operating inside three locations around town and will be doing events in all the spaces as well. We are doing more than ever. I would hate for y...

American hiamerican histor products are available on the online store. Go to cspan store. Org to check out all of the cspan products. Today marks the 50th anniversary of a Landmark Supreme Court case, tinker v. Des moines. In just a moment well be talking to one of the key players in that case. John tinker will be joining us from des moines, iowa. But first, courtesy of cbs news, Walter Cronkite on the evening news 50 years today. The Supreme Court today endorsed the right of student protests so...

Were standing in the middle of the exhibition titled determined. The 400 year struggle for black equality. This section explores the period from the end of the civil war after the civil war which ended slavery in the united states. Through 1950 and this was period that witnessed both progress and backlash for black americans. After the civil war as black virginiaens and americans embraced new opportunities in the form of ax success to education, new civil rights, political participation, buildin...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of a Landmark Supreme Court case. In a moment, we will talk to one of the key players in the case, and john taker is going to join us from des moines, iowa and first courtesy of cbs evening news on the evening news 50 years ago today. The Supreme Court today endorsed the right of student protest so long as the protest does not disrupt order or interfere with the rights others, but a dissenting justice hugo black says it begins the permissive era fostered by the j...

Magazine, making woodstock number two when they said it was the greatest peaceful man made event in history of all mankind and it was second to the man landing on the moon. The legacy of Artie Kornfeld is what . That im sitting here with you right now. [ laughter ] 45 years later. Yeah. Im just so thrilled. I hope what i do next year will be my legacy. Yeah . Yeah. Terrific. Yeah. Thank you. My pleasure. American history tv products are now available at the new cspan online store. Go to cspan st...

Supreme court case, tanker versus des moines, will be looking at one of the key players, he will be joining us from des moines iowa, first courtesy of cbs news, Walter Cronkite and the evening news 50 years ago today. Supreme part today endorsed the broader Student Program so long as the protest does not disrupt or interfere with the rights of others. A justice hugo blocks at the ruling started the revolutionary era. They upheld threat of three des moines tshirts to wear black anti war arm bands...

Welcome back to the Virginia Museum of history and culture we are here talking about the struggle for black equality, this explores the period from the end of the civil war, which ended slavery in the United States , through 1950. This was a. That witnessed both progress and backlash. For black americans. After the civil war, black virginians and americans embrace the new opportunities. In the form of access to education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, start...

After the civil war black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffer from backlash from the white establishment. At the same time that we see the process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legal s segregation in the forms of American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic. The section starts with reconstruct...