A period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today is going to so many instances i know you will for and for a long time i wish to what do you make them washington finally dropping the redskins. Well as i said a week ago theyre not doing it because they saw the life theyre doing it because theyre feeling the heat Daniel Snyder the owner had been adamant ill never change the name never and you could put it in capital letters but now when fedex when they play his name fed ex field fed ex says we dont want any part of it if you consider you with that name nike pepsi others hundreds of millions of dollars involved there along with the social pressure thats been building since the death of george floyd the murder really of joe which way thats the reason they did it not because they actually change their point of view are we going to see a lot more teams doing it. I think youve got to go on a case by c
As we both remember were of very very contentious period of time yet tommie smith and john carlos with the race facility the 1968 olympics in mexico city a lot of Young Athletes protested the war in vietnam some were part of the counterculture bill walton d an extremely likable man nonetheless had some countercultural ideas which many agreed with so that was a period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today lets get to some of the instances i know you were for and for a long time i wish to what do you make of washington finally dropping the redskins. Well as i said a week ago theyre not doing it because they saw the life theyre doing it because theyre feeling the heat Daniel Snyder the owner have been adamant ill never change the name never and you could put it in capital letters but nothing will when fed ex with a players name fed ex field fed ex says we dont want to be part of it if you consid
Rights on school grounds. Then at 9 35, New York Times versus United States which restricted the governments power over the press and broadened journalists First Amendment protections. Watch landmark cases, tonight on cspan3 and any time at cspan. Org. Wednesday night on American History tv beginning at 8 00 eastern. Congressman john lewis. The 17term democrat from georgia recently died at the age of 80 and will be buried on thursday. Before joining congress he was influential in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. In 2019 congressman lewis gave the keynote address at a ceremony offering pioneering africanamerican tennis player arthur ashe. Watch American History tv tonight on cspan3. All persons having business before the honorable, and the Supreme Court of the United States admonished who draw near and give their attention. Landmark cases, cspans special history series produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas be
As person having being before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States are to draw near and give their attention. The special history series, produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories, and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic [ decisions. Mr. Chief justice, and may it please the court quite obvious in much of our most famous decisions are the ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who helped stick together, because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening. Welcome to cspans landmark cases. This 1969 case of the warren Court Unanimously handed down with you most expansive interpretations ever of our First Amendment guarantees to fry speech and assembly. What are the very basics . Vandenberg was the leader of the ku klux klan in cincinnati, ohio, who held a rally for his members of hi
Emmy award winner hes also been the prime host of 11 olympics he joins us from california. Bottom askin right into was do you ever remember a time in history when sporran sin politics has been so intertwined no not as pervasively of course muhammad ali was a singular figure of global influence and the 1960 s. As we both remember were of very very contentious period of time yet tommy smith and john carlos with the raise fissile that of the 1968 olympics in mexico city a lot of Young Athletes protested the war in vietnam some were part of the counterculture bill walton d an extremely likable man nonetheless had some countercultural ideas which many agreed with so that was a period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today is going to so many instances i know you will for and for a long time i wish to when he made them washington finally dropping the redskins well as i said a week ago theyre not doi