prior to that, i was assistant to the financial director at jackson university, making awards for young people to stay in college and helping them to get a college degree. tavis: tell me how you sought to work at goodyear and how that came to be. >> they had built a new plant in 1929. it was one of the oldest factories that goodyour own. but they built the radial division in 1976. i wanted to be a part of that because i knew that radial tires was a part of the future. i wanted to be in management. so i interviewed over several months and made the cut and was hired february 5, 1979 on the management training program. there were five of us on that training program and i wanted to be assigned to the radio division. so i talked to everyone that i could possibly get into their office about that. i was able to get into the radio division. but in my almost 20 years of employment, i worked in every division in that factory except shipping. tavis: how long were you at good andyear before the sexual harassment started? and what form of sexual harassment are we talking about? >> the first devaluat

. >> now joining us on book tv is professor maurice jackson here at georgetown university. he is the author of this book, let this voice be heard. father of atlantic abolitionism. professor jackson, who was anthony? >> thank you for having me. in france in 1713. because of religious and toleration revoked. that had given nine catholics some religious freedom. broken 1685, and people are forced to leave for convert. and so his family chose to leave his family was a very prominent family in the north of france. his father tomatoes the story of leaving france and going to the border. trying to pastor holland. and they tried to stop them. and so his father said, and this and that about some money into this and have a pistol. you take your choice. as i would do he took the cash. the family fred. when to england for some years. remarkably this steady the the same school learning english. of course far from a religious tolerance as you can imagine. he was a man of great abundance of material goods and things like that, but he became fascinated with the quakers. the lifestyle of thi

. >> now joining us on booktv is professor maurice jackson at georgetown university. he is the author of this book, let this voice be heard, father of atlantic abolitionism. professor jackson who is anthony ben bennett say? >> thank you for having me. he was born in france in 1713. because of religious and toleration the edict giving non-catholics religious freedom. is revoked in 1865 and people are forced to leave, he e. third lieber conferred so his family chose to leave. his family was a very prominent family in the north of france. his father left france to go to the border to try to pass through holland and the guard tried to stop them. and so, his father said in his hand i have a pouch of money in this hand i have a pistol, you take your choice in the card did what i would do, took the cash in the family fled to france that way. he went to england and remarkably studying at the same school learning english and the greek voltaire was far from a quaker or religious tolerant. he was a man of great abundance of material goods and things like that but he became fascin

jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> we begin today with that breaking news from pennsylvania, where there's been a shooting at the university of pittsburgh. denise is in the newsroom with more on the still-unfolding story. denise? >> the shooting occurred at the western psychiatric institute and clinic. and at least two people are dead and five are injured. police, responding to a call for a hostage situation, first came upon the shooting. shots were apparently exchanged between the gunman and police, and a police officer was one of the five injured. a s.w.a.t. team is on the scene now. buildings are on lockdown. the school is on spring break. there are reports there may be a second gunman on the loose. now, the clinic describes itself on its website as a top, academy-based -- academic based center. this is part of that care. >> we continue to monitor developments in pittsburgh. we'll bring you any updates as soon as we get them. >>> deaths and destruction. president obama and leaders around the world call on syria's president to stop deadly attacks. one of bashar assad's top men says he's loyal no more. >> reporter: a new

university. among the class president james mckinley jackson. >> i am a first generation to graduate and i want toontinue my family's chapter in history on completing and earning a degree in college. >> reporter: the ceremony today is deeply symbolic with the governor looking on seniors exchanging their red uniform ties for the collegiate stripes in urban preps red and gold colors. he is going to indiana state university. >> urban prep changed me as a student and as a young man as a whole, just mainly from me becoming an average student and speaking of becoming an above-average student. >> reporter: some have criticized urban prep over its numbers and students who drop out rapidly. a charge to the school's founder and ceo. >> it is just not true. we are incredibly committed to each and every student that walks in the door. urban prep is a school of choice. there are student who is choosing to come here and students who whose choose to leave. we don't kids away, even if they have to be discarded, so we give students chance after chance after chance and do everything to keep them here. >> reporter:

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universal. we feel this pain all over the country. why must we all be involved? i have three sons. jesse jackson jr. bought him a car. he was profiled, why would a young black man have a car? his parents gave it to him. he had to stand before the public and be humiliated. another son. university of virginia lawyer going between washington and charlottesville. stopped over and over again, why are you going to charlottesville? another son at northwestern university. stopped and handcuffed. why are you in this neighbor? you don't live here? this process lends itself to gross injustice. mr. zimmerman should be arrested. the law of stand your grounds should be repealed. just as the voter i.d. law should be repealed for the same finances for both of them. in a real sense, the blood of this martyr has illuminated the darkness and we shall maintain our vigilance and our action until justice is done. i would hope given this across the country, this is a time to have that mature -- this is the time to revive the civil rights commission that we might have measurement of where we are and not just anecdotes. a time to revive the c

jackson. >> if we win mississippi this will be a two person race. >> as for alabama and alabama state university poll showing undecided leads the pack followed by santorum, romney and gingrich. gingrich not happy with calls from santorums super pack that he drop out, santorum saying that was his supporters' call not his. >> i'm not saying i don't want him to be out. i'm all for him being out. >> trying to get gingrich and romney a push with a new ad. >> how can mitt romney or newt gingrich beat barack obama when on the vital decisions they're not much different, like obama gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates and lobbied for freddie mac. just like obama romney left massachusetts $1 billion in debt. >> an official wanting romney to lead the delegate count and lead saying: >> santorum will see that reference to a deity and raise it. >> the governor thinks he's now ordained by god to win then let's just have it out. >> we'll look at the president's poll on unemployment numbers in a moment. first i'm joined by national political reporter with politico. thanks for your time. >> goo

jackson. each president rolled the dice, crudely thinking that the ends justified the means. but here are the means i provide, universal healthcare ends with the court and the people. hard to say this much is not. just because the highest court slapped you down doesn't mean the presidency slapped down. don't count your legal briefs yet. you don't have to look at me. look at lincoln and fdr and look at jackson. look at them all. look at history. when t investigation into the company run by jon corzine heating up we are hearing that executives at m.g. global will meet with the justice department officials and they are looking in allegation that the company tapped customer funds and that corzine, himself, approved the move. he said he didn't do that. if it turns out he

jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> it was a nameless, faceless warning, but in a matter of hours, police identified the teen accused of making anonymous threats against the universalityland college park. wjz investigates how

congressman jesse jackson jr., in a car on graduation, stand spread eagle, embarrassed, whon dering what did he do, universityvirginia law, grew up in charlottesville, same experience, jonathan, mba, a&t northwestern school of business, same experience. the death of trayvon is painful, but more common than felt to be, and i think that now may be a chance to pull the cover off of just these gaps. we take the biggest hit in the home. the number one in infant mortality, nun one in short life expectancy, number one in unemployment. some focused on the african-american president who is a signal and high profile athletes with you beneath the very near of progress is a hole that is being ignored for too long. >> you had an opportunity to talk to trayvon's parents? what have they told you? you spoke to them last night. how are they doing and what have they updated you on? >> you know, they have lots of pain. it's their baby but amazing strength. every time they hear that tape and finally hear the shot, that shot is on their baby so they feel that intensity, and yet they have a greater sense of social consciousness in