Of artifacts and a lot of history to cover and the last African American to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901 and then its a long time before another African American comes into the house and we have a couple of really rare artifacts from the 1920s and 30s but before i launch into them tell us about how he got into congress. Theres a long period. Almost three decades after he leaves congress where theres no African Americans either in the house or the senate and that has everything to do with the books and the way that that changes over time is theres a critical thing going on in the south where African Americans leave the south and move northward as part of a multidecade movement that would be called the great migration and that begins depending on which historian you talk to 1890s and runs through world war ii. It picks up momentum around world war i as theres a need in the north to fill industrial jobs and jobs occupied by men that have gone off to fight in the war and y
And also because of the art of the tough. Do you want to talk about what that was like growing up with your family and how you ever decided to take this journey . You said it was an honor to interview me, im so excited that you agreed to do this because it says a lot about our relationship and the warmth that we share and im so thrilled, and as you know i will get your question in the second, but the fact is, the warm relationships that have developed between the women senators and frankly with a lot of men mean so much to me. You know im not running again and people say why, are you disgusted with the place . Not at all. I just feel like after 40 years there are people like you who can carry the banner. We have you interviewing me and i just couldnt be more thrilled. Getting to the issue of how did i get tough, what was my life like when i was a child which, in this memoir when i sat down to write it so long ago, it took three years to put it together. Youve youve written a book. Its
Thank you for coming. I appreciate you being here. I was in san diego when i tried to get down to see you but that didnt work out. Im glad im here. The students preemptively. Yes i applaud your standard and im a Public School administrator and i appreciate your stand. My question directs itself to the idea of ronald ragan who is secretary of education a one of his first speeches, i loved what he said. He he said what we need to do in the department of education, again hes the director of the department of education and he said we need to eradicate the department of education. I applauded that. Im forced to be a member of the California Teachers Association and i realize they are the largest contributing groups to the Democratic Party. I realize you dont have a magic pill for an answer, but youre right, education, were doomed to repeat what we have like lincoln said prayer what you have for a thought as to how do we steer this aircraft carrier. I wrote five books on universities. And ho
You did it all with such grace, but also with that art of the tub, so do you want to talk about what that was life growing up in your stories with your family and how you ever decided to take this journey . Guest you said it was to interview me. Im so excited that you agreed to do this because it says a lot about our relationship and the warmth we share and i am so thrilled and as you know im going to get to your question seconds, but the fact is the warm relationships that have developed between the women senator and frankly a lot of the men means so much to me. You know im not running again and people say why, are you disgusted with the place, not at all. I just feel after 40 years there are people that are like you that can carry the banner. We have our colleague from new york who writes the forward and you interviewing me. I could not be more thrilled, but getting to the issue of how did i get tough, what was my life like when i was a child which in this memoir when i sat down to w
With the women senators and frankly a lot of men it means a lot to biggio i am not ready again. People say why . But after 40 years people like you can carry that banner. We have you interviewing me i would not be more thrilled how did i get tough . Was my life like . In this memoir with eyes sat down to write this so long ago, and i thought it would be my dad of light and as a person because my dad was my idol the youngest of nine brothers and sisters the only one born in america his family was born in russia. There is my dad born 1908 and after he buries my mom he goes to the city college of new york at night at night it becomes a cpa and then after im born to mosquitos to law school at night. He gets his degree so clearly i am thinking it is my dad that race it down to think about the lessons they all come from another. She did not even graduate from high school. She did not. She felt so sad about that. 1. She tried to get her gt dont know what happened but she was so smart in the k