a young attorney named samuel tucker had been working on for some time. >> samuel tucker was a native alexandria. wanted to be a lawyer for two reasons. it is a in town who rented space from tucker's father and became fascinated with what lawyer watson did. the other took a trip on a street car with his brother and to d.c. and they were coming back from d.c. and they were asked to move once the train can't alexandria. they refused. tucker's brother either refuse to move. when i got off the streetcar he looked up and fly down a police man and had the young man arrested. likely the charges were thrown out because the boys are scared charge is it not be thrown out, but the judge that they haven't created any disturbance of the train to do anything illegal, but it gives a sense being a lawyer j.d. power to make things right. >> report at 1939 kitty sargent named george wilson who worked to come into the library and apply for a card. wilson had been denied on technical grounds. the city was able to drag its feet and slow things down. so they samuel tucker did was go to the neighborhood, fi

the attorney general samuel tucker was beyond the set in which resulted in the creation of a separate library for its black residents. we traveled to the site of the original sin-in and for a place where the black library was built to meet today and african-american history uneasy come to tell the story of samuel tucker and the people that are arrested the day for the act to get a library card. estimate august 31st 5 african-american young men who were not allowed to use the library came in and each politely asked for a library card. they were denied, set down at separate tables and the staff just didn't know what to do with fat to get paid taxes, fall also walls but they are not able to take part in the things of the alexandria citizen was about to take part in. this is part of a program that the young local attorney had been working on for some time. >> he was a native of alexandria? wanting to be a lawyer for two reasons, one, there was a lawyer you're in town, thomas watson, who rented space from his father, and he became fascinated with what the lawyer did. the letter he took a t

time. >> samuel tucker was a native inial sabd drink ya, really got a taste of wanting to be a lawyer for two reasons. one, there was a lawyer here in town, thomas watson, who rented space from tucker's father, and he became fascinated with what lawyer watson did. and then the other was that he took a trip on a streetcar with his brothers into d.c., and they were coming back from d.c., and they were asked to move from their seats once the train, the streetcar got into alexandria by a white patron who was there, and they refused. actually, i believe it was tucker's brother, otto, who refused to move from his seat. and when they got off the streetcar, the woman followed them and flagged down a policeman and had the young men arrested. and luckily, the charges were thrown out because the boys were really scared that the charges would not be thrown out, but the judge felt like they hadn't created any disturbance, and they weren't trying to do anything that was all legal. but it gave tucker a sense that being a lawyer gave you some kind of power to make things right. >> before 1939 he had

samuel tucker for one never set foot and a robert the robert robertson library and in fact i believe there is a letter in the documents section of special collections at the library where he writes saying that he does not consider this a solution building this library for people who want full access. it was for all alexandria citizens who pay taxes. they saw tucker on the streets in and alexandria and they said they saw a man with a briefcase with it very determined walk. he always wanted to make things right for the people. he understood the injustice that was out there and he understood that african-americans had such a harder time than the white community. to get access to a free trial and he wasn't successful all the time but he tried. he fought against the prevailing and that was one of the most important things about him. >> for more more information on booktv's recent visit to alexandria virginia and the many other cities visited by her local content vehicles go to c-span.org/local content.

this was part of a program that young local attorneys and samuel tucker had been working on for somee. >> and native from alexandria. two reasons, the lawyer here in town who rented space from tech is father. he became fascinated. and then the other was to take a trip on a street car with his brothers into d.c. there were coming back from d.c. there were asked to move from their seats was the streetcar got into alexandria by white pitcher knew was there. there refused. refuse to move from his seat. when they got up there, got off the streetcar the woman saw and flag down a policeman and had the young man arrested. and luckily there were thrown out because the lawyers were really scared the charges would not be thrown out, but the judge had not created any disturbance and they weren't trying to do anything that was illegal, but it gave tucker a sense that being a lawyer give you some kind of power to make things right price before 1939 he had an african-american sergeant and george wilson was a world war one veteran. he had worked with wilson to come into the library and applied for c

samuel tucker, for one, never, i believe, set foot in the robert robinson library and, in fact, i believe there is a letter in the document section of special corrections at the barrett library where he writes saying he does not consider this a solution, building this library. he wants full access to the alexandria free library for all african-american patrons who are citizens of alexandria, who pay taxes and have a right to use that facility. they saw tucker on the street in alexandria, they say that they saw a man with his briefcase and a slightly rumpled suit, but he had a very determined walk, and he was always headed somewhere, and he always wanted to make things right for other people. e understood the injustice that was out there. he understood that african-americans had so much, a so much harder time than the white community to get a free trial or to get access to a free trial. and he wasn't successful all the time, but he tried, and he fought against the prevailing view. and i think that was one of the most important things about him. >> go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> you're w