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100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes in st. Petersburg, florida. Keynote speaker, john lewis. Two abstain from the house you must not give up. You must hold on. For the complete American History tv schedule, go to cspan. Org. All weekend long, American History tv joins our Comcast Cable partners to showcase the history of tuscaloosa, alabama. To learn more about the cities on our tour, visit cspan. Org citiestour. We continue with our look at tuscaloosa. If there was ever a man that , and so the recognition often the men and women who deserve the recognition do not receive it. To see him receive it was a wonderful thing. Lobby of theng the ofn library in the Center Campus at the university of alabama. This is the first profile in courage award ever awarded by the john f. Kennedy library foundation. In 1990, former alabama congressman carl elliott. He was many things. President in the university. But he was a congressman for alabama until 1964 from 1948. Carl elliott was born was bo
This year cspans touring cities across the country, exploring American History. Up next, a look at our recent. Isit to tuscaloosa alabama you are watching American History tv all weekend on and sohere ever was often the men and women who deserve recognition do not receive it. And to see him receive it was a wonderful thing. We are standing in the lobby of the library, the main library in the center of campus at the university of alabama. This is the first profile and courage award ever awarded by i Library Foundation in 1990, the former alabama congressman. Carl elliott was many things. He was a congressman from until 1964. 1948 carl elliott was born very poor in northwest alabama. He came to the university with two dollars and . 50 in his acket and a 25 check and 200 check he had been given. He presented himself to the president and said you said anybody can come to the university. The president examined his findings and said you were not and said but not you. He slept under a truck o
The look in her recent visit to tuscaloosa. You are watching American History tv. All weekend every weekend. If there was ever a man that deserve recognition it was him. Men and women that deserve the recognition dont receive it. To see him receive it was a wonderful thing. Standing in the lobby of at the university of alabama. This is the first profile in courage award ever awarded at the john f. Kennedy library. In 1990. The former alabama congressman carl elliott. He was a congressman from until 1964. 1948 carl elliott was born very poor. In northwest alabama. At the depths of the depression came to the university with two dollars and . 50 in his pocket. And a 25 check even given. When he arrived he presented himself to the president and said you said anybody can come to the university. The president said if you want it badly that we will find a place for you. He ended up as president of the student body. No law degree. He actually ran for a county judgeship and lost. Then in 1948 h
Carl elliott came through. He was many things. He was a president. He was a congressman from 1948 until 1964. Carl elliott was born very poor in northwest alabama. At the depths of the depression, he came to the university with two dollars . 60 and his property and a 25 check he had been given. When he arrived and presented himself to the president and said you said anybody could come here, the president looked at his finances and said not you. Nightt out and spent the under a truck. They found him the next day and took him back to the president and the president said if you wanted that badly, we will find a way for you to get an education. President of the student body and got a law degree. The first of his family to receive a college degree. He actually ran for accounting judgeship and lost. In 1948, he ran against the fourtime incumbent congressman and defeated the fourtime incumbent congressman. He began his congressional career. Very few members of the house of representatives eve