Historians talks about what life was like for freedmen after the civil war and the overall successes and failures of reconstruction. They discussed Educational Opportunities, land redistribution, and Voting Rights as well as the politics behind these reconstruction measures. This panel was part of the annual lincoln forums symposium. It is about an hour in 15 minutes. The title of this panel may be a little deceiving. If i can read it here. [laughter] Voting Rights for black freedmen. What went right and what wrong. It seems to be couched in the terms of Voting Rights. It is really about reconstruction. I think you all know that and underminesuse what the whole progressive effort to reconstruction is the lack of freed rights for those net and women. We will expand this beyond voting. We just could not get there is a nation with the 13th amendment, with the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It did not give Voting Rights to the africanamericans. And neither did the 14th amendment with its equal
I think you all know that and get it because what undermines the whole progressive effort to reconstruction is the lack of Voting Rights for those freed men and women. We will expand this beyond voting. We just could not get there is a nation with the 13th amendment, with the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It did not give Voting Rights to the africanamericans. And neither did the 14th amendment with its equal protection and due process. It took the 15th amendment. And of course that is not work either because of every effort by some to deny africanamericans this great franchise of voting. Why do you think people come to this country . One of the things is the ability to choose their own representatives. We have a great panel. I dont say that every time we have a panel. [laughter] we have a great one today. Joan waugh, a professor of history at ucla. What is so important impressing me is the groundbreaking work you do with the u. S. Grant american hero, american myth. As i told her more than
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It was a day of wild weather across the bay. Heavy rain. Thunder. And something we. A live look outside, chilly night across the bay and about to get even colder. It was a day of wild weather across the bay, heavy rain, thunder, and something we rarely see, lightning striking the colgate ridge. We talked to the guy who took the photograph. Reporter photographer charles hall said he loves stepping photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the one of the storm today gave him might be one of the best shots of his career. Downpours and elbowed me, threatening thunder in palo alto, one lady boat too much for this tree in the city a cemetery. Here in san mateo a single lightning bolt terrified this neighborhood when it hit a redwood tree, sending pieces of it shattering through several neighbors back after a pieces like this. That one even went right through a fence. But for photographer charles hall, this storm with a chance to play. I thought i might as well plucked the camera and see what i c
Officer. He has an unblemished record and looking forward to having his day in court. Reporter attorneys for some of the officers pointed out that when they are held in pretrial detention as two of the officers are, they are in a special housing unit meaning they are confined 23 out of 24 hours a day. That is designed to protect them but the Defense Attorneys argued it would be a hardship. The hearing for the sixth officer john splicer is expect within the next 24 hours, here in federal court. Live from the u. S. Courthouse im walt hunter, cbs3 Eyewitness News. Walt, thank you. Three innocent lives taken too soon, hundreds gathered to say good bye to the siblings killed in the carjacking crash in north philadelphia. Eyewitness News Reporter jan carabao has the the story. Reporter they came by the hundreds, mayor michael nutter, elected leaders and an entire community all to support a family dealing with the unimaginable, burying three children just 15, ten and seven years old. Everybod