We can do that ourselves. We can govern ourselves. And we can do it without trying to cut each others throats. Nothing would please some groups, like the Klu Klux Klan sorry mr. Pitts. Your first time has expired. Granted another two minutes. Nothing would please some groups like the Klu Klux Klan or the black panthers than nothing more for us to start fighting with each other. Than they get exactly what they want. This get strife. A group of pastors came together and asked the black panthers to leave. And i appreciated that. And ill take this opportunity. The klans not here yet. Ill ask them to stay out of South Carolina. We dont need either one of these two groups here. [ applause ] we dont need those two groups here trying to divide us and get us to fight amongst ourselves. Going back to that flag being offensive to some of my brothers and sisters in here. The words of lewis farrakon offended me, calling for the death of my grandchildren, which is basically what he did. And that gro
This state and an unfortunate thing called slavery to today. As i moved around, i saw the great detail. And then i got to the first regiment. Of u. S. Volunteers. And the first regiment of u. S. Volunteers were freed black men that fought for the 54th massachusetts. And they fought the first South Carolina regiment, fought here in this state. And fought honorably. Thats a part of the history of this state. Just like my ancestors did i talked about earlier, that fought for this state. And if youve seen the movie glory, which i have many times, thats whats depicted in a particular section of that memorial. I didnt see danny glover there but i saw the faces of people that looked familiar. In that monument ladies and gentlemen, there is a soldier a standard bearer which was very important during the times that these battles were fought. Thats how people knew where the enemy was and where their friends were. They didnt have radios and mass communication. They had to move back and forth by u
1890, which killed over 20 million old world wide. That is sort of a sag card. Number two, the American Economy had ramped up to produce armament for the war. Ironically, most of those never got in the war. When we got in the war in 1919, we used most european weapons. For example, we started building airplanes. Not a single american tanks had entered the war. And goodnight, we fought for the british. But we had a not quite was the largest armaments industry in the world. I Must Immediately after the armistice and the end of the war, the government started canceling contracts. When i see canceling, i mean just like this yet without warning, they pulled them. Factories were left literally with lines halffull. Thousands of workers were let go without warning. The state but connecticut really felt this because it had so many of these kinds of plants. And companies were left with buildings, factories to produce armaments. Well, they said youve got to do something for us. What are we going
That. Please stand adjourned to. [applause] we now have secular norman said of theological board that governs our acceptance or rejection the way our god can speak to people and what impact. We have the Davidians David Koresh says he has special insight to the bible a and this helps other members of the community understand the bible better and allows them to understand they live in the times. That by itself does got saved to be a problem but when it is indeed to other elements, if that trigger of the Law Enforcement concern and the popular press then the idea somebody listening to god is dangerous from the norms and that needs to be policed a and controlled. Stanley weintraub an Award Winning author ruth more than 50 highly acclaimed books including pearl harbor christmas 11 days in december and final victory and i actually remember when i was young undergraduate student reading a young folks on Queen Victoria so a man of many talents. The National Book Award Finalist and a guggenheim
As far as this goes. That being said. [applause] next some booktv, encore booknotes. In 1994 or Liz Carpenter discussed her books unplanned parenthood the confessions of a seventysomething surrogate mother. The book focuses on ms. Carpenters experiences raising rates three teenage nieces and nephews at age 79. She also discusses her years in the white house working as press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson. This is about an hour. Cspan Liz Carpenter, you say early in your book that, by heritage and by profession, i am a storyteller. Where did you learn that . Guest i think growing up. I grew up in rural texas. Rural areas seem to you need entertainment, and so my family had been rooted in texas for five generations and they were full of tales that had been handmedowns. We heard them a lot around the fireplace while youre cracking pecans, and it grew. Then, of course, i just was propelled to be a journalist, and thats what i did. I went to the university of texas and came to washington w