Transportation. My seatmate on the Greyhound Bus from washington d. C. , you must understand and 1961, black people in white people couldnt be seated together. Not a Single Person engaged in violence against us. That was my first arrest. And that day when i was arrested, i felt so free, i felt liberated. I felt like i had crossed over. Because growing up in rural alabama, i asked my mother and my father, my grandparents and my great grand parents about segregation and Racial Discrimination, about those signs, white men, colored men, white women, colored women, and i said, why. Thats the way it is. Dont get in the way. Dont get in trouble. But dr. King and rosa parks inspired me to get in trouble. So by sitting in, we were arrested, and we went to jail. 89 of us were arrested on that day. Host did you pay a fine . Were you in jail for a while . Guest we were in jail for a few hours. Matter of fact, the local School Officials came down and bailed us out. That was my first arrest. That wa
Carolina at the Greyhound Bus station. In 1961, i was at the freedom ride. We left washington ecma four, 1961, 13 of us. To test a division of the United States Supreme Court. Been in segregation on public transportation. My seatmate on the Greyhound Bus from washington d. C. , you must understand and 1961, black people in white people couldnt be seated together. Assist the charges against him. Well, for the two of us we arrived at a little Greyhound Bus station in south carolina. A group of white men met us in the doorway and started beating us and left us lobbying in a pool of blood and the officials came up and wanted to know whether we wanted to press charges. We said no we believe and of love and peace and nonviolence. I didnt know at that time may 9th, 1961 that this man was wilson, years later in february february 09 after president barack obama had been inaugurated he came to my office on capitol hill to seek out the peace grown. Mr. Lewis, will you forgive me . I want to apolo
Evenyearsold being in buffalo new york. It was my first time in that elevator, my first time seeing an escalator and it was so different and it had an impact on me because some people working together, living together. Host why did you make that trip . Guest i went there to spend part of the summer with another brother of my mother and some of my First Cousins. Host and other date in your history, september 2, 1986 democratic primary. Guest that was the reduction day in atlanta in the fifth Congressional District of georgia. It was a very difficult race with a closed and the differing mind by the name of julian bond who we had worked together in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee with a wonderful, wonderful friend. He served in the state house, the state senate, to come to congress and i wanted to come to congress, and it was a race that i never wanted to repeat like that. Host and you won . Guest i did prevail. And some people thought they didnt have a chance and didnt have
Of California Community and junior colleges. That agency is moving to pull the plug on city college fit cant meet certain standards by next year. Attorney herera claims accjcs move amounts to pay back for a political disagreement over mission of the state Community Colleges. At at the very same time there was a political debate going on at accjc was on one side of in sacramento. They used the process to produce a hammer on city college. His other target oversees all 112 Community Colleges in california saying its abandoned responsibilities, handing them over to what he calls a wholey unaccountable and private entity. Today is a day after lawmakers voted to audit the accjc and after protests, including this one. Brian mcewan took part in that. We need a leader of this community to to step up for city college. And to be dealing with atros cities, hes done that he says there is still time to Save City College but the board trust gee not sure. This timing of the lawsuit takes a while. City
Packed there but we are trying to figure out if we can come back. Good evening everyone. Im in for dan ashley. Governor brown today declared a local state of emergency because of the rim fire. Short time ago cal fire told us the fair has grown another 10,000 acres. Now at 63,000 acres. More than twice the size of San Francisco. National inner Agency Fire Center says fourth largest and fast growing wildfire in the country right now. Firefighters lose more ground and one percent contained. Highway 120 the maniac says to yosemite from the bay area is closed. Tim daly starts us off. Popular strategy for fire crews set back fire move towards the main fire. The main part of the rim fire once again over powers. Subpoena highway 120 just 5 miles from Yosemite National park rim fair tips hopping the highway with little trouble. Helicopters are overhead dropping water here. They are in the visible through the thick smoke. Problem with the rim fire moving north as well small town of this city is