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Transcripts For CSPAN3 House Debate On Selma Foot Soldiers 20150228

Youre watching American History tv. 48 hours of programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter cspanhistory for information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. On wednesday, february 11, members of the u. S. House of representatives introduced a bill on the floor to award a congressional gold medal to the participants in the march selma to montgomery Voting Rights marches. Next, and a boat thats a debate on the bill, which later passed. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of this very important bill, h. R. 431, a bipartisan bill to award a congressional gold medal to the foot soldiers, the courageous men and women who participated in historical days like bloody sunday, turnaround tuesday, and the final march from selma to montgomer ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 1965 Voting Rights Rally 20150307

Let us remain standing as that great distinguished theologian the president of the San Francisco Theological Seminary and who walked from brown chapel ame church all the way to this spot the reverend dr. Theodore gill will pronounce the invocation. Dr. Gill may i pray first . For myself and my brothers on the steps behind us. And in the windows around us and the prayer is not mine. Father in heaven, forgive us our trespasses. Amen and now for all of us, god of all nations b,lless this nation. Use its strength and beauty the justice we walked for in these days spread to the ends of the earth we have lived in and lived on on the road, and bless to us all this occasion that we may be more adequate to every occasion for jesus sake. Amen. In montgomery, governor wallace has just issue a message saying that he will not see any group of citizens until after the march has conclu ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN3 1965 Voting Rights Rally 20150331

Woodie gutherie is most famous for writing this land is your land. He was born in oklahoma and we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. He was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised. For those people who were Migrant Workers from Oklahoma Kansas and texas during the era who have found them else in california, literally starving. Woodie recorded very few songs of his own. We have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. Thats what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. Watch all of our events from tulsa saturday, at noon eastern on cspan2s book tv and sunday on American History tv on cspan3. That day, march 7, became known as bloody sunday. 18 days later, with armed protection of the u. S. Army and
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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Selma March 50th Anniversary 20150308

Please welcome the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama, accompanied by mr. And mrs. Mr. George bush and mrs. Laura bush and accompanied by john lewis. [ hail to the chief playing] [cheers and applause] [cheering] good afternoon again. I have the distinct pleasure to introduce to you, the governor of alabama, governor Robert Bentley. [applause] president obama mrs. Obama president bush, mrs. Bush, congressman lewis congressman sewall mayor evans it is an honor for me to be on the stage with you today and welcome all of these people to this great state of alabama. Its a personal honor for me to join in todays historic occasion on the Edmund Pettus bridge that has become a monument itself to the struggle for civil rights over the past 50 years. This bridge represents the strength and determination, the loss ....

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Transcripts For MSNBCW The Rachel Maddow Show 20161119

To a very prominent North Carolina citizen to take brattens senate seat. He decided to give it to the president of the university of North Carolina. And the president of the university of North Carolina at that time, 1949, was a really interesting guy. He came from an academic background, had been a history professor. He ended up proving to be a politically skilled guy. When he became president of unc, he made lots of friends in washington. He turneded that into lots of federal funding for unc. He was broadminded for his time. There had previously been a quote on as the number of jews that unc would accept at its medical school. When Frank Porter Graham became the president of unc, he scrapped the jew quota. Frank
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