Treat us cspanhistory. Take us back 50 years ago today. What was some like . And what led up to the idea of the march to montgomery in the first place . Reverend lafayette well, it was a very extraordinary. Extraordinary period in our history. Because what we were doing was basically giving a voice to the people who are voiceless. And that is what all these movements are about. Helping to give people a voice who otherwise would not be heard. We feel that if the voices of the poor, the voices of the disenfranchised, the voices of the suffering people are heard other people will respond. So, selma, alabama is that example of where people around the country and around the world heard the voices crying out for people not being treated equally as human beings. Now, the reason we were going to my comic alabama i want to make it there is because that is the state capital of alabama. We did not have much is there before from selma, but the reason we had this particular march is because of what
For as the scripttures tell us, no man who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of god. At this time of sorrow and burden, he would have us remember the passages from joshua and isaiah, he had used in accepting the president ial nomination. Be strong and of good courage. Be not afraid neither be thou dismayed. Shall renew their strength. They shall point with wings of eagle and run and not be weary. Finally, in his last hours, president kennedy had prepared these words for dallas and for the nation, the rich righteous of our clause must always underlie our strength. For as was written long ago, accept the lord, guard the city, the guard watches in vain. The following is one of his favorite passages from scripture from the book of aclose the third chapter. Theres an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heaives. D issue heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot the plant. A time to kill,
The clear politics average has him leading President Trump by 9 points and in crucial battleground states it is biden leading by more than five points. Some thoughts as the candidates mark the final 100 days. The health of our country, not just the physical health which is a problem, but the Mental Health of the country, the economics, it has to do with the criminal justice system. I think it is a lot of us have to come together and not just us as being Common People as well as the politicians. We have a team of reporters fanned out across the country speaking with voters to find out what issues matter to them most. Right now well bring in Shaquille Brewster and ali vitali and, shaq, first, wisconsin, a state that he won in very narrow terms in 2016. What are voters saying about the upcoming election, shaq . Reporter well, alex, democratic voters are optimistic about Vice President bidens campaign. And donald trump was the first to win here in 30 years an the margin of the victory was
At least 36 lawsuits in six swing states. So far no court has found a single instance of voter fraud. Its hiding under trumps healthcare plan. Thats not stopping trump. In georgia after a hand recount affirmed joe bidens victory again, the Trump Legal Team demanded a second recount that will also not change the results. In michigan, trump invited the states Republican Leaders to the white house seeking their help. But even they say theyve seen nothing that would change the outcome of the election. And late on saturday, a federal judge in pennsylvania dismissed trumps legal fight there in a scathing opinion that reads, quote, this court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations. Unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence. In the United States of america, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter let alone all the voters in its sixth most populated state. Wow, play that with the ether by in the back of
The official founding of the university of virginia, Thomas Jefferson wrote to artist Charles Wilson peale in 1802. I have our considerable amount of time a plan for a general university for the state of University One of the most liberal scale that our circumstances were called. For jefferson considered the university to beat one of his three greatest achievements, the declaration of independence and the virginia statute of freedom. In his post president ial years, he was able to devote himself to fulfilling that dream of an academic village. Today, we will hear from Andrew Oshaughnessy about his aspirations for his university. His book is a twin biography of jefferson in retirement and and seeking to understand figures from the, past the ability to read it their own recorded shot is immensely valuable. Todays author used founders online, in researching this book. By the National Archives, to the National Historical publications and records commissions. Its can transcriptions of thous