Was founded in 1894 and has been continuous ever since. Today well be going into the immersive West Virginia state museum. Well be talking about the early frontier and settlement period, the development of the state, becoming a state, the industrialization of the state, and well go into the later century, the 21st century, and see where West Virginia is today. Were in the West Virginia state museum settlement and frontier period. These are some of the earliest settlers of the land. Were standing beside George Washingtons case where it has specific artifacts such as his sword, his powder horn that he carved during the American Revolutionary war, and the telescope that he used to survey land here, as well as in the eastern panhandle. George washington would have been here in the mid 1700s. During this time period frontier and early settlement, this was western virginia. It was part of the state of virginia at the time and it was an area that wasnt greatly developed. A lot of the ideas of
The country exploring the american story as we take book to be an American History tv im the road. With the support of the local Cable Television provider, we visited only four cities in the last year. And over the next two hours, we will look and highlight from some of the stops. We begin our special feature in milwaukee. So this is the photograph of the lynching that occurred im august 7th, 1930, near indiana. James cameron was 16 at the time, was supposed to be the third person hanging from the tree. But he miraculously survived the lynching. His two friends abe and tommy, it was like 18 and 19 years old, they were killed that day. By mob. Between ten and 50000 angry white people. This was actually in North Central indiana. Join lynching took place. So you end up writing the book they called the time of the survivor story memoir of the memories of the surviving lynching. Actually started his life that when he was in jail. I was a mistrial that he was finally convicted and sentenced.
Of the tusk gee institute and was a prominent figure in the africanamerican community. Up next, we learn about his connection to West Virginia and how his life there shaped him s a future leader. Booker t. Washington was for 20 years the spokesman and leader of africanamericans in america. And at the time, we had horrible jim crow race codes in the south. That didnt happen here in West Virginia. It was a different sort of race relations. And what he observed with his boyhood heroes was the building of a black middle class, and that really became his path, his career path as he went from tuskegee to being a National Celebrity. Booker was born in a place called hales ford, south of roanoke, virginia, about 225 miles from here, and in those first nine years, he was a slave boy. He didnt have pants. He wore a slave boy shirt. Shoes were two wooden slats with a piece of leather across each toe, across the top. He wanted very much to go to school. He saw white children going to school. He wa
Will speak with local authors about the citys history, starting with its link to booker t. Washington. And in about 20 minutes, the Chemical Spill that contaminated charlestons water system and then in 50 minutes, theWest Virginia teachers strike. We begin with booker t. Washington. Booker t. Washington was for 20 years the spokesman and leader of African Americans in america and at the time we had horrible jim crow race notes in the south, that didnt happen here in West Virginia. It was a different sort of Race Relations and what he observed with his heroes was the building of a black middle class and that became his path, his career path as he went from dusky to being a National Celebrity. Booker was born in a place called hales ford south of roanoke virginia, 220 miles from here and in those first nine years he was a slave boy. He didnt have pants. He wore a slave boys shirt, shoes were two wooden slats with a piece of leather across each toe across thetop. He wanted very much to go
Court, and Public Policy events from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979. Cspan is brought to you by your local or cable satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our link by all teas cable partners, this weekend we travel to charleston, West Virginia. Coming up in the next hour and a half, we will visit notable locations and speak with experts about the citys history, including a home dating back to the early settlement of charleston. Then in about an hour, we will tour West Virginias capital building. Later, we hear the true life story of the movie Hidden Figures. In an africanamerican woman played in putting a man on the moon. We begin our special feature with a visit to the state history museum. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum at the state Cultural Center in c