And is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Saturday is earth day and well cover the march for science rally including speeches with scientists and civic organizers as well as musical performances live from the National Mall in washington, d. C. At 10 00 a. M. Eastern on our companion network cspan. This week on q a, historian David Mccullough on his book the american spirit, who we are and what we stand for a selection of his speeches going back to 1989. The senator who has been written about the most is joe mccarthy. Yet theres no biography of the senator who had the backbone to stand up to him first, Margaret Chase smith. Do you remember how you went about preparing for that speech . Oh, did i go about it. Hard as ive ever worked on anything ive ever delivered from a podium. Historian David Mccullough on his book the american spirit, a slesks his speeches going back to 1989, sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Next, historian Catherine Clinton talks abou
Figure, Harriet Tubman. Its a name we know, its a name we affiliate with the underground railroad, but we sort of forget after that she lived another 50 years, some remarkable 50 years after the civil war. Tonights speaker is here to bring us up to speed and date on that in a lecture thats sponsored by sa dechlio, so well thank them for that tonight. As you probably know, Harriet Tubmans face is due to grace the front of the 20 bill very soon and our speaker Catherine Clinton [ applause ] and our speaker Catherine Clinton is one of the people that helped to put her there. In fact, her biography of Harriet Tubman was praised a revelation. Not bad. Harriet tubman is probably an appropriate subject for her because im going to tell awe little bit about catherine and shes been in perpetual motion her entire life as well. She grew up in kansas city, missouri, and sefd her undergraduate from Harvard University followed by a ph. D from prince ton, university. She specialized in American Histor
Political correctness and there were others who, in fact, did not even know who Harriet Tubman of, and various pictures Harriet Tubman appeared on the whornet and they were women were in fact not harriet seven. Harriet summit has been a subject of childrens fiction. Who harrietple know tubman was. That is not the case with the american public. The irony was noted of having Harry Tuchman on the front of the 20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slaveholder himself, but, he was oversaw indian removal and was renowned for being really an indian killer. In addition to that, many people pointed to the fact that here you have Harriet Tubman who was values, whosead worth was, for many people, defined by the amount of money that people paid for her. On, here she is being put perhaps the most popular symbol of american capitalism, the 20 bill. We have today some very historians who are talking with the placement of tubman on the 20 bill, and
Todays panel has to do with Harriet Tubman and Harriet Tubman, the decision of april 20, 2016, to put her on the 20 bill. It was announced at that time. As many of you know, it was met with some degree of controversy. There are those american citizens who said this was just Political Correctness and there were others who, in fact, did not even know who Harriet Tubman was, and various pictures of Harriet Tubman appeared on the internet and people, women who were not, in fact, Harriet Tubman. Harriet tubman has usually been a subject of childrens fiction and very few people really know, at least american citizens we historians know who Harriet Tubman was. But that wasnt the thats not the case with the american public. It was irony noted or the irony was noted in having tubman on the front of the 20 bill and Andrew Jackson on the back. As many of you know, Andrew Jackson was not only a slaveholder himself, but he was also he oversaw indian removal and is renowned for being really an india
Of the suspect and to the back of the patrol car. Police, say they did recover that rifle at the shell station. And, more or rest a little bit farther down the highway. At least two more suspects. We do not know at this point have a discussion of that car or the people involved. We do not have anything else in regard to why the two cars were shooting at each other. Reporter we have had several of the shooters. Shotting reporter 67 and shooting. On high way for many of them deadly. A young mother was killed on the freeway. We have had 7 shootings on hwy 4. Reporter now, and they point reporting live at the shell station. I am kate k goal. Vicki stretch of highway four safer for drivers. The Pittsburg Police department is asking the city council for funding tonight. To buy new surveillance cameras for the city. Vicki to see a car was shot at several times. They are concerned about the recent spike. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the police. Reporter normally