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He gave a speech which i wont quote at length. But wallaces speech was very, very clear. The country should, quote, look to the south, end quote, as the true defender, quote, of the rights of states and individuals. Wallace also said that the country was on the brink of civil warfare. That also is a quote. And told his colleagues in the senate that if they passed a public accommodations bill, mandating that public accommodations be open, regardless of color, this is wallace, quote, you should ma...

Professor marisa chappell. This is 1 hour 45 minutes. So, today were talking about the war on poverty, and the urban crisis in the late 1960s in the United States. And were looking at the ways in which the black Freedom Movement raised the issues of poverty, and of racial disadvantage. Really to a level of national attention, and National Action that we havent really seen at any time since. So i want to start just by well, first i should lead you through the outline quickly. Well talk about the ...

White and black poverty in 1959 and 1968. Not a hard graph to interpret. What do you see . Cara . In 1968, poverty had declined a lot. But still black poverty is a lot higher than white poverty. And its still probably like that today. So there was change, but it wasnt theyre not equal. Yes. So we see progress for both groups over this time. But as you say, we continue to see a disparity. Any other comments on this graph . All right. I want to show you a little more detail here. And i want you to...

The arsenal at harpers ferry. There is no mention of the there thought of freeing the slaves. T theres none of that. None of it does it imply. Does it imply that it was a good thing . Oh, no. Its almost encyclopedic. A its one of those entries like e let me get the facts down and lets be done. Done. In fairness, most were done like that. Its odd they would have fas commemorated that. The it, too, is part of john t brown is part of kind of a segregationist memory,ever white supremacist memory, as...

If plattsburgh had been lost, god knows what wouldve happened to this country. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] she also details the societal attitudes towards impoverished minorities at the time, focusing on the challenges faced by single mothers. This class is about an hour and 45 minutes. Ur 45 minutes. So, today were talking about the war on poverty, and the urban crisis in the late 1960s in the United States. An...

It depicts this mythical encounter of brothers, one fighting for the union, one for the confederacy. Theyre embracing. If youre close enough you could see the Union Soldier has real shows, the southern soldiers shoes are falling apart. It is brandnew. Its next to, or across the hall from the plaques that talk about secession in a complicated way. But even though i think that this is very much all about reconciliationist memory, i dont know how you could possibly be more about reconciliationist m...

Theresa post i kept going happened about 5 30 last week, two days before christmas. Police say was crossing state road in holmesburg, when she was hit. We cant see if it is a tow truck, but older body style. Based on description from witnesses, Police Believe it is a black pick up, or a tow truck. On your radar what could be big old mess headed our way, skyfox over this penndot lot in norristown, tonight truck headed out to get our roads ready rain, sleet possible snow, scott williams, what you ...

There is one from the grounds now, on the 2200 block of south 68th street. Authorities are saying people had to be pulled from the flames. Septa police chief thomas nastal tweeting that police and firefighters were rescuing people from several homes in the area, we also know one person was taken to h. U. P. , we have a reporter on the way to the scene, and we of course will bring you more information. As soon as we get it, im iain page. Busy night breaking tonight, new clue to finding a a killer...

Below in some areas. Heres a live look what it looks like outside our tv station in northwest washington right now. You can see the flag flapping in that cold breeze. This is a big chill under way out there. The arctic air is causing schools to delay start times. Well get to that in a minute but first, the feellike temperatures are in the Single Digits right now. And thats why were starting here in the news 4 weather center. Dougs here to tell us what its going to be like as we go through the ni...

Better. Not marching to the senseless beat of some far off government drum. If the politicians who gave us this train wreck expect us to live by this law, then the same law, without special exemptions should apply to congress. Is that really too much to ask . Obama care serves as a grave threat to the future prosperity of the citizens of virginia, and i will continue to resist expanding it. Not just in washington, but every state in america. I promise i will do my part in virginia, and i know yo...