subcommittee last held a hearing on this topic in 2007, we heard from the late distinguished john hope franklin. from the book slavery's to freedom. john hope franklin was also a survivor of the tolls the massacre. he testified of the culture of silence among the white community in the years following. to race from historical memory and also the importance of dealing honestly with historical truth. with john hope franklin a historian of imminent success and acclamation is true today you must deal with historical truth. we must feed his admonition to keep the memory alive and deal honestly with the truth and reparations from the century of suffering and the descendents have endured. i look forward to hearing testimony today and thank them for being with us today. i now yield time to the ranking member of louisiana for his statement. >> thank you mr. chairman. especially our witnesses. it took some effort for you to be here and we appreciate it. particularly this panel, the first panel to you were survivors of the greenwood massacre. i will briefly repeat the history of that again because mr. cha

last held a hearing on this topic back in 2007 we heard from the late, distinguished historian john hope franklin, author of slavery to freedom. john hope franklin was a survivor of the tulsa massacre. he testified about the culture of silence surrounding the massacre in the years following the massacre, culture that's ought to erase the massacre from historical memory. he also emphasized the importance of confronting and dealing honestly with historical truths. with john hope franklin, a historian of imminent success and acclamation said then, it is true today. we must deal with historical truths, we must heed his admonitions, keep the memory of the massacre alive, and sure reparations for the century of suffering that survivors have endured. i look forward to hearing our witness testimony today, and thank them for being with us today. i now yield time to the ranking member, mr. johnson, of louisiana, for his opening statement. rep. johnson: thank you all for being here. i want to especially thank our witnesses, i know it took effort to be here. particular this,, our first panel of two, because

franklins later moved to tulsa where john hope franklin graduated from booker t. washington. he survived the 1921 tulsa race massacre and went on to become one of the most decorated historians. he inspired the john hope franklin center for reconciliation, reconciliation park in tulsa, and an elementary school in north tulsa. rintysville attracts all the blues artists and folks who come in. clear view, a town i've already mentioned, was founded along the tracks of the railroad, wildly known for its baseball team but is wildly known for the hall of fame for black educators. it is a place i would encourage people to stop in and to be able to see. it is an annual tradition where individuals from around the state will ride in to be able to recognize bracketters to be recognized that year in the hall of fame ceremony led by dr. nero sr. brooksville, originally named soule. renamed after a.r. brooks. read burger founded in 1907 along the missouri kansas railroad. e.l. barber was one of the first justices of the peace and an early mayor. before redbird became a town, barber organized

john hope franklin.ally, we've talked a little bit about the tulsa tribune, the daily afternoon newspaper. three days after the massacre, on june 4th, 1921, the tribune published an editorial about the possible rebuilding. it was called "it must not be again." the uneducated, the people who were not knowledgeable about this history might think the tribune was publishing an article condemning the violence against the african-american community, essentially saying that sort of violence and chaos should not be allowed in tulsa again. that's not what the editorial was. it referred to the black community in really derogatory terms and called it a cesspool and said "it must not be again." the black community should not be rebuilt, should not be resurrected. that's the kind of hostility, open and obvious hostility faced by the black community here in tulsa in 1921, even post massacre. the fact that they were able to rebound and rebuild their community is yet another testament to the indomitable human spirit tha

john hope franklin. finally, we've talked a little bit about the tulsa tribune, the daily afternoon newspaper. three days after the massacre, on june 4th, 1921, the tribune published an editorial about the possible rebuilding. it was called "it must not be again." the uneducated, the people who were not knowledgeable about this history might think the tribune was publishing an article condemning the violence against the african-american community, essentially saying that sort of violence and chaos should not be allowed in tulsa again. that's not what the editorial was. it referred to the black community in really derogatory terms and called it a cesspool and said "it must not be again." the black community should not be rebuilt, should not be resurrected. that's the kind of hostility, open and obvious hostility faced by the black community here in tulsa in 1921, even post massacre. the fact that they were able to rebound and rebuild their community is yet another testament to the indomitable human spirit

