and georgia needs nato. [indiscernible] --not going to give anybody anything to georgia that we do not already have all of the instruments that come with it, we already have for a long time. for many years. all we are talking about is making a political statement. if we are told know on that, that is a very clear message. somebody out there, either in natoels or the capital member states, they believe that there is the potential in partnership and successful work with russia. .ith today's russia with the russia that has the current leadership they have. minister, i have one more question and then i will ask my colleagues for there's. ir's. ther's we both mentioned ukraine. minister khidasheli: people sent for those advisors. georgians in the ukrainian cabinet and subcabinet. there is also a ukrainian pushing who may be reform a long and a part of -- part of ukraine that very much needs it. this experience with the russians. the ukrainians have a similar problem. they annexed crimea. the georgians have given

than georgia does. for keeping the promises that this organization has been making over the years. we hear the arguments that there are for the advancement or enlargement of nato in russia's neighbors may be triggering the rush to act. we tell our friends it's a perception, legitimate one, maybe rather than one but it's not factor the facts are different, and the fax say that when nato refused to enlarge in 2008, this is exactly win the war happened. this refusal, or no courage on the psychedelic to accept the challenge, was understood as a green light by russia on activity in georgia. been in 2009 world said okay, let's forget what happened and start a new discussion. a new partnership. we had a policy of lots of other things following it. russia was considered as a partner, but in ukraine happen. i think after that, before that if after the august want it was disillusioned the russian can be a partner in any way after ukraine even developments and more, it has become absolutely clear that there's no p

augusta, georgia. all of the prisoners were still coming through, all of the wounded were still coming in. the shortage of supplies was huge. people were starving. hospitals were full about churches started to fill with the wounded. there was a lot of things going on in a guster that had a major impact on without even coming here. when i knew the 150th can ration coming, and i was trying to think -- i was looking at other museums and looking at what they were doing. everyone was concentrating on the battles and the skirmishes and we do not have those here. how was augustine affected, is how i was acting asking myself. what are the stories we can tell the people of what was going on here? i found them over and over again. i intentionally did not do battles and skirmishes and i left for the military people. i wanted to go it a different direction. one of the things that i tried to do in letting the stories being told, there are some amazing stories that have come out of this research. my preference was t

he had a heart for both areas that is why he created the song georgia liner. ♪ i'm a georgia liner georgiaas raised in georgia, born under a lineup. georgia liner georgia liner ♪ ♪ >> my grandmother and grandfather were poor. he grew up in the downtown area, which at that time was called the terry, or the territory where the poor people live. his days growing up and our and honey's place, there were some things going on at aunt honey's house that was a prohibition house. the military gentleman came down to visit the ladies of the evening at aunt honey's place, and so as a young lawyer he got a chance to see some things. that is the area in which and the surroundings he grew up in. he met bobby byrd, who i call uncle bobby in georgia. uncle bobby was part of a gospel group gospel star lighters. he came and performed in the boys home. dad was there as an inmate, and then met there. they became friends because in order for dad to be able to get out of that detention home for boys, he needed a homecoming need to do place, so somebody had to take him in a and so uncle bobby talked his mom into

none were actually born in georgia.n the middle is george walton, who was born in virginia. >> after the revolutionary war george did not go back to processing law. he became a public servant. i like to tell the children that come in he was in all three branches of government. we know that he was a representative to the declaration of independence read but he was also a u.s. senator. he was sent here to augusta with the committee to form the first government for georgia, and they selected him governor. later on he was elected governor. he was governor twice. he was very proud of his knowledge of law, and he was devoted to the law. his favorite position was that of judge rate he was the supreme court justice for georgia. he would trouble and a circuit and he would hear cases in different counties and he always was referred to as judge walton. public service was not paid very well, but he had to maintain a certain lifestyle in this vision. he was always one step ahead of the creditors. this house was never in this name --

