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And is something that affects everyone 100 or 95, to be exact, 95 years after his death. There are still tons of documentaries, books about him. He was endlessly fascinating and dynamic. Hes a guy who overcomes the tragic death of his wife. And thats a story that sometimes i think is hard. Cornelius and his wife margaret, they had five sons. We give to her starting at 10 00, 11 00 in the morning. The story we tell here begins in 1853, with a gentleman by the name of cornelius. Cornelius and his ...

Freedom summer to lend their hands in the struggle against racism. White supremacy and black subordination ruled not just in mississippi but across the country. So we were part of the events that actually brought that constitutional era to an end. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from Electronics Systems to intelligence anal...

Racism. White supremacy and black subordination ruled not just in mississippi but across the country. So we were part of the events that actually brought that constitutional era to an end. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from Electronics Systems to intelligence analysis and cyber operations; from combat vehicles and weapons...

White supremacy and black subordination ruled not just in mississippi but across the country. So we were part of the events that actually brought that constitutional era to an end. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from Electronics Systems to intelligence analysis and cyber operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the ...

Individual, will go down and attempt to do so if this means driving every back road, every dirt road, every alley in the county. i will do it. >> nearly six weeks later, authorities made the gruesome discovery of their charred bodies at a nearby farm. killed by a mob of ku klux klan. it was a pivotal moment that historic summer. a moment that shocked the countrys conscience and made millions aware of the brutalities of jim crow. joining me now is rita bender, michael schwernerss widow. im honore...

s in a prime example of what happens when you take on government special interests. they are looking for ways to come at us. they will continue to do it. they did it two years ago in the recall election. they will do it again. we have a tough election this fall. they will come at it with everything out there. >> walker says its all spin coming from the left. prosecutors say there is a lot more to it. they say walkers top deputy, rj johnson, worked on the governors 2010 recall campaign ...

joining us on the communicators is the president of espn co-chairman of disney entertainment john skipper. how do people watch espn? >> most people prefer to watch it in their living room on the big hd said that we are making sure that its available as a computer or mobile device and ipad and iphone in the andrew lloyd device they can watch it anywhere they want. we hope they will watch it relentlessly. one thing we do know is they watch it live, 4% of our viewership is live, which i t...

there was no separate but equal facility in the south at this time. every facility that was segregated, if it was for blacks it was going to be patently inferior. let me pull up a chart that reflects on this. the cost of segregation. look at the numbers, the average daily pupil expense in all public schools in the south in 1950, look at the difference for whites and blacks. now let me remind you that this is at a time when black students represent about 40, depending on the state, some...

-- well what african-american students and their parents were up against. leapt me repeat this. there was no separate but equal facility in the south at this time. every facility that was segregated, if it was for blacks it was going to be patently inferior. let me pull up a chart that reflects on this. the cost of segregation. look at the numbers, the average daily pupil expense in all public schools in the south in 1950, look at the difference for whites and blacks. now let me remind...

there was no separate but equal facility in the south at this time. every facility that was segregated, if it was for blacks it was going to be patently inferior. let me pull up a chart that reflects on this. the cost of segregation. look at the numbers, the average daily pupil expense in all public schools in the south in 1950, look at the difference for whites and blacks. now let me remind you that this is at a time when black students represent about 40, depending on the state, some...