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Then they came for Dr. Seuss

Print this article It was not long ago that Vice President Kamala Harris found it advantageous to go on Twitter and wish the late prolific poet Dr. Seuss a happy birthday. “Happy birthday, #DrSeuss!” she wrote, further quoting him, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Michelle Obama once read Seuss’s iconic books to children in the White House. Both his quirky Christmas poem about the Grinch and his goofy paean to environmentalism featuring the Lorax are now such prominent fixed points in popular culture that they rival Mom, apple pie, and Mark Twain in their very American-ness.

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abernathy was shaving. king steps out onto the balcony where the wreath is positioned. he s talking down the courtyard below to jesse who was introducing him to the musician who is going to play that night. ben branch was a musician from chicago, and dr. king says to ben branch, i want you to play my favorite song tonight, ben. i want you to play precious lord which is what you re hearing right now from amelia jackson. he said, all right, mr. king, i ll play it and i ll play it real pretty. then the silence was cracked by a gunshot. that was at 6:01 p.m. one shot. he fell backwards where that square is cut in the concrete. his feet were kind of hanging off the edge. people started screaming and rushed up the steps to where he was. the famous photograph of everybody pointing was in response to the police who were on this fire department station roof right here. they came climbing off the roof saying, where did the shot w t. that point is to the building in the middle, which

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it usually worked out. what was the first thing you d notice when somebody had their own agenda? you just know. you just you can t say it s something that you you just know, if you have those antennas. thank you. you re welcome. you re welcome. all day today, american history tv is featuring america s first ladies. who do you think was our most influential first lady? vote and join the conversation history in the news, and social media from facebook, youtube, twitter and four square. weekend every weekend on c-span3 and online at c-span.org/history. american history tv usually shown on the weekends on c-span3 will continue this week in prime time. our focus tuesday night black history month. at 8:00 eastern, with the groundbreaking of the new smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture taking place wednesday on the national mall, the museum s founding director, lonnie bunch takes us through the storage facility to see some of the artifacts that

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