Interview with Joan Trumpauer mulholland. She recalls taking part in the 1961 freedom rides, attending tougaloo college, and serving at the Mississippi State penitentiary with other activists. This interview is part of a project on the Civil Rights Movement initiated by congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National museum of africanAmerican History and culture, the american full like american folklife center. Joan i was born in washington, d. C. And raised in arlington, virginia, basically a mile down the road in apartments, which at that point was the only place in Northern Virginia that would rent to jews. This was the early 1940s, folks had come from new york, looking for government jobs. They wanted out of the boarding houses and they can move to buckingham and that was about it. What did your dad do . Joan they had those government jobs. My father came from southwest iowa, during the depression. My folks met at the midnight shift at the post Office Building in the elevat
And low turnout in municipal elections in france seen as a midterm test for president his governing party is expected to face big setbacks. I mean well into the sports news is not just a city and so place the f. A. Cup semifinals to the drawing board now but also already true thanks to the labor not in the sun chelsea are into the last one no one of the less than the best of the action coming up. Now the number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world is now more than 10000000. 00 and there are warnings that time is running out to get the pandemic under control in the worst affected country thats the United States where several states are reporting record numbers of new infections the spikes are concentrated in a. Southern and western states mostly controlled by republicans even as Vice President mike pence claimed the country is that inning the cut of more than 2500000 and affections have now been recorded across the us india has also announced its highest ever daily jump with
Allow his Opposition Leader pledges to fight for. Sworn in as president after an historic election victory. And president microns party faces a drubbing but its a good night for the greens after local elections in france. I only went into the sports news is Manchester City remain on track to defend the f. A. Cup after a comfortable when i was a new console into the semifinals where theyll play and itll be mine just you know its a bit chancy and the other day. It began as an unknown virus among a few dozen patients in china at the end of last year now 6 months later the coronavirus pandemic is fast approaching another tragic milestone almost half a 1000000 people are known to have died and the virus is still spreading across the planet more than 10000000. 00 people are now confirmed to have been infected thats a 900 percent increase in less than 3 months a quarter of all those infections and. And deaths are in the United States by far the worst hit country with a birth 2 and a half 1000
Plannerry. I think when we were planning the conference, we always like to bring our heavy hitters out. And i think today is one of those occasions in which we have a collection of fine scholars and activists here to address our theme. So what we decided to do is run the plannerry more as a roundtable, as a moderated conversation about issue with the great migration. And i wanted to introduce our panelists and give them an opportunity to speak for a few minutes as far as their own work and their perceptions and ideas about the great migration and then move on into a question and answer followed by a discussion with us and followed by a question answer session with the audience. So i want to introduce our panelists. Our first pannestist is joe trotter who is a giant eagle professor of history in social justice and past History Department chair at cornegy university in pittsburgh. He is also the director and founder of the cornegy center for africanamerican urban studies in economy. Hes
Good evening, everyone. All right. I think our technical difficulties are finished and id like to welcome you all to the opening women. I do want to report welcome you all to the 104th meeting of the association. My name is lionel campbell. It is my honor to bring together on a, well it is my honor to convene hillary this plenary a. When i think when we were planning the conference, we always liked to bring our heavy hitters out, and i think today is one of those occasions in which we have a collection of fine scholars and activists here to address our theme, so what we decided to do is to run the plenary more as a roundtable, as a moderate did conversation about issues with the great migration, and i want to introduce our panelists and give them an opportunity to speak for a few minutes as far as their own work, and their perceptions and ideas about the great migration and then move on into our question and answer, followed by a discussion, followed by a question and answer session wi