Todays reading, what the negro wants and in this reading we see some pretty clear unanimity in terms of africanamerican leadership saying in a fairly full chorus, right, that segregation needs to go. And this is a shock to white southern liberals, right, and moderates all across the nation. The question for today that well answer is how do we get there . How do we get in 1944 africanamericans coming together, leadership from across political spectrum coming together and saying, yes. It is time for segregation to go. The answer to that question i would contend is that there is just movement, what i like to call this movement before the movement. A series of events, actions and activities we have to consider when we think about the moment in 1944. One of the places we can start is back in 1941 and just a little bit of background in terms of the Africanamerican Community in the United States in the 1940s. The Great Depression is still hammering communities all across the country. Africana
Todays reading, what the negro wants and in this reading we see some pretty clear unanimity in terms of africanamerican leadership saying in a fairly full chorus, right, that segregation needs to go. And this is a shock to white southern liberals, right, and moderates all across the nation. The question for today that well answer is how do we get there . How do we get in 1944 africanamericans coming together, leadership from across political spectrum coming together and saying, yes. It is time for segregation to go. The answer to that question i would contend is that there is just movement, what i like to call this movement before the movement. A series of events, actions and activities we have to consider when we think about the moment in 1944. One of the places we can start is back in 1941 and just a little bit of background in terms of the Africanamerican Community in the United States in the 1940s. The Great Depression is still hammering communities all across the country. Africana
Africanamerican participation, in thinking about world war ii, grappling with the various and sundry issues and challenges that the 1940s present. Todays reading, what the negro wants and in this reading we see some pretty clear unanimity in terms of africanamerican leadership saying in a fairly full chorus, right, that segregation needs to go. And this is a shock to white southern liberals, right, and moderates all across the nation. The question for today that well answer is how do we get there . How do we get in 1944 africanamericans coming together, leadership from across political spectrum coming together and saying, yes. It is time for segregation to go. The answer to that question i would contend is that there is just movement, what i like to call this movement before the movement. A series of events, actions and activities we have to consider when we think about the moment in 1944. One of the places we can start is back in 1941 and just a little bit of background in terms of th
A subject that illuminates the american experience. It in a way that is worthy of the smithsonian and worthy of the culture im trying to explore. What would it be called . Been Natural Museum of africanAmerican History and culture. Ill figure out a shorter name. Was legislation introduced by john lewis and sarah, they came up with the name. A decade ago it would have been a debate. Is africanamerican . Black american . Is it just history . Is it just culture . Lets make it an inclusive museum. , favoriteur personal thing about the africanamerican culture . The optimism and the humor. What i want to do when i create a museum is i always struck at getting at that point where you were not old enough to sit with a old men who its in the backyard and hear stories, that you would sneak in and here. I would love the stores of watching Jackie Robinson play at what it was like to north new jersey. Then they would just laugh. Sadnesser the story trivial a sense of optimism and belief that all th
Has no initials. Theres planted a pristine bullet on the stretcher that were asked to believe it wefnt through jack kennedy and connelly and remains pristine. The government cant duplicate that either december despite best tries. Im sure the book is here, please, my friends, move it to the fiction section. [laughter] another question. Somebody who has not asked. Yes, sir . Did you run across an proximation how much military Industrial Complex money loomed or lets say his Front Companies meads, like, continuing in the vietnam war . Well, we know that, that lady bird was a shrewd investor, big stock in bell helicopters, big stake in brown and rue known as haliburton. Johnsons estate made millions on the vietnam war, millions. She was shrewd when it came to investing. Hard to say. We know, for example, that there was a 33 5 Million Contract begin to dredge the bay that did not need dredging, for example. No, i think the generals wanted the war. This is where oliver stone, im not related t