Could keep the army a live, keep it in the field, and had washingtons confidence. And he proved his work his worth. Throughout the weekend, American History tv is featuring greensboro, north carolina. Our staff recently traveled there. Learn more about greensboro and other stops on cspans cities tour at cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan 3. Each week american artifacts takes you to national sites. The museum has hosted several events since 2008 called save our african american. Treasures. People can bring in family artifacts and talk to curators about how best to preserve them. We talked to museum staff and participants at the museum and washington, d. C. My name is esther washington. I am the director of the museum. Here we are with our save our africanamerican treasury program. We have visitors, and find out the history, the materials they are made from and they tell the public how to preserve them. Here we see several photos a and t
Our family was from alabama. I always felt that i had Something Special. Back then very few africanamericans in 1937 had cameras. My grandmother said my mother did not have a father, but she had a camera. She took pictures all the time. I always knew this was Something Special she had put together that she left the family and left the world. Mr. Evans has brought in what. Amounts to a visual social history of black life in brooklyn, new york, preand post postworld war ii. And the variety of scenes that his mother took. So, kids on street corners just at play or posing in a playground or trips to the beach. Going to coney island. Going to coney island. Young couples that are literally clearly according. There are a range of activities and scenes. The background constitutes this as a social history of brooklyn and the black experience in a time of immense change at around world war ii, a time of gender changes as well as economic and social changes. We are looking at a window of black li
Elsewhere, so it is a onceinalifetime kind of collection. An opportunity to see. It is an awesome responsibility for the museum to be the caretaker, the steward of this collection. Find out where cspans citie s tour is going next. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Each week, american artifacts takes you the National Museum of african American History and culture is currently under construction. An expected open in 2016. The museum has hosted several event since called save our 2008 African American treasures. People can bring in family artifacts and talk to curators about how best to preserve them. We talked to museum staff and participants at the museum and washington, d. C. My name is esther washington. I am the director of the museum. Here we are with our save our africanamerican treasury program. We invite the public to bring three objects. We have reviewers here find out , the history, the materials they are made from and they tell the pub
Ban noknock warrants. Lining up for roll call. The suspect charged in that attack is now scheduled to be arraigned today and the mayor of louisville is calling for peaceful protests heading into the weekend. Its important for those taking to our streets and those supporting demonstrators from home to understand the power of this moment. You have the attention of the people who lead our government, our businesses, our education. Weve engaged in this work and ready to do a lot more but we have to do it together and violence only hurts this cause. Sandra mark is live in louisville. Things have calmed down from last night. As you can imagine there is a lot we want to learn about what happened last night after 24 people were arrested. A lot of destruction throughout the city. Take a look at some of the video from overnight gives you an idea what police were dealing with. Demonstrators were out there shattering some of the windows including at the steakhouse downtown and spray painting city
Flees the country. Italy faces Major Political reform. And in vatican city pope frances prepares to mark his first year in the job. The new ukraine Prime Minister will be meeting the u. S. President at the white house. He has already had a chat with the secretary of state john kerry who said that he will travel to london on friday. The talks with the Russian Foreign minister lavror concerning the crimea referendum taking place on sunday whether it should be part of russia or remain part of ukraine. Were live from washington, d. C. Is yatsenyuk looking for anyone concrete . Reporter it will go a long way in shoring up his support in many peoples eyes. There are World Leaders who dont get this sort of opportunity. So to sit down with the president , the Vice President and secretary of state, that will be important. But hes looking for a lot more besides. The americans said theyre ready to pump 1 billion through the imf into the ukrainian economy. That will be useful. Remember, yatsenyuk