Host on the next washington journal, Terry Jeffrey and elanor clift discussed the current state of the American Dream in light of Court Rulings and race issues. Then the terms Big Supreme Court decisions and your comments. Washington journal live at 7 a. M. Eastern on cspan. We are partnering with our cable affiliates as we travel across the United States. Join us this weekend as we learn about the history and literary life of omaha, nebraska. One of the first advocacy groups fighting for racial equality began their. Re. It had the tradition as the city if you were black, you needed to keep your head down and be aware you are not going to be served in restaurants and stay in hotels. When the club began their operation, the idea the term civil rights was not used. They termed at social justice. The idea of civil rights was so far removed from the idea of the greater of the community of omaha or the United States that they were operating in a vacuum. They were operating without a net. Th
National captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] next, newsmakers with matt schlapp, chair of the American Conservative Union. Then, the editor and rector discussed the future of the new york times. After that, i discussion on the latest Tv Technology and regulations. The cspan cities tour is partnering with our cable affiliates as we travel across the united states. Join us and Cox Communications this week and as we learn about the history of literary life of omaha, nebraska where there was one of the first advocacy groups fighting for civil rights. Omaha had a reputation as a city that when you came in when you were black, you needed to keep your head down and be aware that you would not be served in restaurants, you would not be able to stay in hotels. Wendywhen the de porres club they do not even use the word civil rights, the use the term social justice civil rights was so far removed from the Greater Community of omaha o
Again i would like to express my , special gratitude to the governor and mayor of the great state of california, the center of diversity and innovation. In fact, San Francisco is not just about the place of the United Nations. For me personally, it was the place where my passion, my passion as a young boy to be a Global Citizen was born. My passion was born in 1962. My passion was born here in San Francisco in 1962. More than half of the century ago, 1962, i came to the United States as part of a Student Group sponsored by the American Red Cross society. I was just 18 years old at the time. Our trip began right here in an San Francisco in the bay area. It was my first ever foreign trip. You may understand. It was my eyeopening to the world. I was hosted by a very kind family, the pattersons. A wonderful family and nevada. The pattersons are here with us. [applause] mrs. Patterson is here with us. She is now 97 years old. What an admirable lady. Thank you very much. She is my american m
Cspan 3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Now, a look at highlights of the cspan city store, as we learn about the history of cities and towns across america, in cooperation with our cable partners. To learn more about our stops on our tour, visit cspan. Org. We are standing in the main waiting room of Union Station in omaha, nebraska. It is an art deco building built in 1931. Architects wanted to make a statement about what the railroad was. In his mind, it was things, masculinity, and permanency. That is what he wanted the a building to an body. Embody. Omaha started out as a frontier town. Citizens decided they wanted to found the city on the site of the river. Everybody knew there would be a transcontinental railroad, they just didnt know where. They wanted it to come through their so they would have a better chance of having a railroad if they have a city on the opposite side of the river, already established and ready to go. It worked. Council bluffs didnt think oma
Them, and the original metal was given to the smithsonian bytitution as was directed the bill that president barack obama had signed. This story is one that even though they were granted veteran status and got this honor, it is really a story that a lot of people are not familiar with. They did not ask for this credit. They came to serve their country, and they came together and released men to fly overseas helpg world war ii to america win this war, and when it was done, they packed up their bags, they paid their own way home, and they left it at that. These women really change the at aof americas military time when their country needed them, and that is the story that we are currently here telling at the history museum. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] announcer now, a look at the American Cities twohour in connection with o