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i may have lived north of the mason-dixon line, but i lived in a segregated city where blacks lived in one part, latinos lived in another part, and whites lived in another. there were not any signs that say not to go to the swimming pool, but we knew better. we knew not to go to those beaches. that is the experience i had. you know why you and are having this conversation today? went to clege. i was happy. i married my wife of 35 years. we had our first daughter. we bought our first home. refurbished. then in chicago in 1983 a black man had the audacity to run and actually win the democratic primary, harold washington. what brings me to where i am today? with my sixpack of beer and game of dominoes and going to baptisms, and all that is good, but when i saw the powerful chairman of the ways and means committee, a member of the democratic caucus and all the white democrats say, not if it is a black man. i am kind of happy it happened because we are having this conversation. that transformed my life. i couldn't say it's ok to talk bad.ay racism is i had to confront the reality that i had
i may have lived north of the mason-dixon line, but i lived in a segregated city where blacks lived in one part, latinos lived in another part, and whites lived in another. there were not any signs that say not to go to the swimming pool, but we knew better. we knew not to go to those beaches. that is the experience i had. you know why you and are having this conversation today? went to clege. i was happy. i married my wife of 35 years. we had our first daughter. we bought our first home....
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>> the jury to -- detroit is a very segregated city it is sprawl and the city itself is only 700,000 the entire metro area is to 3 billion depending where you cut it off. growing up in suburban detroit spending time in the city as a kid my father was a knife sharpener as the parents were immigrants. it had a special place in my heart. to see the way it has been portrayed over the years with films and media, i thought i would write about the city some way to take the form of a novel but around the beginning of 2009 with the world economy would collapse then detroit in particular all on the verge of bankruptcy and went back to roving stowed as a features writer to write to the article just about the auto industry. while i was back there i saw a journalist coming from all over the world to look at detroit as a metaphor for everything that had gone wrong. some would come for one day or to what i thought was a superficial portrait. as a native eyes started to think how i could bring more nuance to the story to spend some time they're not only read about the most of the is dark side of wha
>> the jury to -- detroit is a very segregated city it is sprawl and the city itself is only 700,000 the entire metro area is to 3 billion depending where you cut it off. growing up in suburban detroit spending time in the city as a kid my father was a knife sharpener as the parents were immigrants. it had a special place in my heart. to see the way it has been portrayed over the years with films and media, i thought i would write about the city some way to take the form of a novel but...
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north of the mason-dixon line that chicago was a segregated city. the police were hostile to us. they were not there to serve and protect their there to put you up against the wall and ask you what were you doing. you were always a suspect in your own neighborhood. but moreover, and you knew better than to go to. there were swimming pools and neighborhoods that were not accessible to you because they were for whites only and that might have been in chicago. so inform people and then going to pottery go all of a sudden i'm not puerto rican anymore. >> host: we really have to see your childhood. as you were saying, growing up in puerto rico lincoln park and then when you were 15, your dad tells you we are moving to puerto rico and this is where you say in the book i think now living wasn't a choice for my dad, it was an obligation. or my parents tie your of the english stations, yes but in the and it was the drugs and the riots and assassinations. it was time to go to puerto rico. so you're just told your going to puerto rico. at 15 you are leaving our friends and everything you kn
north of the mason-dixon line that chicago was a segregated city. the police were hostile to us. they were not there to serve and protect their there to put you up against the wall and ask you what were you doing. you were always a suspect in your own neighborhood. but moreover, and you knew better than to go to. there were swimming pools and neighborhoods that were not accessible to you because they were for whites only and that might have been in chicago. so inform people and then going to...
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chicago was a segregated city. the police are hostile to us. they want there to serve and protect. they were much but likely to picture up against ron ask you what you are doing. you are always a suspect in your own neighborhood, number one. but moreover, their beaches and swimming pools in schools and neighborhoods that are inaccessible to you because they were for whites only. so i just want to warn people that have been going to puerto rico brought a sudden i'm not puerto rican anymore. >> host: to understand your point of view, we have see her childhood growing up in puerto rican linkin park. and then when you're 15, you're dead toasty sun, we are puerto rico. this is what she said about it i think now moving wasn't a choice for my dad. it was an obligation. were my parents sick of english-language? who is the gang sunrise. it was time to go to puerto rico. so you're just what you're going to puerto rico at 16. you leaving your friends, everything you knew and go to a place you've heard about. but she were born in chicago. how is that experience? >> first of all, i grew up in a
chicago was a segregated city. the police are hostile to us. they want there to serve and protect. they were much but likely to picture up against ron ask you what you are doing. you are always a suspect in your own neighborhood, number one. but moreover, their beaches and swimming pools in schools and neighborhoods that are inaccessible to you because they were for whites only. so i just want to warn people that have been going to puerto rico brought a sudden i'm not puerto rican anymore....
