bill russell. [ applause ]an the third is the incomparable mr.jim brown. [ applause ] and the fourth is the absolutele unconcurable, miss billy jean r i want to focus on the struggle at the intereface of race and f sports. i went back and read jim and f bill's first two books. jim brown's "off my chest and out of bounds" and bill russell's "goal for glory and second win."day bec for athletes because they say where we have come from and the for them to be g where they are today.as the things that stuck with me about those books and reading them was, first, how well the f philosophies, the perspectives, the ethical arguments and so forth of jim and bill have stood up over the last 50 years. the second thing is that they u were super starrap agthletes whr they stood up. they were super t starrage athletes when they stood up. they never were willing to exchange white racism for blackm orthodox. they were all about the people. i their argument was, and that i as a man am part of the people and i insist on being respectedb as such throughout that -- th

where are the bille russells? where are the jim browns? know we don't expect people to do the same way -- do things the same way they were done in the same sense that bill, you and jim didn't do things the same way that jackie robinson did orw that jesse owens or joe lewis did. how did we comeun to a place whe we have the level of uninvolvement, apathy, a lack of concern about the broader issues that you speak of now? >> you mentioned jackie robinson. i met him a couple times. when he died, i got a call fromw rachel robinson. she said that she wanted me to be a pallbearer at his funeral.d and i said, that's an overwhelming honor. why me? she said, you were one of jackie's favorite athletes.one and i took that to say jackie as had done a tremendous thing for he was the first black to play baseball, but he was never a pushover. and he took us to a place that opening up this whole world for us. i but i was not going to re-visit that place.nd i wanted to take it to the next step. >> which you most certainly did. >> and so when red asked me --

read in preparing for this irst conversation, i went back and read jim brown and bill a russell's first books. jim brown's "off my chest and o out of bounds" and bill r are russell's "goal for glory and second win." i think that those are four d po books that should be required reading for all athletes entering college and professional sports today and because they say so much about where we have come from and the sacrifices that were made in order for them to be where they are today. the things that stuck with me about those books and reading ar philosophies, the perspectives,n rs. forth of jim and bill have stood up over the last 50 years. te]-i the second thing is that they were superstar athletes whether they stood up. they weren't a bunch of guys whs retired and so forth. they were superstar athletes when they stood up and spoke out. the third thing that struck me o was that they never were willing to exchange white racism for black orthodoxy. they were always about the people. me and their argument was, and that i . as a man am part of the people and i insist on being respectede a

i'd take kareem abdul-jabbar four. >> charlie: where's my man bill russell? >> he's at the five.ghter) >> charlie: there you go. that's the team. >> and james naismith, my coach. >> charlie: invented the game of basketball. and suppose that team is playing the team that we predicted first, who wins? >> you know, no one will win. you know why? >> charlie: because? because we would never -- if we beat that team, they would not let us get off the court, and if they beat us we would not let them get off the court. we would play all day and night (laughter) >> charlie: is your game complete? >> i don't think so. i don't think so. i feel, at 24 years old there's no way that my game can be complete. there's too much more to learn, too much more to see, too much more to experience and i feel like i've gotten better every year. >> charlie: take from the year before to the last year, better in shooting, better in rebounding, better in team understanding the game, better -- >> i think better in leadership. >> charlie: leadership. leadership, vocally, making sure that my guys are always prep

and that reminds me bill russell, i remember, a number of years ago was doing an interview. and i don't remember who it was, who the commentator was, but introduced bill russell as a basketball player. and bill russell quickly corrected him and said i am not a basketball player, i am a guy who plays basketball. that is not who i am, it is what i do. >> that's right. >> and that's, i think -- >> yes, sir. >> finish the whole point here is if you're not good enough to make it as a jeffrey hammonds -- [laughter] not a jerry hammonds, a jeffrey hammonds, that degree that you get will go a very long way. and you can still apply and have fun with the game in other ways. wendy, you've been in major league baseball 20 -- >> 6. >> 26 years. i don't think i saw you play. [laughter] >> i guarantee you did not. >> but i heard that you could. >> yes, i can. >> talk about your career in major league baseball. >> i had a really wonderful opportunity to join the chicago cubs' organization 26 years ago, and what i want you to know, young ladies as well as young men, it wasn't because i enjoy

at 8:00 p.m., bill russell and football hall of famer jim brown describe their struggles for respect throughout their careers, and the role of african-americans in college and professional sports today. and at 10:00, author matthew algea talks about "pedestrianism" when walking people walk, and how competitive walking became the most popular sport in many major eastern cities, including new york and philadelphia, in the 1870s and 1880s. >>> here are some of the highlights for this weekend. tonight at 8:00 p.m., a history tour, looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30, the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday, on q&a, political commentator, author and former presidential candidate pat buchanan. >>> so c spans 2, books or hillary clinton, barack obama, and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "afterwards" the weekly standard's daniel halpern, and sunday morning at 10:30 we tour the literary sites of casper, women many. >>> tonight the negro league's kansas city monarchs. saturday at 6:00 p.m. on the civil war, the depiction of slavery in movies.

