Messages and tweets. University of massachusetts amherst assistant professor traci parker joins us for discussion on the lunch counter sit ins of 1960. Who were the greensboro four and why did they decide to sit down at that lunch counter in 1960 . They work for freshman a t were four freshman at and they had been thinking about racial injustices and how to integrate and how to push the movement along for some time. It was not until Joseph Mcneil is returning to school after when hes break in 1959 is refused a meal at a greyhound train terminal and he is just trying to buy a hot dog. And gets back to campus and he is emboldened. He says enough is enough. So him and this for friends decide they are going to target the woolworths. Aggregate eating facilities in greensboro, North Carolina. I find interesting is why it woolworths, woolworths was a five and dime that many people of a certain age probably still remember. It was a chain Discount Department store. Recognizable because it is a
Prepares for a rerun of the president ial vote. More americans have died from covert 19 than were killed fighting in world war one thats the stock new situation in the United States where the number of deaths from the pandemic has passed 120000 new cases of the virus of spiked in several states which have pushed to open and their economies and come out of lockdown a dozen states in the south and southwest reported record increases in new infections over the weekend as well as a rise in the number of people in hospital they include florida alabama and oklahoma where the president held a Campaign Rally on saturday lets speak to rob reynolds who is live for us in los angeles the questions of course are now going to be asked whether or not this rise in cases is linked to this alli push to restart the u. S. Economy. That is certainly one of the factors that seems to be at play here rob leave it to the Health Experts to look at other factors that might be involved certainly. For example toda
The mayor announced that hair and nail salons can reopen. Outdoor bars can reopen and outdoor swimming can resume. This is all contingent of the state approving the citys request and Health Indicators remaining stable. With the number of covid19 cases going up, the governor says while he doesnt want to revert back to locking everything down, he is prepared to do so if theres a dramatic surge. That was meant as a warning to those who refuse to follow the man state to wear facemasks. Leeann melendez joins us now. Reporter larry, we have some contributing factors here, right . Avaibl not are higher. S but the governor is concerned that this trend will continue, so today he got a little help from a few friends to spread the word about using masks. Governor newsom tapped former california governors, two democrats and two republicans, to help urge people to wear a mask. Look, nobody wants to wear these things. This is not about being weak. Its about fighting the disease and keeping our famil
We will see the reenactment and talk with several participants. My name is kim mccarthy. I work here at the washington team. Todays very excited they. We are doing a reenactment of George Washingtons crossing of the Delaware River on christmas night, 1776. What happened here is actually one of the most unexpected, daring military maneuvers of the American Revolution. The story is, washington and the Continental Army, after having lost battles in new york and retreating across new jersey, came into bucks county in the beginning of december 1776. They and camped in several locations around the area, including which is also part of our part. Things were desperate at this point for washington. The patriot cause. The Continental Army really needed a win. Washington was afraid that the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital. He knew what he needed was a bold action. After meeting with his war counsel they made the decision that on christmas night, they would cros
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