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community was gathering to decide whether to end their support of the bus system while it was segregated. that theand seconded resolution as read will be received and adopted. are you ready for the question? all in favor, let it be known by standing on your feet. [applause] >> that was the day that we started a bus protest which literally electrified the nation. and that was a day when we decided that we were not going to take segregated buses any longer. and you know, when we planned the bus boycott, we said if we could just get about the or 60% -- 50% or 60% of the negroes in montg...

and in five years you may be interested in running for john mccain's seat in arizona. >> well, john mccain has hinted he might retire. i doubt he will. but the door is always open, and i think being from arizona and living there my whole life, it's not that people actually like john mccain, it's that he has been the only option for a long time. so see what happened. >> all right. thanks. >> up next, author and journalist amy goodman. the most executive producer of international radio program democracy now, talks about war, politics, and grassroots activism. "the new york times" best ...

>> guest: we are supposed to be protected by the constitution and there are checks and balances on power. >> host: in the book war and peace, life and death, it is the role of the media to provide a forum for this discourse. to do anything less is a disservice to the men and women of this country. >> guest: that is right. i just flew in from denver. when we flew into the airport, many people hold up signs when you come out. as we were walking, there were soldiers there. and as we walked by, they were waiting. and i thought, okay, the general is behind me, because they had a sign. and...

virginia back into the union as quickly and painlessly as possible. lincoln listened to him. he was a bit disappointed he wasn't here to talk about a surrender of the confederate government or an end to the war. campbell, unlike davis, saw the writing on the wall and knew the war was almost over. >> that was part one of a two-part look at the white house of the confederacy. american artifacts airs every sunday at 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern time. now, the contenders. we feature eugene debs, a five-time presidential candidate for the socialist party. this 90-minute p...

tonight, we are in terre haute and the debs home and museum. let me introduce you to one of our two guests, ernest freeberg, whose book is called "democracy's prisoner." it has been 85 years since debs died, why do we care about him? >> he was one of the most important labor leaders at a crucial time of conflict between labor and capital. more importantly, he was the central figure in a socialist movement at a time when it was a viable, growing, and important part of the american political culture. >> is he interesting as a snapshot in time or does he have a lasting legacy? >> like m...