As marshal of the college it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome one and all to this con vocation at west minister college. In this historic gym 1946 dignitaries were escorted to the stage and to this elect turn. I as the current marshal welcome you to west ministers halls. I declare this con vocation open. I am pleased to welcome the grand marshal mr. Jeremy hall. Thank you, dr. Jones. On behalf of the future alumni of west minister college, alumni who strive to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill who was granted a degree 70 years ago, i welcome you here tonight. Before we begin the program, i would like to inform you that this occasion is being recorded by cspan. In a short question and answer session will take place following our distinguished speaker. Also, i kindly ask that all cell phones be turned off at this time. As member of the this historic procession i am honored to recognize someone who performed these duties 70 years ago when president truman and Winston Churchi
Media. His documentaries include i am a man, black masculinity, in america, beyond beaten rhymes and soul food junkies. In october, 1966, as you all know, bobby seale and hughie p. Newton established the original black Panther Party in oakland, california. [ cheers and applause ] seale was the founding chairman and National Organizer from 1966 to 1974. Seales an author, educator and tireless advocate for the legacy of the black Panther Party. Stephen shames is a student at the university of california berkeley, first encountered and photographed bobby seale in april of 1967, in an antivietnam war rally. Seale became a mentor to shames, and shames became the most trusted photographer to the party, remaining by seales side during his run for mayor of oakland in 1973. Stephen shames is the author of nine monographs, the latest power of the people, the black panthers, coauthored with bobby seale. He creates awardwinning photos for advocacy organizations, the media and museums. Steves image
We will take you to key events as they happen without interruption. Watch live on cspan. Watch on demand at cspan. Org or listen on our free cspan radio app. Think you very much. Yay each week, American History brings youamerica archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. [video clip] [gunfire] black people are treated very much as deities people o vietnamese people. We are used and brutalized. Area,mmunity occupies our as a foreign troop occupies territory. The police are there in our community not to promote our welfare or for our security and our safety but they are there because to contain us, to brutalize and murder us, because they have their orders to do so. Vietman, their orders to destroy the vietnamese people. They could not possibly be there to protect our property because we owe no property. They could not possibly be there to see that we received due process of law, for the reason the police themselves deny us the due process of law. So its very a
We will take you to key events as they happen without interruption. Watch live on cspan. Watch on demand at cspan. Org or listen on our free cspan radio app. Think you very much. Yay each week, American History brings youamerica archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. [video clip] [gunfire] black people are treated very much as deities people o vietnamese people. We are used and brutalized. Area,mmunity occupies our as a foreign troop occupies territory. The police are there in our community not to promote our welfare or for our security and our safety but they are there because to contain us, to brutalize and murder us, because they have their orders to do so. Vietman, their orders to destroy the vietnamese people. They could not possibly be there to protect our property because we owe no property. They could not possibly be there to see that we received due process of law, for the reason the police themselves deny us the due process of law. So its very a
We will take you to key events as they happen without interruption. Watch live on cspan. Watch on demand at cspan. Org or listen on our free cspan radio app. Think you very much. Yay each week, American History brings youamerica archival films that provide context for todays Public Affairs issues. [video clip] [gunfire] black people are treated very much as deities people o vietnamese people. We are used and brutalized. Area,mmunity occupies our as a foreign troop occupies territory. The police are there in our community not to promote our welfare or for our security and our safety but they are there because to contain us, to brutalize and murder us, because they have their orders to do so. Vietman, their orders to destroy the vietnamese people. They could not possibly be there to protect our property because we owe no property. They could not possibly be there to see that we received due process of law, for the reason the police themselves deny us the due process of law. So its very a