who said she felt her vote today was an extremely important one((annie pearl abernathy/bond hill))"i felt that this was very important and that as many people that can should come in and vote today for the president and it is really a devastating thing that is going on today in the whole world needs to come together and pray on once accord." ((everett rucker/st. bernard)) "we have some people with some extreme political views that going to send the country into a downward spin we must make certain that we make the most beneficial decision for the common good of all."and while many might agree with that sentiment not everyone can agree on how to do itthese fairfield township voters were at the butler county board of elections casting their ballots--the crowd was more conservative but not everyone here spoke with the same voice ((janet hartman/fairfield township))"there's a lot of angry people out there are you angry? yes, i am. what are you angry about? i'm angry that the country is weaker than it used to be i'm angry that we've had a bad president and i want that to change."but while

president of the dallas county voters league invited reverend martin luther king, reverend ralph abernathy and the members of the seven christian leadership conferences to help lead some as voting right process. today, we bestow the congressional gold medal on the brave foot soldiers. .> sunday morning at 10:00 from the 1988 presidential campaign of jack cap, as he answered the questions from usa today. >> while i am conservative on , i am -- fiscal policy progressive with regard to my belief in the republican party being a lincoln party, a party of black and white and blue and white collar and of all people. conservative,sive i am appeared defending the status quo. on real00 eastern america, the 50th anniversary of the gemini eight manned space mission. we will show the film, gemini eight. analyst in the program sit down and analyze the flight. they know it is a three-day mission. its mission include rendezvous in space with a target vehicle, the first docking in space, and a to our space walk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to c-span.org. campaign 2016 continues

abernathy. abernat. they felt very strongly about being soldiers and being treated like second-class citizens. theuse they were not using buses, they still needed a means of transportation. of the carsplica they used, which is a 1955 beller station wagon. now these cars, some were .urchased and somewhere donated but they use these cars to get back and forth to work and other places. they also set up pickup and drop-off parking lots. so you went to a different parking lot according to the destination you are going to. the police set up a surveillance , trying to stop these cars because they were -- they wanted to show that they were operating like a taxi service and not a church organization. theywas mainly because boycotters were not able to get a business license to operate these cars. through surveillance, they gained enough evidence to in fact show that, to file a lawsuit against all the churches that had these cars in their name. won thely, they lawsuit, gaining an injunction against the cars from op

this was the church or reverend abernathy. while they were at the church, there were 1500 people inside the church and the mob outside they came to protest was a group of about 3000 people. they attack to the church. they would throw rocks at the church. they turned over cars outside the church. they threw molotov cocktails at the walls of the exterior of the church. dr. king and other civil rights leaders inside the church reached out to attorney general robert f kennedy and asked him to send in federal troops. instead of the federal troops coming, the state brought in the national guard. a black pharmacist to have been involved on the bus boycott, he had provided some transportation coordination for the bus boycott. in his home, the freedom rider were given safe haven. s the other decision was at the rise would continue. the next stop would be jackson, mississippi. on may 24, 1961, two busloads of freedom writers -- freedom riders left montgomery on the trailways bus. when the freedom riders arrived in jackson mississippi, t

the family of ralph abernathy.ter of viola luiso, mary luiso. [ applause ] the sister of jimmie lee jackson and the family of james ray. [ applause ] i was so honored and humbled to sponsor hr-431 with my colleague martha roby. the bill to honor the congressional gold medal was a momentous occasion. i was proud all of my colleagues from the alabama congressional delegation joined martha and i as co-sponsors of the bill putting aside partisan politics, we joined together because of our deep love of state of alabama and our appreciation of the special role our state plays in the voting rights movement. a special thanks to senator booker and senator sessions of alabama who co-sponsored the senate bill and for making the journey to selma last year for the 50th commemoration. along with the 100 other members of congress, republican and democrat, it was a glorious day. a glorious day for me to welcome you to my hometown. as a native of selma and now its united states representative, i know that the journey i now take is

martin luther king jr., the family of ralph abernathy, -- daughter of violent we so liuzzo, and the family of james ray. i was so humbled to sponsor bill hr 41. the bill to honor the was assional gold medal momentous occasion. myas so happy that all of colleagues joined martha and i, partisan politics, because of our deep love of the state of alabama and our great appreciation of the special role that the state place in the voting rights movement. a great thanks to senator sessions, who spoke -- who cosponsored the bill and made the journey to soma after the 50th commemoration. -- to selma after the 50th commemoration. it was a glorious day for me to welcome you to my hometown, and as a native of selma, i know that the journey i now take is alabama's first black congresswoman was thanks to these brave foot soldiers, and that while the congressional gold medal is a small token, i hope it stands as a symbol of the nation's gratitude to our democracy. this should serve as a compelling reminder of the power of ordinary americans to collectively work together and achieve extortioners social cha

abernathy. you also see three men in a united states uniform, they obviously felt strongly about being soldiers and being treated like second-class citizens where they were born and raised. because they were not using the buses, they needed a means of transportation, so this is a used, aof the cars they 1955 station wagon. were cars, some of them purchased, some donated, but they used them to get back and forth to work and to other places and they also set up take up -- pickup and drop-off parking lots according to the destination. the police set up surveillance, trying to stop these cars, because they wanted to show that they were operating like a taxi service and not a church organization. and the boycotters were not able to get a license to operate these cars. and through surveillance, they gained enough evidence to show that, to file a lawsuit against all of the churches that had these cars in their names. eventually, they won the lawsuit, gaining an end option against the cars, but by the t