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city. says sam chang segregation, even the community. this goes back to the personal side, someone who grew up in a deep southern society, during the war, prewar. this is what he understood. all that being said, he was a racist, his writings, his thinking, no matter what time or context, it is racist plot. that being said, i don't think he was of virulent racist. i don't think that he hated african-americans. he only had hatred for a few individuals. israel hearing about regulation, and l.a. enough for you to decide whether you agree not. all the evidence pro and con. but he really did believe the country simply was not ready. and he said more than once, it will take a generation to before this country can deal with that problem which would put use some more in the mid-1950s which may be exactly on woodrow wilson's calendar. that being said, if you slow the process because he segregative the city, because desegregated government offices, probably a good bet, and i would say he simply did not want a revolution that did occur in the 50's a
city. says sam chang segregation, even the community. this goes back to the personal side, someone who grew up in a deep southern society, during the war, prewar. this is what he understood. all that being said, he was a racist, his writings, his thinking, no matter what time or context, it is racist plot. that being said, i don't think he was of virulent racist. i don't think that he hated african-americans. he only had hatred for a few individuals. israel hearing about regulation, and l.a....
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but at that moment in the summer of 1925, segregation was spreading north as well, splitting america's cities along the color line, forcing african-americans into distinct neighborhoods, separate and unequal, creating the nation's racial ghetto. so much has happened in the intervening decades. the south system of apartheid has been toppled in what i think is the greatest accomplishment for american democracy in the 21st century. there were no longer separate drinking fountains, separate waiting rooms, rules about sitting in the back of the bus. but 80 years on, the system of segregation that they confronted is still largely in place not just in detroit, but in almost all of urban america and putting this extraordinary city that we are in at the moment. >>> now on book tv, iian berman predict the collapse of russia deutsch to the internal social democratic decline and external challenges from china. it's about one hour. thank you. i love that john is making his way off the stage so when you throw things at me there is an unimpeded gift. thank you as always for your interest and to the heritage
but at that moment in the summer of 1925, segregation was spreading north as well, splitting america's cities along the color line, forcing african-americans into distinct neighborhoods, separate and unequal, creating the nation's racial ghetto. so much has happened in the intervening decades. the south system of apartheid has been toppled in what i think is the greatest accomplishment for american democracy in the 21st century. there were no longer separate drinking fountains, separate waiting...
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by then to embrace jim-crow but at that moment the summer of 1925 segregation was spreading north as well as putting american cities along the color line keeping these neighborhoods separate but not equal creating the nation get no. so much has happened in the intervening decades. the system of apartheid has been toppled of the greatest accomplishment of democracy in the 20th century no longer separate drinking fountains your waiting rooms were sitting at the back of the bus but 80 years the system of segregation as confronted is still largely in place. not just in detroit but almost all of urban america and including this extraordinary city that we're in at the moment. >> i am here in chicago and married, in 1977 my bachelor's degree i.m. latino you think they're above the four young and bright and articulate people like me. no. one application after another so i thought i did this in college. i drove a cab but you work hard because you drive a cab i remember i went back to see my dad that christmas he said after all of the effort to for you to wind up doing exactly what i did i said it is the stage at the moment
by then to embrace jim-crow but at that moment the summer of 1925 segregation was spreading north as well as putting american cities along the color line keeping these neighborhoods separate but not equal creating the nation get no. so much has happened in the intervening decades. the system of apartheid has been toppled of the greatest accomplishment of democracy in the 20th century no longer separate drinking fountains your waiting rooms were sitting at the back of the bus but 80 years the...
