lincoln was in springfield. so that story is true. >> they come to his house and they get him and what happens? kathyrn: they lynched him. they are looking for -- ok. the building where we will go next is what is called the arsenal. the armory and the grounds of the state capital, that served as a refuge for the black people who were scared to death. and so, the arsenal was a safe haven for black people. across the street on the grounds of the state capital was where the militia was stationed, for lack of a better term. tiffany: so after they lynched mr. donigan, where do they go from there? kathyrn: that was about the end of it because the state militia started to show up. and so, that was the end of two days of riotings. tiffany: when all is said and done, how much damage was done and how many people were killed? kathyrn: there were 40omes that wstroyed. three people were killed. tiffany: what happened to the prisoners that were taken out of springfield. what happens to them? kathyrn: joe james is convicted of

and i'm so proud that springfield, illinois, is home to the beginning of the naacp. good things can come out of bad things, as long as you don't forget what happened. >> yes. >> thank you, mr. president. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> dick? >> this was not the only race riot in america by any means. my hometown of east st. louis, illinois, had one as well. the difference here was it was the home of abraham lincoln. at that moment in history, people reflected on the fact and were stunned and outraged to think this happened in mr. lincoln's hometown. and i think that's what inspired the naacp, mr. president. that's why that has national significance. but it was the connection with lincoln that really drove home the point that racism has to end in america, and we're still fighting that battle. [applause] >> nikki? >> i would just add, again, an appreciation to you, mr. president, for honoring this moment in history for springfield and this, just the unanimous support for the community. this is a happy day for us, but that we have so much more work to do in ou

biden said middle east ceasefire is closer than we've ever been at is site of 1908 race riot in springfield, illinois, the designation warninged 116th anniversary of the riot on august 14th to 16th of that year, attending signing in the oval office were the members to have illinois congressional delegation, civil rights leaders and interior secretary deb haaland. olleaguese administration to make this happen. i will say one thing, i would not have thought having been in the senate for so many years and vice president for eight years that we would have to worry about people wanting to erase history, what we cannot read or write. and what i am excited about beyond the specifics, we are creating history, we are not. we are allowing people to remember what happened so everyone remembers what could happen and it could still happen. something happened here similar recently. and so i want to thank senator duckworth and the senators -- [laughter] by the way, we were a irish kid and no one in this neighborhood had a name ending in ki. there was a mob not far from lincoln's home unleashed a race riot

[applause] >> i would just add an appreciation for honoring this moment of history for springfield and the support of the community and this is happy days for us even though we have so much work to do in our community and striving for econ -- equality and justice. pres. biden: my state was a slave state. and when i got elected and we have made a lot of progress. to make a long story sort. short, we are making a lot of progress and we cannot stop. [applause] pres. biden: i will say one thing about i was late, i was talking about the cease-fire in the middle east. and we are closer than we have ever been. i do not want to jinx anything. but, as my grandfather said by the grace of god, we might have something. we are not there yet that it is closer than a few days ago. so keep your fingers crossed. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2024] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its >> c-span's coverage of the 2024 democratic national convention kis off sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern chicago with a live one hou

springfield warning his supporters to make no deals in his name. davis told his team lincoln ain't here. he know what we have to meet. so we will go ahead as if we hadn't heard from him and he must ratify it overnight, davis made deals that he did not know would stick until the actual voting. the next day. in fact, he confessed later that he promised some of the same officers to multiple delegations. you must have prevaricated somewhat. a friend responded to, a story prevaricated. davis replied, prevaricate, added, we lied like hell. lincoln was way seward on the first ballot, but with his men inside andennsylvania delegation flipping to lincoln as promised, lincoln captured the nomination, the third ballot. his victory astounded many people. the hall, never mind the nation, the political profession of the wigwam accepted lincoln as the candidate who was as bitterly opposed to slavery he is seward thus appealing to party's base, but much less famous and thus not as scary. swing voters. and unlike bates, he was not offensive to immigrant voters. so

