Were standing in the middle of the exhibition titled determined. The 400 year struggle for black equality. This section explores the period from the end of the civil war after the civil war which ended slavery in the united states. Through 1950 and this was period that witnessed both progress and backlash for black americans. After the civil war as black virginiaens and americans embraced new opportunities in the form of ax success to education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities. Starting new businesses and so forth as on one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom and american society. Black people also began to suffer backlash from white establishment that wanted to reassert its power, sense of supremacy and its control over people of color. And at the same time we see amazing strides in black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legalized segregation in american society. So well look at f
To begin our program, please welcome the honorable donny r. Tuck, mayor of the city of hampton. Please take your seats. Good morning, and welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first african landing commemorative ceremony. Its my honor to welcome Governor Ralph Northam and first lady pamela northam, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, attorney general mark herring, senator mark warner and senator tim kaine, u. S. Representative bobby scott and representative elaine lorry of virginia. Representative karen bass of california and representative william clay of missouri. Speaker of the house of delegates, kirklin cox, first counselor for the embassy of rwanda, former Virginia Governor jared, former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald, former missouri governor eric greitens, former representatives james moran and l. F. Payne, chief judge Roger Gregory of the First Circuit court of appeals, members of the governors cabinet, members of virginia General Assembly, including Senate Majority leade
Ifill im gwen eiffel. Woodruff welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the Vice President ial debate between republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine. The stage is said at longwood, university in farmville, virginia, with the level of anticipation pales in comparison to last weeks showdown between Hillary Clinton and donald trump there is still a lot on the line. Ifill there s. Its a chance for to introduce themselves to the nation but more important, to bolster the top of the respective ticket. Elaine quijano of cbs news will moderate. Joining us are regular contributors, syndicated columnist mark shields, from the Cook Political Report amy walter and Washington Post columnist mike it gerson. Welcome all. Here is the question of the night. Why does the Vice President ial debate matter . Michael gerson . Well, i think republicans need some good news after historic trouncing. Theres morale issue here. And they need a good night. Woodruff amy walter 124. I agree. They have t
Ifill im gwen eiffel. Woodruff welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the Vice President ial debate between republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine. The stage is said at longwood, university in farmville, virginia, with the level of anticipation pales in comparison to last weeks showdown between Hillary Clinton and donald trump there is still a lot on the line. Ifill there s. Its a chance for to introduce themselves to the nation but more important, to bolster the top of the respective ticket. Elaine quijano of cbs news will moderate. Joining us are regular contributors, syndicated columnist mark shields, from the Cook Political Report amy walter and Washington Post columnist mike it gerson. Welcome all. Here is the question of the night. Why does the Vice President ial debate matter . Michael gerson . Well, i think republicans need some good news after historic trouncing. Theres morale issue here. And they need a good night. Woodruff amy walter 124. I agree. They have t
Ifill im gwen eiffel. Woodruff welcome to this pbs newshour special coverage of the Vice President ial debate between republican mike pence and democrat tim kaine. The stage is said at longwood, university in farmville, virginia, with the level of anticipation pales in comparison to last weeks showdown between Hillary Clinton and donald trump there is still a lot on the line. Ifill there s. Its a chance for to introduce themselves to the nation but more important, to bolster the top of the respective ticket. Elaine quijano of cbs news will moderate. Joining us are regular contributors, syndicated columnist mark shields, from the Cook Political Report amy walter and Washington Post columnist mike it gerson. Welcome all. Here is the question of the night. Why does the Vice President ial debate matter . Michael gerson . Well, i think republicans need some good news after historic trouncing. Theres morale issue here. And they need a good night. Woodruff amy walter 124. I agree. They have t