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detroit, as many of you probably know is very segregated city. as i said earlier, it's only about 700,000 people. the entire match or area to include the suburbs is 2 million to 3 million people depending where you cut it off. growing up in suburban detroit and spending a lot of time in the city as a kid, got my parents were talking immigrants. my father was a knife sharpener, so i was in the city all the time. he always sought a very special place in my heart. seeing the way detroit has been portrayed over the years in films and media, i always thought i would write about the city in some way. i thought it would take the form of a novel. then around two dozen nine, beginning 2009 with the world economy seemed to be about to collapse in detroit in particular, the auto companies were on the verge of bankruptcy, i went back for "rolling stone" ran a features writer and the article just about the auto industry. and while i was back there, i sold journalist coming from not only over the country, but the world really looking at detroit is sort of a me
detroit, as many of you probably know is very segregated city. as i said earlier, it's only about 700,000 people. the entire match or area to include the suburbs is 2 million to 3 million people depending where you cut it off. growing up in suburban detroit and spending a lot of time in the city as a kid, got my parents were talking immigrants. my father was a knife sharpener, so i was in the city all the time. he always sought a very special place in my heart. seeing the way detroit has been...
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. >> reporter: the city councillor in rome says she wants to end segregation through integration. >> translator: we need to learn to live together. they want stability. >> reporter: while miriana and her family wait for better conditions, this community will have to keep calling this camp their home. claudio lavanga, al jazeera, rome. ♪ >>> well checking the big board, wall street clearly in a holding pattern ahead of the federal reserves announcements later today. stocks are pulling back, down 18 points at this hour. investigators are waiting to hear what the fed has to say about the future of its easy money policy. >>> twitter seems to be winning over some big time investors. executives on a proportional tour for its ipo. one manager says they like what they are doing. they expect shares to climb after they begin trading on november 7th. >>> and facebook is on wall street's radar today. it's quarterly financial report coming out. the last time it came out with earnings, the stock took off. analysts are going to be looking at the company's advertising revenue, especially on its mobi
. >> reporter: the city councillor in rome says she wants to end segregation through integration. >> translator: we need to learn to live together. they want stability. >> reporter: while miriana and her family wait for better conditions, this community will have to keep calling this camp their home. claudio lavanga, al jazeera, rome. ♪ >>> well checking the big board, wall street clearly in a holding pattern ahead of the federal reserves announcements later today....
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segregated. we had to use the city buses. most of us didn't have automobiles like most people have today. it was during the time that i travelled on those buses and saw many of our people who were mistreated, i never had any problems but i saw other people who did and there were very few people in montgomery to did not have some sort of problem on the buses. are also realize at that time that everything in montgomerie was completely segregated based on race. and i realized something else. particularly during my junior year. and that is if a person of color had action against a white person, i don't care how meritorious was, but there was very little likelihood that you could even get a lawyer who would hear the case and 2, that you would really get any justice. so i decided people not only needed to ultimately have their souls shaved, but they need to be able to endorse some of the constitutional rights that other people enjoy who are citizens and i made a secret commitment, and the best thing about that commitment other than the content itself was the fact that it was a secret. because i
segregated. we had to use the city buses. most of us didn't have automobiles like most people have today. it was during the time that i travelled on those buses and saw many of our people who were mistreated, i never had any problems but i saw other people who did and there were very few people in montgomery to did not have some sort of problem on the buses. are also realize at that time that everything in montgomerie was completely segregated based on race. and i realized something else....
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then the south had embraced jim crow but at that moment this summer of 1925 segregation was spreading north as well splitting cities along the, forcing african-americans into neighborhoods and creating the racial ghetto. so which has happened in the intervening decade the system of apartheid toppled of what is the greatest accomplishment of american democracy in the 20th century. the law under separate waiting rooms are rules of the back of the bus but in what is largely in place almost all of urban america including this extraordinary city we hear it at the moment. . .
then the south had embraced jim crow but at that moment this summer of 1925 segregation was spreading north as well splitting cities along the, forcing african-americans into neighborhoods and creating the racial ghetto. so which has happened in the intervening decade the system of apartheid toppled of what is the greatest accomplishment of american democracy in the 20th century. the law under separate waiting rooms are rules of the back of the bus but in what is largely in place almost all of...
