This research . It was because i feel at the time of Ronald Reagan, accomplished so much. I mentioned restoring pride in america, creating a booming economy. And bringing freedom to millions in Eastern Europe and the phoenix communism, which in my opinion is the most important historical event of the second half of the 20th century. We do not have thousands of Nuclear Missiles aimed at us, at least from russia anymore. Life in the late 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, was involved in fighting communism. But the cold war. Proxy wars here and there, korea, vietnam, many other examples. It wasnt present like that in the 1960s. That communist and at the berlin wall, communism and i will end with this, many people think that the first time ronald called for the berlin war to be torn down, when he yelled, mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. Thats not when it happened. It was 1967 during a televised kennedy, itrobert was a question that Ronald Reagan answered and on may 15, 1967 call to tear down the lan
Highest per capita annual income on the continent, most of that went to the white minority population. Africans in the union made 75 less year that per year 75 less per year. Miners only earn 4. 12 or week. The report reinforced whites position as he made the case to the media for cutting off all funds to south africa. This was dangerous and shallow thinking, he argued. The world bank loans did not help. It bolstered a racist a caterer undercut moderate forces, saved the political just as walter white predicted, the regimes minister of finance waived the world banks funds in front of critics as proof that not only the strong the government was strong and viable, but that it was respected and supported internationally. As the noose of the regime tightened, the amc launched the defiance campaign. They defied the laws, they defied the regime. They defied. Pretoria countered with brutality. The naacp decided to finance and organized the picketing of the South African delegation at the u. N
Thank you all for coming out. What a Beautiful Day to make history again. Inthis very day 50 years ago this very spot, dr. Martin luther king jr. Came to king street to deliver his march on ballot boxes speech. 8, 1966,nday, may mothers day, just as it is today, and now we gather on these hallowed grounds, 50 years later, to remember that important day in the history of king street and williams gstree and williamsburg, South Carolina. Thank you for being here for this importance occasion. When dr. King spoke your on may a rainy afternoon as you will see it was his first major public appearance in South Carolina. Speeches in three the state of South Carolina and defined not mistaken, the other two locations were in charleston and orange. Ree firstme to kingst and he came here after the passage of the Voting Rights act of 1965. He came as a result of mr. Virgil dimly of the funeral home who came to atlanta, camped out, took up residence outside dr. King pro office for three days, hounded
She said to me, on that day, i want you to see what you can be when you grow up. I will never forget that day. I thought about that day while we stood here in this field. Now i said to bakari a few ago, this day has even more significance to me. At the time that we came here, i was also serving as chairman of the board of directors of the shaw boys club in charleston, South Carolina. Many of you may not recognize shaw. Me robert gould Robert Gould Shaw was the quiet kernel colonel who commanded the 54th regiment. And to see here today reenactors of the 54th regiment participate in this program and reflect back on that day, this day has significant meaning to me in the way that you would not believe. [applause] heres what i want to say about today. I dont know if i ever thought, while standing on these grounds 50 years ago, that i would be back here 50 years later, as your representative to the United States congress. But i am. And its because of what was launched that day. Remember wat
Significant Law Enforcement action regarding North Carolinas public facilities, privacy and security act, also known as house bill 2. The North Carolina General Assembly passed house bill 2 in special session on march 23 of this year. The bill sought to strike down an antidiscrimination provision in a recently passed charlotte, North Carolina, ordinance, as well as to require transgender people in public agencies to use the bathrooms consistent with their sex as noted at birth rather than the bathrooms that fit their gender identity. The bill was signed into law that same day. In so doing, the legislature and the governor placed North Carolina in direct opposition to federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity. More to the point, they created state sponsored discrimination against transgender individuals who simply seek to engage in the most private of functions in a place of safety and security, a right taken for granted by most of us. Last week, ou