Writer and commentator whose work has focused on how black americans shaped the history of american democracy. Her most recent book, which just came out, is called vanguard how black women overcame barriers, won the vote and insisted on equality for all. This book is fascinating. You have to you have to get it. It starts with dr. Jones grandmother, susie jones, and i must admit, i havent finished the book but it has Amazing Stories of women who really have made a difference. We look forward, dr. Jones, to hearing your story. So let me just tell you a little bit about dr. Jones. She was born in central harlem, and was originally trained as an attorney, and was working on social justice issues after being trained in new york. And so after law school, she became a Public Interest lawyer and spent nearly ten jeers representing homeless people, people with mental illness, women living with aids. In 1994 she was awarded a Charles Reston fellowship on the future of the city of new york at Col
In 1849 it took the clipper ship flying cloud 89 days to reach San Franciscos golden date harbor from new york. In the spring of 1945, no point on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from San Francisco. In those 100 years, San Francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. It developed into a vigorous and cosmopolitan center. A center of commerce and culture and of industry and shipping for the war in the pacific. And for nine weeks in the spring of 1945 San Francisco was the center of mens hopes for lasting peace. Delegates representing 46 nations came to San Francisco on april 25, 1945. Representing almost 2,000 Million People, more than 80 of humanity. All at war when the conference was begun, they came with hope born of common struggle. They came to design together machinery to end war. A curse which in 30 years killed 40 million human beings. Maimed countless millions more, both armed and unarmed. When the conference convened, Franklin Roosevelt was missing. The man who hel
Recruited for this symposium. Back in the day when you could see one another, i went over to baltimore and we had coffee and got to know each other a little bit. And she agreed she would come and keynote our conference. And so we are so honored. Dr. Jones is a historian, a writer and commentator whose work has focused on how black americans shaped the history of american democracy. Her most recent book, which just came out, is called vanguard how black women overcame barriers, won the vote and insisted on equality for all. This book is fascinating. You have to you have to get it. It starts with dr. Jones grandmother, susie jones, and i must admit, i havent finished the book but it has Amazing Stories of women who really have made a difference. We look forward, dr. Jones, to hearing your story. So let me just tell you a little bit about dr. Jones. She was born in central harlem, and was originally trained as an attorney, and was working on social justice issues after being trained in ne
Landmark cases. Cspans special history series produced in cooperation with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dram as behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. As behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Number 759, earnest miranda Petitioner Versus arizona. We hear arguments from number 18, roe against wade. Quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 Million People who helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspans history series landmark cases. Tonight is number 10 in our 12part series and you will hear about the 1962 tennessee reapportionment case and it was one that earl warren called the most important of his tenure and remember this is the court that wrote brown versus the board of education and well learn
Good evening. I am tony clark. I am really glad you are all here. I think this will be a fascinating evening because it kind ofpo tells why we are in politics the way we are right now. When i was growing up, folk music was a really big deal. There was a group called the chad mitchell trio that had a song called the dont John Birch Society with lyrics like if mommy is a connie, youve got to turn her in. Just really a funny, funny song. They would sing things Like Fighting for the right to fight the right fight for the right. Should google the trio and the John Birch Society. The billboards at the time along the highways would say things like Impeach Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren or get the u. S. Out of the un. They were very well known back in the 60s. By the end of the vietnam war you did not really hear much about them. Their influence carried much further. Their influence did not disappear. Fe a professor at the graduate school of political management at George Washington univers