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. >> reporter: the city councilor in rome said she wants to end segregation through integration. >> we need to learn to live together. their reputation as kno momads e observe sow least. >> keep calling this camp home. >> the pope who makes a new friend. check him out. he just won't leave his side. to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> returning to our top story health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius just wrapped up her testimony on capitol hill. she was answering questions about problems with the healthcare exchanges, their website. randall pinkston is there now, my guess is she was there for more than four hours, grueling testimon
. >> reporter: the city councilor in rome said she wants to end segregation through integration. >> we need to learn to live together. their reputation as kno momads e observe sow least. >> keep calling this camp home. >> the pope who makes a new friend. check him out. he just won't leave his side. to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life....
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>> guest: the nashville community became probably one of the first major cities in the american south to segregate lunch counters and later desegregated all of its theaters. in nashville we took the, we started talking about the beloved community of making nashville an open city. nashville was considered the essence of the south, and there was people in the white community, very progressive, liberals that really wanted to see nashville make the great transition to a peaceful and open city. >> host: how'd you get to nashville? >> guest: i left rural alabama in september 1957, 17 years old, traveling by bus to study. i wanted to attend a school outside of troy, alabama, near where i grew up. i grew up 50 miles from montgomery, 10 miles from troy, and i applied to go to a school called troy state college, now known as troy university. submitted my application, my high school transcript. i never heard a word from the school. so i wrote a letter to dr. martin luther king jr. he wrote me back and sent me a round trip greyhound bus ticket, invited me to come to montgomery and meet with him. but in the me
>> guest: the nashville community became probably one of the first major cities in the american south to segregate lunch counters and later desegregated all of its theaters. in nashville we took the, we started talking about the beloved community of making nashville an open city. nashville was considered the essence of the south, and there was people in the white community, very progressive, liberals that really wanted to see nashville make the great transition to a peaceful and open...
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>> guest: in national communities, one of the major cities in the american south to segregate restaurants and a year later desegregate all the theaters and in nashville, we took the beloved community and making nashville open cities, nashville would consider the essence of the south, and people in the community, very progressive, really liberal, wanted to see nashville make a great transition, a peaceful and open city. >> host: how did you get to nashville? >> guest: rural alabama in 1957, 17 years old, traveling by bus to study. i wanted to attend a school out of alabama where i grew up, grew up 50 miles from montgomery, ten miles from troy and planned to go to a school called the choice state college, at troy university, and i never heard a word from the school, so a letters to martin luther king jr. he wrote me back and send me a round-trip bus ticket and invited me to montgomery to meet with him. so i was at the college in nashville, i went to nashville, give me a $100 bill, more money than i ever had. put everything that i alone in this footlocker, my books, my clothing and went to n
>> guest: in national communities, one of the major cities in the american south to segregate restaurants and a year later desegregate all the theaters and in nashville, we took the beloved community and making nashville open cities, nashville would consider the essence of the south, and people in the community, very progressive, really liberal, wanted to see nashville make a great transition, a peaceful and open city. >> host: how did you get to nashville? >> guest: rural...
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city's economy it may neutralize fierce of his fes radical past. >> lights be honest, racism was stronger than now. there was much more segregation. >> here's the young thraur fighting all and that cease lot of stuff and he's fighting et and he's the kind of guy that doesn't hesitate to throw a punch. he will not take it. i can respect that. right now people want the classics. if he can do all that the three, we won't care ant the rest. >>>>> still ahead here, there'. their latest deadly acts against the elephants. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. re# #a# #d# #y# ##fo# #r# ## >>> a disturbing report tonight. elephants are inching closer to extinction. ivory coast continue to target them the herd. this time with a new weapon. >> reporter: government issues say this is the worst ever. these elephants with were poisoned. there is more inside the national park. police say it's stashed in nearby villages, they have so far been arrested. >> we will not allow
city's economy it may neutralize fierce of his fes radical past. >> lights be honest, racism was stronger than now. there was much more segregation. >> here's the young thraur fighting all and that cease lot of stuff and he's fighting et and he's the kind of guy that doesn't hesitate to throw a punch. he will not take it. i can respect that. right now people want the classics. if he can do all that the three, we won't care ant the rest. >>>>> still ahead here, there'....
