Stop all this. On july 23rd, 1967, detroit was hit by a riot. We said it couldnt happen but it did and the nation was shocked. Which left 43 dead, thousands injured and a city in flames. These films tell a part of that story. What do you think about all this . I think its kind of all. Do you blame anybody for all this . I dont know who to blame. Its really awful. Think that makes it right . No, it isnt right. You angry, mad at anybody . Well, no, not exactly. No . [ horn honking ] [ helicopter ] [ horn honking ] [ sirens ] burn, baby, burn. [ no audible dialogue ] when the Fire Department gets here, they will try. Hopefully they will succeed. That block of buildings is gone. Next to it is gas stations behind it. Homes, people. Tournament said, 20 minutes after 5 00. What are you doing . Going to montys house for a while then, look for some place else to live. Do you know how the fire started . No idea at all. The hardware store, my house. Just burned them all down. No ideas at all. We
Years and theyre strong and they kind of stick with us, no matter what we do, as you have seen you go outside this museum and you travel around northwest arkansas, theres fortune 500 companies, theyre a Major Research university, theres all kinds of businesses and industry and hightech stuff going on out there but those images, those stereotypes, will theyll stick with us and theyre kind of theyre part of our story. We begin our tour of the local Literary Community with a visit to the university of Arkansas Library. To learn more about the life and accomplishmented of jay William Fulbright. James William Fulbright was a longtime senator serving arkansas from 1944 until 1974. 30 years. Before that he was a representativea u. S. Representative from the north arkansas area. He was president of the university of arkansas, the Youngest University president in the United States at the time. From 1939 to 1941 and worked for the department of justice, rhodes karl, a distinguish el alum of the
People knew and today back at back jesus use got vening and had a number of meetings with the secretary of state and has one with the heardent of finland and we the president is going on tuesday. Not sure if hell go directly to of the other e areas impacted by storm. Hearing the president wants to quickly as a possible. There without t causing disruption but if he tomorrow. Texas not going to be First Responders go directly doesnt to houston or somewhere hes not responders e first and all the Emergency Personnel looking to help a number of trapped in homes or in he middle of floods or in need of help from helicopters or assets deployed now. Expecting more information on that information today. Thee expecting to hear from president himself today . He tweeted about a dozen tweets the in the weekend about response effort but are we going to see him in front after camera today . We do expect to see him after the president of finland hell a joint press conference at the white house where yo
History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Next on American History television, pulitzer prizewinning author eic foner on the challenges of establishing civil rights for friedman in the reconstruction period and beyond. Eric foner. With that, i would like to introduce eric foner. Eric when iuntered was a College Student thinking about becoming an historian and had visions of riding a good book. Then i read freemen, free soil, maybe ir and thought ought to stop now. I will not be able to write a book that good. Whatis is his first book, is he going to write . I ran away from antebellum history. You cant compete with people like him. I have come back to antebellum history and slavery and since then, i have relied on many of erics more than 20 books. I would review the list, but we do not have that much time. I do want to say, and this is the fun of introducing a speaker, looking at his selected publications, i notice he has written a
Of that riot which left 43 dead, thousands injured, the city in flames. These films tell a part of that story. What do you think about all this . I think its kind of awful. People are in this position to suffer. All the stores are closed and the restrooms. You blame anybody for all this . I do not know who to blame. Its really awful. You think that makes it right . No, it is not right. You angry, mad . Well, no, not exactly. [indiscernible] [horn honks] [indiscernible] what are you shooting at . [indiscernible] [horn honks] burn, baby, burn. [indiscernible] [horn honks] [horn honks] climb over. Climb over. Climb over and then stretch it. Climb over. Climb over and then stretch it. Climb over. Climb over and then stretch it. When the Fire Department gets here shortly, they will try. Hopefully they will succeed. Next to this block of buildings, a gas station. That block of buildings is gone and next to it is a gas station. When the department gets a truck here, hopefully, the block of bu