booker t. washington was the lead of tuskegee institute. was founded by booshg t. washington, and wallace had a productive career on the board of trustees at a historically black college. how could a segregationist who start toed out his career at a historically black college on the board of trustees end up where george wallace was at the front -- at the schoolhouse door at the university of alabama? he went on to be a state judge in 1953. in this particular campaign he ran against a wealthy opponent, preston clayton. again, running as a ruj judge he was a populist. encouraged military officers to vote for his opponent. but he encouraged privates in the military to vote for him. so this is evidence of him supporting the regular person, the common man, in this particular campaign for judge. by 1954 he supported jim folsom for governor. he was the director of jim folsom's southern campaign in southern alabama. although he would eventually disagree with some of folsom's positions. by 1958 he ran for governor. and this was the election i would say that was the turning

none other than booker t. washington is classic autobiography from slavery remember someone that were closed from the day of freedom came to southwestern virginia. the union officers pleaded reading of the emancipation proclamation at the april surrender had brought the long-awaited moment of deliverance. interviews connect in the 20th century with african-americans who had been slaves in virginia echoes such published reminiscences. danny berry remembers slaves in tamblyn, virginia burst into spontaneous song when they learned the head gabe with the wi-fi fret that moment she knew they were free. as news of the surrender travel through the south, slaves far away from the events at appomattox six is grants final tribe as the end of their enslavement. for example, james h. johnson of south carolina lamented after president lincoln's freedom proclamation in 1863, the status quo kept unread if it had. there's a limit generally surrendered in his interview that we learned we were free. for some former slaves to date of the s

and the black kids will be at booker t. washington high school. we will get the numbers of latinos and blacks, latino kids go to latino high schools and black kids in black high school. the top 10%, that will lead to more minority kids that are able to getin. need could we produce the book but you leave me five pages at the end sold when the supreme court decision comes down i can work around it? no. so i said ok, i have read all the briefs, i will say what i think is going to happen and go on. end they didn't step on my book for selfish reasons i am sort of happy about. the important point is the top 10% plan is often referred to as an example of grace neutral affirmative-action. question:is it race neutral affirmative-action? my response is no. the legislature acted with race in the forefront. not entirely bleak it turned out this 10% plan was one of these examples of legislation having strange bedfellows. and white representatives in rural texas who also like the top-10%, poor white kids in the top 10%, they too would benefit. race in the foref

at the same time, if you go to, let's say booker t. washington high school, i get from the laughing you see what i'm talking about. and the legislators new -- they knew what they were doing. they knew that in texas, robert e. lee high school is going to be predominately white. partly because of what you were talking about. partly because of, you know, housing. anyone in the united states, you know, the white kids are going to be a robert e. lee high school. the black kids are going to be a look at the washington high school. the legislature thought, if we can get the numbers of latinos and blacks, the latino kids are going to go to the gym high schools. the black kids are going to go to black high schools. the white kids are going to go to the white high schools. if we say the top 10% that will lead to more minority kids being able to get in. now, and that's what happened. i go back to your question, somebody says to me, well, it's been around for a quarter-century over 30 years, we can be done with it. my first thing is, okay, what is going to b

tuskegee is an historic place where booker t. washingtone famous and aviation was going to be a big part of the war effort. she went down there and not just embraced the tuskegee airmen, but gave them the publicity, they were part of this together. i forget the exact amount of time. but an hour flight flying over the air space with an african-american pilot. remember, theodore roosevelt got hammered for having booker t. washington in the white house. now eleanor roosevelt, his niece, is flying with the tuskegee airman, you know, over southern -- you know, air space. i'll let you take on the -- in the naacp. >> eleanor had worked very closely when the draft was being getencouraged fdr to african-americans more involved in the war. want the tuskegee airmen to fly. saidecretary of war leadership is not embedded in the negro race. it was a felony to give plasma from one race to another. despite plasma being perfected by an african-american physician. she goes to the airbase, they do not know she is coming. she has the movie camera. to gives the

