Gone . How long do you think his message will resonate . How long does it stay in the political sphere . America tonights Sheila Macvicar on the impact of the pope on american politics. Thanks for joining us, im joie chen. Washington, d. C. Is a city with a lot of talkers but this week stop to listen to the worldly message of a divine visitor. Pope francis began his nation tour i in the nations capital. The leader of the 1. 2 billion catholics was determined to have his stay. Now that hes moved on well consider whether this outsiders message will stick in a city of insiders. America tonights Sheila Macvicar. It was opicture with a purpose. The popes vehicle of choice that dinky fiat dwarfed by the suvs of the secret service, sending a message loud and clear that this is a pontiff more at home with the powerless than with the corridors of power. We think were the center of the world. Were not the center of Pope Franciss world. John carr is director of the initiative of catholic social t
In this 1983 photograph, president reagan meets with a group of afghan commanders in the white house. Matteluary of 1988, gorbachev announced the soviet government would withdraw their 100,000 troops from afghanistan. The final troop withdrawal was one year later. Next on American History tv, an author and historian explains why native americans were so vulnerable to europeanintroduced diseases. Indigenous populations had little to no exposure to diseases like smallpox or to colonization. However, illness was only one piece of a larger puzzle in the native populations dont fall. The Kansas City Public Library at the university of Kansas School of medicine hosted this event. Its about one hour and 18 minutes. Im the director of the Kansas City Public Library. Its a pleasure to have paul here to talk about cherokee medicine and colonial germs, the topic of his recent book. We are honored to have him here and are equally honored that this is cosponsored by the Kansas City School of Medici
Crosby im the director of the kansas city public library. Its a pleasure to have paul here to talk about cherokee medicine and colonial germs, the topic of his recent book. We are honored to have him here and are equally honored that this is cosponsored by the Kansas City School of Medicines Department of history and philosophy. This is a great topic and when im interested in because at least on my mothers side of the family, we claim to be part cherokee. Her grandmother claimed to be half cherokee. So i am particularly interested tonight. Im also particularly interested because this is a big part of the history of this part of the world. Many of you will know about the trail of tears and the march of the Cherokee Nation into kansas and oklahoma. What you probably dont know but what you will hear tonight is some of the history of some of the cherokee before they were sent by Andrew Jackson and others across america in the trail of tears. This is not just a story of victimization, but i
On the difference in how it impacts our lowerincome neighbors as opposed to our middle ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Bnsf. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york. A foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill tragedy struck the muslim world today, marring the end of the annual pilgrimage to mecca, in saudi arabia. At least 719 people were killed when worshippers panicked and stampeded. More than 860 others were hurt. Ifill it was a scene of horror in a place of holiness. Cell phone video captured the gruesome a
Court translation is critical. The ability to understand whats going on in court with your case is a fundamental constitutional requirement of the due process clause. The California Federation of interpreters says Santa Clara County need at least seven certified staff interpreters daily at the hall of justice to deal with case load. Today it almost says there are only five forcing her to rush from courtroom to courtroom. It doesnt effectively let me be able to communicate whatever message needs to be conveyed during the proceedings as effectively as i would if i had the time to be able to do it. What you have to be careful of is theres not a twotier system of justice, people that speak english and people that do not speak english. I just smoke with the court on friday. They said they were going to find someone to respond to the allegations today but have not returned numerous messages. Legal analyst steven clark tells me in many cases monolingual defendants will win their cases on appe