Each week American History tv visits museums and historic places. Next, we visit the World War Ii Museum in new orleans to learn about the exhibit, fighting for the right to fight, africanamerican expenses in world war ii. Kim im kim guise. We have a special exhibit at the museum that opened in july of 2015. And runs through may. At which point we launch a national show. We are particularly proud of this exhibit, and artifacts therein. There are some fantastic stories which i will tell you about shortly. We crafted this special exhibit with the help of the National Advisory board. So africanamerican scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, who helped guide and steer the conversation, in regards to the exhibit and the africanAmerican Experience in world war ii. When thinking about the importance of this story, and the importance of africanamerican stories during world war ii, the founder of the national World War Ii Museum, Stephen Ambrose wrote in citize
Museum. The world warr at ii museum. We have a special exhibit at the museum. It opened in july, 2015, and will run through may. We are particularly proud of this exhibit and the artifacts therein. There are some fantastic stories that i will tell you about shortly. We crafted a special exhibit with the help of a National Advisory board. Africanamerican scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, helped guide the conversation in regards to the exhibit and the africanAmerican Experience in world war ii. In thinking about the importance of the story, and the importance of africanamerican stories during world war ii, the founder of the National World war ii in citizen biggest, the worlds democracy fought the worlds biggest races with a segregated army. That is really the great irony of world war ii, or one of them, at least. Those are some of the stories we are trying to tell in this exhibit. The mission of the world war ii National World war ii museum, is to
Tv visits museums and historic places. Next, we visit the world war ii visit in new orleans to the exhibit, fighting for the right to fight. Kim im kim guise. We have a special exhibit at the museum that opened in july of 2015. And runs through may. At which point we launch a national show. Here we feature a letter from edward carter, junior. Story. A unique he wrote this letter home to his wife in 1942 when he was training in fort benning, georgia. Many africanamericans, when they went into service in the military, if they had not been from the south, many of them had to train in the south and so, there are military Training Experience was often the first time that they experienced jim crow laws and segregation. So, that was a harsh welcome to American Military for many of those servicemen. Edward carter wrote to his wife about an incident in fort benning. Coy was shot in cold blood for not getting off the right bus. That is why a would not going to town, i would kill some of those wh
Captain who was a new captain on the job said, you stay here. Times whenof those somebody reached out and i was left. Went. F they later, is several days rejoined my outfit. An interview with a former chief prosecutor for the united states, born in transylvania to a jewish family. Immigrated to america. He reflects on enlisting in the u. S. Army after law school and being assigned to set up a War Crimes Branch to investigate rotc atrocities nazi atrocities. Get our complete schedule at cspan. Org. Each week, American History tv visits museums and historic places. Next we visit the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans to learn about the exhibit, fighting for the right to fight africanamerican experiences in world war ii. Kim im kim guise. We have a special exhibit at the museum that opened in july of 2015. And runs through may. At which point we launch a national show. Here we feature a letter from Edward Carter jr. , a medal of honor recipient. He has such a unique story. Wrote
Speakers on my computer on my desk at work because the buzzer that i have set to go off every time a top tier breaking news alert crosses the wires started to seem like it was just stuck on, it was sounding so often today. It was that kind of day. So well have updates for you this howerton riveting turn on capitol hill from secretary of state Hillary Clinton today. And remember the debt ceiling thing that everybody has been fighting about for months. That finally happened today. The stealth story that we have been covering about republicans in the states changing the rules for president ial elections to make it harder for Democratic Candidates to win, that story moved forward today in a big way, and is getting increasing national attention. There is a lot going on. This was a big news day. Were going to be getting to all of that. But none of those stories were the biggest, most surprising thing that happened on this big, surprising day of news. That story is our lead story tonight, and