springfield warning his supporters to make no deals in his name. davis told his team lincoln ain't here. he know what we have to meet. so we will go ahead as if we hadn't heard from him and he must ratify it overnight, davis made deals that he did not know would stick until the actual voting. the next day. in fact, he confessed later that he promised some of the same officers to multiple delegations. you must have prevaricated somewhat. a friend responded to, a story prevaricated. davis replied, prevaricate, added, we lied like hell. lincoln was way seward on the first ballot, but with his men inside and the pennsylvania gati flipping to lincoln as promised, lincoln captured the nomination, the third ballot. his victory astounded many people. the hall, never mind the nation, the political profession of the wigwam accepted lincoln as the candidate who was as bitterly opposed to slavery he is seward thus appealing to party's base, but much less famous and thus not as scary. swing voters. and unlike bates, he was not offensive to immigrant voters. so

, illinois is the home of abraham lincoln, but not many people learn this about springfield let me take you to august 14, 190 wait, a mob of 5,000 white people gathered outside a jail demanding that two black men be released to them the police secretly move them to another jail about 60 miles away. now, once the mob found out they took out their anger on the black and jewish neighborhoods. and the early morning of august 15th, they came to the home of a black barber named scott burden. they beat him unconscious. they dragged him from his porch to the front of a saloon and they lynched him this is a photo of his barbershop, 40 black homes and businesses were destroyed nearby. now, the mob took a little break for a few hours two to 3,000 black people then rushed out of springfield, the national guard came in a lot of black families held up in the building where the guards set up when they break was over. the mob went after a wealthy and well-connected black man named william donegan they took him from his home. the guard chase them before they could lynch him. but donegan died at st. john

the ceremony today included civil rights leaders and other leaders from springfield. the order will protect one and a half acres of land at the site of that riot. mr. biden said those events in 1908 are a reminder to reject hate today. make a long story short, we're making a lot of progress, but you can never sto. we can give hate no safe harbor. the ceremony comes over a month after the shooting death of sonia masih, the black woman killed by a white sheriff's deputy in her springfield home after she called 911 for help. all right. time to get your star wars on. a downtown san jose neighborhood has been transformed into a fantasy land this weekend, full of comic book characters, cosplayers, and celebrities. it is galaxy con, the mega conference making its debut in san jose right now. and our own robert honda joins us live from the convention center downtown. got to say, little disappointed. i thought you'd be in costume. yeah, that's true because, you know, at an event like this, fans are a big part of the attraction. but you know, galaxy con is so big that it's actu

. >>> president biden signed a proclamation today establishing the site of the 1908 springfield race riot as the country's 134th national monument. it preserves the land where a white mob of 5,000 attacked a black community lynching two black men and destroying several homes and businesses. the violent attack was one of many that led to the establishment of the naacp. today the monument includes excavated pieces of homes that were burned down in that attack. >> we're allowing history to be written what happened to our children, our grandchildren, everybody understands what happened and what can still happen. >> the president's proclamation comes just a few weeks after the police shooting of sonya massey, a 36-year-old black woman from springfield. >>> california lawmakers are advancing four bills intended to right historic wrongs committed against african americans in the state. among the measures, the package would offer reparations and other forms of government support for african american families that have been impacted by racially motivated state policies. all four bills recentl

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we can still see in the community of springfield. we have work to do. illinois congresswoman nicky butt censky said the riot inspired civil rights leaders to form the naacp. >>the president of springfield's chapter also and off said friday's designation serves as a unifier to come together to work together, love each other and to be positive. this is good history. the naacp and others are working on a walk through memorial for the site. >>which still needs funding in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >>a missouri woman was arrested accused of orchestrating a scheme against graceland and the family of elvis presley. all this asked fans from around the world gather in memphis to celebrate elvis week. reporter simon is at graceland in memphis with the details. >>it's kind like a second alexis chambers is one of thousands of fans celebrating the king of rock'n'roll during elvis week. a celebration elvis presley's legacy at graceland. times that you details more than 25 this week comes with shocking news after a friday morning arrest. 53 year-old lisa jeanine. f

