Cspan 3, created by americas table Television Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. More now on the Supreme Court case brought by jehovahs witnesses to overturn a West Virginia line the 1940s requiring students to salute the u. S. Flag. You are in for a treat. As the cofounder of the Jackson Center we are thrilled to have this opportunity to commemorate one of Justice Jacksons foremost opinions, if not his number one. West virginia versus barnett. We have some of the individual that we will be hearing to just recap to 2002, i believe, i tracked down murray and Lillian Barnett and had a chance down in charleston area, i didnt know as was happening, but all of a sudden this guy where the camcorder track two down and we had a chance to chat. And you are gracious enough to put up with me. Some of the interviews you just saw, in 2006 we had a chance to bring the barracks disturbs here. And together with our friends at cspan, filmed a presentatio
Cofounder of the robert h. Jackson center we are thrilled to have this opportunity to commemorate one of Justice Jacksons foremost opinions, if not his number one, West Virginia v. Barnett. We have history with individuals we will be interviewing. To kind of recap back in 2002, i believe, i tracked down marie and Lillian Barnett and had a chance down in the charleston area. I didnt know you knew what was happening but all of a sudden this guy with a camcorder tracked you down, went to a kingdom hall and had a chance to chat. You were gracious enough to put up with me. Some of the interviews you just saw in 2006, we had a chance to bring the barnett sisters here and together with our friends at cspan filmed a presentation with professor barrett that Robert Jackson biographer and bennett bossski, the law clerk for justice stone during the barnett case. That was really cool. And a few years ago i had the privilege, together with phil donahue you saw clips on, to meet judith and to intervi
To the august 1963 march on washington. The report ends with president kennedys june 11, 1963 appeal for civil rights legislation and statements by several u. S. Senators arguing for and against it. We have seen the revolution began in many ways. And the course of this following has many tributaries. Now we are concerned with its effects, which we said are not uniform. One of the difficult fights but one in which the negro has scored impressive gains is in shattering what reverend king has fault the appalling apathy of the good people. Birmingham helped shatter that apathy. Sometime or other, we are going to have to stand and be on the receiving end of a fire hose. Leaders of all three states decided they must do something, not to say something. Soon, many white clergymen were stepping from behind their pulpits and joining the ranks of pickets. Until then, Church Action have been limited to a few fronts. Among them, new orleans. It was three years ago that desegregation came to the dee
Here is a look at our recent visit to chapel hill, North Carolina. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story. As we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our cable partners, we traveled to chapel hill, North Carolina. Over the next hour, we will go to notable locations, speak with experts about the citys history and talk with some history makers themselves. In a moment, the story of the university of North Carolinas planetarium and the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee, chapel hills first africanamerican mayor and the first africanamerican mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in 30 minlutes, the histor of uncs basketball tour as we tour the Basketball Museum. We will speak with an author on the academic scandal that involved the universitys athletic department. We will end our special with local lawyer rufus edmonston talking about delivering a subpoena to pr
More head planetarium in the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in about ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee chapel hills first African American mayor and the first African American mayor elected in the majority white southern city. Then, in about 30 minutes, the history of uncs Basketball Program as we tore the North Carolina Basketball Museum. Well also speak with author jay smith on the academic scandal that involve the universities athletic department. We will end our special with a local royal rufus edison talking about delivering a subpoena to president nixon in 1973 and his other experience as a deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate committee. Howard ali was the first African American elected mayor in the majority white southern city. Coming up we sit down with mr. Lee to talk about serving his chapel hill mayor in the 19 sixties and seventies and the challenges he faced while in office law. Mayor, why did you decide to run for mayor of chapel