Youre watching American History tv. 48 hours of programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter cspanhistory for information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. On wednesday, february 11, members of the u. S. House of representatives introduced a bill on the floor to award a congressional gold medal to the participants in the march selma to montgomery Voting Rights marches. Next, and a boat thats a debate on the bill, which later passed. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of this very important bill, h. R. 431, a bipartisan bill to award a congressional gold medal to the foot soldiers, the courageous men and women who participated in historical days like bloody sunday, turnaround tuesday, and the final march from selma to montgomery to ensure Voting Rights for african americans. Mr. Speaker, sometimes it is hard for people in Todays Society to realize the historical significance of the events that t
Consequences. The germans believed that the machine we demonstrated couldnt was perfect and could never be broken. That wasnt the case and for the rest of the world it pays a high price. It always pays to check out your assumptions. You are watching American History tv. All weekend and every weekend on cspan three three to join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Coming up next, congresswoman Eleanor Norton and cbs White House Correspondent bill platt look back on the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for Voting Rights 50 years out of the protests. They discussed the film, selma, and the fraternal of events. The 50 minute event was held by the museum in washington dc. Hello, and welcome. This is the first inside media of 2015. I will be your host for the program that highlights the exhibit. This is a feature that we began back in 2013 and we take a look at, march on washington. Were looking back on another marched that led to a major civil rights victory. Some