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my district is best known as a diverse and girl wing hysterically, economically, demographically, we'd like to say the new south, and by that we not only referred to shutting some of the negative aspects of our history but really charting a news course. the research triangle which is pretty familiar and pretty well internalized around here 60 years ago a group of leaders in business and education and government had this vision that

these worn out fields, out in the area between durham and raleigh might be a new source for industry, especially for a high tech enterprise, research related enterprise. so the research triangle was born. it was not a immediate success. ibm the became the anchor, and pretty soon it blossom. now it's a thriving region, that's what we are best known for. i think that the biggest challenge that we face here is the challenge of managing growth, and achieving fairness, equity, justice in our community. that sounds pretty lofty but it takes specific forms. especially in the house. that's one of the reasons i'm so glad. i've always pursued transportation and housing as

my main legislative interests, now i happen to be chairman of the committee on transportation and housing, those are important issues but they are extremely important in this district. in transportation we have the -- affordable, accessible transportation, alternative for people. our region is strangely configured. it's a triangle region. it's not a central city. it is difficult to configure a transit system, we are working on regional rail. we have a wonderful airport. keep that moving. we have some needs their. transportation, that housing, is really at the heart of those issues of equity and a sense of inclusion and the community. as you grow it is wonderful to -- wear this growth and economic opportunity.

but you can't leave your housing scene to the marketplace. if you do, you will surely gentrifier those central cities like raleigh and durham. you will move further and further out. people that live in the community will no longer be able to live in the community. there has to be a concerted effort with all members of government. healthy nonprofits. people who want to do something about making sure that the community is inclusive. i do think that starts with housing. my job in washington is not to just make sure that there is federal support for federal housing at various levels. but also to work locally to make sure that we are pursuing those options. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. tonight we begin a night of vietnam war oral histories with robert certain, a u.s. b-52

navigator, while on a bombing mission over hanoi he's -- was 100 days in captivity and later his career as a chaplain and the therapy he received beginnin and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 c-span is your unfiltered view of government or funded by these television companies and more including mediacom. the world changed in an instant calm was ready internet traffic soared and we never slowed down schools and businesses went virtual and we powered a new reality because immediacom we're billed to keep you ahead mediacom support c-span as the public service along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. robert certain was a us air

force b-52 navigator during the vietnam war while on a bombing mission over hanoi his plane was shot down. he was captured by the north vietnamese and held prisoner for 100 days. he describes his time in captivity including the interrogations. he endured and his living conditions. he also discusses his subsequent career as a chaplain and the therapy he received to help him deal with the trauma of his captivity. this interview is from the veterans history project and was conducted by the atlanta history centers, kenan research center. i was born in savannah and grew up. well, never grow up. you can grow older. i have spent the my earliest years in garden city and then did my father was with the railroad the central of georgia railroad a