none other than booker t. washington and his classic autobiography remembers how when the were closed the day of freedom came to southwestern virginia. a union officers belated greeting of the emancipation proclamation in the april surrender that brought the long-awaited moment of deliverance. interviews conducted in the 20 century with african-americans who had been slaves in virginia that got such published reminiscences. then he very remembered that slaves in virginia burst into spontaneous song when they learned that we escape raise the white light for that moment as she put it than you that they were free. as news of the surrender traveled to the south slaves far away from the events of appomattox experience grants final triumph as the end of their enslavement. for example james johnson sc lamented after recently against freedom proclamation in 1863 the status quo of slavery kept on as it had. it was only one general lee surrendered he observed that we learned we were free. for some former slaves the date of lee's s

none other than booker t. washington is classic autobiography from slavery remember someone that were closed from the day of freedom came to southwestern virginia. the union officers pleaded reading of the emancipation proclamation at the april surrender had brought the long-awaited moment of deliverance. interviews connect in the 20th century with african-americans who had been slaves in virginia echoes such published reminiscences. danny berry remembers slaves in tamblyn, virginia burst into spontaneous song when they learned the head gabe with the wi-fi fret that moment she knew they were free. as news of the surrender travel through the south, slaves far away from the events at appomattox six is grants final tribe as the end of their enslavement. for example, james h. johnson of south carolina lamented after president lincoln's freedom proclamation in 1863, the status quo kept unread if it had. there's a limit generally surrendered in his interview that we learned we were free. for some former slaves to date of the s

as -- [inaudible] and wilson -- my gosh he said -- >> he had a symbolic gesture he invited booker t. washingtono dinner and it produced outrage in the south and other part of the country there was equality of a social relationship that he backed down, i think, he -- but he also held imperialist attitudes. racist attitudes. these people are unfortunately men of their generation. his record on race there was a riot in brownsville and a group of blacks arrested because they couldn't figure out who started it. it was wrong, he was wrong. and these are those moments you're absolutely right, when all you can say is that you have to remember the context in which they're leading. even lincoln, you know, in the 1850s was against, obviously, against intermarriage. against blacks sitting on juries. hef for the black law. you say how could lincoln have done this? the important thing is he grew from the attitudes and eventually allowed the blacks to come in. they were so important as soldiers in the army it changed the whole course of the war in many ways and issued the emancipation proclamation. there's no

he's having another great year this season as booker t. washingtontional title... hopkins has gotten some college interest for his speed, and he is verbally committed to appalachian state... if you want to be on the show, too, send us a dvd. our address is 6125 airport freeway... suite 201... fort worth, texas... 76117 - hat wraps up our college basketball special... it should be a fun ride all the way through march... thanks for being with us. for our entire crew, i'm charles davis. we'll see you next time. ! are you a soccer mom or dad? regardless of their age or experience level, when your kids play soccer or any other sport there's recoize and seek medical care for sports-related concussion. it's you. you need to know the signs and symptoms of concussion and you need to act if you think your child has been injured. remember, when in doubt sit them out. to learn more go to cdc.gov/concussion. one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three, one thousand four... ♪ theme >> welcome to live life and win. >> we invite you to join us on our grea

as -- [inaudible] and wilson -- my gosh he said -- >> he had a symbolic gesture he invited booker t. washingtond it produced outrage in the south and other part of the country there was equality of a social relationship that he backed down, i think, he -- but he also held imperialist attitudes. racist attitudes. these people are unfortunately men of their generation. his record on race there was a riot in brownsville and a group of blacks arrested because they couldn't figure out who started it. it was wrong, he was wrong. and these are those moments you're absolutely right, when all you can say is that you have to remember the context in which they're leading. even lincoln, you know, in the 1850s was against, obviously, against intermarriage. against blacks sitting on juries. hef for the black law. you say how could lincoln have done this? the important thing is he grew from the attitudes and eventually allowed the blacks to come in. they were so important as soldiers in the army it changed the whole course of the war in many ways and issued the emancipation proclamation. there's no answering