Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Captioning performed by vitac captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 they worked in order to really attack the problem of a cap americans here in selma not having the right to vote. In the 1993, in february of that year the first representatives were sent here, Bernard Lafayette and his wife kahleah to be the voice for snc in this area. The they were going into places that hadnt been touched by the civil right movement in a way. They were the people working with the noung people other in selma to prepare them for the work of civil rights and to march and protest in the streets for rights they werent even old enough to have. Sncc really laid the foundation and groundwork to build off of in 1965. Sncc did not meet here in the church but they met in Tabernacle Baptist Church and the interesting thing about tabernacle baptist the church has two faces. Africanamericans were prevented from entering or exiting a building on broad
The ohio and erie canal is part of a two can now system that was canal system that was put in place in the early years of america, between 1825 and 1832. It is a water transportation route that connected lake erie with the ohio river, which is part of a larger idea. A National Water transportation route. In the early days of america, we had 13 colonies situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Time saw a at that problem. The problem was, we needed that country to expand westward. However, there was a big obstacle the appalachian amount. Fountains. Mountains. Our first president happened to be a canal engineer. He had an idea. To create this transcontinental water transportation route using two canals, the erie canal, the , that woulde ultimately connect the era canal, lake erie, the ohio where have river all the way , to the gulf of mexico. In the early days we did not have a big federal government. In terms of implementing the canal, it depended on the states. Fortunately, the state
Covering over 85,000,000 acres of land with locations in every state. More than 325 Million People visited the site last year. Over the next 90 minutes we feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin just outside cleveland at Cuyahoga Valley National park. Situated along the Cuyahoga River we will learn how the canal system plays a a major re in our nations westward expansion during the 1830s and 40s. [background sounds] [background sounds] the ohio and erie canal as part of a two canal system that was put in place in the early years of america built between 1825 18251832, and basically its a water transportation route the connected lake erie with the ohio river which is part of a larger idea, a National Water transportation route. In the early days of america we had 13 colonies all situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Our leaders at the time saw a problem. That problem was we needed that country to expand westward. Howeve
Alabama, marking the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday when Voting Rights advocates on a march were met with violence from Alabama State troopers and local police. Starting here shortly, the commemorative Church Service in the historic brown chapel ame church, the starting point for that summontgomery marches. Expect to hear today from eric holder andrew young, Martin Luther king the third, reverend al sharpton, and alabama congressman, whose district includes soma. That is expected to start shortly here in selma, alabama. Down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside im going to put on my long white robe. Down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside down by the riverside [applause] thank you, sir. All right. [applause] live on American History tv on cspan three, the brown chapel ame church. We will be hearing from eric holder conger holder, andrew young, Martin Luther king the third, reverend al sharpton. During this comme
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