All american sports, and it seems to me, it may not be a good correlation, but a lot of questions they asked about gay athletes were essentially the same questions they used to ask about us. Absolutely. Black athletes. Absolutely. You know . [ applause ] isnt it a simple situation . We have laws in this country and we try to abide by laws. We have different denominations. We have different races. Gender. If youre a law abiding citizen and trying to do the right thing, then how can anyone else judge you . I mean, i think its that simple. You know, i dont cant get into the religious aspect of it to the sexual aspect of it. I look for the as you said earlier, the character of the person, and thats good enough for me, because ive got my own things ive got to deal with. Yeah. I dont have an answer for everything. We are getting pretty close to the end here, and typically at this time, you know, is when the moderator will ask how do you want to be remembered and one thing or another, but i i
Walking was essential. It was the only way to fulfill your basic needs, food, watser and employment. So were not a walk g nation, anymore. I doubt that competitive walking will make a grand comeback. Although it still kbiss in the olympics. Its funny, modern race walking, the rule is that one foot must be in contact with the ground at all times. As observed by the human eye. Just like the old walking matches, they have a team of judges who wask zyn looking ats everybodys feet was making contact with the ground. If you do it in really slow motion, almost all of the best competitors actually have two feet off the ground for an instant. But the idea is to not be caught. And to not have it be visible to one of the judges. So in that way, its very much like old come pettivism was. Its one of the few sports that has been at every single olympics since then there has been race walking. So you really can see a direct line from the old time pedestrianism to modern race walking. But in a larger
Battlefield come created by one unit and one confederate soldier. I think the Postal Service for coming here representing the stamp, thank you. The city ofu to petersburg for working with us. [applause] her everyil war airs saturday at 6 00 and 10 p. M. Eastern time. Too much war of our programming, visit our website, cspan. Org history. Youre watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Next on American History tv, Texas Christian University steve and woodworth speaks about Union General aj smiths guerrillas and their involvement and Decisive Action in the battle of nashville in december of 1864. This talk was part of a symposium on 1864 and the western theater. It is a little under 45 minutes. [applause] i have some very tough act to follow. I dont have a general in a jar or a president in a box. I dont have a great powerpoint , butntation like jim had maybe i can tell you about a troop of trained guerrillas, maybe i can do that. I will try to keep it moving al
Half a dozen who would have been good players who came up later. Interesting thing about Jackie Robinson, the brooklyn dodgers actually stole Jackie Robinson from the monarchs. They never compensated them. Wilkinson who owned the team and a man who had part ownership, they could not say anything, because they would be looked upon as holding the black player back if they were to argue this debate about why didnt you compensate us for this player. This is a business. So they didnt say anything. Quietly, they had their own boycott. No kansas city monarch plays for the dodgers again. Thats the way they boycotted. Brooklyn dodgers had many great players, but they didnt have guys who came from the kansas city monarchs. The monarchs sent more players to the big leagues than any other negro team. Do you have any record of anthony kansas in the monarchs . Sure. My dad played for anthony against the monarchs about 90 years ago, i think. Okay. If theres some way you could id really appreciate it.
Tonight watch as the National Park service commemorates 150th anniversary of the battle. Well also take a look at how the attack failed and why the u. S. Colored troops were unjustly blamed. Author kevin levine on the contribution of the u. S. Colored troops and immediately following the civil war. Here are some of the highlights for twheekd. Friday on cspan and prime time, well visit important sites in the history of the civil rights movement. Saturday night at 8 00, highlights from this years new York Ideas Forum including cancer biologist andrew hessel. On sunday, q a with new york congressman charlie wrangle at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Friday night at 8 00 on cspan2, indepth. Saturday on afterwards at 10 00, retired neurosurgeon and columnist ben carson. And saturday, Lawrence Goldstone on the competition between the Wright Brothers and glen curtis to be the predominant name in manned flight. American history tv on cspan3 on friday at 8 00 eastern. A look at hollywoods portrayal of slav