[laughter] natalie, you previously worked for npr and are now working with a get out the Vote Organization you have told us about. We are proud your supporting democracy and you are doing social media. Democracy, media and the public sphere. Ryan is in the process of building an app to tell how long polling lines are. Bringing in the democracy, media, and the public sphere. We need those apps. My husband is in line now, a 70minute wait where he is. Both of you get a hat. They each get a hat that says cspan 2020 on the front. On the back, unfiltered. [laughter] you each get a hat. You each get something that you clean screens and microfiber. That is right. And then, very handy, always needed, a pen. [applause] thank you, both, for your work promoting democracy, media, and the public sphere, which is why we are all here today, right . Today we are going to talk about political advertising in campaigns. This is from chapter 13 in our book. There is much to discuss. Something that came to
Military. Learn more about veterans day through archival films, sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern, one 1 00 p. M. Pacific, here on American History tv. A panel of scholars discusses the impact of kenneth gibson, elected as new works first black mayor and the first black mayor of any northeastern city. They examine the impact this had on the broader Civil Rights Movement, and how gibson did and did not meet the expectations of voters. This is part of the association for the study of africanamerican life and historys annual conference. They provided the video. Mr. Blackmer good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for what promises to be a timely and illuminating roundtable discussion, looking back on the 50th anniversary of the struggle to elect newarks first black mayor, kenneth gibson. Elected in june 1970, since administration are to the turning point in newark and was part of a wave of black political organizing that culminated in the election of to 1974. Ors from 1967 these histo
The successful struggle to elect newarks first black mayor, kenneth gibson. Elected in june of 1970, gibsons administration marked a turning point for the black Freedom Movement in newark and was part of a National Wave a black political organizing that culminated in the election of black mayors in cities like cleveland, dairy, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. These histories feel particularly vital right now as black lives struggle against Police Violence in the wake of the murders of george floyd in minneapolis, jacob blake in kenosha, breonna taylor, as once again sounded the call for black liberation while raising familiar questions about electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago, gibsons landmark election came on the heels of the 1967 rebellion in newark, when the Police Beating of an unarmed black man named john smith sparked a fiveday uprising against White Supremacy and its an forces in blue in the jim crow north. Amidst heightened organizing around rac
Conference. They also provided the video. We have three panelists today. I think i have this order right. Dr. Danielle mcguire who is a great friend from grad school and colleague. She is an author and historian and an independent scholar now and the author of tat the dark end of the street. We also have i have lost track of who is going. I think its kalonji is going next. Dr. Kalonji walton who is the director of global black studies at western carolina. And our third panelist is dr. David goldberg who is an associate professor at Wayne State University. The chair and commenter today is jamon jordan who is a the detroit president of the detroit chapter of asalh and a tour leader and historian of all things africanamerican detroit. Really an Incredible Community scholar out of detroit. A wonderful set of folks, going to help us think about politics in detroit and michigan and how to make sense of that. Im going to throw it over to the panel now. Again, thank you all for being here. All
Prior to the school hosting a president ial debate. Scholars discussed the tenure and impact of Kenneth Gibson elected in 1970 as newarks first black mayor and the first black mayor of any northeastern city at 9 15 p. M. Tonight. Hello, everyone. Glad to have you for democracy, meda and the public sphere. First a shout out to begin our class, as we have done before. Can i have natalie and ryan here, please . Ok. Natalie and ryan. We are giving you a special shout out to start class. [laughter] natalie, you previously worked for npr and are now working with a get out the Vote Organization you have told us about. We are proud your supporting democracy and you are doing social media. Democracy, media and the public sphere. Ryan is in the process of building an app to tell us how long polling lines are. Bringing in the democracy, media, and the public sphere. We need those apps. My husband is in line now, a 70minute wait where he is. Both of you get a hat. They each get a hat that says spa