Good evening. My name is deirdre cross, director of the Public Programs at the national africanamerican s aim of history and culture and it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to this Wonderful Program and introduce these speakers in our discussion entitled historically speaking, Thurgood Marshall, a life and American History, evening with spencer crew and paul think of it. Paul finkelman. For those streaming the tag ision, our twitter historically speaking. We are also thrilled that this program will be broadcast through cspan book tv to be aired at a later date. Begin this compelling new biography, we are introduced to the constant battles for inequality faced by africanamericans through a study of Thurgood Marshalls extraordinary courage and his belief in the power of the law to change society. Thurgood marshall, a life in American History follows his career from his youth in baltimore, maryland, to his days. T Supreme Court justice his inspiring story illustrates how pervasive rac
We like to think of it as two football fields of education and entertainment. It is a great hook for us to get people appreciating and understanding more of the great lakes. We are on the pilot house deck. This is the National Museum of the great lakes. Largest artifact the. The schoonmaker was a commercial freighter from when it was built in 1911 to the 1980s. It became a museum when the city of toledo purchased it in 1987. Her main purpose was to deliver iron ore from Lake Superior down to lake erie to places like ohio where it was unloaded and put in Railroad Cars and taken to pittsburgh for a company to support its steelmaking business. At its time, it was the largest carrier. It would remain the largest carrier, meaning it could carry more bulk material than any other from 1911 to 1927. Which was a very long time when every year a new boat came out that was a little bit longer. Because this boat was built so could carry, it four cargo for almost 60 years than any other boat constr
National Constitution Centers symposium on 100 years of Supreme Court clerkships. The symposium took place at the George Washington University Law school in washington, d. C. Celebrating the 100thans of the Supreme Court clerkships. Im jeffrey rosen, head of the National Constitution center in philadelphia and a law professor here at g. W. The National Constitution center is so honored to have con veed this Extraordinary Group of former Supreme Court clerks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the federal statute creating the Supreme Court, clerkships, and we have just heard a wonderful panel about experiences during the clerkship and now we will hear one about life after the clerkship. And moderating this panel is joshua matt. Pub lusher of the take care blog, adjunct professor at georgetown. He is a very distinguished constitutional lawyer and author of important book on impeachment, we he came to the National Constitution center to discuss with riveting detail recently. He clerked
1 45 eastern today. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Todays opening prayer will be offered by robert lewis, former pastor and founder of better man, the National Mens organization from little rock, arkansas. The guest chaplain let us pray. Heavenly father, we give thanks for this new day and the hope that lies within it. We have been a blessed nation not by accident but by this. In you, god, we trust. Thank you for the men and women of this distinguished body who will again rise to face the immense challenge that will mark this day along with the special opportunities it holds for good. I pray you will make this body ready for both. In these turbulent times, empower their work with your spirit. Give them a difference making wisdom only you possess. Protect them from small ambitions. Call each heart here up to the higher ways of humility, understanding, and much needed unity. Help these leaders seek what is rig
Congressman was doing. She explained to me that he was still in the hospital but he was using every ounce of energy he had to carry out his responsibilities as chairman of the Oversight Committee and as a member of the house of representatives. We all know that he used his energy every day on behalf of the people he represented. Our nation has lost one of the great champions for social justice. What a powerful voice he was for those whose voices otherwise would not have been heard. Its a great loss. Its a great loss for the people of baltimore. His record of accomplishment on behalf of our city and our region is well known. And its a personal loss for me. I first got to know Elijah Cummings when he was elected to the maryland general assembly. I was speaker of the house. I recognized that here was a person coming in with incredible talent. Gave him an opportunity to use that talent and he used it so effectively on behalf of the people of his district as a member of the maryland general