Act of 1954 entitled the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a long struggle for freedom. The exhibit takes its subtitle from the speech that president Lyndon Johnson read before the nation upon the signing of the act on july 2, 1964. The u. S. Constitution did not ask me mention slavery, but there are at least three references to slavery in the document. The history of the u. S. Is a series of federal laws that paves the way for the federal tohts act of mention 64 present a concurrent history of the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement that includes accounts , organizations, and events that shaped the movement, as well as examples of music, literature, and visual arts that were inspired by the mu movement. They tell the story of the epic of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in congress including an expiration of the legislative process and legislative strategy, the tactics that were employed. To employ explore the impact of the Civil Rights Act on American Life and law from 1964 until the present. We
Take a look at the classs and trips we have going on this month also visit us at the splays and poets we just open this first satellite location i am pretty i am happy to welcome Julian Zelizer about his timely book the fierce urgency of now analysis of how Lyndon Johnson singled into the achieved the historic legislative successes of the mid 1960s. Professor Julian Zelizer looks back and offers a compelling case of a previous the celts of johnsons role may have been exaggerated or slightly off base that this book should coincide with the new movie of so much that there is a new view of the Great Society and doll characters most notably, a johnson. Teaching a Princeton University and then do fellow at the new american foundation. And also a columnist for cnn. Com. Please help me to welcome teeeighteen back to politics prose for about. Is a terrific to be here this is one of my Favorite Book stores in is a pleasure to be a part of it. Thank you all for coming. Is partly because of the f
Hello, everyone, good evening. Im susan coll, and on behalf of our owners and our entire staff would like to welcome you to politics and prose this evening. Before we get started just a reminder to please turn off or silence your cell phones. Also during the question and answer session we have one microphone this evening right over here if you could please step up to ask your question that we would be grateful because we are recording this event. Also after the individual mind helping us by folding your chairs, we would be grateful. If you havent already picked up one of our calendars please pick one up at the information desk and take a look at all of the classes, trips and events with going on this month. Also come visit us at busboys and poets. Which just opened up our first satellite location and well be at takoma park next month. Im pleased to welcome Julian Zelizer this evening to talk about his new incredibly timely book the fierce urgency of event in which is an analysis of tha
Networks. Than 50 years of repo world events thats this christmas dane at cspan networks. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next, we take you inside the house wing of the u. S. Capitol to learn about the history of women in congress in the second of a twopart program, we continue the story beginning in the 1940s with republican congresswoman clare boothe luce. Im farrah elliott, a curator for the house of representatives and that means that i take care of a lot of the artifacts, the artwork, the objects that document the houses rich heritage. My nobody job is to collect bigraphical information on members, gather data and historic list and conduct oral histories. We answer reference questions in our office that come from on the hill and off the hill. And we try to tell the story of the house which is this very big, very Old Institution in a way in which people can kind of connect with it at a human level some we do that through tel
Words we heard so many wonderful words from our panel, so we are going to ask you to the fourth floor. Join me once again and taking the panel us, and we will see you on the fourth floor. [applause] join us today at 2 00 pm discussion e for a on ronald reagan. We look at reagans skills as a and how it r, attributed to his success as a president. And the influences of his experiences on his political career. That is today at 2 00 pm time here on cspan3s American History tv. Each week, we visit museums and historic places. Up next, we take you inside the of the u. S. Capital to learn about the history of women in congress. In the second of a twopart program, we continue the story with ning in the 1940s clare boothe luce. I am farar elliott, a curator for the museum. I take care of the artifacts, the objects that documents the house is rich heritage. I am matthew wasniewski. Historian at the house, and my job is to collect Historical Information on the members. To conduct oral histories.