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segregation. >> is that an accurate description of seattle? i thought that in seattle, before the school board adopted the bussing plan, the city was threatened with lawsuits by the department of justice, by the federal government, and by private plaintiffs, claiming that the -- the previous pupil assignment plan was -- involved de jure segregation. isn't that -- isn't that correct? >> that's correct with respect to at least one of the districts, justice alito. but in terms of the program itself, there's no dispute that it was done pursuant to a plan for de facto segregation. moreover, the question you asked, justice kennedy -- >> i don't understand the answer to that question. as to seattle itself, is it not the case that they were threatened with litigation? >> yes, but there'd been no finding, justice alito, of de jure segregation. >> and isn't it correct that the district court found that there was de jure segregation? >> that is not correct. >> it didn't? >> there was -- there was no finding whatsoever that there had been de jure segregation and that there was a constitutional imperative to correct that desegregation. it was an absolutely
segregation. >> is that an accurate description of seattle? i thought that in seattle, before the school board adopted the bussing plan, the city was threatened with lawsuits by the department of justice, by the federal government, and by private plaintiffs, claiming that the -- the previous pupil assignment plan was -- involved de jure segregation. isn't that -- isn't that correct? >> that's correct with respect to at least one of the districts, justice alito. but in terms of the...
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direction of re-creating a dual school system because there are cities, for instance, like minneapolis where the charters are more segregated where there are charters that are all white, all black, all hispanic, i mean, name the group and they have their own charter school. it's as if the brown decision never happened. >> and it feels to me also as though -- and so we don't even take integration into account as part of how you would define a quality school. so you're saying is this a good school, does it rate 1 to 10 or four apples or something. we don't even ask whether or not integration in the classroom is part of that. >> it's not that there's this madness from white chirp sitting next to black children, but poor children sitting next to middle-class children and the resources they're afforded does wonders. when you look at a situation like philadelphia, for example, 30-some percent of the schools are charter schools, bleeding those students from the traditional schools, taking that money with them. meanwhile the governor and the state are starving the public schools. now you have the situation where the schools are bec
direction of re-creating a dual school system because there are cities, for instance, like minneapolis where the charters are more segregated where there are charters that are all white, all black, all hispanic, i mean, name the group and they have their own charter school. it's as if the brown decision never happened. >> and it feels to me also as though -- and so we don't even take integration into account as part of how you would define a quality school. so you're saying is this a good...
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segregation. >> is that an accurate description of seattle? i thought that in seattle, before the school board adopted the bussing plan, the city was threatened with lawsuits by the department of justice, by the federal government, and by private plaintiffs, claiming that the -- the previous pupil assignment plan was -- involved de jure segregation. isn't that -- isn't that correct? >> that's correct with respect to at least one of the districts, justice alito. but in terms of the program itself, there's no dispute that it was done pursuant to a plan for de facto segregation. moreover, the question you asked, justice kennedy -- >> i don't understand the answer to that question. as to seattle itself, is it not the case that they were threatened with litigation? >> yes, but there'd been no finding, justice alito, of de jure segregation. >> and isn't it correct that the district court found that there was de jure segregation? >> that is not correct. >> it didn't? >> there was -- there was no finding whatsoever that there had been de jure segregation and that there was a constitutional imperative to correct that desegregation. it was an absolutely
segregation. >> is that an accurate description of seattle? i thought that in seattle, before the school board adopted the bussing plan, the city was threatened with lawsuits by the department of justice, by the federal government, and by private plaintiffs, claiming that the -- the previous pupil assignment plan was -- involved de jure segregation. isn't that -- isn't that correct? >> that's correct with respect to at least one of the districts, justice alito. but in terms of the...
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. >> the city counselor in charge of social policies in rome wants to end segregation through integration. >> we need to learn to live together and go beyond the strategy of camps. it is obsolete. they want stability. >> while the woman and her family await better living conditions, this community will have to keep calling this camp their home. aljazeera, rome. >> amnesty international says as many as 4,000 roma live in those camps. >> four french hostages are free after three years of captivity in ni g.e. er. they are kidnapped by gunmen linked to al-qaeda. they did not pay ransom for launch a military assault. it is still unclear why they were released. >> a tunnel connecting europe and asia, a breakthrough once dreamed of for centuries, thousands garbage in istanbul as turkey opened a four and a half billion dollars railway link. it is held as a marvel of modern engineering. aljazeera has more. >> the project is 150-year-old dream that became a reality. a turk issue-japanese consortium took on the task of anchoring the tunnel to the river bed. work started in 2004, but stopped many tim
. >> the city counselor in charge of social policies in rome wants to end segregation through integration. >> we need to learn to live together and go beyond the strategy of camps. it is obsolete. they want stability. >> while the woman and her family await better living conditions, this community will have to keep calling this camp their home. aljazeera, rome. >> amnesty international says as many as 4,000 roma live in those camps. >> four french hostages are free...
