Past 12 months, helping us learn the history and literary life of cities around the country. For eight years we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the literary scene to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits itiestour. Org c many think the selma to montgomery march just started up overnight and was a oneoff idea, but a Voting Rights movement had been brewing in selma since the 1930s. [gospel singer performing] here in selma and in many places throughout the south, africanamericans were done night were denied the right to vote, not because it wasnt their right, but because there were folks in position of power who did not want these folks to have the right to vote. That way they could be considered secondclass citizens. Andes and literary literacy tests were used to prevent americans from getting the vote. Poll taxes was a price you had to paper year forgetting on the voter rolls. Lets say i live in a rural area and i am making 60 a year, but poll taxes are one dollar a year
Were assessed . Take the entire exhibit tour of rightfully hers american women and the vote. Sunday at 6 00 and 10 00 p. M. Eastern on american artifacts. You are watching American History tv. The cspan cities tour travels the country exploring the american story. Taking book tv and American History tv on the road every first and third weekend of the month. 20 next two hours, we will look at highlights from some of the stops. We begin in selma, alabama. Many people think that the selma, montgomery marchs bird overnight and was a oneoff idea, but there had been a modern Rights Movement brewing in selma, alabama, since the 1930s. Here in selma, alabama, and any places in the south, africanamericans were denied the right to vote, not because it was not their constitutional there wereecause folks in position of power throughout the south that did not want these folks to have the right to vote so they could be considered secondclass citizens. Toy passed a literacy test deter africanamerican
Times. Join us on American History television as we learn more about this historic building. This synagogue is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States of america. And it has a wonderful story. First of all, it is most important for you to understand that above all, the Touro Synagogue is a place of worship. We have this happening all year round, a fulltime rabbi, a congregation. There are about 120 members, and it is orthodox in its service. That is what we are doing today. The story starts in 1492 in spain. King ferdinand and Queen Isabella issued the alhambra decree. What they wanted at that particular time was to have a purely catholic country. They gave jewish people two choices. The first one was to convert to catholicism, the second was to leave. Those who converted were called conversos. Some, however, chose to remain jews in secret. They had all of their ritual objects. If they were to be found out, they would have been tortured and put to death. To give you
Peopled stand with those in the face of common danger. And when we would have to put up or shut up we would put up with there. We would watch the war 50 years later on watch the war 50 years later on American History tv. Back live to the world war i museum in Kansas City Missouri for the final two speakers in the symposium, looking at the u. S. Role in what was then called the great war. About thefrom michael war college. Up next is Jennifer King looking at u. S. Soldiers during the war. Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. One of the great things about is the ability to spend time. What other place could you be at . With academics and historians such as we have here. Wrecking it is one of the great delights of such an experience. Which leads me to this opportunity to introduce dr. Jennifer keane. Not only a specialist on American Military history during world war i, but a lifetime friend of the museum and its mission. Friend of the museum and its mission. Jennifer spend some time in aus
You wrote this back in january. The scandal of the married tsar and his 16yearold mistress revealed in the raunchiest love letters ever written by a head of state. [chuckles] i did not actually wrote that. Thats the headline by the daily mail. But it is the most outrageous and most explicit correspondents ever written by a head of state. I have to say the correspondence is so outrageous that they added edited the daily mail. They rang me up. They said were a tabloid newspaper. We cant print this stuff. Were a family newspaper. Brian who was it . Who was the head of state . Wasn the head of state tsar Emperor Alexander the ii. The emperor who liberated the serbs the slaves of russia. And exactly at the same time 1861 as your president lincoln was about to liberate the slaves of america, the two men were in correspondents. In correspondents. Both of them were bus and both of them were assassinated. So, in interesting relationship. Alexander ii was the sympathetic of all the romanovs of t