We visit the Health Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. I am the curator at the u. S. House of representatives. I am the historian. We wanted to talk about the history of africanamerican representation in the 20th century. We have a lot of artifacts from house collections that has to do with that. And a lot of history to cover. The last africanamerican to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901. George white of north carolina. Then it is a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house and that is oscar dupree from illinois. We had a couple of rare artifacts from him from the 1920s and 1930s. Before i launch into them, matt, tell us about oscar dupree. Matt almost three decades after George Henry White leaves congress when there are no africanamerican to serve in the house or senate. That has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south. The way that that changes over
We visit the Health Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. I am the curator at the u. S. House of representatives. I am the historian. We wanted to talk about the history of africanamerican representation in the 20th century. We have a lot of artifacts from house collections that has to do with that. And a lot of history to cover. The last africanamerican to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901. George white of north carolina. Then it is a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house and that is oscar dupree from illinois. We had a couple of rare artifacts from him from the 1920s and 1930s. Before i launch into them, matt, tell us about oscar dupree. Matt almost three decades after George Henry White leaves congress when there are no africanamerican to serve in the house or senate. That has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south. The way that that changes over
Mr. Philbrick thank you. Wereeachers our parents teachers at the same high school and are kids were educated by them and it is great to see you. And it is wonderful to be in the Coolidge Center theater with this great bookstore, cosponsored with the massachusetts Historical Society. Which has been an institution that was essential to my life as a historian. Have taken up residence in the archives in every book i have done has been a central part of the information that has come from there. And it is just an organization that is essential to anyone looking into not only the history of boston but this country. And the genesis for bunker hill goes back to the summer of 1984. My wife and i had just moved to boston fulltime. We were living at the north end. That time, i was a feeling failing journalist, but my primary responsibility was to be with my daughter at home. I would push the stroller through the crowded streets of the north end and it was there , at copps hill, what of my ivorite
And we welcome Marcela Garcia from the boston globe and with us today is adrian walker, her globe collegue, and welcome leverett wing executive director of the commonwealth seminar providing training and Networking Opportunities with policy maketories diverse leaders and with us, andrea cabral, former secretary of transportation and also former Suffolk County sheriff who always has Something Interesting welcome to urban update and thank you for coming in. What an election this year has been. I never would have thought it could top 2008 but here we are. I just kind of a general question, what is your biggest takeaway from this crazy election year. One day people are predicting a land slide and then a close race. I guess maybe i will start with from what we have seen . The unpredictbility of this. Polls are all over the place. One thing thank you think will and landslide and then a skal dal hits or then its swings the other way. And on top of that also the anger, and we are talking about
Candidates hit the debate stage. The candidates throwing nasty jabs at each other in a crucial, conservative state. Youre watching wcvb, bostons news leader. Good morning this is newscenter 5s eyeopener. Doug bitter and dangerous cold weather gripping the region right now. The frigid temperatures creating a pretty cool phenomenon on the ocean. Karen youre looking at sea smoke on boston harbor. Thats what happens when the arctic air blows over the warmer ocean water. Happy valentines day. Im karen anderson. Doug im doug meehan. You saw boston harbor. Its dangerous cold out there, danielle. Danielle doug, karen, that is correct. Weve set new records in boston and worcester this morning. You can see why the air temperature, nine below zero in boston. The old record was three below zero. 15 below zero in worcester. We havent seen this cold of temperature readings since 1957 right now were all below zero across the area. Nantucket is one below zero. You factor in the strong winds out of the