booker washington insisted on educational, moral and economic development became a lost artifact on how to integrate minorities and any other disadvantaged group into american life. washington put a premium on finding consensus and going with other groups and by example he encouraged dominant groups to do the same. he cautioned that when a people protest constantly about their mistreatment, they get the reputation as complainers and others stop listening. blacks needed he said the reputation of being hardworking intelligent and patriotic and not being agrieved. and that's what african-americans were hardworking intelligent and patriotic. the main lessons that people took around the world from booker t. washington was that hope and optimism are crucial ingredients in overcoming the obstacles of past exploitation and present discrimination. and it was the cultivation of hope and optimism that was the primary purpose of washington's work. in his own time, washington's abilities were widely appreciated. the most powerful men in the country shared their thoughts with them and five u.s. presi

. >> in my view historians have been unfair to booker washington. .b. nd long standing rivalry, survived washington and shaped the memory. dubois criticized washington in 1903 and said washington excused the south discrimination and blamed the poor black man himself for his own position. dubois blamed washington to many other ills related to the condition of blacks in the south at the turn of the 20th century. over the course of years of research on race in the south and

contribution of african-american, george washington carver, followed by a fogarty washington monument in 1956 -- booker t. washington monument in 19 56. and dedicated in 1974. mr. frederick douglass and i met the national park service in the same year. think about that one. i first dawned the green and gray as a marshall in grand teton national park. in 1962, president john f. kennedy signed legislation making the douglas home part of the national park system. the fire started burning deeply either time his legacy became a unit of the national park system. but today, with president obama's extensive use of the antiquities act, it gives the president unilateral authority to establish a monument out of existing federal properties. there are 30 areas included. the underground network to freedom. they specifically commemorate african-americans such as selma to montgomery, the tuskegee airmen, and what have you. [applause] but realize, our story is more than that. if you were to look at the scope of our history as prevailed at the museum -- and john may speak about this, we have only touched the surface. so

atalked to the principal booker t washington in dover and , if he were given additional educational dollarsnd he got some, what would he do with it? he said he would put in place a day program and they did that their kids alone. i asked dr. brown what he would do and he said he would hire social psychologist because he had so many kids that came to the classroom with problems and trauma. different schools have different needs. it is frankly fairly well funded. >> i would invite mr. bonini to participate unless panelists have a follow-up. we are not underfunded. we are in the top 10 in most of it comes from the state. it is not a resource issue. the key here is getting those resources down to the classroom. when i tell people, who should be responsible for school reform and i say it is parents, teachers, input -- and principles in that order, and john's gave two good examples, they know exactly what the true issues the students are facing is. those resources out of the well-intentioned programs and bureaucracies we have created and get them into i think you will start to see tremendous progr

washington. today, new jersey senator ry booker will be in wisconsin -- campaigning for hillary clinton and other democrats.he early. senator tammy baldwin, congresswoman gwenoore and ss feingold will be on hand. today's event will be held at the 'milwaukee hillary for wisconsin office' on m-l-k drive. clinton running-mate tim kaine will make a swing through the badger state on tuesday.the democratic vice-presidential nominee will campaign in appleton and madison.more details are expected to be released soon. donald colodo today -- one day after stumping for hid waukesha.trump met with caaign workers, and spe about the cost of amacare and what he calls the failing education system.. grn party nominee for president jill stein is in town.she will hold a rally at uw-milwaukee tonight at 6-30. most polls show stein coming in fourth behind hillary clinton, donald trump, and libertarian nomie gary johnson. today is your chance to weigh in on proposals to make amtrak's hiawatha service better.a public hearing is being held tonight at serivce the proposed improvements would add three daily trips between

what donald trump needs to do to do well in waukesha, ozaukee and washington counties tonight on upfront. >> new jersey senator cory booker is one of the democrats rising stars. tonight, i will sit down with her to ask him if he is, what about the democrats chances for winning control of the u.s. senate. but i will ask why donald trump has been struggling in wisconsin's most republican counties. more than 505 -- more than 4000 voters have already voted early in the state. it is all coming up tonight at 11:00 right here on upfront. adrienne: chief meteorologist mark baden is joining us tonight. you keep telling me it is going to get cold or something, but i'm just not feeling it. mark: eventually we will get cold. will snow. you can count on it. that is a promise. not tonight. it is still chilly out there. there may be some frost if you are inland. tomorrow, warm air, and then it gets crazy warm on tuesday. it is the 70's on the first day of november. that is pretty nice stuff. not quite to record territory, but not far away either. heading out to the bus stop tomorrow, 42 degrees in the city or nearly michigan. colder tha

