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[ applause ] American History tvs reel america journeys through the 20th century with archive films, tonight focus on the police and communities. 8 00 p. M. Cbs news special report watts, riot or revolt . This 1965 report looks back to the watts riots tracing the events of august 11 through 17, 1965. And searching for reasons behind the violence and destruction. At 9 00 p. M. Pilot district project washington, d. C. A series of three 1971 office of Economic Opportunity films documenting a program to improve Community Police relations in the nations capital. Just before 10 00 the people and the police, oakland. This 1974 kron tv Program Investigates the history of Police Brutality in oakland, california, and documents a variety of efforts to reform the department. And at 10 25 p. M. A 1960 Police Training film explains how to recognize and deal with the mentally ill. All of this coming up tonight on American History tv. Next, reverend al sharpton and Trayvon Martins Attorney Benjamin Cr
The College Students here, and the organizers on this campus and around the country, that put us in a position to affect real change. Real change. And this has to happen. To lay the foundation for you, i wanted to share some things with you about my experiences when i was on the department. And then i will bring my remarks, to give you a sense, a foundational sense of some of what this movement that youve from ferguson all the way around the world has been vilified wrongfully in so many corners is really about. Early in my career, i was working with an officer, female officer, and this officer happened to be a white female officer. Not only did white officers abuse their authority, you have like, asian, and hispanic officers who do it. The issue of authority is where which isplace, consistently in black communities and poor White Communities across this country. It was we got a call and a call for an officer need of aid. Officer need of aid call for anybody whos in Law Enforcement in t
Asinine. Within twou fire seconds. Before you even administer health of this child that. Appens in black communities contrast that with the recent shooting of the white young man in louisiana. Sixyearold boy, tragic. Should not have happened but the two black officers have been indicted. Quickly. 1 million bond set for both of them. Freddie gray. Reddie gray he did not leave his home in baltimore on april 12, 2015 with a broken back and crushed windpipe. He did not do it to himself. Yet officers would assert that that is the case and become indignant when we dont believe them. The states attorney for baltimore who has the courage and the integrity to indict the officers was met with vitriol and aggressive response and attacks on her and her family by the police union, the officers. Accountability. None. That is why this movement you see going around you, that is why the unity you have created , in the communities that you come from, white, black, hispanic, whatever religion, the unity
And finally, if you are 50 and over. Number for is the you to dial into. Now, you can also participate in the conversation via social cpanwj, twitter handle. Facebook. Com cspan or journal cspan. Org. This is from the wall street journal a couple of days ago. Americans review of race low. Ions, a twodecades his is a wall street journal news poll. Relations were bad or fairly bad. Of americans believe Race Relations in the u. S. Are fairly good, down from a high of 77 in january, 2009, after the election of barack obama as americas first black president. The figure is the lowest since october 1995 after the cquittal on murder charges of africanamerican former football tar o. J. Simpson, a traumatic and racially polarizing event. Over the past two decades, blacks and hispanics have always ad more negative views on Race Relations in the u. S. Than white. Following the election years of mr. Obama in 2008, the majority vieweddemographic groups Race Relations in the u. S. As fairly good. In