Nothing was ok. That is when we became scaredan it was, either you work or you dont eat. Judy all that and more on tonight pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by Consumer Cellular. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. In supportg social entrepreneurs and their solutionss to the worlds most pressing probls. Skoll foundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention in the u. S. And developing o countries get the web at level send. Org lemelson. Org. Supported by the john dn Catherine T Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information atfo md. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs thank you. Om viewers like you. Judy stephanie good evening, im stephanie sy. We will return to Judy Woodruff and the rest of the program after the l
This in 1966 china was swept up by the rising tide of the cultural revolution in august more than 1000000 people gathered on chan on many square to celebrate. Chairman mao tse tung launched a movement for the masses the aim was to weed out anyone who appeared eager to steer the revolution and peoples mindsets toward capitalism the young people of china became messengers of miles communist doctrine. They were joined by people from all over the world who believed in miles philosophy. More than 400 foreigners were involved in the cultural revolution. Their sons and daughters known as the red children were given a communist education and as teenagers were drawn into the revolution their lives are a missing page in an otherwise well known chapter of chinese history. The story of the red children begins with that of their parents during this tumultuous period of the 20th century they left their homes with the dream of helping to found a new china. For someone say you my father was born into
Dont like what they represent. Lots of powerwashing happening in golden gate park. Workers removing graffiti from pedestals that once held statues. Friday night a group of several hundred people tore down a statue of Frances Scott key who wrote the National Anthem and was a known slave holder. Cera is accused of committing atrocities against native americans. The statue later doused with red paint. The bust of Ulysses Grant was also brought down. Vandalism. Some park visitors had a lot to say. Its shameful. Its horrible. Its a sign of mob violence. It needs to stop. Police say the crowd turned on officers, and began throwing objects at them. Then, took off running. Im not sad. Statues like this tend to make heroes of people, without any real conversation about what they the full picture of what they did in their lives. Owning slaves, for example. Mayor london breed acknowledged pain felt in the country, rooted in a history of slavery and oppression. In a statement, she said every dolla
Eric. A lot of people have been out here in Golden Gate Park today taking pictures, checking it out for themselves, where several statues once stood here in the middle of the park. Lots of reaction from the public. The mayor also has a lot to say. Lots of Power Washing happening in Golden Gate Park. Workers removing graffiti from pedestals that once held statues. [ [ cheers and applause ] friday night a group of several hundred people tore down the statue of Francis Scott key, who wrote the National Anthem and was a known slaveholder. The statue of Junipero Serra was also toppled. Serra established the California Missions and is accused of committing atrocities against native americans. The bust of Ulysses Grant was also brought to the ground. Another statue of spanish writer Miguel Cervantes was vandalized. Some park visitors had a lot to say. Its shameful. Its horrible. Its a sign of mob violence. It needs to stop. Reporter police say the crowd turned on officers and began throwing o
From moscow to the world this is your r. T. International pleasure to have your company my names union. Our top story another night of rioting across the United States where tens of thousands of protesters have been again been venting their anger over the death of an unarmed black man the police its now a week since george floyd died as a result of a mini uplifts officer kneeling on his neck with cities a blaze roberge downloaded more than 4000 people have been arrested across the country. Thanks. Lets begin to recap in washington d. C. Initially peaceful march to send it into another night of mayhem there multiple fires broke out near the white house earlier on sunday demonstrators marched through the citys dont tell on but i was 1st ration started to build police use crowd control measures while in new york violence escalated as night fell. I was worried about like 15 minutes ago. There was a person. Why is john this guy was a cop in like oh but you know cartman that a couple cops in