A pentagon report which warns of beijings plans to double its nuclear stockpile. Now alexina valmy is the victim of a mad attempts and russia must oncet difficult questions thats the message from the German Government which says it has unequivocal proof that the kremlin critic was poisoned with a soviet era nerve agent called off the chalk the problem dissidents fell ill on a flight last month 10 days ago he was airlifted from siberia to berlin where doctors say he is in a serious but stable condition doctors who treated have on the in russia say they found no evidence of poisoning but german toxicology tests detected nothing chalk thats a soviet era nav agent that was used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in britain 2 years ago alexina by. Alex an avanti was a victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent of the navi child group this poison could be identified unequivocably in tests so its clear that alex nirvana is the victim of a crime he was supposed to be silent a
Oh, freedom and we wont be afraid ill be buried in my grave and go home to my lord and be free all right freedom, freedom and we wont be afraid ill be buried in my grave and go home to my lord and be free what are we marching for . Freedom. All right freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home [singing] freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home [singing] oh, freedom, my lord i will be free we shall overcome [singing] those young people singing the anthem of the American Revolution of 1963 were freedom riders. They were part of the pattern developed in this revolution, a pattern fashioned by events, more than events fashioned to a pattern. Along the way, the negro not only evolved the freedom ride, but also the sit in. It involved a federal boycott, involved the us
To the august 1963 march on washington. The report ends with president kennedys june 11, 1963 appeal for civil rights legislation and statements by several u. S. Senators arguing for and against it. We have seen the revolution began in many ways. And the course of this following has many tributaries. Now we are concerned with its effects, which we said are not uniform. One of the difficult fights but one in which the negro has scored impressive gains is in shattering what reverend king has fault the appalling apathy of the good people. Birmingham helped shatter that apathy. Sometime or other, we are going to have to stand and be on the receiving end of a fire hose. Leaders of all three states decided they must do something, not to say something. Soon, many white clergymen were stepping from behind their pulpits and joining the ranks of pickets. Until then, Church Action have been limited to a few fronts. Among them, new orleans. It was three years ago that desegregation came to the dee
Disobedience. Now were about to explore the means by the negro to civilly disobey. Every revolution has its marching music. The American Revolution of 63, forged it into a powerful weapon for unity and inspiration. This gentleman here first. O freedom and home to my lor free what are we marching for . Freedom how long are we going to march . Freedom, Freedom Freedom, freedom come and i want to go home freedom come and i wan to go home freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom come and i want to go home freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home freedom, Freedom Freedom come and i want to go home Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom we shall overcome some day we shall overcome some day those young people singing the anthem of the American Revolution of 63 were freedom riders. They were a part of the pattern develo
Its really the period immediately after the civil war is the period of reconstruction. Why is it called reconstruction . Because we are talking about the reconstruction of the union, right, of the seceded states that had formed the confederacy. Theyre now defeated. And the question then becomes is how do they reenter the union . How do we reconstruct the union . And that is why this period is known as reconstruction. It is not that wellknown in American History as the civil war. So, so far weve been talking simply about the civil war, right . Before the midterms, we covered the civil war. Everyone knows about the civil war. It has kind of a triumphant end, at least if youre not a newer confederate. The union wins. Slavery is destroyed. Reconstruction, on the other hand, does not have a happy ending. Its a great experiment in racial democracy immediately after the war, but it is overthrown. Maybe we all like happy endings, and thats one of the seasons we dont know that much about recons