that is why he made the beautiful song "georgia liner." >> ♪ i'm a georgia liner ♪ >> ♪ georgia linerborn in carolina ♪ georgia liner ♪ >> ♪ georgia liner ♪ deanna: my grandmother and grandfather were poor. he grew up in the terry, short for the territory, which is where poor people live. his days were growing up and and honey's place. there were some things going on in the house. it was a prohibition house. military gentleman came down to visit ladies of the evening. as a young boy he got a chance to see some things. that is the area in which he grew up in. he met bobby byrd, who i call on uncle bobby, in georgia. uncle bobby was part of a gospel group. they came and performed in the boys home. they met there and they became friends because in order for dead to be able to get out of that detention -- dad to get out of that detention center for boys, he had to have somewhere to go. bobby talked his mom into taking dad in as a boy so he could get out of the home he was in. from that point on, they started to make music together. they started doing gospel music but dad kind of change th

all you need is a georgia state i.d.r driver's license, you go through a background check which takes about 20-30 minutes and you can also obtain a gun online with no background check at all. georgia leads the country as a source of firearms used in crimes in other states. in 2013, 3,000 guns purchased legally in georgia were confiscated outside the state by police. with florida running just behind according to data from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and we received out to atf but they did not respond to our request for an interview. >> i was shocked when i heard what happened and it was one of our guns. >> reporter: upset it was a local gun that killed perry in new york the captain says law enforcement needs more funding to fight gun running. >> what the heck can be done to stop that because it's clearly an issue? >> yeah, well, i mean, you know, other than putting, you know, we have drug interdiction on the interstate that look for drugs and basically stop cars and try to deter drug trafficking and people

purchasing a firearm in the state of georgia is simple. all you need is a georgia state i.d. or driver's licence. it goes through a background check taking 20 or 30 minutes and you can obtain a gun online. georgia leads the country as firearms used in crimes in other states. in 2013, 3,000 guns purchased in georgia were confiscated outside the state, with florida running behind. according to georgia, and the bureau of tobacco and firearms. we reached out. they did not respond to our request for interview. >> i was shocked. >> upset that it was a local gun that killed officer brian moore in new york: law enforcement needs more funding. georgia's state representative rick jasper is the author of the safe carry protection law. it passes in april 2014. it allows georgia residents to purchase a firearm, obtain a permit and carry the weapon in all public state. >> there are some people that compare the gun trade up north to drug trafficking. level? >> i don't know that i'd say that. i feel fortunate to say i have never been in new york city. i haven't really investigated or tried t

the goal in 2008, august, with georgia was to stop georgia's development, advance to its atlantic path. and managed to do it for a short period of time. we are back by 7 years. that's what they tried to do in ukraine. what you try to do in ukraine, and where it can be preferable for everyone. a european nation fighting for its future. >> yesterday ukraine warned russia taking more land. do you anticipate more land grabs there? >> unfortunately, looking at the developments in georgia or you don't have a war at this moment. there's not much of a hope. in georgia on a daily basins, as you said, russia will get more and more under the occupation, behind the occupation. they are doing it on a small scale but on a daily basis. georgia is a small country, in a small territory. as the path continues, we'll face an unfortunate development. they have made it away from the main highway connecting east and west. they may come close to the edge when they can block the country and cut it in two. >> the southern parts are barely 30 miles from your capital tbilisi, and during the war in 2008 russian t

others believed georgia's confederate past needed to be recognized. >> in 2003, georgia's legislature introduced a flag that addressed the concerns of both sides. >> it features the stars and bars, which is the first flag of the confederacy, but in the canton, you see three pillars, which are supposed to represent the three branches of government, and words like "wisdom," "justice," and "moderation." >> a soldier bearing a sword symbolizes georgia's commitment to defending the constitution. >> so it seems as if georgia has finally settled on a flag. >> one thing that isn't controversial is georgia's important role in agriculture. its nickname is "the peach state." pretty sweet! with "flag facts," i'm veronique. >> coming up -- when hugging is not a good thing. >> one of the best things about having a dog is being able to give it a great big hug, but as emily reports, that might just be a great big mistake. >> robin bennett and susan briggs know all about dogs. in fact, they call themselves the dog gurus. hey, guys! >> hey! it's great to be here. >> hi! thanks for having us. >> susan,

