Wanted to start out by sharing with you the partnership between the National Parks conservatives association, and the association of study of life and history began more than 28 years ago. It was then at that irena webster, and govern spencer dug, joined with the woman who would become my first boss at ncaa, i had to get right. Had the vision to join forces to support an enhanced the work that the National Parks service is doing in order to protect the African American experience. Sadly, i had to give passed away earlier this year. I want to take a moment at the start of this conversation about the preservation of the history of the struggle to achieve black Voting Rights, to remember my boss, my friend and a true pioneer in the long and ongoing process to make congress this survey shun and preservation organizations like and pca, more just, equitable, diverse and inclusive. Thank you diana. Now, for our panel today, folks are going to be aware of the history of the struggle of Voting
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Week and every weekend on cspan three. There are more than 400 National Parks across america, covering over 85 million acres of land, with locations in every state. More than 325 Million People visited the state sites last year. Over the next 90 minutes, we will feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin just outside cleveland, situated along the cayuga river, we will learn how the canal system here plays a major role in our nations westward expansion in the 18 thirties and forties. The ohio and eerie canal is part of a two canal system that was put in place in the early years of america. Built between 1825 and 1832. Its basically a water transportation route that connected lake erie with the ohio river. It was part of a larger idea, a National Water transportation route. In the early days of america, we had 13 colonies all situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Our leaders at that time saw a problem. That problem was we n
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 Freedom Freedom. Freedom. Freedom Freedom Freedom we shall overcome those young people singing the anthem of the American Revolution of 63 were freedom riders. They were a part of the pattern developed in this revolution, a pattern fashioned by events more than events fashioned to a pattern. Along the way they not only involved the freedom ride but also the sitins, the direct Action Campaign. Borrowed the economic boycott, involved the use of federal troops, killed and has been killed. Were about to see them all, and as we see them we will see the growing participation of young whites in the battle. That participation enlarged the dimensions of the revolution physically and morally and they have taken part in increasing numbers, particularly in sitin demonstrations. It was a tactic employed by College Students in greensboro, North Carolina on february 1st, 1960 a group of freshmen from the agricultural and Technical College wrote a
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