band this point in a white hotel or a play being put on in a mostly white theater at that quote, michael omaha shares proudly but it is a quote i found repeated that it was known in the description of birmingham in the north was an apt description if you are an african-american in the country. the omaha de porres club start in 1957 by two gentlemen, one was a catholic priest, a jesuit at creighton university. his name was john markham near the founder of the de porres club was a gentleman named jenny holland which is a gentleman who is my father. he was a 20 year-old creighton student anti-and father mark who met and talked with a call at the time social justice. they decide to start a group to talk about. my dad said he'd remember thinking was going to join a prayer club, talk about what the more a theological implications were and the priest had different ideas. father was the core and the center of the group as they moved into boycott taking and challenging and doing things that my dad said scared and spent less. when the de porres club weekend operations the idea come and affect the terms

take a stand for michael man and that is great news for scientific integrity in the united states and the wider world. thank you very much. [applauding] >> now we take a literary tour of omaha nebraska boy spoke we spoke with matt holland office of the head of their time history of the omaha the porsche which advocated for social justice and racial integration in the early 1950s. clicks the omaha the porsche club was this phenomenal story of an unlikely group of people and an unlikely place an improbable time in history that faced and challenged racial discrimination and segregation in omaha, nebraska. and it took place in the late 40s and early 50s predating other civil rights activities but not by decades, at least for years. it was a group that may be defied the stereotype of what you think about. it was men and women, women, young people and old people black and white, led by two white men. it is men. it is this very wonderful story that has all these amazing connections in an unlikely place. the quote the birmingham of the north was when i found by john howard griffin was the author of black like me. and and john me. and john howard griffin use that quote to describe o

omaha, nebraska. our city to her staff traveled there to learn about rich history. learn about stops on the tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> michael kaufman the author of "american brutus." he talks about lincoln's legacy in the united states and around the world and john wilkes booth's motives for killing the president and how security has changed. mr. kauffman also talks about how political parties have used the memory of lincoln. >> let me introduce our next speaker. michael kauffman is one of the leading historians of the lincoln assassination. he is author of "american brutus: john wilkes booth and lincoln conspiracies," which was named by "the new york times" and "the washington post" as one of the best nonfiction books of 2004. there are copies of the paperback version on the registration table that you can purchase after our program is concluded. his other works include "in the footsteps of an assassin" and a modern edition of "memoirs of a lincoln conspirator." his bus tours of the john wilkes booth escape route have been popular for many years. he has lectured throughout the country, appeared on many television documenta

omaha, nebraska. our city to her staff traveled there to learn about rich history. learn about stops on the tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> michael kaufman the author of "american brutus." he talks about lincoln's legacy in the united states and around the world and john wilkes booth's motives for killing the president and how security has changed. mr.