Deliver us. Deliver us from the plague. From hunger. From war. This is been the cry of mankind through all time. Blinded by ignorance, he lashed out against the black plague. And so with maddened efforts to stem prejudice and intolerance which too often resulted in cruel and vicious treatment of those suffering from contagious diseases. Despite the raging panic of ignorance, scientists of many nations went to work, painfully belabored to bring such light of knowledge, using every means of communication to share their findings with each other. It was the dutchman who, with research health, provided scientists everywhere with a new and powerful version of the microscope. Now at last the hidden enemy could be examined under the probing searchlight of science. The hunt was on for contagious diseases and their causes wherever they existed. In italy, a scientist pioneered the work on the origin and growth of microscopic organisms. He proved that fermentation did not take place in sealed cont
Politico covers food and agriculture and we are proud of that. It is for those not familiar with politicals washington dc news outlet and im sure all of you are reading it and getting ourll newsletters and content ad delighted to be here todayto in texas, one of my favorite states in the union and im not just pandering. Well talk about the state of agriculture in 2020 and beyond and before we start i want to encourage you to join the conversation on social media with the trip assessed 19. I also want to give a big thanks to the practice t to be in vestl for hosting this great event and i understand Texas Farm Bureau is supporting this and we will hear fromg them. We have a good panel and i dont know if you realize that but we have, we got two texans and an iowan, which is great. Across the ideological spectrum in state and federal perspectives and friendly theres a lot going on in agriculture so funny to talk about and we will take the questions at the end so keep in mind anything you
Will now rise, please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance, the national anthem. Governor, grace is your name and all the world. Grace is your presence in this land. You were here when native people first lived, loved, and governed themselves. You were here when the first englishmen emigrated and when they held their First Legislative Assembly 400 years ago. You were here when the first english women chose to come and join the men and dabblers communities and when the first African People were brought here in harrowing circumstances against their will you were with our ancestors men and women of diverse races and cultures through trial adversity , hope, and fear. In the same way that you are with your people then. Be with us now while we remember the relationship and legacy that has shaped us as americans today. Give us the courage to do the hard work of real reconciliation, and bless our continued effort for justice, freedom, and peace for everyone in this land, everyone witho
This program over the nationwide network cspan. Three, which is American History. The people are in attendance of this meeting today. Were in the how auditorium of the Boston Campus Marymount University in arlington virginia, just a very crusty from washington, d. C. These, are all James Madison fellows who were awarded a 24,000 graduate fellowship to study the us constitution. And theyve been attending a four week summer institute, the constitution here and theyre just about to conclude. So if you happen to be a teacher either middle school, high school, you teach government history or civics courses, and youre in our program. If you know someone that teaches courses, we encourage them. Visit our website, which is just James Madison dot gov and youll find about the opportunity to study under the James Madison fellowship. Now id like to turn the time over to the Foundation Director education, dr. Jeff morrison, who will introduce our guest speaker. Dr. Morrison. Well, you. Mr. Larson a
Greatness and charity for all. The reverend al sharpton from the National Action network held the breakfast this morning. Tom perez and American Federation of teachers president Randi Weingarten were among the speakers. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. May i ask that you take your seats so that we may begin. Again, good morning. I am Jennifer Jones austin, i am a board member for the National Action network, and i run a policy and advocacy organization, antiproperty policy Navigation Organization based in new york city. Every year on mlk day we gather to remember dr. Kings legacy, and to reflect and refocus on the work that we all, we all are doing to keep his dream alive and make it live here in america. In 1991, the National Action network was founded in the spirit and tradition of dr. King. Years, 26ince, 26 years plus, this Civil Rights Organization superbly led by its haser reverend sharpton, been a preeminent leader in the fight for civil rights. Again, i welcome all of you