he said, please take them to springfield because he has to see the sites away. but we don't want people to know that he's lincoln yet because we're not going to announce that he wants to have a year to become lincoln. so i told the tour guide, you don't know who this guy is. we just come in and look around and at that all worked. it was fine, except we went to a bar that night beforehand and was supposed to go with him under an assumed name, but somebody immediately bought a string and i thought, steven is going to kill me. but they didn't bring the drinks for him. they bought it for me. so it was only in springfield. would that happen? he up to daniel. daniel is so unrecognizable. he comes every character, right? so this part of the story. so then anyway, for a year i sent him books only texts he doesn't email. so learned to text my kids tease me because i fell in love with him. how could you not? as daniel day-lewis and his abraham lincoln at the same time? and so we became somewhat close and then however, when i went to the premiere no, i'm sorry. when i went

lester holt: larry beaumont successfully snuck informant, jimmy keene, into springfield prison in 1998 him there. he goes off your radar. yeah, he disappeared. a couple of weeks, we didn't know what happened to him. we were trying to find out, we're kind of getting frantic. lester holt: two weeks later, only after keene's psychiatrist contact return from vacation, did they finally find jimmy. by noon, the fbi was there, and she kept apologizing. she kept saying, i'm really sorry. you know, i mean, something happened with the message. lester holt: at last, investigators got to search the wood shop and hall's cell. but by then, the map and the falcons, items jimmy believe could lead to tricia, were gone. what were you thinking telling larry hall, you're out of here, and dressing him down? you know, people probably wouldn't understand the mounting pressure, that kettle's ready to boil over at any time, you know? and it just felt good to unload on the guy. i mean, the problem is, as i see it, you've unloaded on him, he knows you're against him. but nobody has that map. right. i'm disappoin

the monument will serve as a reminder of a two—day riot sparked by mobs of white springfield residentsthe naacp, the nation's top civil rights organisation. the duke and duchess of sussex have begun a four—day tour of colombia. prince harry and meghan were invited by the country's vice—president, francia marquez, for what's been dubbed a �*diy royal tour�*. they are set to take part in events promoting mental health for young people and how to combat cyberbullying. an eruption at mount etna in sicily has caused travel disruption during a public holiday in italy. the volcano began spewing lava, ash and smoke early on thursday, leading to flight cancellations at catania airport. etna is one of world's most active volcanoes. it's known as "snowball earth" — the longest and deepest ice age in our planet's history. exactly how it came about has long been a mystery — but a small group of scottish islands may have just given scientists the key to understanding it. the garvellach islands, in the inner hebrides in the west of scotland, offer the best geological record of the earth's transition

they didn't bring the drinks for him, they brought them for me but only in springfield let that happen. daniel was unrecognizable so this becomes part of the story. anyway for a year i sent him books and he would only text we doesn't e-mail so i would text him. he was daniel day-lewis and abraham lincoln at the same time.ow it became -- we became somewhat close. when i went to the premiere for production in richmond he wouldn't let me see him play because he never ever was out of character. he can say hello doris. even the other actors had to call him mr. president. he never relax. but as soon as the last shot was taken he said hi steven and that was it. he wouldn't even talk to tony so anyway i went to the production site. he takes me into a pinball machine factory and he opens the door and it's a recreation of the white house in 1860s. astonishing. the road was the rug that hadey been there. the wallpaper was the way was supposed to be and there were cubbyholes in the desk where he put parts of his speeches and the lighting was low. i felt more actively transported back. it was great

