John lewis people may not know that he is responsible for john lewis was one of the major pushers who achieved the construction of the Smithsonian National museum of africanamerican history and culture. From the smithsonian archives, im going to read a little to you from what the smithsonian says john lewis did to get that museum up. 1998, new bills were introduced annually in congress by representative john lewis to create a national africanamerican Heritage Museum and memorial within the smithsonian institution. 1991, a smithsonian Blueribbon Commission recommended the creation of a National Museum devoted to africanamericans to clutch their to collect, analyze, research, and organize exhibitions on a scale and definition that matched the major museums devoted to other aspects of american life. Thecommission recommended museum be temporarily located in the arts and industrials Industries Building until a new, larger facility could be built, but the legislation stalled amid androversy
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Discussions and tweets. Today, i have stood where once Jefferson Davis stood. And took an oath to our people. It is very appropriate that in this cradle of the confederacy, this part of the great anglosaxon southland, that today we sound the drum for freedomthat has held up time and again through history. Let us rise, and send our answer. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth. I draw the line in the dust and toss the garment before the feet of tyranny and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. [cheers and applause] susan Peggy Wallace kennedy. That is one of the most famous clips of your father, four time alabama governor, fourtime president ial aspirant. You have written a book about your life with him. What are you doing with the book, the broken road, what do you want to accomplish . Ms. Kennedy i wrote the book, it is the culmination of years i been speaking out for peace and reconciliation. The book is really about the leg
Today, but you are absolutely correct. We have ebbed away in the last few hours or so. The events over the weekend are absolutely extraordinary, and they are original and unique versus other times of unrest in this nation. Gatesan and the of the and the events of the weeks to come will be remarkable as well. The equity market is totally unchanged at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. As we count people down to that payrolls report this coming friday, we are approaching 20 unemployment. Tom my calculation over the weekend from research 18 s is 70 to unemployment, and the model above that other people who get 2 21 to to 22 unemployment. Americans, unemployment could be 30 . Lisa theres a tension right now between improving Economic Data and the backdrop that is really bleak of rising Unemployment Rates that have decimated certain communities. Today, are looking at ism manufacturing data at 10 00 a. M. Wall street time. People looking for any signs of improvement underneath that. Then there is the ecb c
The generation before us has done through history. Let us rise, and send our answer. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth. I draw the line in the dust before the feet of tyranny and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. Susan Peggy Wallace kennedy. That is one of the most famous clips of your father, four time president ial aspirant. You have written a book about your life with him. What are you doing with the book, the broken road, what do you want to accomplish . Ms. Kennedy i wrote the book, it is the culmination of years i have spoken to people about reconciliation. The book is really about the legacy i am leaving for my two sons. But its really how i came to terms with my past. Not to forget my past, but to accept my past. And leaving a painful past behind is not always easy, but is always right. Susan why do you think this book, beyond your family concerns of course, because you want people beyond your family to read it