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.
President ial library, down in the stacks. We are in the most secure area in our facility. This is the vaults. More thanere we keep 1600 documents written by Abraham Lincoln as well as many of the pieces he owned, objects he owned that he and directed with during his lifetime. I want to show you some books that we have in our collection that were very special to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln whenraham he was elected president in 1860, its not as if he was entirely unknown. He was a four term member of the legislature. He had served a term in congress. He was one of the most prominent politicians from the state of illinois. In large part, that popularity was due to his very successful debates against stephen a douglas, sitting senator on the democratic side in 1858. Abraham lincoln challenged him in illinois for that senate seat. They debated. Onee hourlong public debate several different occasions during that campaign season. Two years later, the same two individuals square off against each
Well talk to this woman, whose ex posted 9 explicit photos her on face book and a pornogrphy site. She tells us she couldnt face leaving her flat, after she was named in a local paper. Its emerged that moors murderer ian brady was allowed to mix with vulnerable teenage prisoners for more than five years, even after one claimed that brady had had sex with him. He was closely supervised. There are a lwa ys he was closely supervised. There are always two officers on duty but brady was quite a cunning character. Do you think it is quite shocking . Yes, definitely. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. First, Annita Mcveigh with the news. The us has of representatives has approved a package for people stuck at the border with mexico. It would had to pass the senate. It comes as concerns grow for Migrant Children being held in squalid Detention Centres. Victims of offenders who po
Davidsons place in the history of the city of milwaukee. Ofre were four founders harleydavidson motorcycles, three brothers, arthur, william and Walter Davidson and their friend william hartley. They cooperated in the early 1900s to create the harleydavidson motorcycle. Came from a moment in time in the early 1900s. Personal transportation was undergoing a revolution with the end of the horse and carriage and the rise of the bicycle and small, internalcombustion motors. Harley davidson was founded not necessarily as a Motorcycle Company, but really a Motor Company. When you look at the name of the company, it is harleydavidson Motor Company. There were really the business of providing transportation solutions. And one of the first was a motorized bicycle, essentially a prototype motorcycle. And i think they had such success motor rising that first bicycle and morphing from a clipon motor that would be attached to an existing bicycle, to a purposebuilt motorcycle that dovetails nicely t
Beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern with our prevalue Preview Program. Then, President Biden speech, it republican response, and then your reaction. Watch the state of u live thursday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan now, or cspan. Org. T anndepenhe tal this is just over 30 minutes. [applause] come on now, come on, come on lord, lord lord, lord, lord. There he is this sweet spirit in this place. This vary, very special occasion, i would not want to be in any other place in the country than here now tonight. I want to salute each and every one of you for the work you have already done. The language of John Coltrane, being forces for good in the past, present, and the work that i do. I want to salute my dear brother, give it up. [applause] so much eloquence. Cicero defines eloquence as wisdom speaking. Even as an old soul he has a golden heart, a brilliant mind, he resonates so much of the best of islamic tradition in the united states. That may be the difference, a crucial difference,