. >> reporter: the giant watching over lauderbach tire in springfield, illinois was one of those early. >> i am lauderbauch man. i am springfield. >> reporter: aordering to co-owner mark lauderbach, he remains i apillar of the community to this day. >> no one knows where we're at until you say look for the giant and then they're like oh, yeah, i know where you're at. >> reporter: the giant was originally intended to attract attention to local businesses but they've since become attractions in their own right thanks to a fan community that coalesced around the website roadside america. >> every giant has their personal story, right? and they vary so much. warms fall off. heads are stolen or missing. and oftentimes people will take pictures and roadside america will update their site. >> reporter: the site koipd the term muffler men after noticing a few businesses had swapped out the ax for a muffler. but the statues have been modified to hold nearly anything. a map chronicles sightings of a whole extended family. some consider vikings part of the cast of characters as well as these ladi

just now it will lead to of would be when i did so please don't make eliza for you to go negative. springfield, pennsylvania. santa good i'm is. yeah, that's the what level? a local police. no, they do not want to have universe to was on the 10 most fifties i've been phases. let's do the full keep go know most of the hurry miguel. is that gonna leave? told them when i did those it was, it was most likely to go home that evening. so when i look, when they go go, it is like the same way you are helping me care. the blue bottle to the past. the, the, the, me, the moment that wouldn't up i was interested. i never put on the list that live there will assign the mobile. but the one loading is the one. i'm not saying he still looks a lot of uh, they won't say they're like into the oh my, when you get that i got a window and i'm a little careful what kind of silly and megabyte the guys will bring you the 10 by 10 in the little window and pad without the, the rules go live with that or the, you know, i guess there i am the lose the village that was for the said will, oh no way of for in oh, we're very

i said d'vontaye mitchell, but he was in milwaukee and the case was in springfield, illinois. >> right, may i add, reverend, that after we did get that conviction against derek chauvin , the first call we got was from president biden and vice president harris. we were coming down the elevator. you are there, you know. and she was compassionate. she was supportive and she, and the world doesn't know that she made that call, but the truth is, it was important to her and president biden to let the floyd family no that the president and the vice president were with them. >> as you know, i was there. the brother of attorney, ben crump. the trump-vance campaign has been amplifying false claims about vice president harris' racial identity, falsely suggesting that harris had downplayed her black and south asian heritage in an attempt to raise questions about her authenticity. >> you have also been subject to racially charged -- throughout your career. talking it over your identity as being black and a muslim. what are your reflections on how trump and the republican party are going after harri

. >> the call came in one day before then deputy sean grayson shot and killed massey in her springfield like sonia's mom was trying to warn authorities, warn your agency, how does that hit you now knowing what happened? >> well i haven't heard the tape. i'm concerned. i want our deputies to have all of the information they can before they arrive so i don't know why that wasn't transmitted. >> sheriff jack campbell releasing grayson's personnel records showing two of his past employers saying he needed more training and he did not demonstrate good officer safety skills. he put grayson through 16 weeks ever training adding his previous employers never showed lying about a high-speed chase that violated department policy. >> it is unfortunate. we need the information and it was not provided. >> logan county not responding. grayson has pled not guilty to charged relating to massey' death. his attorney declining to comment. >> reporter: the family is calling on the sheriff to resign. >> i will not resign. i understand the pain and they're hurting and they want to hold someone accountable. an

this week we mark the one 60th anniversary of the springfield 1908 race riot, -- the 116th anniversary of the riot, a horrific attack by a white mob on a black community that civil rights leaders highlighted to spark national action on civil-rights. we will share additional information soon. president and vice president took office they , inherited the biggest increase in the murder rate on record. they immediately pass to the biggest investment in public safety, including the historic law enforcement funding through the american rescue plan act, which every republican in congress voted against. president biden and vice president kamala harris also passed the most significant gun reform law in almost 30 years and now we are seeing the results of that. violent crime has plunged to its lowest ever in almost 50 years. and today, axios reported new new preliminary data from major u.s. cities shows that homicides were down during the first full six months of president biden's last year in office. more than 70% in some places, compared to the same type of trump's last year. the historic decl

roxana saberi, cbs news, springfield, illinois. >>> much of florida is under a state of emergency ahead of potential tropical weather that could hit this weekend or as early as next week. the national hurricane center says that there is a high chance the tropical disturbance brewing in the caribbean could form into a tropical depression or storm. forecasters warn there is a significant threat of torrential rain and flash floods over most of florida. >>> coming up, victory for the nfl. a judge's decision in a huge multibillion dollar lawsuit against the league. >>> and icy tribute. marking the tenth anniversary of the ice bucket challenge. randm”! (mom) you're feeding him, blue buffalo, right? (jack) nah, we got purina one. it's all the same stuff. (mom) not really. blue life protection formula's got deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, oatmeal, barley... (mia) well purina one has chicken, rice flour, corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, chicken by-product meal... (jack) [laughing] looks like we're switching to blue! (vo) switch to blue. and feed your dog like family. [♪♪] if you're

