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It is the largest republican field of candidates to take the stage. Fox news is calling it a high stakes showdown. We want to begin with your comments on the Voting Rights. Is it still needed . Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. Send us a tweet, join us on facebook. Thank you for being with us. There are two forums. The main event at 9 00 eastern time. We want to get your comments on what questions you would ask the candidates. It seems the republicans like to violate Voting Rights act every chance they get. How does it showing your id heres the piece who says the federal Appeals Panel rule yesterday that a strict voter identification law in texas discriminated against blacks and hispanics and violated the rights act of 1965. A decision that defines the reach of the law. The case is ....
Pyrenees. That faces the susquehanna river out towards state street. You walk into the center and the rotunda opens before you. The rotunda rises about 272 feet up to the top where the statute of commonwealth states. Its 24 karat gold leafing throughout. What actually shows an aloe gorical figure with a sense of realism. To have the allo gorical figure depicted in the mural. So its kind of blast furnaces, you know, pennsylvania iron steel industry. And then presided over by the roman god of the forge. The spirit of religious liberty has allo gorical angels leading to the new world. Which represents pennsylvania as a bastion of religious freedom. Revealing the treasures of the earth. And industrial wealth of the commonwealth. And the spirit of light actually has oil dairices with Angels Holding flames up above it. As you go up further, you have a railing. Then you have these large eightfoot tall windows that rise up. As you go up, ....
Astronomical amount of ornamentation. In here and all the gold leafing. The principal chambers are am e amazing, marble and just its an amazing work of art. As you walk in, were at the west or the main entrance. That faces the susquehanna river out towards state street. U you walk into the center. The rotunda rises 272 feet up to the top where the statue of commonwealth sits. Its 24 karat gold leaving throughout. The four murals designed by edwin austin abby would show a figure with a sense of realism. The figure of vulcan in the mural and then blast furnaces. Blast furnaces, pennsylvania, iron, steel industry. Then presided over by the roman god of the forge. Angels leading ships anchor chains which represents pennsylvania as religious freedom. Science revealing the treasures of the earth, mineral and industrial wealth of the commonwealth. The spirit of light has oil with Angels Holding flames up above it. As you go up further, y ....
Hurricane harvey. Governor abbot said hes pleased response so ral far. This is 15 minutes. Thank you for inviting me to today and ou here want to echo the incredible here ship that weve seen at the local level here at the level. And the city the mayors and everybody pulling together in a typically fashion. A few years ago i was at the disaster in west texas and i had commissioner come up to a and said, texas isnt just place youre from it described i your family is and remember that especially on occasions like this because one pulling together as family as texans to try to help lives ho have lost their and their families and those who have lost their property and and those that are in a bad way right now as a result of i have to say but that Governor Abbot and his emergencyg out of the Management Operations Center in austin texas have done a job but it would not ....
History, Oliver Rosales talks about latinos and the Civil Rights Movement. His class is an hour and a half. Tonight were going to be talking about the delano grape strike within the bigger, larger context of United States history, labor history and civil rights history. In terms of logistics, how the evening will go, im going to talk a little bit about the topic. Im going to say a few words about my own research, how i came to pursue a topic in civil rights history. And then were also going to talk about a document that i had you read before coming to class, the plan of delano. Were also going to talk about oral histories, the way that the next hour or so will progress. And i want to start off by just saying a few general remarks, things that i hope you take away from the course of the evening. And im going to be a ....