Saturday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern, here on American History tv. I have a dream this afternoon, that one day right here in detroit 1963 it, would be here where dr. Martin luther king gave his portion of the i have a dream speech. Announcer continuing our tour of detroits history with historian and tour guide, we had back downtown to cobo center, which is low coded on the banks of the detroit river. So we are in downtown detroit, at what is now cobo center. It was built in 1960 as cobo hall and cobo arena, named after the former mayor, who was a supporter of housing segregation. When this was built, it became the Main Convention center for the city of detroit. In 1963, it would be here where dr. Martin luther king, after leaving one of the largest civil rights marches in americas history, 125,000 people, would come here to listen to a portion of the i have a dream speech on june 23, 1963. He gave the portion of that speech right here in detroit two months before he gives it in washington. P
Book signed, we want you to move over rivera and thank you for joining us. You are watching booktv, television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see here on line at booktv. Org. Welcome to madison on booktv. With the help of our Charter Communications partners. For the next 90 minutes we will explore this capital city surrounded by water and home to the university of wisconsin badgers. Coming up we will visit a world war i exit at the university of wisconsin madison, talk with local lawyers about the citys history and collective bargaining process that took place in 2011. [shouting] Governor Scott walker introduced the budget repair bill in which he tried to fill a gap in the budget and at the same time proposed an end to collective bargaining for Public Employees in the state of wisconsin. We start our feature with a look at madison, architect Frank Lloyd Wright as weakened travel to his studio outside the city to learn about his personal and professional life. Were s
On this whole issue of what happens in a post9 11 and the development of the security measures and the no racial profiling rule. It was just a stunning audience. Great group. Largest group ive ever spoken to at a dinner. 4,000 people there. Im guessing id have to imagine that they were so appreciative that you were in the position you were making those decisions. Theres the aent deaf magsz, arab american antidefamation league. And that night at that access dinner, i got an award from though. For the stand that i took september 11th. Well, were out of time. I actually took more than i sapd i would. This has been an incredible interview. Thank you so much for your time. I so appreciate it. Thanks. With live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan and the senate on cspan 2. Here, on cspan three, we compliment that cover rang by showing you the latest on Public Affairs e vebts. Blank wlank. This is a special showing of programs normally seen weekends here on cspan 34. Ahead, a look at japanes
Me about it, i always dismissed it. But this was an opportunity through an appointment, not election. So you get appointed, then you do your job, then you can seek election. So in 1969, i ran for the City Council Post that i had by appointment. But on the brochure, i couldnt say reelect norm because i hadnt been elected in the first place, so we used the phrase retain norm on the council. How supportive was the Japanese American Community to your campaign . Very. I had great support from within the community. At that point it was probably maybe 2 of the population, 3 . Very, very small. But i had great support from the Japanese American Community. And so that was also true by 1970, i had become vice mayor, and then in 1971, for the reelection for the mayors post, the mayor decided not to seek reelection. So then that mayor and many people said, hey, youve got to run for mayor. Well, i was trying to split my duties between being on the city council and running the business, and it was r
What this cartoon did from a journalist socially credible and deeply entrusted as life magazine was, especially at a time of such po larty was deeply irresponsible, in my opinion. Which we can all appreciate from contemporary standpoint. When people flinch at the use of the term jam. And one thing i do appreciate about it, though is acknowledgment, at least, in a public forum that most people could not tell the difference between certain types of asians, which, you know, i think a lot of us still agree would happen today. Well, would it happen today . Would it happen today . Would this happen again . Taking a large number of americans, citizens because of their race their religion, their national origin. I mean its not the same thing, but its sort of happening with the ferguson and, like, you know, racial policy in the United States right now. So its not the same thing at all. But its only still an issue today. In terms of race. What if theres another 9 11. What would happen . I dont k