regresÓ a la corte el ex ayudante del sheriff o alguacil acusado de asesinar a sonia massey en springfieldresiÓn agravada con arma de fuego. la muerte de macy atrajo la atenciÓn despuÉs de que esta fuera grabada por las cÁmaras corporales de la policÍa. y hablando de uniformados, la policÍa de brooklyn en nueva york busca a un hombre que intentÓ estrangular a una mujer. lo ve en su pantalla. los investigadores dicen que el sospechoso siguiÓ a la vÍctima de 25 aÑos hasta un edificio. despuÉs, la tomÓ del cuello y le dijo que se callara. pero ella contÓ que sus gritos asustaron al atacante que logrÓ escapar. y nos vamos a california con el seguimiento del caso de alberto, el niÑo con autismo de diez aÑos golpeado por un sujeto. cuando este pequeÑito tocÓ su auto. el sospechoso no se presentÓ en corte, pero su abogado lo declarÓ. no culpable. erika flores tiene los detalles. disculpe? Él es autista. >> su condiciÓn? >> las imÁgenes que se hicieron virales provocaron indignaciÓn este lunes por medio de su abogado, se declarÓ no culpable al no presentarse en corte para la lectura formal de carg

she showed up for his launch in springfield, illinois of that campaign.bama has often praised her for her work in california, and he endorsed her 2016 u.s. senate campaign. there is great excitement building in the convention center ahead of tonight's programming. rehearsals are well underway. we can now go down to the floor of the convention center, this arena behind me, to our correspondent. what is it like where you are now? reporter: it is certainly filling up on the convention floor. delegates are starting to take their seats in their different sections which are divided by states. kamala harris has been kind -- has been confirmed as the democratic nominee. this is more about ceremony, about saying again, that they support and back kamala harris as their presidential nominee. she will be here this evening -- she will not be here this evening. she is addressing the rally in milwaukee, where donald trump held his republican convention. it is expected there will be huge crowds out there. a lot of energy. part of the reasons she has chosen to be there to

biden said middle east ceasefire is closer than we've ever been at is site of 1908 race riot in springfield, illinois, the designation warninged 116th anniversary of the riot on august 14th to 16th of that year, attending signing in the oval office were the members to have illinois congressional delegation, civil rights leaders and interior secretary deb haaland. olleaguese administration to make this happen. i will o

quincy springfield up into record territory. illinois really steamy there.uweather realfeel temperatures for some of you 105 plus for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, another major company scales back its diversity and inclusion policies. >> also ahead, the shocking moment a woman is seen entering a tiger enclosure at this zoo. we'll tell you the charges she now faces. >> and later, a terrifying tuesday, september 10th live on abc. >> back now, with a show of support in oklahoma for a student who was told he could not fly the american flag from his truck. dozens of cars and trucks carrying flags circled edmond north high school in protest. they say it's about patriotism, not politics. the school says the ban on flags is for safety and to avoid distractions. >> another major company is scaling back so-called dei policies aimed at promoting diversity and cultural awareness. it comes amid growing backlash from activists and from customers. home improvement giant lowe's has become the latest company to scale back its diversity, equity an