to take away georgia slates and not even pay for them.this is an actual message from the governor of georgia. i'm paraphrasing but that's been meaning. and georgia was insisting on its land. any president was going to to do with it. andrew jackson did at least one alternative that was especially discussed at the time which was continue the old policy. there was a policy that went back to the days of president george washington, which was to encourage the nt nations to symbolize as white people saw it, to sell them the tools to raise their living standards which actually could be good for native nations, to sell them that stuff and hope that as they change their ways from being hunters who need lots of land they would become farmers who didn't need nearly so much land. and what do you know? they would owe money for all the nice clothes and stuff that they bought and maybe they would sell white people some land. it was a win-win. consumer capitalism. so the was an old policy that was regarded as more humane, that nations like the cherokee a

here we have these three georgia signers. none were actually born in georgia. button when at was from england -- button when at -- gw ynette was born in -- was from england. >> after he did not go back to practicing law. he became up public servant there it he was in all three branches of government. we know that he was a representative but he was also a u.s. senator. he was sent here to augusta with a committee to form the first government and they selected him governor. later on, years later he was elected governor. he was very proud of his knowledge of law and he was devoted to the law said his favorite position was that of judge. he would travel in a circuit and he would hear cases of different counties and he was always referred to as judge walton. public servants were not paid very well but he had to maintain a certain lifestyle, so he was always one step ahead of the creditors. this house was never in his name for that reason. it was always held in trust for his children. there is the doubt that he loved this home. he always wrote his letters george walt

the word for georgia is not georgia but the chairman new justin of the english to know the word in english was georgia in so he was very touched by this and so was his entourage. >> let me interrupt you. that is an interesting little story. but that actually happened in moscow. the fourth ministry had a big house we negotiate in the morning and then we went back to negotiations. we with each give a toast but it was such that i thought we have to listen -- lucinda's up some house so i got the sheet music from a georgia on my mind knowing that background and then i had a recording of the singer singing dash and i had three guys you spoke russian to sing it and i saying it. [laughter] a and it did break the i.c.e. and it was a big hit. men they were more relaxed so after we all left the office there was a party for the president down in los angeles said he asked me to come and tell the story. my partner that i was dinosaurs' she asked what i would do and i told her and i tell the story i am leaving and here comes dina and she says to me mr. secretary let me show you how to sing that song. [la

in 1890, when she was just 25 years old, augusta howard founded the georgia suffrage association. she worked throughout the state for five years going to conventions, meetings and , leading the charge for women's suffrage in the state of georgia. this all culminated in 1895 when the national convention of the national american women's suffrage association was held in atlanta, georgia. delegates from 28 states susan b as well as anthony, who gave the keynote address. after the convention, augusta and susan b. anthony travel to columbus where susan gave a speech right here in columbus on the importance of women's suffrage. her brothers were not as thrilled about all of the activity and the notoriety their sister was getting into. so controlling the family finances, they cut her off and her public activity ceased. she spent the next several years living in her family's ancestral home in columbus, becoming rather an eccentric recluse in many ways until a bizarre , shooting incident on the property caused her brothers to whisk her away to new york city in 1921, which of course was one

georgia is ground zero. >> two new york city officers ambushed in december were killed by a georgia gun. >> what do you say to politicians up north, saying the southern laws are too lax, and that is why the police officers are armed and shot, and bad guys trade guns? >> if tell you something, they got the same laws here has they do in new york. purchase of a gun. >> well they are definitely more lax down here. >> why are they lax here? >> the gun laws here are lax. when you purchase a gun, you can carry it anywhere if you have the proper permits, you can't do it in new york or chicago or anything like that. >> here, we believe in protecting yourself. >> reporter: purchasing a firearm in the state of georgia is simple. all you need is a driver's licence, going through a background check taking 20-30 minutes, and obtain a gunonline with no check at all. georgia leads the country as a source of firearms in other states. in 2013, 3,000 guns were confiscated outside the city by police, with florida running behind. according to data from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, we reached

