South of tulsa about 60 miles south. My father and mother moved there about 1911 or 12 because he had had experiences in shreveport, louisiana. These are as red experiences that were not present. He was ready to give up on the white people because the way they treated him. He had been thrown out of court in shreveport, louisiana. So he retreated from shreveport and where he was practicing and went to an allblack town. Due to the humiliation he experienced in shreveport. They moved to in about 1912. What was that experience like . It was not all that much better because although the strife that was going on separated the methodist from the baptists and the baptists were hard on my mother and father because they were methodist. And the result was, the strife was not racial, but religions. Not at all convenient or comfortable. I was born there. They lived there for several years after i was born. But they were not happy there. Not nearly because of the hostility but because it was such a
The entire black community was burned to the ground so the only what sparked that riot . A young black man who was accused of assaulting, a sexually assaulting a white woman in an elevator. He had been acquitted. But the White Community felt justice had not been served. And that most of the white people felt all the blocks should be taught a lesson. Although he had been in jail and was being accused of this crime. The white people said they would get him out of jail and commit the kind of harm to him that would teach all the black people in the community a lesson. So the black Community Felt he would be seized and lynched. Large numbers of black people went back to the courthouse, armed. They were about to take him and give him protection when they were assured nothing would happen to him. And that they should go back to that part of town. Which they were willing to do but as they retreated from the courthouse. Someone fire the gun and the rest is history. Good afternoon and welcome to
Conversation which focuses on president ford the media and talk show host jack parr. Put these in perspective from your the way you look at it, and theyre importance in our country the Supreme Court well you know like Many Americans i revere the court. It is a fascinating Political Development and its had a Significant Impact on our politics and our president ial politics. That in the last generation or so. A discernible difference his emerged on the right the court is seen as absolutely essential and indeed any number of more traditional republicans, for example are willing to go along with the Trump Presidency specifically because of the court and because first of all of the justice that hes already put on the court and because of the expectation that if he serves a full term what alone two that he will have additional opportunities to shape the court along conservative ends for some reason conservatives have a strategy a longterm strategy. And a passion about the court. Which tradit
Conversation which focuses on president ford the media and talk show host jack parr. Put these in perspective from your the way you look at it, and theyre importance in our country the Supreme Court well you know like Many Americans i revere the court. It is a fascinating Political Development and its had a Significant Impact on our politics and our president ial politics. That in the last generation or so. A discernible difference his emerged on the right the court is seen as absolutely essential and indeed any number of more traditional republicans, for example are willing to go along with the Trump Presidency specifically because of the court and because first of all of the justice that hes already put on the court and because of the expectation that if he serves a full term what alone two that he will have additional opportunities to shape the court along conservative ends for some reason conservatives have a strategy a longterm strategy. And a passion about the court. Which tradit
What do you about, using the state department what you think about communists in the state darent . I think the comtts in congress on the house side and senate side should investigate the ars of communism within the state department and that the president shouldoorate■ with them by turning over information regarding the loyalty checks that have been ma by thatranch of the government. They should take that initiative and not refused to do is they have done in the pasor turnover the information to congress so congress can investigate and present the facts to the american people. Peter scott eyman, that was gossip columnist and then representative Richard Dixon on the head hopper show, talking about communists. You opened yourook Charlie Chaplin vs. America by saying, personally, i hope he goes is as bad a citizen as we have in this country, as you well know. Why was she writing to a■g. S. Senator about Charlie Chaplin . Scott she wrote a lot of letters to richard nixon. There are a n