this weekend, an american history tv, historian henry louis gates talks about reconstruction and the laws used in southern states to reestablish white supremacy. here is a preview. henry: but systematically, former-step, the confederate wrote the south indeed rose again, and they disenfranchise the black man, and they did it in such a clever way, you could not -- what are you going to do? your 13th, 14th, and 50 the memos are ratified, right? around them.t starting in 1890 was something called the mississippi plan. there were state constitutions, which then unfolded over 16 years in each of the former confederate states, and that is when they established poll taxes, literacy test, comprehensiv comprehension testt only a law professor could understand. and you want to know how to radically affected state constitutional inventions conventione ? louisiana, in 1888, before their 100e convention ha 38 black men to vote. the new constitution was ratified in 1898. by 1904, that number of 130,000 black men registered to vote had been reduced to 1342. there were 2000 black men elected to offi

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tvnext, on american history historian henry louis gates , talks about reconstruction, which lasted fromwar until 1877. the amendments passed during this time to promote equality for african-americans and the subsequent jim crow laws and other measures used in southern states to reestablish white supremacy. the national constitution center hosted this event. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome upstairs to the national constitution center. [applause] passion ofhe professor gates downstairs and all of our colleagues, so we are just going to jump into this conversation. i think you can tell, it is urgently important to bring as many schoolkids as possible to come see that incredible exhibit. [applause] that is why i'm thrilled that

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tv,ext on american history historian henry louis gates talks about reconstruction, which lasted from the end of the civil war until 1877. the amendments passed during this time to promote equality for african-americans and the kroll -- jim crow laws. the national constitution center hosted this event. you heard the passion of professor gates downstairs and all of our colleagues, so we are just going to jump into this conversation. i think you can tell, it is urgently important to bring as many schoolkids as possible to come see that incredible exhibit . i'm thrilled that last week the superintendent of the school district of philadelphia sat with me on this overlook and announced that the school district and the constitutions that are launching a program to bring tens of districts toschool the conference every year. we are calling at the constitutional ambassadors program. great kids are going to start their experience in the classroom. see the constitution center, and connect to classrooms around the country using our virtual constitution exchanges for hour-long conversations about

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louis tuesday night. henry lee, kutv, fox 2 news. >> gas prices fell for the first time in four months. industry analysts say the average price dropped 3-cents a gallon over the past two weeks. that puts the national average to $2.93 for gas. it'll not the same here in the bay area. we have the highest in the country with an average playing $4.08. baton rouge, louisiana has the lowest at $2.35 a gallon. >> a time honored bay area tradition brought out many today to run through the streets of san francisco. >> even with the rain the runners had a great time. >> 3, 2, 1! >> reporter: 108 years of tradition hit the streets of san francisco sunday morning. 35 minutes and 1 second after the first group started the 12 k, beta breakers had a winner. tens of thousands braveed the wet weather to participate in the annual event. race officials say it's the first time in 14 years it rained hard on race day but that didn't stop runners from putting their unique costumes on display. whether they were sought out -- >> we've

henry lee, fox 2 news. >>> game six will be in st. louis tomorrow night 5:00. the blues lead the best of seven series 3-2. so the shark have to win to avoid being eliminated and force a game 7 in san jose. the winner will play the boston bruins for the stanley cup. >>> dangers in violent weather for millions of people. we'll show you where severe hazards and strong tornadoes are expected. >> closer to home, some wild weather in the sierra. we'll show you the impact of a may snowstorm. >> right now light traffic for the most part. we're looking at some commutes where kau can have a very nice drive. we'll let you know more about this coming up. >>> outside our doors, finally drying out. for how long? i'll let you know what to expect for today and the rest of the week the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate. today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your li

louis blues 6-3. >>> i'm andre senior. eliana has the night off. henry lee joins us from the shark tank, live. many fans believe this is the year the sharks will go all the way. >> reporter: the sharks dominated the scene from the very beginning proving once again who is at the top of the food chain. another goal, one of 6 that sent the crowd into a frenzy. final score, 6-3. the sharks beat st. louis with them singing the blues. >> they own this. look at them blues! they don't have anything. so 5 games max. >> reporter: fans packed the center to watch the sharks maneuver closer so that stanley cup final . >> san jose, this is all we do is bleed kill. we are going to win for joe thorton. >> reporter: fans were happy to be here. but to beat st. louis so decisively? that was icing, ice, maybe on the cake. >> that was 4 games to the film -- the stanley cup. >> reporter: that sharks have been here before, beating the blues and 2016 only to lose to pittsburgh. >> of course we will hold it. why? how? it is the sharks. this is their year. they're going to pull it off. >> reporter: for many, it was tim

henry nash. >> she looked every inch the princess, as myself, i found it incredible that she was looking so fresh. >> then, kate did it again, with baby number two, charlotte. and again, with number three, louisomen who have given birth are not remotely ready to put themselves on display in front of the world's media within several hours of that happening so it is quite a feat for any to endure. >> the tradition of royals appearing outside of hospital go back a generation to most famously princess diana. >> yes, it would have been difficult, but she put on a brave face and she smiled and she did what she thought was expected in front of the cameras. difficult to do. straight after birth. but it was something that she felt had to be done. and it was done. >> the duchess of sussex isn't having any of it though. she hasn't even revealed where she's having her baby. and she will only appear before the cameras after the family's had time to celebrate privately in the words of the palace. >> she is saying to her staff, her baby, even those babies born into a very public family, one of of the most public in the wobble is not a public baby. this is our baby and we will show you this baby when we're r

louis quickly tied at up. the captain gave the sharks the second goal and after that, they never looked back. myers scored twice. san jose wins game one by a final of 6-3. henrys packed the center to watch the sharks maneuver their way closer to the stanley cup finals. >> san jose come all we do is bleed teal. >> fans were just happy to be here. and to beat st. louis so decisively was icing, or ice may be on the cake. >> the sharks have been here before. they beat the blues in 2016 only to lose to pittsburgh. >> for many at the game, it was time to bond with family. >> i have been a sharks fan since i was little. >> this is our mother's day celebration. we are very excited. >> fans did go home happy and eager to make some productions. >> we will get them in five games. we will let them win one game. >> go sharks!. >> henry lee, ktvu, fox2 and is. >> game two is tomorrow at the shark tank. >>> coming up, mike pompeo heading to russia for the first time is our secretary of state. >> and how he will offer a view that contracts -- with president trump. >>> and boy scouts hoping to become more inclusive by opening up the big event to girls. (dad) this ice cream ca