Slavery in the united states, through 1950. This was a period that witnessed both progress and backlash. For black americans. After the civil war black virginians and americans embrace new opportunities with new education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting new businesses and so forth. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffered from backlash from the white establishment that wanted to reassert its power and supremacy and control over people of color. At the same time that we see the amazing strides in black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement legalized segregation in American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic of progress and backlash. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. The 13th amendment, first in 186
Involving the environment that can really only be addressed in a comprehensive way at the national level. So thats the primary reason i did it. And this is a great job. Dont let anybody tell you anything different. Host what is the biggest difference, in your mind, between your work at the state legislature, where you served many terms, and now being here not too far from the virginia assembly, but here in washington . Guest probably the biggest is the amount of latitude you have as a congressman. You have got staff who can dig into issues for you. In the virginia legislature, we didnt have a lot of staff. The legislature, obviously, was for a shorter period of time, so its more regimented. In the congress, you make it what you want to be. I want to dive into environmental issues, issues concerning national defense, and so im able to do that pretty much at my leisure. Host what are you doing here in washington on the environment . Guest well, actually today were going to announce the c
Disabilities and to see really what was going on. Most of the information that i got founded websites and thats how i muy the information was legitimate. Your message to washington defendant c. What is the most urgent issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017. Our competition is open to all middle school or High School Students grades 6 through 12 with 100,000 awarded in cash prizes. Students can work alone or in a group of up to 3. And will be awarded and shared between 150 students and 53 teachers and will go to the student or team with the best overall injury. This years deadline is january 20th, 2017. So mark your calendars and help us spread the word with student film makers. Lets go to our website student cam. Org. Thousand more from the association for the study of African American life and history with the panel about the preservation of African American historical sites. It includes former National Parks Service Director Robert Stanton and the National Museum
Publisher Chris Jackson talks about working on the awardwinning book between the world and me and he will attend a Book Release Party for steve hilton, former Senior Advisor to british Prime Minister david cameron. On monday and extra day of booktv. He will hear from annette gordonreed and peter onuf on the intellectual life of Thomas Jefferson, radio talkshow host discusses the importance of the 10 commandments, nprs diane reed shares her involvement with the right to die movement and you will look at the namesake of the john burke society. That is just a few of the authors on booktv this holiday weekend. For complete schedule go to booktv. Org. Booktv on cspan2, 72 hours of nonfiction books and authors this memorial day weekend, television for serious readers. We kick off the weekend with Pulitzer Prizewinning historian annette gordonreed and peter onuf talking about Thomas Jefferson. This is booktv on cspan2. Welcome to the library of philadelphia. I am representative James Roebuck
Bookstores this week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv. Booktv. Welcome to the library of philadelphia. Im a representative jim roebuck and im certainly very happy to be here this evening. Im a native philadelphia and. I graduated from Central High School that my particular [applause] my particular focus tonight is on the fact that i went to college at Virginia Union university in richmond from which ive received a history degree of honors and then i did my masters in charlottesville. [applause] subsequent to that, i tour the history and i like to think about all the right points here. I worked briefly as a legislative assistant and in 1985 was elected to the state legislature where i still serve in an currently the minority or the democratic chair of the house education committee. The library is dedicated to advancing literacy, guiding learning and inspiring curiosity from its awardwinning event series to its programming like the upcoming american president ial se