Example, the early 2000s, the park service was not able to fully discuss slavery as the basis for the civil war. So, that took a transition in. He park service a reopening, as the secretary has talked about, so there will be these tensions. And who knows what we can say at this point . But there will always be people who care deeply in the park service who i am sure will continue to tell the full story. Question. My name is zach. I work at president lincolns cottage. Secretary babbitt, thank you very much for that. That theany danger National Monument might be overturned or changed or rescinded or anything like that by the Current Administration or in the future . Thank you. Do you want me to take that . Mr. Babbitt in this current political environment, one hesitates to make any comprehensive pronouncements about this. It seems like anything is possible, unfortunately. , in one sense,t been much direct it at the cultural, and the reason for t is the utah monuments nd staircase, bears.
Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. Of the executive director us icomos. Panel, us today on the we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Rant leggs brent leggs. , and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am listed as session, glennis eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Committee of sites. Ts and it is most notable for being the scientificthe u. N. And cultural committee. Im sure you are all roughly familiar with the u. S. Heritage list. Cultural sites, as opposed to national sites, comprise more than 70 of the more than 1000 sites on the World Heritage list. 23 of those are in the u. S. The vast majority of our National Heritage sitess. Stephen morris
Next, we continue our coverage of this weekends meeting in washington, d. C. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. I am the executive director of us icomos. I will describe who we are and set a little context. Welcome to the session on World Heritage and the New Birmingham National Civil rights monument. Joining us today on the panel, we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Brent leggs, stephen morris, and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am here. While i am listed as the chair of this session, glenn eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Us icomos dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Council of monuments and sites. It is an
This is day w is live from the United States takes another step away from diplomacy on its International Policy the state Department Confirms that america is withdrawing from you next go to the United Nations Cultural Agency the u. S. Says theyll going to say she needs fundamental reform and hes biased against israel. Now the move comes as palestinian factions hamas and fatah signed a reconciliation day and after a decade long split and told to egypt hamas says it will hand control of the gaza strip back to fatah well bring you reaction from israel from jerusalem and to brussels delivers a blow to the u. K. A u. S. President go say to michelle body and says talks are deadlocked on the death but will not ask next weeks e. U. Summit to begin discussions on a future relationship with britain. Im phil go welcome to the program in the last hour or so the United States has announced that it is to withdraw from unesco the uns Cultural Organization the state Department Said the decision was du
This is d w news live from above in the United States takes another step away from diplomacy and its International Policy the state Department Confirms that america is withdrawing from the United Nations Cultural Agency unesco saying that the Organization Needs fundamental reform and is biased against israel. A move comes as rival palestinian factions sign the reconciliation deal after a decade long split the militant group hamas says it will hunt control of the gaza strip to fatah well bring you reaction from jerusalem. On the a used cracks in the gosia to Michel Barnier he says talks with britain are deadlocked that he will therefore not ask next week a new summit to begin discussions on the future relationship with. Im phil gayle welcome to the program the United States has announced that it is to withdraw from unesco the uns Cultural Organization the u. S. State Department Said the decision was due to concerns about unpaid use a need for fundamental reform and what it says is the o