he inspired the john hope franklin center for reconciliation, reconciliation park in tulsa, and an an elemeny school in north tulsa. they continue to host the dusk to dawn blues vessel that attracts blues artists and all the folks that come in. clearview, town i've already mentioned, was founded in 1903 along the tracks of the fort smith and western railroad. it's widely known for its baseball team butkn widely known now for the hall of fame of black educators. it's a place i would encourage people to be able to stop in and to be able to see and it's an annual tradition where individuals from around the state right in to be able to be recognized that year in the hall of fame ceremony led by doctor nero senior. brooksville found in 1903 originally named sewall, was renamed in the town 1912 in honor of the first african-american in the area a r brooks here redbird founded in 1970 along the missouri kansas and texas railroad was built on a land allotted by the creek nation. one of the towns original developers and the first justice of theea peace and an early may. before redbird official

subcommittee last held a hearing on this topic in 2007, we heard from the late distinguished john hope franklin. from the book slavery's to freedom. john hope franklin was also a survivor of the tolls the massacre. he testified of the culture of silence among the white community in the years following. to race from historical memory and also the importance of dealing honestly with historical truth. with john hope franklin a historian of imminent success and acclamation is true today you must deal with historical truth. we must feed his admonition to keep the memory alive and deal honestly with the truth and reparations from the century of suffering and the descendents have endured. i look forward to hearing testimony today and thank them for being with us today. i now yield time to the ranking member of louisiana for his statement. >> thank you mr. chairman. especially our witnesses. it took some effort for you to be here and we appreciate it. particularly this panel, the first panel to you were survivors of the greenwood massacre. i will briefly repeat the history of that again because mr. cha

john hope franklin.ally, we've talked a little bit about the tulsa tribune, the daily afternoon newspaper. three days after the massacre, on june 4th, 1921, the tribune published an editorial about the possible rebuilding. it was called "it must not be again." the uneducated, the people who were not knowledgeable about this history might think the tribune was publishing an article condemning the violence against the african-american community, essentially saying that sort of violence and chaos should not be allowed in tulsa again. that's not what the editorial was. it referred to the black community in really derogatory terms and called it a cesspool and said "it must not be again." the black community should not be rebuilt, should not be resurrected. that's the kind of hostility, open and obvious hostility faced by the black community here in tulsa in 1921, even post massacre. the fact that they were able to rebound and rebuild their community is yet another testament to the indomitable human spirit tha

and i was hoping like minds prevail so the john hope franklin that has passed on that we had the privilege of knowing. he died seeking justice. my great-great-grandfather, he wasn't also. my great-grandmother, she was in tulsa. my grandfather and my aunt all in tulsa all survivors in the 1921 raise massacre. they went to the district court house and in 1921 the statute of limitations had not expired. not saying that we had some 14 properties 123 north greenwood. my great-grandmother talked about her silverware and the linen and her feather mattresses in the piano destroyed. . . . . you can't saf limitations ran out but what we didn't have in supply was just then also think about my grandfather who was in school at the time and he was a senior just like anybody else who was privileged to get that far and he was decorating a hotel at the time and preparing for graduation exercises and all we heard is that the trouble is coming. how would they have known trouble was coming in the worst racist terrorist attack on american soil in history. how would they have known that the fear and the hotels

john. hope franklin was it was very instrumental in the creation of this museum. he was the head of our scholarly advisory committee and his words to us from the very beginning were to make sure that we tell the environment is truth. and that's what this museum tries to do. is that tell the truthful story. sometimes it's painful. sometimes it has great highs to it, but that's truth. is the core of what we try to do and make sure that people understand when they come here to visit with us. so let's start with the truth about thurgood marshall. he passed a little bit more than a quarter of a century ago. there are probably significant numbers of people in the united states who know nothing about him. other than that he was on the supreme court and so i think the first place to start is. who was he? give us give us the you know, the short and dirty quick story. who is this man that we are here to talk about today. well, i think as you said the remembrance that most people have a marshall is that he was on the supreme court the first african-american on the supreme co

