The cspan cities tour travels the country exploring the american story as we c takec booktv and American History tv on the road with the support of local Cable Television provider we visited 24 cities in the last year and over the next two hours we will looknd at highlights frm some of these stops we began our special feature in milwaukee. So this is a photograph of the lynching that occurred august 7, 1930 in marion, indiana. James cameron to a 16 was supposed be the third person hanging from the tree but he survived the lynching. His friends, abe and tommy, were killed that day by a mob estimate between ten ten and 10 angry whites. Often misidentified as 1000 lynching. It it was a northcentral indiana when the lynching took place. So y we ended up writing a book that he called a time of he actually started to write those when he was in jail awaiting his trial and then when he is finally convicted and sent to prison he finished writing the book. James cameron was born in wisconsin in
Sheridan, wyoming. For eight years, we have traveled to bring Historic Sites to our viewers. You can watch more at s an. Org cittie citiestour. Rg next hour, wehe will hear from local historians and experts about this city situated along the Big Horn Mountain range. Known for its cowboy culture. In about 15 minutes, we will hear about the conflict between the u. S. Army am American Indian tribes and a little later, we will hear about the impact paul mining had on the area. Ofbegin with the history [indiscernible] all right. One, two, three. The nationals final rodeo. Theres no place better to be the second week in july than sheridan, wyoming. We put on a world class event and we just love to invite you all to come to sheridan. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail by the twilights last gleaming i tell you what, this week is the biggest week in sheridan. Economically and entertainmentwise. Its good because 89 years ago, sheridan was dead as a door nail. Ther
Later we will visit the sheridan library. We begin with the history of the rodeo. There is no place better to be the second week in july. We would just love to invite you all to come to sheridan. What so proudly we hail by the twilights last gleaming. This week is the biggest week and sheridan economically we forget about that because 89 years ago sheraton was dead as a door nail. So some citizens decided we needed to have a rodeo to provide some Economic Opportunity at entertainment and that was the charter that still is so. Were still doing the same thing and we hope the Founding Fathers would be proud of that. The walkie financier family they bought historic pk ranch out west of town for two years they have a big radio out in the fields. It was such a big deal i think there was cars from 23 states. They said if we can do it why cant we do it here. A group of concerned citizens got together and formed a committee and they decided that they were to have a rodeo. They did not do start
And then later we will visit the Sheridan Library to see their missed Indian American collection. We begin with the history of the rodeo. [cheers and applause] all right. One, two, three, let them out. Theres no place better be the second week in july than sheridan, wyoming. We put on the worlds best event and we just want to invite you all to shared in. This week is the biggest week in sheridan, economically and entertainment wise. Was with some good about that because 89 years ago sheridan was that as adorno. There was nothing going on. So some citizens decided we needed to have a rodeo to provide some Economic Opportunity and entertainment, and that was their charter and still is so here we are 89 years later, still doing the same thing and we hope the Founding Fathers would be proud of that. 192029, j. P. Morgan family bought the historic ranch west of town, and for two years they had a big rodeo out in the fields theres such a big deal. I think there were cars from 23 states. This
All right . Learn more about the history of u. S. Automobiles sunday at 6 00 p. M. And then a copy of eastern and 10 00 p. M. Eastern. You are the cspan cities tour is exploring the american story. Our spectrumof cable partners, we travel to sheridan, wyoming. Coming up in the next hour we will hear from local historians and experts. Range andits open cowboy culture, in a moment the history of rodeo in sheridan. Fort minutes we will visit kearny. Sheridanwill visit the county museum to hear about the impact coal mining had on the area. We begin with the history of rodeo. [indiscernible] no other place to be the second week in weekend of july than here in wyoming. We invite you all. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . I tell you, this week is the biggest week in sheridan economically. Ago sheridan was dead as a doornail. There was nothing going on. Citizens decided we needed to provide someto Economic Opportunity and