. >> in 1911, booker t.ton came to shreveport and gave almost an impromptu speech on a temporary grandstand right to my right where the annex of the courthouse is today. no one was really told because the white establishment was re however, within an hour's notice, 2,000 to 3,000 people came right here. clogged up texas streets and clogged up marshall and wanted to hear it. photographer from the local newspaper, the times, took his picture. the photographs taken that day are typical booker t. washington. he's animated. he's preaching. he's giving a very, very well received speech. and people loved it. he was -- he was a star. there was no doubt about it. four years later, shortly before his death, he comes back and he could not be here because there were too many people that wanted to see him. so the venue was moved out to the fairgrounds which is where they are today. about four miles west of here. when shreveport had 20,000 people, 10,000 people came out to listen to him. i think the first time the draw wa

he lets the day care is would-be private day cares, jcc, booker t., those are the big ones. there are some others floating around. >> if you look on this list, had is one -- that is one line. it is the same bus route in the afternoon. most of those schools are losing service after this year. thank you. vice president norton: my question was about special ed students. i have heard a few reports and i think there is some confusion out there. as this is starting to seep out, the people are upset that bus routes are changing. i have been contacted by a few families who are worried that their special ed children are losing transportation. i know that we are not proposing to do that. in some cases at the middle school level and some elementary, there are students riding a big yellow bus who have iep's. they did not get a door-to-door route and instead got a big yellow route. are we making sure that those who have transportation needs and iep's are not going to lose transportation because of this? i have gotten some queries from parents who are being told that their kids are losing

only two names were in the encyclopedia, and that was booker t. washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole sys

jackson, the colored superintendent who was headquartered in a white frame house on the property of booker t. washington junior high school, not on 25th street. residence lines were sharply drawn. if you read read read from "not in my neighborhood," just how sharply. for instance, my family living in an apartment on madison avenue in a townhouse, we children did not dare play with the children of the appalachian families who moved into the unplumbed garages with no water, no plumbing, on you tao place and right across the alley from the back yards of our townhome apartments on madison avenue. we were unequal. when i was younger, i remember visiting dad with mom at huts her's where he was a window dresser and he had been told he would never, ever be able to rise to a higher level of employment. that's how he migrated to become one of the first people on the police force as it integrated. i remember passing the cafeteria in huts her's and i could see the crystal chandelier, but we went to eat lunch with dad by going down into the basement and walking among the pipes that led to the colored caf

booker t and the mgs, "green onions." >> it's our poll music. >> i like it.bly great discussions behind what's going to be the music for the phone calls at americans for tax reform. everybody has to boogie down with that. >>> let's talk about gas prices this morning. looks like they could be hurting president obama's re-election. disapproval rating is on record high, despite the recent job growth of which showed a gain of 227,000 jobs last month. "washington post"/abc poll reveals 50% of americans disprove of the way the president is doing his job over all. 59% disapprove of his handling of the economy. 55% disapprove of the handling of the rising gas price issue. new national average for a gallon of gas is $3.80 a gallon. it's interesting a at time when the economy appears to be doing better and the job numbers last week, gas prices could kill him in the white house in re-election chances. >> the white house is not doing welcoming out of previous recoveries, the gas prices hurt because he and chu and his other guys who do energy, have stated this is their go

movement stories iny and collea kelly whose book "right to ride" about the age of cam com daigs, the booker ton moments where apparently african-americans didn't really push back. she in her book really writes, no, this is about the age of thwarted resistance, people were pushing back, people were resisting. they just lost, right? and they lost over and over and over again until the moment when the 1960s civil rights movement and the selma march finally leads then-president lbj to do what president obama did vis-a-vis occupy, which is to bring the language of the social movement into the well of congress, right, into the presidency. let me ask you one question, though, about failing presidential candidates, in this case a failing vice presidential candidate. sarah palin it seems to me that, despite being a loser, is an enormous agenda setting winner. so she loses in 2008 as the vice president, but then in 2010 she becomes the queen maker for all of these congressional races, right? sarah palin goes in and endorses nicki haley and mary fallon and suzanne martinez and the next thing you know, s

booker t. become a every weekend on c-span to. -- book tv, every weekend on c- span 2. >> then, a look at mental health in the u.s. military. later, more of our coverage of the economy summit. >> several live event to tell you about tomorrow. the center for american process hall -- progress hold a forum on the end of the iraq war. that is here on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern. president obama has a campaign fund-raiser in chicago. one of several campaign event he has scheduled. tomorrow morning, a discussion of democracy in the middle east. that is on c-span 3. >> the strong support we have come up with this movement originated, gives us an excellent base and we will go forth in the beginning with the 107 let toro votes that comprises florida. then you have the 270 a la torre votes necessary to win the presidency. >> -- electoral votes necessary to win the presidency. >> go to our web site, c- span.org/thecontenders. >> there has been contention, spirited disagreements, and argument. but do not

booker is charged with kidnaaping and pxtortion. he's due in &pcourt today. investigators say alcohol could be to blame for an a-t-v crash sending two people to the hospital.it happened just pefore 1-o'clock, sunday morning... along mckinstry'' mill road near union bridge in and hit a guard rail. the l driver and his passenger were they're in critical condition this morning. occupy wall street is back in news.over the weekend ... protesters who launched the occupy movement in new york city returned to the pot where it all began.officers arrested 74 protesters and refused toolet them takeeover zuccotti park.the demonstration came six months after tte occupy movvment began. if the first thing you do at a hhtel is check the sheets for staans .. you're not the only one.according tootte los angeles times... 90-percent of people say hey check their hotel rooms for cleanliness. and offthose people... about 70 percent say they found something gross in their rooms... such as cockroaches and hair.travelers say they &puse everything from disinfectant wipes to toilet paper to clean up what the housekeeper misssd.the survey w

booker is charged with kidnapping and exxortion. he's due in court today. investigators say alcohol could be to blame for an a-ting two people to the hospital.it happennd just before 1-o'clock, sunday morning... long mckinstry's carroll county.investigators and hit a ggard rail. the l - &pánotá wearing helmets at the rushed to hospital where re they're in critical coodition this morning. today... friends, family and loved ones will say goodbye to a maryland guardsman killed in . afghanistan.funeral services for army major robert marchanti will be held this morning at the trinity assembll of god in timonnium. major merchanti ... a former baltimore county teacher ... was killed last month during interior ministry. marchanti leaves behind a wife, ffur children. nd three grrnd- a new park in howard county is finally seeing its first visitors.... many of whom were not even born when joel d. smith is live there ow, to see if it was worth tte wait... and the money. good morning joel d. 3 forgettletterman... leno... or conan... a republican senator proves he's got a funny bone. senator scott brown roasted his colleague

t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> question, what is cory booker tweeting right now? question, what will be his first tweet after joining me in nerdland today? plus, president obama speaks at apac this morning. i'm sitting here wondering if the whole world is going ma should go that. >>> if you thought you had been here before, if you thought we've never been nerdier, you don't know nerd land until you see ha we can do with jelly beans and arithmetic. get your pocket protectors ready, people. #nerdland. >>> good morning. i am melissa harris-perry. the nedland crew discovered a large problem for the republicans. they appear to be headed for a mathematical cliff. last night in washington state, mitt romney won the caucus. but not a single delegate. but it was a nonbinding contest. the actual delegates won't be awarded until the state's convention in early june. remember superdelegates? i know, you're probably groaning. remember when you had no idea what it was. those were good times. as wild a ride as superdelegates made the democratic primary in 200