Colleague Steve Birkenau teaches at the Army War College in fort leavenworth. He welcomed me to cal state northridge in 2000 and pretty much taught me how to be a professor. I appreciate that. The other person i really appreciate is my ophthalmologist. If you buy the book, you know the book is dedicated to my ophthalmologist. Terrible series of eye surgeries a few years ago and he literally saved my vision and my life as i want to live it so a shout out to him. Look him up. He is the best there is. I think i will talk specifically tonight not on all of the different aspects of the Wallace Campaign but to give you a sliver in particular on wallaces tour through the south in august and september of 1948. Openingways, it was an for what became the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Theres plenty of time for questions at the end and i would any things onwer american communists which is a big part of the book and Foreign Policy and the cold war. Tonight, my focus will be primarily on the s
Will need these. Thank you. I appreciate the reduction. There are a few people i would like to thank. Burden, geoff gaul, the , andn Library Institute the kauffman foundation, who is helping to support all of this. Also to lisa sullivan, who is been so helpful getting me prepared, and making sure everything goes off well tonight. I think her as well. I also wanted to thank to with her people. My friend and colleague steve berg, who teaches at fort leavenworth. He pretty much taught me how to be a professor. I appreciate that. I also appreciate my ophthalmologist. If you buy the book, it is dedicated to my ophthalmologist. A few years ago i had a terrible series of eye surgeries. It saved my vision and my life as i wanted to live it. If you ever have our troubles in southern california, look them up here in he is pretty much the best there is. Without further a do, i will talk specifically tonight not all of the different aspects of the Wallace Campaign, but just give you a little slive
In upcoming elections. Today we are seeing the results of being relentless of the oppression that this regime is starting. And new figures show england has had the highest level of excess deaths in europe. Welcome. We start in the us at the funeral of civil rights pioneerjohn lewis in atlanta, georgia. It was held at the Ebenezer Baptist church where his friend and fellow activist Matin Luther King once preached. John lewis was the son of an Alabama Farmer who was arrested dozens of times for civil rights activism. Then in 1986, he was elected to represent the state of georgia in congress where he continued to serve until he died just under two weeks ago. Three former president s were at his funeral. One of them, americas first black president , barack obama, gave this eulogy. We had not yet reached that blessed destination where we are judged by the content of our character. He knew from his own life that progress is fragile, that we have to be vigilant against the darker currents of
In upcoming elections. Today, we are seeing the results of the relentless oppression that this regime is starting. And new figures show england has had the highest level of excess deaths in europe. Welcome. We start in the us and the funeral of civil rights pioneer john lewis in atlanta, georgia. It was held at the Ebenezer Baptist church where his friend and fellow activist Matin Luther King once preached. This is the burial taking place right now. Like one who stripes democrats both i heard a voice from heaven saying bless another dead who dies in the lord. Even so saith the spirit, for their deeds do follow them. This is live in atlanta, georgia. The burial ofjohn lewis, a hero to so many americans, a civil rights can planner through the decades who died in office a civil rights campaigner. This the a culmination ofa campaigner. This the a culmination of a day of events there. Earlier, a service was held at the Ebenezer Baptist church where his friend and fellow activist Martin Luth
State university, northridge in 2000, and taught me how to be a professor. I appreciate that. The other person i really appreciate is my ophthalmologist. If you buy the book, you would know that the book is dedicated to my ophthalmologist. A few years ago, i had a terrible series of eye surgeries, and he literally saved my vision, and as far as i am concerned, my life, as i wanted to live it. So a little shout out to him. If you are ever in the Southern California area, and you have eye troubles, look him up. He is pretty much the best there is, as far as i am concerned. I think we are going to talk specifically tonight, not on all of the different aspects of the Wallace Campaign, but to give you a little sliver, in particular, on wallaces tour of the south in august and september of 1948. Which, i think in many ways, was an opening herald of what became the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. So at the end, there is plenty of time for questions, i would be glad to answer anything on t