David rolf on the movement to increase workers wages. And those are just a few of the programs youll see this weekend. For a complete schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now we kick off the weekend with vicki algers critical look at the u. S. Department of education. [inaudible conversations] hello and welcome to the heritage foundation. Im andrew parks, the assistant director of lectures and seminars. Thank you all for joining us today. I just wanted to take the opportunity to remind everyone in house to silence your cell phones. For anyone watching on line, youre welcome to submit questions by emailing speaker heritage. Org. Hosting todays program is Lindsey Burke, the wills gellman fellow here at the heritage foundation. She focus on empowering families with School Choice. With that, ill hand it every to lindsey. Thank you, andrew, and thanks to everyone for being here today and everyone watching online a
Political grab for votes. Were asking our viewers what you think. Those who have been convicted of a felony should lose the right to vote for life . At what point should the right to vote be restored. 2027488001. Democrats 2027488000. 2027488002. And special line for convicted felons. 2027488003. You can all catch up with us on media on twitter at cspan, on facebook and facebook. Com cspan. Very good Tuesday Morning to you. In this country nearly 6 million american citizens are unable to criminal se of past convictions. Yesterday the governor of irginia sought to do something about it in a ceremony at the virginia civil rights memorial talked about his renewed push to restore Voting Rights for some convicted felons. A bit of what he had to say. Today we are here to talk about an issue of justice. The restoration of civil rights. This is an issue that i have about for many, many years. I personally believe in the of Second Chances and dignity and worth of every single human being. Exten
Roosevelt as Vice President didnt have all that much to do. He was actually in buffalo three times. He came to open the pan American Exposition on president s day. William mckinley was supposed to be here, but his wife ida, who was in ill health, prevented him from coming, so roosevelt substituted for him in may of 1801. And then of course, when mckinley was shot on september 6th of 1901, roosevelt was looking for a hotel room and just by chance bumped into Ansley Wilcox and mr. Wilcox offered him his home to stay while he was in buffalo tending to the wounded president. The family is on mt. Marcie, the highest peak in new york state. Camping, hiking, a runner coming up the mountain, no small feat in and of itself to let roosevelt know the president has taken a turn for the worst and he needs to immediately get back to buffalo, that there is really no hope for the president. So its a 30mile journey to the north creek station, railroad station. And he takes three carriages, three teams
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when a black woman has the temerity to take on any white assailant, any white person who deigns to take the life of a black person, particularly in the deep south beulah mae donald s life, the life of her family, her community is at risk. she had every reason to be afraid. there was an empirical, historical basis for absolute terror. gosh, when the community would just come and sit in front of my mom s door. so i think they call this protecting the house and protecting her. because the klan was still around in mobile. i thought one of the best ways to really catch up on exactly what had happened that night, i had the chief investigator, bob eddy, and we got with the fbi and we got tiger knowles.