they wanted him to return to georgia for their 40th class reunion. it was a remarkable gesture but i want to know how sincere it was weather was just remorse and guilt as people headed into their retirement years or something deeper. i didn't want to just write about the bad things that happened in the south half a century ago. i want to write about our capacity for change and growth and promised redemption and reconciliation. let me back up and tell you a little bit about koinonia. chuck said he had never heard about it until this book came out and i have come to find out as familiar as the koinonia story is to me there awful lot of people who'd never heard of it. it's a communal farm in southwest georgia near jimmy carter's home town. nowadays it's best known as a place where habitat for humanity was born in the late 1960s. there was a time before that when it was one of the most controversial were delicious enclaves in america. koinonia was founded in 1942 by white southern baptist from middle georgia who wasn't like other white men from the south

it is in northern georgia. the union army is in chaos. they have run scrambling, retreating from the field, back to their stronghold of chattanooga, tennessee, across the border. it is a mess. it is bad. all the confederate generals realize this is an opportunity. think about what just happened that summer, gettysburg, vicksburg. the morale in the north is sky high, the morale in the south is in the pits. all of a sudden, at chickamauga, it turns around. we have defeated a major union army. all of the generals go to their commanders, and say, we've got them, let's go. follow this up. bragg doesn't believe it. he doesn't believe the army has been that successful. he is cautious. so he delays, he has people underneath him who are going crazy that he has delayed. instead of what bragg, he kind of goes and looks, sees the union army there and chattanooga. if you know the lay of the land there, it is really interesting. you have high mountains on two sides, and the tennessee river is right there and then chattanooga is right there. bragg looks

perhaps in georgia -- i would contend that georgia is more of an aberration than an example -- they put for homeowners -- parameters in place that would not have a discriminatory effect on voters. when we look at other states like texas, north carolina, wisconsin, these are states in which the ways in which they are trying to implement these laws, they have a strong possibility of having a discriminatory effect. georgia is one example that we have 50 states. if you're able to tell me that 45 out of 50 states had these laws and they were working beautifully, i might say, you know what, hans, perhaps this is working well. but that is not the case. in the majority of states where they are trying to implement these laws, they are implementing them in such a way that is making it difficult for voters to engage in the electoral process and there is -- there arece witnesses, individuals who made statements about the experience they have been facing where they are able to document that yes, these new laws are making it harder for them to register to vote and engage in voting. ms. mui: richard i

they wanted him to return to georgia for their 40th class reunion. it was a remarkable gesture but i wanted to know how sincere it was, whether it was remorse and guilt of people going into their retirement years or something deeper. i didn't want to just write about bad things in the south half a century ago. a capacity for change and growth about the promise of redemption and reconciliation. let me back up and tell you a little bit about the city you had never heard of until this book came out and there are a lot of people who had never heard of it. is a communal farm of few miles south of america in southwest georgia near jimmy carter's home town, nowadays it is known as the place where habitat humanity was born in the late 1960s but there was a time before that, it was one of the most controversial religious enclaves in america. it was founded in 1942 by a white southern baptist minister from middle joy joy was unlike other baptist ministers in the south, wanted to start a commune in the rural south where residents could live like early christian

he went on to serve 20 years in the georgia house and senate.68 democratic national bond became the first african american person nominated for u.s. vice president by a major political party. but he had to withdraw his name because he was just 28 years old, seven years too young to hold the second-highest elected office. julian would go on to serve as president of the southern poverty law center from 1971 to 1979. he served as the president from 1971 to 1979. from 1998 to 2010, he was chairman of the national association for the advancement in a statement president obama said -- "julian bond was a hero and, i'm privileged to say, a friend. justice and equality was the mission that spanned his life. julian bond helped change this or the better." julian bond appeared on democracy now! in 2009. i asked julian bond to talk about how joined the naacp. >> i join the naacp when i was in college, at morehouse college in atlanta, and was frantically active with it for a number of years after that. and then after the collapse of the student nonviolent coo