. >> there should be a picture of bill russell next to the word winning, winner in the dictionary. >> there you go. there you go. absolutely. >> that's my man. >> let me -- let me -- in the two minutes -- >> there's never been a greater contributor in any sport. >> in the two minutes i've got left. i've got a question from -- >> that's a friend of mine. >> i know. i know. i know. what bill is essentially telling you, jim, you don't have to pay him that money you owe him. let me -- let me -- i have a question here. jim, you are an actor. you produced a number of very successful musical groups. of course, you understand the politics of of the entertainment industry and how much mileage you can get out of the form of football and that. i have a question for you because i really value your judgment on that. president barack obama leading up to his first campaign went -- famously went to the university of north carolina and played basketball. they had it all over the tv with the team, championship basketball team. he -- leading up to his second election he famously channelled al green's, i

we will examine the kansas city monarchs baseball team to mir from bill russell and jim brown on race sports and take a look at a time in u.s. history when walking was a competitive sport. tonight on c-span and american history torque. recently traveled the country for stories from the civil war looking at the battle of chattanooga, the old slave market in charleston, south carolina, civil war era medicine and a confederate propagandist promoting the cause and europe. c-span american history toward the civil war begins. cramming or unauthorized third-party charges on wireless bills is a growing problem and the majority who are victims to not even know about it because they look like normal charges. he appeared before the senate commerce committee recently. also testifying senator richard blumenthal chairs this hour and 40 minute hearing. the senate [inaudible conversations] recen. senator richard blumenthal chaired this hour, 40 minute hearing. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing is open, and ask myeyou know -- and as you kn i am here regretfully in place of chairman rockefeller

. >> that should be a picture of m bill russell next to the word eb "winner" in the dictionary. i >> absolutely. and that's my man. >> in the two minutes -- >> never been a greater contributor in any sport. >> in the two minutes i have left -- y >> that'sou a friend of mine. >> i know.im. i know. but what bill is selling you, un jim, you don't have to pay him a that money you owe him.er of you're in good shape. >> i have a question here.ou groups.uch m of course you understand the politics of the entertainment q ju you can get out of a forum such as football. i have a question because i to this. playe president barack obama leading up to his first campaign team. famously went to the university of north carolina and played basketball with the championship basketball team. election, he famously channelled al green's "i'm so in love withe you." it became the number one phone ringer across the country after that. i have a question for you, do you think he would have projected the same cachet, charisma and cool if he had been into bowling and had channelled again campbell's "the wich

that's followed by a skufgs racism in sports over the years, former pro athletes bill russell and jimbrown tell their stories. then a look at when walking was the nation's most popular spectator sport. >> here's a great read to deed your summer reading list, c-span's sunday's at 8:00. >> i always knew there was a risk in the bohemian lifestyle and i decided to take it and whether it's an illusion or not, i don't think it is, it helped my concentration. it stopped me being bored. stopped other people being boring to some extent. it would keep me awake. make me want the evening to go on longer, to enhance the moment. if i was asked would i do it again, the answer is probably yes, i would have quit earlier possibly hoping to get away with the whole thing. hear. i would do it again. but the truth is it would be hypocritical of me to say. but i did know. >> vote union and the soviet system in eastern europe contained the seeds of its own destruction. many of the problems we saw at the end begin at the very beginning. i spoke already about day tempt to control all institutions and control a

bill russell and jim brown tell their stories. then a look when walking was the nation's most popular spectator sport. >>> here is a great read to add to your summer reading list "sundays at eight" a collection of stories from the most influential people over the past 25 years. >> there was a risk and i decided to take it. whether it's illusion or not, i don't think it is, it helped my concentration. it stopped me being bored. stopped other people being boring, to some extent. it would keep me awake. would make the evening go on longer for good long conversation, to enhance the moment. if i was asked, would i do it again? the answer is probably yes. i'd have quit earlier, possibly, hoping to get away with the whole thing. easy for me to say. not very nice for my children to hear. sounds irresponsible. if i say, yeah, i'd do all that again to you. the truth is, it could be hypocritical to say, no, i'd never touch the stuff if i didn't no. i did know. everyone does. >> soviet system in eastern europe contained the seeds of its own d

then a discussion on race in sports with hall of famers bill russell and jim brown. and later another look at the history of competitive walking. >>> tonight american history tv explores the overland campaign, a series of major battles that took place in virginia in 1864 between union forces under ulysses s. grant and confederates led by robert e. lee. watch the 150th anniversary commemoration ceremonies marking the beginning and conclusion of the overland campaign as well as a look at the battle of cold harb harbor, the campaign's final major conflict. that's all tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. >>> here is a look at our prime time lineup for this week on the c-span networks. each night starting at 8:00 eastern. on c-span, a debate on genetically modified food. wednesday night highlights from the new york ideas forum including cancer biologist andrew hessle. friday night we'll visit important sites in the history of the civil rights movement. on c-span2 it's book tv in prime time beginning at 8:30 p.m. eastern with a discussion about fracking. tuesday night

