We hear arguments number 18, roe against wade. Quite often our most famous decisions are the ones the court took that are quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically have vielgsy what it means to live in society of 310 million different people who help stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspans new series landmark cases. Tonight and the next 11 weeks were going to be looking at cases that developing the development. Its also interesting because it all came about after two Founding Fathers who developed differing views how the country should be governed. We have guests to help us understand the story. A Yale University luprofoaw pro and hes the author of several books including americas constitution, a biography. To start were going to listen to the current chief justice talking about the importance of this case. And then after we hear his point of view well like to hear from both of you on why this case is
Expanded to black History Month. We would like to thank our sponsors. They include the prince georges truth branch. Usa today. And the law and policy group. We would also like to thank all of those people who make black history happen all year round. The year of 2019 is special for many reasons. We will explore those reasons in two parts. Part i, well talk about the theme for black History Month this year, and that is black migrations. Our press event also includes a panel of scholars who will enlighten this occasion with their expertise on the 400 years of africanamerican perseverance and resilience triggered from that arrival of 20 africans in 1619. But first, if we have her here, were looking for the president of the National Press club, alison fitzgeraldcojak. If youll go get her. Who will come to give welcome in a few minutes. We are also honored to have the presence of dr. Loni g. Bunch iii. The founding director of the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture, and
Here for black History Month. Now the association for the study of africanAmerican Life and history was founded by dr. Carter god win woodson i started as negro history week and now of course has been expanded to black History Month. We would like to thank our sponsors. They include the prince georges truth branch of u. S. A. Today and the law and policy group. We would also like to thank you all of those people who make black history happen all year round. The year 2019 is special for many reasons. We will explore those reasons in two parts. Part one will talk about the theme for black History Month this year, and that is black my grayings. Our press event also includes a panel of migrations, our press also includes includes scholars who will share their expertise on the 400 years of perseverance triggered by that migration. First, if we have her here, Allison Fitzgerald kojak. You will get her, she will come to give welcome in a few minutes. We are also honored to have the presence o
[applause] [cheering] narrator that game was not won by the man who made that touchdown, it was by 18. And every man had a share in winning it. Now were playing another kind of a game now only this one is , not for fun. It is for keeps. [gunfire] narrator this game will not be won by any single player. It will be won by a team a team , called the united nations. The ball will be carried by backfield, the tough little guy from china, big joe russia, john britain, and the guy called yank. The four greatest backs in the world. So lets take a look at the men who carry the ball with us. Who are they . How do they live . What makes them tick . We will start with the one that is toughest to understand, the one we know just enough about to confuse us, john britain. Here is where he lives, a Little Island no larger than idaho. Half a Million People live in idaho. 96 times that many live in Great Britain. The the nazis and the japs complain about living space, but there are more people on a then
[applause] [cheering] narrator that game was not won by the man who made that touchdown, it was by a team. And every man had a share in winning it. Now were playing another kind of a game now, only this one is not for fun. It is for keeps. [gunfire] narrator this game will not be won by any single player. It will be won by a team, a team called the united nations. The ball will be carried by the men in the backfield, the tough little guy from china, big joe russia, john britain, and the guy called yank. The four greatest backs in the world. So lets take a look at the men who carry the ball with us. Who are they . How do they live . What makes them tick . We will start with the one that is toughest to understand, the one we know just enough about to confuse us, john britain. Here is where he lives, a Little Island no larger than idaho. Half a Million People live in idaho. 96 times that many live in Great Britain. The nazis and the japs complain about living space, but there are more peo