Available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Next on American History tvs american artifacts, we visit the Canon House Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. Im sarah elliott, the curator at the house of representatives. And im matt rauz nwasniewsk. We want to talk about africanamerican representation in the 20th century, and we have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican sort of to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina, and then its a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. Thats is Oscar Depriest from illinois. We have a couple really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s, but before i launch into them because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about oscar and how he got into congress. So theres a long period, almost
We know he did and he was attempting to put a marker down. This wont be forgotten and will come back. In the center we have the two africanamerican to served in the senate. By the muchrounded larger numbers of African Americans who served in the house. There is joseph rainey, the first africanamerican in the house. And it takes it all the way around to all of them who were there. I find it so poignant in that, when this was printed no one knew how long would it be. Did they think 20 years would be a long time . Did they think it would be just a moment. What did happen in this print it looks terribly damaged, like it has had a hard life. As if at some point someone took this and pasted it on probably a wall. Underneath that is wallpaper. Underneath the print and on top of the board is wallpaper. It was perhaps painted on someones wall. In sort of recognition of the things that happened. We acquired it in d. C. It may have never left the nations capital, unlike black representation that
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Votes as any candidate and becoming only the second republican governor to be reelected in the history of the state. Governor larry hogan discusses his new book launches on the date of the Virtual Event entitled Still Standing surviving cancer, riots a Global Pandemic and politics that divide america. He originally made with a publisher just before the corona virus pandemic hit the united ud states and they then delayed publication for two months could add five chapters about the coroncoronavirus, the economic s and dealings with the white house which he said need for more timely and interesting books. We now invite you to the virtual programming coming to you with governor larry hogan and the Foundation Institute director. Host governor hogan, it is great to have you. Income junction this is going to turn out your best because the fantastic stories in it. Guest it is an honor to be with you today. It could be my best or my worst, but thank you. Im glad you enjoyed it. I hope that othe
Today looks to be a tiny bit warmer. It doesnt take long to get up to the 80s and 54 in santa rosa. There is west, southwest 20. A little bit of fog there but otherwise another sunny day. Temperatures are near average to above. Here is my good friend, sal castor. Good morning to you. We dont have much the day bridge, it is very quiet. You would expect that at this time of the morning and that is exactly what we have. Lets get back to the headlines. Almost 70,000 customers in manhattan lost power in a power outage. It is now being restored. This is a live picture. The lights are starting to come back on. It also affected mass transit new york and many trains were not running. The power is slowly starting to come back in manhattan and we will get you more information as soon as it comes in. Thank you dave. Police in oakland are shooting looking into a shooting that killed one person and injured three others. Officers immediately sauce shooting victims. One died at the scene and another w