president of the dallas county voters league invited reverend martin luther king, reverend ralph abernathy hosea williams and the hemembers of the southe christian leadership conference to help lead selma's voting rights protest. today the american people, through their congressional representatives, bow stow the congressional gold medal upon the courageous foot soldiers who dared to march in the 1965 voting rights movement. >> sunday morning at 10:00 on "road to the white house rewind" from the 1988 presidential campaign of new york republican congressman jack kemp, as he answered questions from the editorial board of "usa today." >> while i have conservative values and i'm conservative on fiscal policy and conservative on defense policy, i am progressive with regard to my belief in the republican party being a lincoln party, a party of black and white, and blue collar and white collar and of all people. so i call it progressive conservative, in order to differentiate myself from the idea that i'm up here standing defending the status quo. >> and at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "real america" for

dallas county voters league invited reverend martin luther king, reverend mark after nasty -- mark abernathyd the leaders of christian -- bestow the congressional gold medal upon the courageous foot soldiers who dared to march in the 1965 voting rights movement. >> sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the re-house -- road to the white house rewind. he answereds questions from the editorial board of usa today. >> while i have conservative values and on conservative on domestic policy, i'm progressive in my belief with the republican party eating a party of all people. -- being a party of all people. myselfr to differentiate from the idea that i am standing and defending the status quo. eastern, them. 50th anniversary of the gemini eight. we will show a flight. >> they know it is a three-day mission that's primary purposes include rendezvous in space with docking vehicle, first in space, and a two hour spacewalk. >> for the complete american history tv schedule for the c-span.org. >> the senate judiciary committee held its first is this meeting since the death of supreme court justice antonin sc

president of the dallas county voters league invited reverend martin luther king, reverend ralph abernathy, williams, and the members of the southern christian leadership conference, to help lead the voting rights protest. today the american people for the congressional representatives, bestow the congressional gold medal upon the courageous foot soldiers who dare to march in 1965 voting rights movement. >> sunday morning at 10 on road to the white house rewind. from the 1980 presidential campaign. >> and while i have conservative values and conservative on fiscal policy, conservative on defense policy, i am progressive with regard to my belief in the republican party being a lincoln party, a party of black and white, blue-collar and white-collar and of all people. so i call it progressive conservative in order to differentiate myself from the idea that i am up here standing defending the status quo. quo. >> and at 4 p.m. on america, the anniversary of the gemini eight manned space mission will show the 1966 nasa film gemini eight. this is houston flight. >> experts sit down and analyze th

martin isher king and beside him reverend abernathy, one of dr. king's closest friends. with the protest when he had to be away on other business. there were no incidences the first day, seven days after this , a lady by the name of rosa jordan were shot in both of her legs while sitting on the back of the bus. killed, but they eventually suspended the night route until it went away. they wanted everything to go back to normal, so people eventually started riding the buses. some elderly said in the first time in their lives, they were called ma'am or serve. they took with a did here in -- used it in freedom -- whatreedom counters, you begin to see is a new revolution in the united states. >> every weekend on american history tv, future programs that showcase the american story. this evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history, university discusses presidential legacies and the factors that contribute to a successful term. september 1960 3, 2 months prior to his death, president kennedy child across the united states to promote conservation of natural resources f

it was held at first baptist church, the church of reverend abernathy. while they were holding the meeting, there were about 1500 people in the church. the mob outside thank you process was about 3000 people. they attacked the church. they threw rocks at the church. they turned over cars outside the church. they threw molotov cocktails at the walls of the exterior of the church. dr. king and other leaders inside the church reached out to attorney general robert f kennedy and asked him to send in federal troops. instead of the troops coming, the governor called out the national guard. once the freedom riders were taken from the church, they were taken to dr. harris' home. he was a black pharmacist who had been involved in the bus boycott. he provided transportation coordination for the bus boycott. at his home the freedom riders were given safe haven. the other decision was the ride would continue. the next stop the jackson, mississippi. on may 24, 1961, two busloads of freedom riders, many who had been on the early bus from montgomery left montgomery on

president of the dallas county voters league invited reverend martin luther king the reverend ralph abernathyhe congressional gold medal upon the courageous foot soldiers who dared to march in the 1965 voting rights movement. >> sunday morning at ten for the 1988 presidential campaign as he answered questions from the editorial board. >> well i have conservative values i am progressive. i call it progressive conservative in order to differentiate myself from the idea that i'm up your standing in defending the status quo. >> the 50th anniversary of the gemini eight manned space mission. >> experts sit down and analyze. they know it is a three-day mayhem primary purposes including rendezvous in space, the 1st talking in space and a two hour spacewalk. >> for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >> on the campaign trail today. [applause] >> well, good afternoon, everyone. what a great crowd. i cannot tell you what an honor it is. i have the honor of hearing her speak a couple of weeks ago at the home of jailing kathy saunders. and you are in for a treat. unbelievab