Liberal voice and a champion for equality. And on the steps of the Supreme Court, crowds chanted rbg late into the washington night as attention is quickly turning to the battle over just when her seat should be filled. Tonight the condolences are pouring in. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. The 87yearold died from complications of partnncreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her family. She was small in stature but larger than life both on and off the bench. We begin our coverage with nbc bay areas cheryl hurd. Reporter Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg spent more than a quarter century on the u. S. Supreme court and spent much of her career fighting for e quality. Please be seated. How wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like. Born in brooklyn, she tied for first in her class at columbia law. But with no job offers at law firms in the late 50s, she taught at rutgers and columbia, then launched the aclu womens rights project in the 70s. Later
Matts parents, tim and debbie because cello, who are tim and debbie costello, and his wife. Sophia and theodore are at home. Wonderful kids. I would like to also welcome are welcome the members of our board of directors who are with us tonight. We have ann stock. [applause] and bob mcgee. [applause] and two are en route, Anita Mcbride and gail west. Both will be with us tonight. Steve strong is the national cochair of our white house, National Council on white house history. He and his wife andrea are here with us tonight. This is one of our most important groups here at the White House Historical association. Their support, their encouragement, their inspiration , their wisdom really puts the wind in the sales of so much of what we do. We are grateful to have you with us here tonight, steve. The program tonight, dr. Matt castillo costello is going to share with us about his brandnew book hot off the presses. This is the first time we are making it available. We are very proud of proud
Crow era. Of african andr African American studies at Washington University in st. Louis. The world war i memorial hosted this event and provided the video. Is my pleasure and honor to introduce dr. Geoff ward. Geoffs Research Examines racial of social control including dynamics of racial violence, conflict and inequality. He looks at areas of race and youth justice and social movement, labor and policy racial to advance justice. His work appears in numerous journals and anthologies and has been supported by the national foundation, the National Institute of justice, the ford mellonion and the foundation. He is the author of the black democracyrs, racial and juvenile justice, an Award Winning book on the rise, fall haunting remnants of jim crow juvenile justice. His current projects examine historical racial violence, its reckonings today. He is also a curator. You might have a chance to see encouragend i would you all to do so, catch the train, go to the other side of to another art m
You chose to be with us. I would like to acknowledge some very important people who are with us this evening. Matts parents, tim and debbie costello, and his wife. Sophia and theodore are at home. Wonderful kids. I would like to also welcome are members of the board of directors who are with us. Ann stock. [applause] and bob mcgee. [applause] and two are en route, Anita Mcbride and gail west. Both will be with us tonight. Steve strong is the national cochair of our white house, National Council on white house history. He and his wife andrea are here with us tonight. This is one of our most important groups here at the White House Historical association. Their support, their encouragement, their inspiration and their wisdom really puts the wind in the sales of so much of what we do. We are grateful to have you with us here tonight, steve. The program tonight, dr. Matt costello, is going to share with us about his brandnew book hot off the presses. This is the first time we are making it
Is intended to indict the policies of the United States. President eisenhower answers the soviet attempt to put america itself on trial in the eyes of the world. Eisenhower the u2 to use and was on a reconnaissance mission. We were doing something in a modern world that is the only way we can find out any information on a closed society. A society that is constantly threatening us by their strengths, boasting about what they can do in the world. This is not putting the United States on trial whatsoever. If they want to say they are putting me on trial, do it. But to put the United States on trial in this way is just thater piece of propaganda they have put in their own line of charge and allegations. What they are trying to say is they are condemning the United States in world opinion. I think they have no case whatsoever. The number of spies we have of subversionses that have been proved all over validity dnenies any whatsoever of this kind of charge. Captain balloonist kissinger jr.