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guest: medgar evers was the first field secretary for the naacp in mississippi. ■w■ijordan was doing the same jn georgia. he was doing the same job in mississippi investigating the deaths and lynchings of black eople to vote. host: you said you feel that medgar evers has been given a short shift in america's history. why do you think that happened? guest: if you think about the job he was doing, he was doing the kind of activism that dr. dd that john lewis was doing in georgiamississippi which was tht dangerous place to be black in america. the highest number of lynchings, the most violent version of the clan. and the statewide agency called the sont into action after brow. they were under tremendous pressure even from the naacp which did not agree with activism in the streets. they wanted to fight in the courts. the amount of violence that you would face in that state was unprecedented for any civil rights activist. he should get a greater mention. james baldwin said the great civil rights leaders were medgar , martin and malcolm. tell me what prompted you t
guest: medgar evers was the first field secretary for the naacp in mississippi. ■w■ijordan was doing the same jn georgia. he was doing the same job in mississippi investigating the deaths and lynchings of black eople to vote. host: you said you feel that medgar evers has been given a short shift in america's history. why do you think that happened? guest: if you think about the job he was doing, he was doing the kind of activism that dr. dd that john lewis was doing in georgiamississippi...
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janay nelson, president and director of the naacp legal defense fund. we're also going■ to hear from our other witnesses. not for any omission, but because senator fisher will be introducing them. that includes alabama, secretary of state wes allen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the douglas county, nebraska election commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in cent elections, and it is in large part because of the work of state and local officials. and these elections he run smoothly and topped security officials in both republican and democratic administrations to the likes have confirmed the security o elections including last week's primary elections. 18 states have already held primaries this year. in fact our witnesses, secretary benson, secretary allen, and mr. kramer have overseen primary elections this year already. are many more to go before the general election in november including three states, georgia, mississippi, and washington. in which voters are casting ballots today. with voting already underway, we are here
janay nelson, president and director of the naacp legal defense fund. we're also going■ to hear from our other witnesses. not for any omission, but because senator fisher will be introducing them. that includes alabama, secretary of state wes allen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the douglas county, nebraska election commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in cent elections, and it is in large part because of the work of state and local officials. and these elections...
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we have a collaborative effort we work very closely with the naacp. the black church and other civic and community organizations. we mobilize from december the fourth 1999 we brought people in from all over the state we have to get a consensus. a lot of time neither of us wanted to leave. we had to bring the people t it. and we all voted whether or not we were going to be able to put this in march together from december 4 to generate 17. and i was a man who was a preacher he stood up and said we can't do this. we don't have enough i thank god for our young people thousand a student from university heard about that meeting on the day of the meeting came to columbia, southe can do it they said call for the vote. and we voted that we are going to do it. we mobilize over 50000 people. so in south carolina first of all we know what our ancestors did on a critical situation and we stand on their shoulders. we're going have the vision to know we come together and mobilize and walk back faith and >> thank you, let's give jc a hand. you brought new energies an
we have a collaborative effort we work very closely with the naacp. the black church and other civic and community organizations. we mobilize from december the fourth 1999 we brought people in from all over the state we have to get a consensus. a lot of time neither of us wanted to leave. we had to bring the people t it. and we all voted whether or not we were going to be able to put this in march together from december 4 to generate 17. and i was a man who was a preacher he stood up and said...
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i'm going be an activist like the naacp. i'm going be a nationalist like these, you know, nation of islam or malcolm or garvey. i'm just just to accommodate the situation to the best i can with the circumstances in front of me. but i argue there's a fourth position. and this fourth position, i argue, is the minant exsion not for black folks in atlanta, but certainly for african-americans. after the black power. and the position is s have of , 40 acres and a mule. it turns out that this is, again, tied to the atlanta experience in chapter three, the shaman comes to atlanta, destroys it, does a smart, sassy, gets to savannah, but right before he gets to savannah, has a general under him who's, ironically name■>d his name literally is jefferson davis. he's a union right now, not the confederate president. and this do have as a just he does something really horrible to a whole bunch of black folks who i just it just really, really terrible thing. the federal government finds out that he did this terrible thinfs pulls a bridge
i'm going be an activist like the naacp. i'm going be a nationalist like these, you know, nation of islam or malcolm or garvey. i'm just just to accommodate the situation to the best i can with the circumstances in front of me. but i argue there's a fourth position. and this fourth position, i argue, is the minant exsion not for black folks in atlanta, but certainly for african-americans. after the black power. and the position is s have of , 40 acres and a mule. it turns out that this is,...
