Of the california ballot in next years general election. George wallace made his first run in National Politics in 1964 where he enters a few key primaries and does well there. His first Major National run comes in 1968. Where he has set himself up through these public appearances that he makes during the desegregation of aids and during the standin schoolhouse. He sets himself up to be his voice and standing against all of these changes that the federal government is making. He takes what hes been making and he broadens it for a national audience. And thats a debate that really resonates with a lot of pop feeling their concerns have not been heard and feeling they are living in a know, the federal government is moving too fast with their decisions and feel like their voices arent being heard. So George Wallace, in 1968, sets himself up as a very successful candidate for president. He wins five southern states, and receives over 10 million votes. So he really speaks to a minority that
Now batista has fled. Now a new leader castro. Certain to be dominant in cubas new era just the young. Begun. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan 3. To join the conversation, like a sonus on facebook at cspan history. Next we visit the Birmingham Public Library with items related to the history of alabama. Im jim baggett. Were pleased to have our friends from cspan visiting today. Well take a tour of the Archives Department where we have more than 30 million documents and more than half a million documents douming the history of alabama. Then well look at documents in particular relating to the long story of race and the struggle for civil rights in the United States. In particular, this is appropriate when were recognizing and remembering the 50th anniversary of the civil rights anniversary in the spring of 1963 and 16th Street Church bombing in the fall of 63. First, lets go down stairs look at our shelving and where we store a lot of this materi
History tv. 48 hours of programming on American History every weekend on cspan 3. Follow us on twitter at cspan history for information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. Each week american artifacts takes viewers into museums, artifacts around the country 37 next we visit the Birmingham Public Library with items related to the history of alabama. Im jim baggett. Were pleased to have our friends from cspan visiting today. Well take a tour of the Archives Department where we have more than 30 million documents and more than half a million documents douming the history of alabama. Then well look at documents in particular relating to the long story of race and the struggle for civil rights in the United States. In particular, this is appropriate when were recognizing and remembering the 50th anniversary of the civil rights anniversary in the spring of 1963 and 16th Street Church bombing in the fall of 63. First, lets go down stairs, look at o
Courted and fell in love with a woman and married a second time. He wrote thousands of passionate love letters to each of these women. This was a real living breathing human being and i dont think we have seen that about woodrow wilson. Next Diane Mcwhorter on her look carry me home birmingham, alabama the climactic battle of the civil rights revolution. She focuses on the 1963 bombing of the 16th st. Church that killed four young girls in times when the police try to disperse young demonstrators with fire hoses and dogs. This is an outward. Cspan the last lion under acknowledgments as i think my father for delivering me as Robert Renoir wrote out of the history into history and the awful responsibility of time. What are you getting out there . Guest at the last line from all the kings men which was an inspiration for this book because as you recall in that book the main character is able to tie his own history to characters he thought had nothing to do with him when he was growing up
We still find that people in those communities are saying thats an old case. We dont need to revive it. Why bring up the past . Lets let it go. Lets let god take care of it. And i answer did not god give us a mind . Did not god give us the strength . Why are we depending on that . That can bring closure, i feel, to all of these negatives that still float around in the air, whether they be in mississippi or whether it be in other parts of this country. It was the same thing that was told to me. Years and years i searched for evidence that would help us get a third trial with medgars assassin. People said youre crazy, youre living in the past. Youve got to move away from it. I cant help you. I wont help you. And this one word, one word that medgar had and i had, and i hope all of us want to make positive changes will have, and thats perseverance. A believing in something, a being determined, having that vision. Being determined of seeing that vision comes into being. And assessing whatev