. ♪ james brown: ♪ i was raised in georgia born intel orion a -- born in carolina ♪ ♪ >> he grew up in. that is why he made the beautiful song. he had a good heart for both. >> we begin the hour with a visit to the augusta canal and how it transformed the city into an industrial center in the civil war. >> the augusta canal is a man-made waterway and it comes from the savannah river, our main river here and troughs in town about 7.5 miles. here, the son of the first mayor of augusta was in massachusetts and saw the canal. augusta's economics came to a standstill. he's aware to do something and thought we could do that here. we can build a canal and pull that savannah river and bring into town of high so it can fall. the canal was his main purpose was hydropower. a secondary use there were long barges. well, they had to shoot the rapids. as the river dropped a very dangerous down the river. they were very pleased when it was built. they could a lot in a nice smooth ride. as the civil war began, the need for gunpowder was foremost importance. and colonel george washington raines was high

we continue our visit to augusta georgia with lee ann caldwell. >> guest: the book we are talking about today is sub five then and now. it's a book i wrote with the augusta museum of history so no better place to talk about the book and what we learned about the history them here in this award-winning local museum and we are in an exhibit entitled acosto story. it tells us about how augusta developed and how it then came to be the augusta that it is now. in 1733 and man named james oglethorpe who was one of 21 trustees basically a charitable trust kind of like a nonprofit organization would be today came to savannah with a ship load of people who are going to start a new colony south of the savannah river. we are in the area of the museum now that talks about this early colonial era here in augusta. we have a picture of just augusta. she was the wife of frederick the prince of wales. you can think of them is sort of the william and kate of their day. they were married in april of 1736 and went oglethorpe came back from england after that marriage, he said he wanted a fort built in this

georgia, louisiana, mississippi and texas. the 13 states account for half of the united states population and encompass most of the places where voting is commission is most prevalent today like florida, north carolina and texas. this formula includes the southern states that were initially targeted by the voting rights act, where discrimination against african americans remains a problem. along with diverse coastal states like california and new york, which have more recently discriminated against ethnic groups like latinos, and asian-americans, reflecting the continuing changing them at graphics of this country. additionally, hr2867 does not contain any carveout for discriminatory voter id laws, and requires states to get free clearance for changes that often target minority voters today. states would need to get federal approval for things like new voter id laws, and proof of citizenship requirements. hr2867 currently cosponsored by 88 democrats, but has not secured one republican vote. no republican support. lastly, congre

rebecca: we are here at the columbus museum in columbus, georgia. currently we're standing in our chattahoochee legacy gallery. this is our permanent gallery that focuses on the history of columbus and its many highlights , from the prehistoric period 10,000 years ago up to the 1970's, even moving forward into the columbus we know today. standing in the portion of the legacy gallery that deals with the civil war. columbus was a significant city during the war for many reasons, not least of which was that it was the second largest manufacturing center for the confederacy, second only to the confederate capital of richmond. however, many residents of columbus also left to fight in the war. bys jacket we are standing was worn by one of those residents. is an iconic red jacket that was worn by the columbus guards. this was one of the city's private militia companies. these sorts of organizations were very common throughout the south and the 19th century. it was mainly a way for elite white southern men to socialize but also to come together in a fratern

all you need is a georgia state i.d.o. driver's license, you go through a background check and you could obtain a gun on line, no background checked at all. >> georgia leads the country as a source of firearms used in crimes in other states. in 2013, 3,000 guns purchased legally in georgia were confiscated outside the state by police, with florida running just behind. according to data from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. they did not respond to a request for interview. >> i was shocked. initially when i heard it was one of our guns. >> upset it was a local gun that killed the officer in new york, the police captain said law enforcement needs more funding to fight gun running. >> it's clearly an issue. >> yeah, you know, other than putting, you know, we have drug interdiction units out on the interstate that look for drugs and that basically stop cars and try to deter drug trafficking and people transporting large amounts of money and narcotics back and forth. those same interdiction units are also looking for

