The cspan cities tour travels the country exploring the american story as we c takec booktv and American History tv on the road with the support of local Cable Television provider we visited 24 cities in the last year and over the next two hours we will looknd at highlights frm some of these stops we began our special feature in milwaukee. So this is a photograph of the lynching that occurred august 7, 1930 in marion, indiana. James cameron to a 16 was supposed be the third person hanging from the tree but he survived the lynching. His friends, abe and tommy, were killed that day by a mob estimate between ten ten and 10 angry whites. Often misidentified as 1000 lynching. It it was a northcentral indiana when the lynching took place. So y we ended up writing a book that he called a time of he actually started to write those when he was in jail awaiting his trial and then when he is finally convicted and sent to prison he finished writing the book. James cameron was born in wisconsin in
Court, and Public Policy events from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979. Cspan is brought to you by your local or cable satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. 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 link by all teas cable partners, this weekend we travel to charleston, West Virginia. Coming up in the next hour and a half, we will visit notable locations and speak with experts about the citys history, including a home dating back to the early settlement of charleston. Then in about an hour, we will tour West Virginias capital building. Later, we hear the true life story of the movie Hidden Figures. In an africanamerican woman played in putting a man on the moon. We begin our special feature with a visit to the state history museum. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum at the state Cultural Center in c
For weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the voters of West Virginia and upon the efforts of these two men to enlist their support in the president ial preference balloting next tuesday. In that voting, only registered democrats can cast their ballots for these president ial candidates and the outcome of the voting is not binding on the democratic delegates to the july convention in los angeles. Still, it is generally agreed that the results of next weeks election in West Virginia will be important to the president ial ambitions of the winner and of the loser. With a desire to crystallize for the voter the issues in the West Virginia president ial race, the charleston gazette, wchstv, and participating stations in and out of the state have brought senators humphrey and kennedy together for this encounter. A formal debate will begin the program. The question and answer part will follow the debate. The questions which will be asked have been sent in to the charleston ga
The following political debate is being presented by the charleston gazette and participating stations as a public service. Here is the moderator for the debate, news director bill aims. Mr. Ames good evening. The West Virginia primary Election Campaign has been characterized by the unique and unusual. A facetoface debate tonight senator Hubert Humphrey minnesota and senator John F Kennedy of massachusetts. For weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the thers of West Virginia and efforts to enlist their support in the president ial preference balloting next tuesday. In that voting, only registered democrats can cast ballots for these candidates, and the outcome of the voting is not binding of democratic delegates to the convention in los angeles. Still, it is agreed that the results of next weeks election in West Virginia are important to the president ial ambitions of the winner. With a desire to crystallize the issues for the voters, the charleston gazette and partici
Election campaign has already been characterized by the unique and unusual, and that tradition is being followed in spectacular and unusual fashion tonight with a face to face debate between senator hubert h. Humphrey of minnesota and senator john f. Kennedy of massachusetts. Weeks, the attention of the four weeks for weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the voters of West Virginia and upon the efforts of these two men to enlist their support in the president ial preference balloting next tuesday. In that voting, only registered democrats can cast their ballots for these president ial candidates and the outcome of the voting is not binding on the democratic delegates to the july convention in los angeles. Still, it is generally agreed that the results of next weeks election in West Virginia will be important to the president ial ambitions of the winner and of the loser. With a desire to crystallize for the voter the issues in the West Virginia president ial race, the