Representatives participated in the dedication ceremony of the oversight and reform committees hearing room as the elijah e. Cummings room in honor of the congressman who passed away in october 2019. Rep. Maloney good afternoon, everyone. It is my great privilege to welcome you to this ceremony to honor the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, chairman Elijah Cummings. First i would like to recognize elijahs family members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. [applause] mr. James cummings, his brother. [applause] miss yvonne cummings, his sister. [applause] mr. Anthony woodson, hes nephew. [applause] miss carmen williams, his cousin. [applause] when i think about elijah, i think about what a friend of mine once described him, as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a
Crow. We dont want to lose sight of what is happening during this period and think of ways to capture this during the 1930s and 1940s. This is part of a broader democratic struggle of the new deal era, where people in the margins of american politics helped to shape the reach of the democratic reforms of that period. Activist, labor organizers. They connected. They had sort of a global perspective on things. These parallel activities and movements were part of the environment that shaped the Civil Rights Movement during these formative years. I teach in columbia, South Carolina. There is a major site where a number of these individuals came together in 1946. Of 1946. 1800 students, black and white, met in the township auditorium. Bob dylan had a recent concert october,there coming through to. Begun byete the task our forefathers during the civil war and reconstruction period. Their keynote speaker was w. E. B. Dubois, a key architect of civil rights struggles in this country, and someo
Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. Of the executive director us icomos. Panel, us today on the we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Rant leggs brent leggs. , and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am listed as session, glennis eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Committee of sites. Ts and it is most notable for being the scientificthe u. N. And cultural committee. Im sure you are all roughly familiar with the u. S. Heritage list. Cultural sites, as opposed to national sites, comprise more than 70 of the more than 1000 sites on the World Heritage list. 23 of those are in the u. S. The vast majority of our National Heritage sitess. Stephen morris
Next, we continue our coverage of this weekends meeting in washington, d. C. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. I am the executive director of us icomos. I will describe who we are and set a little context. Welcome to the session on World Heritage and the New Birmingham National Civil rights monument. Joining us today on the panel, we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Brent leggs, stephen morris, and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am here. While i am listed as the chair of this session, glenn eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Us icomos dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Council of monuments and sites. It is an
Standard data rates may apply. Apply. Senator ted cruz trekked across the palmetto state today. This morning he was in aiken speaking to hundreds of supporters during a rally at the university of South Carolina aiken. This afternoon, cruz spoke to a packed house in camden about his response to Donald Trumps threats to sue if cruz doesnt pull his ads. I think he avoided profanity so that was good. But i guess the only explanation one can have is that his internal poll numbers in South Carolina must be plummeting following that debate. Ted cruz also is speaking at a rally in florence tonight. Cnn will host the back toback republican town halls in South Carolina. Ben carson, ted cruz and marco rubio will be in greenville wednesday night. On thursday, donald trump, jeb kasich will be in columbia. Both events will broadcast live at 8 pm. Senator Bernie Sanders will be in South Carolina tomorrow morning for a Prayer Breakfast at allen university. Doors open at 8. He will host a town hall ins