movement was over, there was nobody left to help selma continue in the same vein that it was in. there were no programs to keep teaching people about life in integrated society. had we had somebody to keep that going, selma would be in a better place. we have failed to teach our children what the movement was about. they are products of voting. >> c-span continues its special feature on selma with a tour of old live oak cemetery. [birds chirping]

>> the cemetery was founded in 1829. originally, it was outside of the city limits. now, it is in the city of selma. the cemetery in the 19th century was a place almost like a part. people would come, stroll in the evening's, picnic lunches on sunday. we will take you around and introduce you to some of its most famous residents, including the vice president of the united states, several senators, the first american -- the first african-american senator elected to the house of representatives in the first female elected to the legislature. william rufus king and his team --ablished a pen tatian

establish a plantation at chestnut hill. when alabama became a state come he was a founder of the city of selma. he named selma as one of his favorite cities. in 1819, when alabama was moving toward statehood, he was chosen to represent in huntsville, alabama. he wrote the state constitution for alabama. he was chosen as one of the two senators in washington, d.c. he was a unionist. he was in office before secession. he was a firm unionist. rooted in the sense we must stay together as a union. james a close friend of buchanan. they were co-senators.

they lived together in washington for 20 years before he returned alabama. there was speculation they had more than just a friendship relationship. there is no basis or proof to it. there were no letters found or anything like that. in 1852, he was chosen as the running mate to franklin pierce. they won the election. he developed a brick and was -- and went tuberculosis to cuba to recuperate. he is the only executive french official -- executive officials warned on foreign territory. he realized he would not recuperate and his health declined. he came back to his plantation and died the following day. was buried in

chestnut hill. he was moved. the mazza liam is a greek revival form. it was erected in honor of his vice presidency of the united states. next to the mazza liam, we will come to the monuments of john tyler morgan. he was born in 1824 in tennessee. in 1855, he moved to selma and married a local selma girl. he voted to secede from the union. he was a strong states rights supporter. he felt the federal government was overstepping its bounds by regulating slavery in alabama and other states. he voted to secede.

in 1866 -- two of the most important things he was known for was an expansionist. he was in favor of the united states acquiring hawaii, cuba, and the philippines. he felt the u.s. should be involved in a canal system. the french started the panama canal. they give up on it. he was instrumental in working with theodore roosevelt and was finished. during reconstruction, john tyler morgan was focused on trying to rebuild the state of alabama. he was not in support of rights for african-americans. he was in favor of maintaining

jim crow laws in the south in order to keep society stable. he served six terms in the united states senate and died in some in 1807. we are standing at the grave of budgeting sterling turner. -- of benjamin sterling turner. a wood were recognized -- a wi dower recognized his intellectual abilities and grew up with her children. he was put in as a manager as a hotel.ager of a he had other small businesses. whenever he went off to fight to battle -- whenever a man went off to fight in battle, he left benjamin in chrarge.

he served a short term on a council. he got a full city council because he refused to take pay. he did not believe topic servants should receive money for their service. he was elected during reconstruction. while he was in washington, his main concern was amnesty for the those who was a war and -- he person who rose above race and political parties in order to the country good of and committee. his grave is marked with the aid of the confederacy for and amnesty for the confederates who fought in the war. of hattiethe grave

hooper wilkins. to a prominent family. her father had intellectual abilities and put her into a school for boys. the teacher said she was the smartest student in the class for a girl. she was married in 1898. in 1910, she began to be involved with the sum of suffrage movement. it was the first suffrage movement in alabama. association and was a member. in 1920, women were allowed the right to vote. in 1922, she was elected to the alabama legislature. by the fineacized ladies of some of because they thought it was scandalous for a woman to be involved in politics. they considered it dirty and for men. she served for one term.

she propose bills for health care -- he proposed bills for health care and education. she remained involved in women voter's issues. she is buried in between her son who died and her husband. the folklore is she was buried her husbandbecause such always stood by her principles. is a half sister of mary todd lincoln. came in as persons from the confederacy. she was a staunch confederate loyalist. she believed in the cause of the confederacy. washington, d.c. president lincoln took her and told her she could come back because she was sewing

petticoat tor bring it across the confederate lines. said her hair was hair ineautiful as her person. burial part of a women's association. she laid out a confederate circle. we are in confederate circle. it was founded after the war. dawson was the one who planted the trees, live oaks and magnolias. she wanted to have an area so we could memorialize those who have fallen in the war.

land toave them the build this -- selma gave them the land to build this confederate circle. monument built in 1878 to commemorate the lost cause. there are 155 confederate soldiers whose remains are buried behind me. see theemetery, we can rise of the state. prospered, howit the state was involved in the civil war, and we have many prominent people who worked to make some a a prominent place after the time -- after that time. our cities tour staff recently traveled to selma, about itso learn

rich history. .orrn more on c-span g/cities tour. >> next on "american history tv ," a session from a daylong symposium titled "1968 -- philly and the world." three professors talk about protests about civil rights and protest in photo field, germany, and mexico. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> this has been a wonderful day. thank you for coming. thank you to our speakers. thank you to my colleagues.