through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. with the brother of george floyd and the mother of breonna taylor in attendance, tyre nichols, yet another young, black life snuffed out by the brutality of police is mourned in memphis. and later, congresswoman omar joins me as republicans continue their revenge tour. plotting to deny her a seat on the foreign affairs committee. we begin tonight on the first day of black history month, while it s still legal, presumably even in florida. in memphis, tyre nichols was eulogized today by reverend al sharpton, vice president kamala harris, ben crump, and tyree s family in an emotional and powerful ceremony in the city that was once the site of the final speech of reverend dr. martin luther king jr. on the night before his assassination in april, 1968. looking at the balcony where martin luther king shed his blood, for city workers, for black city workers, to be able
Nominated twice for the pulitzer prize. The author of i think one of the great books about the civil war, america which was in the library a few years ago talking about it and talking about the importance of the evangelical religion in american politics leading up to the civil war and in some senses, the decline of evangelical religion, certainly the righteousness of evangelical religion after the civil war in the beginning of postreconstruction era and jim crow. It is i think a great book that refrains from what we have thought about the civil war and what we thought about race and religion in america. In a sense, you get his generation whose new book, when government was good is the subtitle. It may seem like a distant path for some of us today. We phrased also the conversation about the place of government in American History and particularly executiveleadership. Its really a book about truman and eisenhower and johnson who was the coda about those who came after. Here in kansas cit
Medic service during the vietnam war, racial tension, and being wounded in battle. The interview is about 70 minutes. Pointare here at the west center for oral history studio with mr. Ry 23, 2015 henry james thomas. Hello, mr. Thomas. Hank hi, how are you doing . We are very happy to have the chance to talk to you today. Bityou tell me a little about your childhood . I am interested because it seems your independent fighting spirit seemed to emerge earlier than most. Hank yes. Childhoodrt of my and georgia, in the middle part of georgia. I was born in jacksonville, florida, and i think from age wasably three to eight spent in georgia. Considered middle georgia, not are from augustine, georgia. After that, i went with my family to saint augustine, florida, and that is where i came of age as a teenager. Activism very early. An innate sense of what was right and what was wrong, and i dont know exactly where i got that from. Andidea of segregation things that white people could do and blac
Spirit seemed to emerge earlier than most. Hank yes. I spent part of my childhood in georgia, in the middle part of georgia. I was born in jacksonville, florida, and i think from age probably three to eight was spent in georgia. An area considered middle georgia, not are from augustine, not too far from augustine, georgia. After that, i went with my family to saint augustine, florida, and that is where i came of age as a teenager. I came by my activism very early. I always had an innate sense of what was right and what was wrong, and i dont know exactly where i got that from. The idea of segregation and things that white people could do and black people could not do, i understood very early. Maybe as early as 7, 8 years old, that there was something wrong with that. Obviously i wasnt capable of any deep philosophical thinking, it is just that, why cant we go there and the white folks can . Or why are we poorer than white people . Those were things as a child that concerned me. I did ha
Point center for oral history. Its 1 10. Were here at the west point center for oral history studio on february 23rd, 2015, with mr. Henry james thomas. Hello, mr. Thomas. Hi. How are you doing . Pretty good. Welcome. Thank you. Were happy to have the chance to talk to you today. Can you tell me a little bit about your childhood . Im interested because it seems like your independent, fighting spirit seemed to emerge early, earlier than most. Yes. I spent part of my childhood in georgia, in the middle part of georgia. I was born in jacksonville, florida, and i think from age probably 3 to 8 was spent in georgia, wadly, georgia, an area considered middle georgia. Not that far from augusta, georgia. And thats where i came of age as a teenager. I came by my activism very early. I always had sort of an innate sense of what was right and what was wrong, and i dont know exactly where i got that from. And the idea of segregation and things that white people could do and black people could not