Past 12 months, helping us learn the history and literary life of cities around the country. For eight years we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the literary scene to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits itiestour. Org c many think the selma to montgomery march just started up overnight and was a oneoff idea, but a Voting Rights movement had been brewing in selma since the 1930s. [gospel singer performing] here in selma and in many places throughout the south, africanamericans were done night were denied the right to vote, not because it wasnt their right, but because there were folks in position of power who did not want these folks to have the right to vote. That way they could be considered secondclass citizens. Andes and literary literacy tests were used to prevent americans from getting the vote. Poll taxes was a price you had to paper year forgetting on the voter rolls. Lets say i live in a rural area and i am making 60 a year, but poll taxes are one dollar a year
Is out. China removes another obstacle to Foreign Investors. It is that time of year again. We have the highlights from apples new Product Launch, including a fifth generation of the watch. News out ofing south korea. The august jobless rates coming in at 3. 1 . Way belowy, estimates. Analysts expected it to come in at 4 , which would have been the fourth consecutive month of the Unemployment Rates coming in at 4 , but surprising the markets, 3. 1 , the lowest since 2013. South koreas august adjusted rate at 3. 1 , adding 450 2000 more jobs in august versus 452,000 more jobs in august. We have the passage of an extra 452,000budget in early august t could have lent some additional support, but still, the lowest Unemployment Rate since 2013 reallyin at 3. 1 is interesting, given the fact that we have seen some private Sector Employment weakness with the ongoing trade tensions between the u. S. And china, not to mention south koreas own issues with japan. A surprising Unemployment Rate fo
Attacked pro democracy activists last weekend. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has pledged to fund a new high speed rail route between leeds and manchester. Borisjohnson says it will turbo charge the economy. It is thought the new route is part of the governments wider investment commitment to the north of england set to cost around £39 billion. But labour have cast doubt on the plan, saying mrjohnson failed to deliver on infrastructure when he was mayor of london. Tom barton reports. In manchester, theyre expanding the tram network, spending millions on improving public transport. But the new Prime Minister says he wants to go further, promising to build a fast railway line between this city and leeds, 35 miles away. I want to be the Prime Minister who does with Northern Powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in london, and today, im going to deliver on my commitment to that vision with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester route. But while local leaders have welcomed that p
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Now on bbc news click. Its the hardest problem in technology and one that could change everything. This week were in arizona, the self driving capital of the world, to ride in the latest robotic vehicles, meet the people who are not happy to see them. What am i going to do then . Stand in line for food . And to find out what happens when the tech goes wrong. When california told uber that there were going to be some new regulations that they needed to adhere to, governor ducey, in a public announcement, said. When california told uber that there were going to be some new regulations that they needed to adhere to, governor ducey, in a public announcement, said. California may not want you, we want you to know that arizona does. We are a state that is open for business. We are a state that welcomes business and new people and technology. Our governor, governor ducey, had basically opened wide the arms of our state to welcome them there and it was a no brainer. Chandler is a hub where Aut