then a discussion on race in sports with hall of famers bill russell and jim brown. and later, another look at the history of competitive walking. >>> tonight, american history tv explores the overland campaign. a series of major battles that took place in virginia in 1864 between union forces under ulysses s grant and confederates led by robert e. looempt watch the 150th anniversary commemoration ceremonies marking the beginning and conclusion of the overland campaign, as well as a look at the battle of cold harbor, the campaign's final major conflict. that's all tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. >>> next, author and baseball historian, phil dixon, discusses the history of the kansas city monarchs. the longest running franchise in the history of baseball's negro leagues. the monarchs featured a number of future hall of fame players including jackie robinson and introduced several new innovations to the game like the use of lights for night games. the dwight d. eisenhower presidential library and museum hosted this hour-long event. >>> first i want to say good afte

at 8:00 p.m., basketball hall of famer bill russell and football hall of famer jim brown describe theirstruggles for respect throughout their careers. and the role of african-americans in college and professional sports today. and at 10:00, author matthew algio talks about his book "pedestrianism." when watching people walk was america's favorite spectator sport. >>> here's some of the highlights for this weekend on c-span. tonight at 8:00 p.m., a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 eastern, the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q&a, political commentator, author and former presidential candidate pat buchanan. on c-span 2 tonight at 8:00 eastern, books on hillary clinton, barack obama and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. on afterwards, the weekly standard's daniel halper and sunday morning we tour the literary sites of caspar, wyoming. on c-span3, the negro league's kansas city monarchs. saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, the depiction of slavery in movies. and sunday on "real america" at 4:00 p.m., an interview with

at 8:00 p.m., basketball hall of famer bill russell and football hall of famer jim brown describe their struggles for respect throughout their careers. and the role of african-americans in sports. and then the book pedestrianism, when watching people walk was a favorite sport. >>> here is a great read to add to your summer reading list. c-span's latest book sundays at eight. a collection of stories from some of the nation's most influential people over the past 25 years. >> i always knew there's a risk in the bohemian lifestyle and i decided to take it because whether it's an illusion or not, i don't think it is. it helped my concentration. it stopped me being bored. it stopped other people being boring to some extent. it would keep me awake, make me want to have the evening go on longer, to prolong the conversation. if i was asked would i do it again, the answer is probably yes, i'd have quit earlier possibly hoping to get away with the whole thing. easy for me to say, of course, not very nice for my children to hear. it sounds irresponsible if i say, yeah, i'd do all that again to you

that's followed by a skufgs racism in sports over the years, former pro athletes bill russell and jimrown tell their stories. then a look at when walking was the nation's most popular spectator sport. >> here's a great read to deed your summer reading

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we will examine the kansas monarchs baseball team and hear from bill russell and jim brown on race and sports. and we will look at a time when walking was a competitive sport. and tonight on c-span we will have a walking history tour and look at the battle of wars around the united states with chattanooga, south carolina, and southern medicines promoted during the civil war. the civil war tour starts at 8 p.m. >> tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, a history tour looking at the civil war. the communicators visit a technology fair on capital hill. and then pat bucannon is here. tonight at 8 eastern, books on hilary clinton, obama, and snowden. and we tour the literary sites of casper, wyoming. and the negro leagues kansas city moner city monarchs. and the depiction of slavery in movies as well will be discussed. call us or e-mail and let us know you thing. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter, join in the conversation. >> today's edition of washington journal. we asked viewers to react to the situation in fergsusoferguson, . darren williams has been named the officer of the shooting. >> if

. >> i didn't see frank or simon russell or bill pennington there have been a lot of them but at a certain point i had to make it completely my own where no one sitting on my shoulder. >> rose: did you see it, was it a production put on by your father? >> you know, he did put it on, but when he put king lear on i was 7 years old. and my parents knew i wouldn't last until the end. so no, the first time i saw it was in 1962, the first season of shakespeare in the park at the delacorte with frank sillvara in the role. and it completely throttled me. i mean that you remember. you remember just the impact of a play like this. it was like the first time i ever saw death of a salesman. >> rose: speaking of death of a salesman, are there other things that you very much want to play that when you look at all its things you have done, are there missing elements for you? in terms of great characters. >> i would say the only one was king lear. i don't have any bucket list play or part any more. i mean-- i'm about to do a delicate balance on broadway and i'm thrilled to be doing thamment but it's not s

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the bill will be form ally introduced in september, too late to change what's going on in ferguson. >> russellired army general. you may recall in 2005, he commanded joint task force katrina coordinating military relief efforts after that storm. he joins us from louisiana. good morning, general. >> good morning, how are you this morning? >> not too bad. first of all, your response to what you saw in ferguson. >> well, in the heat of the incidents the two previous nights, extreme use of what appeared to be the shock and awe of non-lethal weapons. i think people have come to realize that non-lethal weapons can appear and are lethal. they may not kill you but cause serious damage and harm, and they can actually incite people to almost panic and terrorize people and that was the purpose of these weapons. they are all over the country now in small police departments and they are available through grants that are given out through the department of homeland security. when those grants given, congressman and senators come to town and take the picture with the police chief, giving them a grant from ho