What happened? what happened to the black jockeys? why did it happen? if you were a public high school student in florida right now, they won t tell you what happened to the black jockeys and other black people. drew gilpin faust more is a beautifully written story of american pain and progress. the new york grow who asked the president to and segregation grew up to pass to her first vote for president in 1968, for dick gregory, who ran a campaign as a candidate at the peace and freedom party. my right invoked for dick gregory was one of 1680 votes he received in virginia. it was one of two votes he received in clark county, where nixon s total was 1127, humphreys seven 68, and while this is 742.
Dick gregory, who ran a campaign as a candidate at the peace and freedom party. my right invoked for dick gregory was one of 1680 votes he received in virginia. it was one of two votes he received in clark county, where nixon s total was 1127, humphreys seven 68, and while this is 742. 742 votes for the segregationists and two votes for the black man. 40 years and ten white house races later, virgin it would cast its electoral ballots for the first black president. joining us now is harvard history professor, drew gilpin faust, whose books on civil war history might already be banned and florida public schools, and whose new book is titled necessary trouble. it may be on its way i will hold it up so that the parents of florida high school students will know what to afford to learn the true history of growing up in the age of segregation. this is such a beautiful and wonderful and warm i just could not stop turning every page of the title of necessary trouble. tell the story of the