franklins later moved to tulsa where john hope franklin graduated from booker t. washington. he survived the 1921 tulsa race massacre and went on to become one of the most decorated historians. he inspired the john hope franklin center for reconciliation, reconciliation park in tulsa, and an elementary school in north tulsa. rintysville attracts all the blues artists and folks who come in. clear view, a town i've already mentioned, was founded along the tracks of the railroad, wildly known for its baseball team but is wildly known for the hall of fame for black educators. it is a place i would encourage people to stop in and to be able to see. it is an annual tradition where individuals from around the state will ride in to be able to recognize bracketters to be recognized that year in the hall of fame ceremony led by dr. nero sr. brooksville, originally named soule. renamed after a.r. brooks. read burger founded in 1907 along the missouri kansas railroad. e.l. barber was one of the first justices of the peace and an early mayor. before redbird became a town, barber organized

you can go back to the '60s and john hope franklin trying to write textbooks and there being a huge reactionnd here, it is fine to argue about history and criticize each other's interpretations of history. i think what's dangerous about this particular example with nicole jones is the right regards -- what it refers to as critical race theory, but can be described as in any depth examination of the role of racism in american history from a black perspective, as so dangerous it needs to engage in state censorship to suppress it. i think that's the real problem. >> thank you so much for coming on tonight. that is "all in" on this tuesday night. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, chris. thank you, my friend. mush preachuated. >>> this is the headline tonight at "the washington post." prosecutor in trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence and weigh potential charges. "the washington post" was the first to report this story. within two hours, the associated press matched the key reporting at the heart of the problem. this is their he

and i am hoping that right hearts and minds will prevail so that the john hope franklin that has passed on, till we had the privilege of knowing, he died seeking justice. my great-great-grandfather, james henry goodwin, he was in tulsa. my great-grandmother, she was in tulsa. my grandfather, edward goodwin and my aunt anna goodwin, all tolson -- tulsans, all survivors. they went to the courthouse, the district courthouse, in 1921. they were not too late. the statute of them at tatian's had not expired. they went saying that we had property, 14 properties. we had a building at 123 north greenwood. my great-grandmother talks of her silverware, her linen, her feather mattresses and she talked about the piano. destroyed. she talked about the books in the library. gone. she had the courage when murders were still walking, the streets of greenwood. . she had a courage in the midst of all that chaos, all of that mayhem, to said you took from me what was mine. we worked hard for what we had, we had a tightknit black community, segregation would not allow us to interact with other human beings w

i mean, the historian known to black folk, john hope franklin, was a descendant. really great. >>> much more coming up including a top-secret concert. we'll take you there next. >>> for those of without local news, "cbs this morning saturday" will return in a few minutes. for now, i'm ian lee with a look beyond this morning's headlines. invented by the french but popularized by the brits, the penny farthing is a big wheel from the 19th century and is making a comeback. whoever said it's as easy as riding a bike never rode a penny farthing. neil lotten runs the penny farthing club in london. >> so unusual. the bikes had their day, their fame was in the 1870s to 1890s. >> there's a reason the term "breakneck speed" comes from these bikes. before gears, the bigger the tire, the faster and further you'd go. oh, and there are no brakes. >> this is a queen -- >> its name penny farthing was coined from centuries' old currency. >> the farthing is the small coin. >> when the pandemic hit sdr, m and more people gave the classics a spin. bike shops saw demand double. one wil

john hope franklin, the great historian, his relatives were part of that massacre and the events surroundingso representative sheila jackson lee, thank you for reminding us that we can never forget and never go back and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is -- reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close. then i would reserve. the speaker pro tempore: all right. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: mr. speaker, in closing i just want to reiterate that while i do support the idea of the underlying bills, i do not support the way the democrats are running the house. the democratic majority continues to move bills on with virtually no input from republicans and continues to prioritize partisanship over the american people. we are making great progress with the pandemic and do not need to consider legislation in this manner. we've got this rule without a semblance of traditional process and one of the resolutions contained