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Were standing in the lobby of the South Carolina state house in columbia. The lobby of course is a pivot point or the center of the flow plan or the layout of the rooms in this state house and many other state houses. The lobby symbolizes accessibility of government to all the people. The house and Senate Chambers are on either side of the lobby. Reflecting perhaps the bilateral nature, some would say the tension, built into the american governmental system. They are bicameral, meaning two rooms...

Where mississippi history happened. Over the 175 years many things occurred in this building within these halls that affected mississippis history and made us what we are today. From 1839 to 1903 this building served as mississippis state house, which was the witness of many important laws passed, visits by important statesmen across the south. A lot of important events took place here. For instance, mississippi ses ceded from the union passed in 18 0, most of our colleges and universities were ...

Welcome to the old capitol museum. We are standing on the first floor in this National Historic landmark. Built in 1839. Which makes under the circumstances 175 years old this year. This is the oldest surviving building in jackson. And a place where mississippi history happened over the 175 years many things occurred in this building within these halls that affected mississippi history. And made us what we are today. From 1839 to 1903 this building served as Mississippi State house. Which was th...

Welcome to the old capitol museum. We are standing on the first floor in this National Historic landmark. Built in 1839. Which makes under the circumstances 175 years old this year. This is the oldest surviving building in jackson. And a place where mississippi history happened over the 175 years many things occurred in this building within these halls that affected mississippi history. And made us what we are today. From 1839 to 1903 this building served as Mississippi State house. Which was th...

Welcome to the old capitol museum. We are standing on the first floor in this National Historic landmark. Built in 1839. Which makes under the circumstances 175 years old this year. This is the oldest surviving building in jackson. And a place where mississippi history happened over the 175 years many things occurred in this building within these halls that affected mississippi history. And made us what we are today. From 1839 to 1903 this building served as Mississippi State house. Which was th...

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Summer reading list. Send us your choices at booktv is our twitter handle. Post on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv or send an email to booktv cspan. Org. What is on your Summer Reading list, booktv wants to know. Booktv covered a book shoot after it was called the confederate battle flag a historian at the American Civil War museum in richmond. Ten years ago, what has changed with regard attitudes on the confederate battle flag in the last ten years. The question is how much change in th...

Have acceded to the southern demands that they be a separate country, and if lincoln had gone along with the congressional reconstruction, would the radicals have done to him at least in modified form what they did to johnson . Is. Let me just say one thing thatll connect baseball to lincoln. [laughter] yes, i can do that. In the election of 1860, theres a wonderful political cartoon that shows Lincoln Holding a bat and the other three candidates holding balls, and its using baseball as a metaph...

Scott . Reporter one 19yearold suspect whos dead here and another one in custody. Chief hank from the Prince Georges County Police Department is briefing us right now. Let me take to you him briefly, heres what hes got the say. Began to say. Began cpr providing life saving intervention measures while calling for advanced life support from our fire ems. That driver is then transported to the hospital where unfortunately, they succumbed to those injuries. The second individual in that car the pass...

Remony. Y. And a new day for thes capitol. L we have live Team Coverageere across the region as we markk this symbolic transfer of powerp a special ed dig of good day d. C. Begins now. Youre watching live coveragg on good day d. C. The inauguration of donald trump. Our live coverage starts now. We want to thank you for you joining us. G us. Just a minute past 9 00 oclockl on this friday morning, january 20th inauguration daythi on the lnaeft st. Johns churchh inside that church at this veryr mom...