it is just a symbol. >> but others at the rally like the self-proclaimed head of the georgia ku klux klan, came with other intentions. >> sir, are you with the kkk? >> i am. >> and -- and i am very proud to stand up for my heritage, if these people knew what even this talking about, they would know that the kkk was started by six confederate soldiers. so what is the flag mean to you? it means my heritage, i have fore fathers that have died for this flag. >> but the kkk means hate. >> no it does not where do you get this at? >> let him go, let him go, the rally is this way folks. the clan member would not give him his maim, and people had him removed but it seems like this that are adding fuel to the debate over all symbols of the confederacy. >> what they are celebrating is treason against the united states of america. and those people who wave that flag, apparent are not patriots. >> they say the removal of the carving is not a debate that is useful. but to many black leaders the etching is a symbol of white supremacy, for councilman bond, it is all about compromise. >> even though

i think it would just add to the attraction of augustine. >> while in augusta georgia we, georgia agree turner simkins, his folks have to provide his son fight against a rare form of leukemia and a successful quadruple bone marrow transplant which resulted in full transmission of the disease. >> my wife called me on the cell phone and you could hear all the oxygen and monitors. they were getting ready to tell them goodbye. i just told my kids goodbye on the cell phone. we had them in the mountains the weekend before. we live in central georgia we don't get a whole lot of snow. we decided to take the boys out to play in the snow. he hadn't been feeling great and was complaining of leg pain but that week and he didn't want to get out of bed to make a snowman. we knew something was up. we have fences -- and before but that was a heavy feeling that descended upon us after we got back my wife taken to the pediatrician. i was in my office here in town and waiting all day and we had a feeling when the call didn't come until the end of the work our enemies that we need to get them to the childr

>>> established in 1733, savannah, georgia, was a strategic port during the american revolution and the civil war. its history is kept alive through memorials and the preservation of landmarks such as ft. polaski, site of an early union victory in the civil war. the fort's cannons are still fired during weekly demonstrations. but on the opposite side of town is a modern-day fortress that few visit by choice. most of the 1,500 inmates inside the chatham county detention center are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. >> you ain't got to worry about me coming back here no more. >> most spend their time among other inmates in one of the jail's general population units. but those who break the rules inside the jail end up in unit 2-d, the jail's disciplinary segregation unit. >> 2-delta is for your disciplinary action. doesn't matter about your case or anything. you screw up in this jail, you end up in 2-delta. >> inmates in this high-security unit spend 23 hours a day inside their cells. and lose their phone and visitation privileges. the jail g

in storm mountain georgia.t the latest clash since the church shootings in charleston south carolina last month. that left nine black perishers dead. >> reporter: it's a granite monument over 800 feet high just outside of atlanta. the huge stone outcropping was the sight of the rebirth of the ku klux klan in the 1950s, when they gathered and ignited a flaming cross to proclaim its revival, ever since then many have seen the mountain as a symbol of racial hate red. the carving which took nearly 50 years to complete depicts, davis, lee, and stone wall jackson, all leaders of the confederacy. >> georgia is over 280 years old. it -- and yet, the confederacy was only four yearsover that and so the confederacy, seems to dominate the perception of what is historic case. >> reporter: the naacp wants the monument completely removed. >> for people who claim it's art, there are a lot of artistic expressions, but that art is not worth another black life. ♪ >> reporter: over the weekend, hundreds rallied peacefully in what