what donald trump needs to do to do well in waukesha, ozaukee and washington counties tonight on upfront. >> new jersey senator cory booker is one of the democrats rising stars. tonight, i will sit down with her to ask him if he is, what senate. but i will ask why donald trump has been struggling in wisconsin's most republican counties. more than 505 -- more than 4000 voters have already voted early in the state. it is all coming up tonight at 11:00 right here on upfront. adrienne: chief meteorologist mark baden is joining us tonight. you keep telling me it is going g i'm just not feeling it. mark: eventually we will get cold. it will get cold this winter, it will snow. you can count on it. that is a promise. not tonight. it is still chilly out there. there may be some frost if you are inland. tomorrow, warm air, and then it gets crazy warm on tuesday. it is the 70's on the first day of november. that is pretty nice stuff. not quite to record territory, but not far away either. tomorrow, 42 degrees in the city or nearly michigan. if you are inland, it will be colder than that. heading home, partly cloudy skies in the fore

washington counties. that's just a few of the topics today on upfront with mike gousha. >> new jersey senator cory booker is one of the democrats rising stars. this morning i will sit down with them to ask if he is confident about democrats chances of winning majority control of the senate. i ask a donald trump supporter why he is been struggling so far. 400-5000 statement the -- citizens have heard of or default of why democratic advance. that is all coming up this morning at 9:00. thema: after upfront, stay tuned at 9:30 for this week with george stephanopoulus. that's followed by matter of fact with soledad o'brien at 10:30. this week a longtime gop operative joins soledad for a closer look at the trump effect on the republican party and what the party will look like after the election. facebook is trying to help voters before they head to the polls. the social media website is now offering information gathered issues and candidates on your ballot. it's called vote planner. it lets you save and print your choices so you can take them with you to the voter booth. facebook says it's just another way to

washington since it became a state in 1896. utah also has a very small number of women in its state legislature. in tonight's signature segment, newshour weekend's christopher booker reports how this affects policy in utah, and what's being done to encourage more women candidates. >> okay, alright sister. >> reporter: for sophia dicaro, political campaigns are a family affair. >> well i can't thank you enough for your support. >> reporter: throughout the fall, dicaro, her husband robert, and their three kids, caravan through utah's state house district 31. >> thank you so much we appreciate it. >> reporter: for dicaro, who previously worked for four governors, the family's full- court press is designed to hold the seat she won two years ago. >> you know, these campaign politics world. it's one of those things that you can't really describe unless you experience it for yourself. >> reporter: as a republican in utah, dicaro is part of the state's majority in the house of representatives, but as a women in utah politics, she's a rarity. nationally, about a quarter of all state legislators are women. with six senators in its 29 member senate and just ten representativ

to do to run up the score in waukesha, and washington counties, that's just a few of the topics today on upfront with mike gousha. >> new jersey have cory booker is one of the democrats rising stars. this morning on upfront i will sit down with booker and ask him if he is confidence about democrats winning majority of the senate. why donald trump is struggling so far in wisconsin's republican counties. and 405,000 state residents have voted early already this election. why do campaigns particularly democratic campaigns place such an afinesse of getting votes out week in ald sentence -- advance. it is coming up at 9:00 on up front. thema: stayed tuned at 9:30 for this week. and 10:30. well, facebook is trying to help voters before they head to the polls. the social media website is now offering information gathered from a nonpartisan group on the issues and candidates on your ballot. it is called vote planner. it lets you save and print your choices is so you can take them with you to the voting booth. just another way to encourage civic engagement. you can now go into all three of the mitchell park domes. months after falling concrete forced t

booker's legislation is bipartisan to reform some of our criminal justice systems, some of the disparate outcomes that have occurred. i've in support of that, a cosponsor i've also taken the lead in washington over the years on this issue of ensuring the people are coming out of prison have the opportunity to their lives back on track. it's good for everybody. it's good for them achieving their god given purpose in life. it's good for the community. it's good for the taxpayer to construct a more than half of those people are in a revolving door. they're back into the prison system. i am the author of what's called a second chance act to give people the opportunity get the job skills they need come together drug treatment they become to get the mental health help they need. to go to get a job and become productive citizens. there's some good examples of that in northeast ohio. northeast ohio has taken full advantage of the second chance act. over to mentors has gone into grants just in the last few years. tonight in the audience is brandon. he runs and wins, an incredible stronger if the rest of but it's much more than that. everybody works their personas come out of the prison system come r