arthur davidson and bill harley decided they wanted to motorize a bicycle.nd bill harley, being an accomplished draftsman, he actually drew the drawings of the early engine. you can see the date, july of 1901. we only have one, and it is miraculous that we have one. they were working with a local machine shop in local foundries, made this engine, put it in a bicycle. that is really fun, we think, and decided to make a full-fledged motorcycle. but that is sort of the foundation of the harley-davidson motor company right there. this story really could have only happened in milwaukee. if you think back to the beginnings of the 20th century, milwaukee was known as the world --hop out of the machine shop of the world. this was the mantra manufacturing center. -- this would be manufacturing center. it is one of the things that made milwaukee famous. they have the leather industry here, tanneries, foundries, the machine shops. kids growing up, this was part of their environment, and for both arthur and bill harley, they grew up, we are in a city where people make t

harley davidson is just more than a microsoft -- motorcycle company. we capture milwaukee as one of those cities where the machines are billed and made. >> this is an iconicn we are here. this is a tangible expression of an economic legacy that was really report here and remains important. >> the cities tour is on the road x loring the american story. this weekend we take you to milwaukee wisconsin with the help of our cable partners. this is located on the shores of lake michigan. >> we will visit the black holocaust museum to learn about james cameron, a survivor of an attempted lynching. >> the reason the story was so important and he wanted it publishes because he knew this was an important part of american history. apart that was never told in school. he wanted people to get an eyewitness account of a survivor's lynching to see what the dynamics of the lynching were. >> watch c-span city tour this saturday at 5 pm eastern on c- span two. you can also watch it suay at 2 pm on american history tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> now a hearing on executive privilege and the role that congressional oversight plays

bill that would ban discrimination based on gender identity. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> to the city of milwaukee, harleyavidson is i think more than just a motorcycle company. in a lot of ways, harley davidson captures that arrival of milwaukee is one of those cities where great american machines are built and made. >> the word iconic is sometimes overused, but miller is certainly an iconic company in milwaukee's history. it is a tangible expression of an ethnic and economic legacy that was really important here and remains important to the present. >> c-span's cities tour is on the road exploring the american story. this weekend, we take you to milwaukee, wisconsin, with the help of our spectrum cable partners. located on the shores of lake michigan, the city has one of the highest concentrations of german ancestry in the country. it was also here that america's socialist movement got its start. >> milwaukee in the late 19th of the was becoming one machine shops of the world, so you have this large pool of largely immigrant workers who were very receptive to a message that promised to benefit the worki

bill that would ban discrimination based on gender identity. at 7:00shington journal this morning. join the discussion. >> harley davidson is more than just a motorcycle company in a lot of ways. it captures the arrival of milwaukee as a city were great american machines are made. iconic company in milwaukee. it's a tangible expression of an ethnic and economic legacy that was important here. >> the city's tour is on the road, exploring the american story. this weekend, we take you to milwaukee, wisconsin. located on the shores of lake michigan, the city has one of the highest concentrations of german ancestry in the country. the socialist movement got start here. >> in the late 19th century, it was becoming a machine shop. you had a huge pool of immigrant workers who were very receptive to a message that promised to benefit the working class. >> we will visit the black holocaust museum to learn about a survivor of attempted lynching. >> the reason we wanted it published, it was such an important part of american history. he wanted people to be able to get an eyewitness account of the survivor of a lynching, to