department of justice found georgia is illegally segregating these students.of the programs are even housed in dilapidated buildings once used as all-black schools during the jim crow era. alan judd is an investigative reporter for the atlanta journal constitution. he has written about the schools and the justice department's findings. alan judd, we welcome you. so who are these students that the state of georgia is putting in a separate educational program? >> at any given time, there may be about 5,000 of them. they are students who have -- of varying ages who have behavioral issues, mental health issues, who maybe are in the autism spectrum, but they are children who have been deemed difficult to control and difficult to educate by their home schools. >> woodruff: and how is the program for them different from the mainstream general education k-12 opportunity that the state of georgia offers children? >> first of all, many are segregated entirely from the mainstream classes, from their regular education peers. they often do not have science labs, they don't

their life stories a mystery that began in mckaysville, georgia, a small town nestled in the foot of the blue ridge mountains. >> there was a doctor in georgia that was selling babies. >> what was the price? $1,000. >> reporter: $800 to $1,000 per baby. 200 babies in all. illegally sold by dr. hicks between 1950 and 1965. melinda dawson was one of them. >> my mom was told that she could not have children and she wanted a baby, so my father and her purchased me from the doctor. >> reporter: he routinely forged birth certificates, making it impossible for christie and all the hicks babies to ever find their birth parents. >> we've just never had any definitive answers. nobody to turn to. it's been a big dark secret. >> reporter: for christie and the hicks babies, time is of the essence. their chance the of finding a birth mother still alive fading. so "nightline" asked the genealogy site ancestry.com to see if they could help. >> what would it mean to you to, ding, find a sibling? >> that would make me feel i found a part of my true self. >> reporter: the hicks samples are sent to a la

which was the cradle of black entrepreneur development in atlanta, georgia. that's what we need to restore. instead when you wake up today look at what happened in chicago over the weekend. 10 young black men murdered or a seven year old black child murdered. 55 wounded. liklook at baltimore. look at detroit. it shouldn't be that way. >> the day we're taping this is the south, and took the confederate flag down from the state capital. >> i think that's interesting and i think governor nikki haley took the right approach. they brought it up at the state and not about all the other external actors come in to try to manipulate it. but what we really needed it is not focus on whether you have a confederate flag on the general lee and the dukes of hazard meet people off television. what we need to focu focus on fw do you think in the inner-city what happened in charleston was horrible. that was a racist sociopath await it was heinous and despicable but i do not think we need to take at this locus in america is a racist nation. i think that state, and georgia, did

we grew up 651 kennesaw avenue in atlanta, georgia, as a matter of fact, it's the same neighborhood that dr. king was born and raised in, ebeneezer baptist church is there. i had an incredible -- that had an incredible impact on me. dad, after they moved up to atlanta, he was a nursing assistant at the veterans administration hospital, and my mother -- even though she was not in the military, she might as well have been -- she was a civilian worker with the 6th marine district headquarters in atlanta, georgia. >> host: what got you into the military? >> >> guest: just like i said, when you have a dad that served in world war ii and sitting down and hearing the stories that he shared with you as a little boy and then also my older brother who served in vietnam as a marine infantryman. and i'll never forget the time on an easter that he sent back a little replica of a marine dress uniform for me to wear to church, and i was so proud to do that. and the day that my older brother and my dad sat down with me and said that they wanted me to to be the first officer in the father because dad had

they are flown on saturday at stone mountain in georgia. it's>> it's a green night monument.s the site of the rebirth of the ku klux klan, they gathered ignited a flaming cross. many have seen the mountain as a symbol of racial hatred. >> the history is only related to white supremacy. >> the carves which took 50 years to complete, deexpects depicts leaders of the confederacy. >> georgia is over 280 years old. yet, the confederacy was only four years of that. so the confederacy seems to dominate the perception of what is historic georgia, that's really far from the case. >> the naacp has a different approach. the group wants the monument completely removed. >> people who claim this art, that art is not worth another black life. >> over the weekend hundreds rallied peacefully at what they call the pro confederate gathering at the base of stone mountain. >> you are not offended? >> not at all. >> but others like the self-proclaims head of the georgia ku klux klan with other intentions? >> are you with the kkk? >> i am with the kkk and i'm proud to stay up for my heritage. peopl