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the plant, he got into the plant because his uncle had worked there him and his uncle got into the naacp was really pushing for them to start hiring black people. he got hired and ended up as a janitor. he went and into complaint to the unique and why did you make me a janitor? i've been to technical school. i know it operate a machine. the unit was like we know you know how toust that there's only so many jobs in this building. and if you get one of those jobs operating a machine that means our son are our nephew can't have one. that just brought home this idea that jobs are tribal. we get jobs to people in our families to people we love, to people we consider to be like us. for a long time those good paying union jobs were literally ed down like family heirlooms in that plant. it took the civil rights act for wallabies uncle to be able to operate the machine because of the civil rights act. the day after it passed he went to his boss vincent i i want to operate a machine. because machine operators made twice what a janitor makes. so i do not been for the civil rights action still be a
the plant, he got into the plant because his uncle had worked there him and his uncle got into the naacp was really pushing for them to start hiring black people. he got hired and ended up as a janitor. he went and into complaint to the unique and why did you make me a janitor? i've been to technical school. i know it operate a machine. the unit was like we know you know how toust that there's only so many jobs in this building. and if you get one of those jobs operating a machine that means...
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and this ferguson decision gave rise to the naacp gave raise to the creation in 1910 of the national urban league and many of the organizations that evolved thereafter. i want to bring us to 1964 because 1964 in the past the civil rights act did not happen because there was a fit of enlightenment by the members of the united states congss it did not happen because of serendipitous osmosis. it happened because there was a movement beginning when the courageous woman refused to gi in montgomery, alabama, of direct action. and that movement was supported by an aggressive strategy in the courts that thurgood marshall and hamilton houston architected to try to knock down all of these walls. so it was litigation and activism. chevron and melanie our predecessors in thed in 1963 wi americans at that great march on washington, they had a demand. we want a civil rights act and a voting rights act and we want it now. so we come forward. and i've bsked on a number of news shows what's happened and has the civil rights act of 1964 worked? and at the correspondents, both women and african-america
and this ferguson decision gave rise to the naacp gave raise to the creation in 1910 of the national urban league and many of the organizations that evolved thereafter. i want to bring us to 1964 because 1964 in the past the civil rights act did not happen because there was a fit of enlightenment by the members of the united states congss it did not happen because of serendipitous osmosis. it happened because there was a movement beginning when the courageous woman refused to gi in montgomery,...
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executive carolina support of voter registrations and elections jimmy nilsson present director of the naacp legal defense fund and we'll hear from her other witnesses because senator fisher will be introducing them including alabama secretary of state wes allen and brian kruse commissioner for the depth county election commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections in large part because of the work of state and local officials in these elections have run smoothly and top security officials in both republican and democratic administrations alike have elections including last week's primaryec elections. 18 states have a ready held primaries this year in fact we have our witnesses secretary bentsen secretary allen and mr. cramer have overseen primary elections this year already and there are many more to go before the general election in november including three states georgia miss which voters are casting ballots today. with voting already underway we we are here to discuss the key issues facing the state and local election officials on the front lines of our demo
executive carolina support of voter registrations and elections jimmy nilsson present director of the naacp legal defense fund and we'll hear from her other witnesses because senator fisher will be introducing them including alabama secretary of state wes allen and brian kruse commissioner for the depth county election commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections in large part because of the work of state and local officials in these elections have run smoothly...
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josslyn benson isaac kramer, voter registration and election, janine nelson, president and director of naacp legal defense fund. we will also hear from our other witnesses. i let them last not for any omission but because senator fisher will be introducing them and that includes alabama secretary of state west aen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the douglas county nebraska election, electionon commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections and it is in large part because of the work of state and officials and these elections have run smoothly and top security officials in both republican andtrations alike, have confirmed the security of recent elections including last week's primary s. 18 states have already held primaries this year, in fact, 3 of our witnesses secretary benson, secretary allen and mr. kramer have overseen primary elections this year already and there are many more to go before the general election in november gincluding 3 states georgia mississippi and washington in which voters are casting ballots today. with voting already underway,
josslyn benson isaac kramer, voter registration and election, janine nelson, president and director of naacp legal defense fund. we will also hear from our other witnesses. i let them last not for any omission but because senator fisher will be introducing them and that includes alabama secretary of state west aen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the douglas county nebraska election, electionon commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections and it is in...
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circle zionist, the leadership council of civil and human rights the national women's law center the naacp legal defense fund the of hunterton council, muslim advocates, muslims for progressive values the republican appointed honorable timothy k. lewis appeals judge for the third circuit, district of pennsylvania members of new jersey's local leadership former ish faith. the letter i read from pastor juliet ramsey knowles. and the list goes on. mr. president, i beg your indulgence because this is one sadder days i've had in the united states senate. i believe in this place. i believe in these values. but i see this moment that we're about to take break a barrier in this country. even the state of israel has had muslims on their supreme court. but as a muslim man to our court of appeals, he gets attacked by thee republican leader for mingling with terrorists and cop killers, for being anti-semite, denounced by jewish groups. that will forever be a part of this record that this deliberative body made accusations against this man. yes, i'm sad, and yes, this is personal because my parents tol
circle zionist, the leadership council of civil and human rights the national women's law center the naacp legal defense fund the of hunterton council, muslim advocates, muslims for progressive values the republican appointed honorable timothy k. lewis appeals judge for the third circuit, district of pennsylvania members of new jersey's local leadership former ish faith. the letter i read from pastor juliet ramsey knowles. and the list goes on. mr. president, i beg your indulgence because this...