Of the bulge and he also got injured at the last jack, thank you for the call. We appreciate your stories. Mr. Czekanski i would say we need to treasure all of our veterans. We are losing our world war ii veterans at a rapid rate and soon they will be gone. We need to take time to remember our other veterans as well, and to cherish them and listen to their stories and what they have to tell us today. Host bank host Tom Czekanski joins us today. Thank you for your voice. Mr. Czekanski thank you. Host prior to world war ii, segregation was a common way of life in the united states. 20 years after the war, 1964, 1965, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights act. It was a transformational time for many africanamericans who were treated as secondclass citizens but who fought for americas freedom. We continue our coverage from new orleans, part of cspans American History tv. Kim im kim guise. Curator at the National World War Ii Museum. We have a special exhibit at the museum that opened
Thank you for your voice. Mr. Czekanski thank you. Host prior to world war ii, segregation was a common way of life in the United States. 20 years after the war, 1964, 1965, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights act. It was a transformational time for many africanamericans who were treated as secondclass citizens but who fought for americas freedom. We continue our coverage from new orleans, part of cspans American History tv. Kim im kim guise. Curator at the National World War Ii Museum. We have a special exhibit at the museum that opened in july of 2015. And runs through may. At which point we launch a national show. We are particularly proud of this exhibit, and artifacts therein. There are some fantastic stories which i will tell you about shortly. We crafted this special exhibit with the help of the National Advisory board. So africanamerican scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, who helped guide and steer the conversation, in regards to the