Coordinating committee and taking part in the 1963 march on washington. Mister courtland also served in the second terri general of 1974 six pan african congress. I was born in new york in harlem in 1941 and my mother moved me and my sister to the west indies to trinidad where my grandmother and our family lived. Four years later, 1945, i stayed in trinidad from 1945 to 1952 and then i came back to new york after my grandmother died in 1952 and lived in harlem for a couple of years and then moved to the bronx. I intended Catholic School, st. Helenas and then, you know, went from well actually Grammar School which was actually an interesting thing because it was african all African American nuns and then i went to st. Helenas and then went to Howard University. My mother sent me to Catholic School because, you know, at that point it cost a ten dollars a month, which was, you know, serious money in 1952 and 1954, but also she wanted to make sure that i had the best education that she cou
You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan three. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Up next, an oral history interview with cortland caulks cox. Urtland he talks about attending howard university, his involvement in the student nonviolent coordinating committee, participating in the 1963 march on washington, and serving as the secretary general of the 1974 sixth panAfrican Congress. This interview is part of an oral history project initiated by congress. It is included by these seven Oral History Program at the university of north carolinachapel hill. I was born in new york, in harlem, in 1941. In my sisters me to the west indies, teach it in, and my sisters to the west in 1940in trinidad five. I stayed in trinidad from 1945 until 1952. I came back, after my grandmother died in 1952 and lived in harlem for a couple years and we moved to the bronx. Attended Catholic School st. Helena is. St. Helenas. Froment to actually cathol
The attention will then move to the cabinet re shuffle. Supporters says mrjohnson will form a team for modern britain. We all have to put our shoulder to the wheel, support our leader, our Prime Minister, and absolutely give him the support thats required to deliver brexit. Elsewhere on mrjohnsons team hes expected to appoint the Campaign Director of vote leave, Dominic Cummings, as a Senior Adviser. Its a day of comings and goings here in downing Street Follow every development here on the bbc news channel. Im lukwesa burak. Also this morning. after yesterdays heat, heavy rain and thunder storms hit parts of the uk on what was a warm and uncomfortable night for many. And the warm conditions are set to continue with temperatures forecast to reach 38 degrees later this week. Good morning, and welcome to downing street theresa may is emerging to leave number ten for her final Prime Ministers questions. Within a short time after that, she will then head to Buckingham Palace to formally te
Good evening. I am tony clark. I am really glad you are all here. I think this will be a fascinating evening because it kind ofpo tells why we are in politics the way we are right now. When i was growing up, folk music was a really big deal. There was a group called the chad mitchell trio that had a song called the dont John Birch Society with lyrics like if mommy is a connie, youve got to turn her in. Just really a funny, funny song. They would sing things Like Fighting for the right to fight the right fight for the right. Should google the trio and the John Birch Society. The billboards at the time along the highways would say things like Impeach Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren or get the u. S. Out of the un. They were very well known back in the 60s. By the end of the vietnam war you did not really hear much about them. Their influence carried much further. Their influence did not disappear. Fe a professor at the graduate school of political management at George Washington univers
It kind of tells why we are in politics the way we are right now. You know, when i was growing up, folk music was a really big deal. And there was a group called the chad mitchell trio that had a song called the John Birch Society with lyrics like if mommy is a commie, you got to turn around and. It was just really a funny, funny song, you know . And they would sing things Like Fighting for the right to fight the right fight for the right things. But sometimes you should google chad mitchell trio and the the John Birch Society song, the billboards at the time, the highways would say things like Impeach Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren or get the us out of the u. N. So they were very well known back in the sixties, but by the end of the vietnam war, you didnt hear much about. But as youll hear tonight, their influence carried carried much further. That influence did not disappear. Matthew dallek is a professor of graduate to graduate school of political management at George Washington