Registration and dramatically increased the number of latino elected officials in this nation. His appeal to the Hispanic Community was simple, passionate, and direct. Su voto es su voz. Your vote is your voice. We are going to be talking about the records of the southwest Voter Registration education project. They are the oldest and largest nonpartisan latino Voter Registration organization in the country. The collection contains the first 20 years of the organizations existence. They are still in existence today. It is a very deep and wide collection if you are interested in learning about Voter Registration, particularly in minority communities. The organization was started in 1974 by willie velasquez. He is from san antonio. As a very young man, he was heavily involved in the chicano movement. When he was in college, he was one of the founders of the mexicanamerican youth organization, which was involved in doing Voter Registration drives at local colleges. Also involved in high sc
Provided the video. Mona siegel it is such a pleasure to collaborate with the world war i museum and i am particularly thankful to lora for making this program possible. I have about 45 minutes of stories and information i am excited to share with you. I feel that i hope you will pose any question you might have. I dont always have the answers but i will give it my best shot. The cover you are looking at there on your screen is the cover of my most recent book, peace on our terms. It is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactly 100 years ago. As the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the First World War and was able to begin the dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping onto the global s
Second and third u. S. Divisions into the area around the chateau to stem the outflow. Both divisions responded with spectacular spirit and success. The Third Division, and the battle for the crossing, broke one of the most brilliant military annals. Th and victory infantry began pushing the germans back. U. S. Marines, fighting with the Second Division, reclaimed important ground in a fierce contest known to history as the wood. E of bello announcer American History tv visited key monuments, battlefield, and cemeteries in northeastern france with the story from mitchell yockelson. We visit the chateau monument about 60 miles from paris to learn why u. S. Forces were in the region and how they helped the french. Directly behind me is the monument. We are on top of hill 204. Metersans it is 204 high. It is to honor the american troops who fought in the aisnemarine sector. Aisnemarne sector. It was from may to the middle of july of 1980. The monument is being restored in honor of the wor
Makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a. Ingular moment in history almost exactly 100 years ago. As the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the First World War and was able to begin the dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. Mythis moment, i show in book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping onto the global stage and asserting inserting an agenda of womens rights and gender equality that at the core demanded the rights for women to help shape this new world order and transform it into something that was fundamentally different that then what had given way to world war i. Ibook is a story of women from north america, europe, asia, and the middle east. It is a story of white, wealthy women and also sometimes desperately poor, workingclass women. It is a story of women that were married to tremendously supportive husbands and also women that engaged in
Good evening. Welcome to white house history. I am a Senior Vice President at the White House Historical association and the director of the David Rubenstein center for white house history. The White House Historical association is a nonprofit, Nonpartisan Organization founded by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy, dedicated to the preservation of the white house. And also educating american citizens about the white house and its diverse history. This evening, our guest is jim conroy, the author of jeffersons white house monticello on the potomac. Jim was a lawyer in boston for 38 years before he began writing about American History. His previous book is lincolns white house the peopless house in wartime, which won the prestigious lincoln prize. If you would like to ask jim a question at the end of our broadcast, please type it in the comments section of the facebook feed and we will get to as many questions from our online audience as possible. Jim, welcome to white house history live. Jam