Her mother mrs. Abernathy pregnant with her second daughter survived the bombing of their home in montgomery in 1957. Along with tuskegee attorney fred gray, she is the last remaining leader from the montgomery busboy cot. On several occasions i have been privileged to listen to mrs. Abernathy, recall her experiences in the civil rights struggle. We are in for a treat. Our program is simple. First, we will hear introductory comments by a scholar. Mrs. Abernathy will offer remembrance s about the movement. Finally well open the floor to questions so we can have an engaging conversation with mrs. Abernathy. Let me identify miss brenda ten dal of university of North Carolina charlotte who will introduce mrs. Abernathy. Native of charlotte earning her bachelor there and working on docket hit at Emory University on dissertation that explores lives of widows. Please join me in welcoming mrs. Tindle. [ applause ] [ applause ] greetings. It is indeed a privilege to provide opening remarks for
1948. Coming up next leaders of the , u. S. House and senate present the congressional gold medal to world war ii members of of the Civil Air Patrol in recognition for their military service. This 40minute event took place in the u. S. Capitol visitor center. Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable john a. Boehner. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the United States capitol. Thank you for being here to continue a great tradition, one that dates back to before our country was even a country. The congressional gold medal represents the highest expression of the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. The first recipient was general George Washington in march of 1776. Pursuant to set a bill 309, we will present a gold medal to the members of the Civil Air Patrol. The Civil Air Patrol was organized six days before the bombing of pearl harbor. Its members flew for the 4 24 mill
First, we will hear introductory comments by a scholar. Mrs. Abernathy will offer remembrance s about the movement. Finally well open the floor to psh questions so we can have an engaging conversation with mrs. Abernathy. Let me identify miss brenda tindel of university of North Carolina charlotte who will introduce mrs. Abernathy. Native of charlotte earning her bachelor there and working on docket hit at Emory University on dissertation that explores lives of widows. Please join me in welcoming mrs. Tindel. [ applause ] greetings. It is indeed a privilege to provide opening remarks for this special session entitled remembering the career in civil rights, dialogue with mrs. Juanita jones abernathy. Id like to thank gregory nixon, john eskew and harris for inviting know take part in this ram. Finally id like to thank mrs. Abernathy for sharing time, wisdom and unique perspective on the Civil Rights Movement. As you can see, hers is a life well lived and well preserved even as she has e
Southern Historical Association annual meeting in atlanta. This is just under two hours. We are fortunate indeed he does miss abernathy returned yesterday from an extended stay in germany with the familys eldest daughter. Some of you know that she, as abe a, along with her mother, mrs. Abernathy then pregnant with their second daughter who miraculously survived the dynamite bombing of their home in montgomery in 1957. Along with tuskegee attorney fred gray, she is the last remaining leader from the montgomery bus boycott. On several occasions, i have been privileged to listen to mrs. Abernathy recall her experiences in the civil rights struggle and we are in for a treat. Our program is simple first we will hear some introductory comments or may scholar who will provide a biographical sketch of our subject and place her in historical context. Then mrs. Abernathy will offer her remembrances about the movement. Finally, we will open the floor to questions so we can have an engaging conver
Their intent to create a new zion in the american west. Sunday afternoon at 4 00 nine from little rock, the 1964 awardwinning film about the forced desegregation of the allwhite high school. Find our complete schedule at cspan. Org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. Call at email us at or send us a tweet at join the cspan conversation. Like us on facebook. Hollow us on twitter. Each week, American History tvs american artifact visits museums and historic places. Founded in 1923, the museum of the city of new yorks collection contains 750,000 object. We visited to learn about the exhibit gilded new york. My name is Jeannine Falino and i am one of the cocurators of gilded new york, fashion, society, and culture, seeing seen here at the museum of the city of new york. It opened in november of 2013 and closes in october of 2014. Beautiful little jewel box in the gallery. There are a variety of objects that help the public to appreciate what life was like fo