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city of chicago, a city where we knew there were certain beaches we didn't go to, certain neighborhoods we did not walk into, certain swimming pools we did not go to. chicago was segregatedy whole life is about being puerto rican and living in a puerto rico neighborhood. now all of a sudden i thought i had returned home to an island that was puerto rico and yet i was called a gringo. i wanted to say that was a very painful time. spanish] i certainly thought those were the two words that made up that time in my life. eventually, members of the independence party and puerto rico embraced me. they said, you are part of our [speaks spanish] you're simply in exile that is return home. juane archbishop of san once said to me, you've been puerto rican since the moment you were conceived in your mother's womb. it was a wonderful time of acceptance. yes, rejection, and exception -- exceptions. i got involved in politics. in 1972, they passed laws allowing people to vote at the age of 18 and i was ready to go and vote and change puerto rico for the better and fight for its independence. >> and when he came back to chicago for college, you were an independent activist, is that righ
city of chicago, a city where we knew there were certain beaches we didn't go to, certain neighborhoods we did not walk into, certain swimming pools we did not go to. chicago was segregatedy whole life is about being puerto rican and living in a puerto rico neighborhood. now all of a sudden i thought i had returned home to an island that was puerto rico and yet i was called a gringo. i wanted to say that was a very painful time. spanish] i certainly thought those were the two words that made up...
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segregation problem in mississippi was when they stopped the agriculture policy, when they stopped farmers from growing food or fiber, it flooded a lot of people who had had been share croppers into the citieshey went up to the cities for jobs. >> with no education and it broke up the families. >> that happened about 50 years ago. >> just about 50 years ago. >> there doesn't seem that there is any improvement it seems that the culture in the inner cities and the poor precincts not onlyby the wo kleining. >> you have a different thing with hispanics and you have a different thing with asian families which came here intact. the my congratulation north migration. >> haitians do well coming to this country. >> i write about it in "killing kennedy" look at this peterson. he has got what 8, 9 children by five, six, seven wives. nobody says a word about it. and kids see this. they see this. wanted they see the rappers. you don't like rap, do you? do you think rap does any good for these young kids? >> no. but i will tell you what it did for kids in atlanta? i see rap probably prevented terrorism in some of these areas. these kids express their violence harmonically and made money on it. and we --
segregation problem in mississippi was when they stopped the agriculture policy, when they stopped farmers from growing food or fiber, it flooded a lot of people who had had been share croppers into the citieshey went up to the cities for jobs. >> with no education and it broke up the families. >> that happened about 50 years ago. >> just about 50 years ago. >> there doesn't seem that there is any improvement it seems that the culture in the inner cities and the poor...
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the city was threatened with lawsuits by the department of justice, by federal government and by private plaintiffs claiming that the previous pupil assignment plan was -- involved deinjury segregation with. isn't that correct? >> that's correct with regard to at least one of the districts, but there's no dispute that it was done pursuant to a plan for de facto segregation. moreover, the question -- >> [inaudible] that question. as to seattle itself, is it not the case that they were threatened with litigation? >> yes, but there'd been no finding, justice alito -- >> isn't it correct that the district court found there was -- >> that is not correct. there was no finding whatsoever that there had been segregation and there was a constitutional imperative to correct that desegregation. it was absolutely identical to the situation, and regarding the accountability, your honor is correct that this seattle -- in seattle we were dealing with an elected school board and here as the court specifically found on pages 326a and 327a of the record, this is a political process in which the regents were elected have at all times maintained plenary authority over the admissions process itself -- >
the city was threatened with lawsuits by the department of justice, by federal government and by private plaintiffs claiming that the previous pupil assignment plan was -- involved deinjury segregation with. isn't that correct? >> that's correct with regard to at least one of the districts, but there's no dispute that it was done pursuant to a plan for de facto segregation. moreover, the question -- >> [inaudible] that question. as to seattle itself, is it not the case that they...