georgia, louisiana, mississippi and texas. the 13 states account for half of the united states population and encompass most of the places where voting is commission is most prevalent today like florida, north carolina and texas. this formula includes the southern states that were initially targeted by the voting rights act where discrimination against african americans remains a problem. along with diverse coastal states like california and new york, which have more recently discriminated against ethnic groups like latinos, and asian-americans, reflecting the continuing changing them at graphics of this country. additionally hr2867 does not contain any carveout for discriminatory voter id laws, and requires states to get free clearance for changes that often target minority voters today. states would need to get federal approval for things like new voter id laws, and proof of citizenship requirements. hr2867 currently cosponsored by 88 democrats, but has not secured one republican vote. no republican support. lastly, congress

we are visiting agusta, georgia.ext looks at history of golf and masters tournament which is one of the professional golfers association. >> while the agusta country club fits in, it's really the center piece of gulf in agusta. gulf first started in the area about 20 miles to the east of here. palme the -- gulf course. >> sat in back of the bonair hotel which is across the street from us. then transitioned into what was a lake course, the hill course being the only surviving course, and that's the course that we are here today here in the agusta country club. in 1888 agusta decides it's going to have an exposition, agusta exposition of 1888. when the folks came to town they fell in love with agusta. they decided this is where they're going to spend their winters. in that time frame, florida is not developed, the west coast is not developed and agusta is where all the real license are leading to and folks from new york city, boston, philadelphia, can get to agusta in one day's ride in rails. to get away from the winte

. >>> established in 1733, savannah is the oldest city in the state of georgia. nicknamed the hostess city of the south, savannah has built a reputation on its beautiful parks, historic places and southern hospitality. but those who run afoul of the law will mind themselves in a far less hospitable place, the chatham county detention center. here the county houses more than 1,500 men and women, most of whom have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. >> man, it's ugly. it's jail. ain't nothing pretty about it. >> the majority of inmates are housed in the jail's general population units where they can interact with each other in the day room or exercise in one of the jail's enclosed yards. but in the jail's lockdown units, life is far more restrictive. >> this is unit 2-c. s' known as admin segregation. it's like the jail within the jail. >> the disciplinary issues are >> so severe, to ensure the safety of detainees, you have to place them in administrative segregation. >> administrative segregation inmates are locke

. ♪ >> american history tv featuring augusta, georgia.al is the only one in the world still used for its original purpose of providing power to textile mills. our cable partners worked with city tours staff when we travel to augusta to explore the rich history. learn more all weekend here on american history tv. >> today we are in the home of woodrow wilson in augusta, georgia. dr. wilson was originally from stephenville ohio, and had gone into the presbyterian ministry. when he first came to augusta, he was making $2500 a year. they liked him so much and wanted him to stay, so they sweetened the pot so to speak and raise the salary to $3000 a year and but a new house, which is the one we are in today where the family moved in 1860. to give you an idea of what $3000 was in those days, most families in the united states, depending on where they lived and their circumstances, but most families lives on between $300 and $800 a year. he was making a large income. we own exactly the same property that they occupied in the 1860's. this is the p

but clarence was very humorous he came up with a slogan help ship the nuts out of georgia. [laughter] i believe we are about to out of time. >> [inaudible] >> you could certainly bill the story with the students who went to the high school. some of those stories have been told but they tend to be told rather shallow air and i take something good could be done there. i was telling somebody earlier thinking of the civil-rights movement it is like the civil war with a handful big the engagement of gettysburg lore antietam or selma and of course, those conflicts that are of bookend of the same conflict has hundreds of the engagements all over the country into a particular the south and one of america's says -- it was getting publicity at the time but not well remembered now. all of these little struggles and high-school have compelling stories. you can certainly do another book. >> just add a footnote there is no issue i take that created more kickback of violence throughout the south bay of school desegregation. the sad irony is looking back what happened if you go back to ame