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dream today. 108. 108 years ago, the newly elected president of the united states, abraham, left springfield, illinois. never to return again. he spoke to his friends gathered at the railroad station. listen to his words. today, i live i go to a greater task than devolve. general washington, the great god, which him must help me without that assistance, i will surely fail with it. i cannot fail. abraham lincoln lost his life, but did not fail. the next president of the united will face challenges, which in ways will be greater than those of washington or lincoln. because for the first time in our nation's, an american president face not only the problem of restoring peace, but of restoring peace at home without god, china and europe. we will surely be. but with god's help and your help, we shall surely succeed. my fellow americans, the long dark night for america is about to end. the time. the time has come. the time has come for us to leave. the valley of despair. and climb the mountain. so that we may see the glory of the dawn. a new day for america and a new dawn for peace and freedom in

dream today. 108. 108 years ago, the newly elected president of the united states, abraham, left springfield, illinois. never to return again. he spoke to his friends gathered at the railroad station. listen to his words. today, i live i go to a greater task than devolve. general washington, the great god, which him must help me without that assistance, i will surely fail with it. i cannot fail. abraham lincoln lost his life, but did not fail. the next president of the united will face challenges, which in ways will be greater than those of washington or lincoln. because for the first time in our nation's, an american president face not only the problem of restoring peace, but of restoring peace at home without god, china and europe. we will surely be. but with god's help and your help, we shall surely succeed. my fellow americans, the long dark night for america is about to end. the time. the time has come. the time has come for us to leave. the valley of despair. and climb the mountain. so that we may see the glory of the dawn. a new day for america and a new dawn for peace and freedom in

leaning against the side of the restaurant in springfield.the driver and the person inside the mcdonald's were hurt. the investigation is ongoing. >> now to a smash and grab burglary. all caught on camera. two thieves made off with dozens of rare pokemon cards from a store in texas worth $2,000. so the pair hurled a chair through the glass in the front door, shattered display cases, and stuffed the cards into a duffel bag. >> now to michael oher, the former football player is making his first public comments since suing the couple that helped him to become a household name. this morning, the man at the center of the 2009 oscar nominated hit the blind side is opening up in a candid interview. super bowl champ michael oher, speaking out for the first time since filing a lawsuit against the tuohy family, who took him in as a high school student. >> we want to know if you would like to become part of this family. >> kind of thought i already was or telling the new york times about the complex, ongoing court case in which he alleges the tuohys too

they carried the springfield rifle the same on their fathers carried in world war i.or more than 5 million of these made during the war. stuart what is this unexploded bomber saying next door? >> guest: that the replica of a 500-pound bomb. the signatures you see on it are veterans during one of their association meetings from the eighth air force who all signed of the bomb after getting back together again. they were dropped by the eighth air force during the war. >> host: was paul tibbetts best known for? >> guest: paul tibbetts was a pilot of the enola gay the b-29 that dropped the atomic bomb in august of 1945. this was a jacket worn during the warg she's famous for giving away jackets it was later donated to us. that's a pretty wedding gown on display. anything but an ordinary wedding gown for this wedding gown is made it's tony's syllabary therese wedding gown. her husband was a radio operator may come home with his parachute. it even close were rationed andd fabric was ration. you cannot get silk. i love the brocade around the top was the suspension lines from

patricia springfield, massachusetts. hi, patricia. hi. i'm reading an older book by lynn dayton. i can picture i'm surrounded by book here and to read to read. you read books from a small bomber and it's absolutely fascinating. a bit heartbreaking, too, but i never read it before. and i'm that i picked it up. i love the writes. i the history. can you tell and and i've been history now since i was in first grade. so i love to share both father and son and oh, i've had a book about teddy roosevelt. one of the stories just read really rather. oh, and i love our crosswords, and i'm so glad you when i happened to be tuning into tv. so i better shut up, you know, go away. two things i will let you know. patricia. we are going to re-air everything you've seen. today begins at 8 p.m. eastern time tonight. so if you didn't catch all of eric larson and you can see all the other authors we've covered, everything we've covered begins re-air at 8 p.m. eastern time. carla hayden i lost track of time. do you have five more minutes so you can stay? are you sure? oh, yeah. we've kept you longer t

have been some tensions between him and governor pritzker on and basically involving money from springfield. pritzker, during his tenure, has been a very solid money manager for the state of illinois. the state has seen a number of, i believe at least eight credit rating upgrades for a state that was very nearly in default under the previous governor, and pritzker is just basically saying, you know, this is not good money management. we are doing what we can. so those two, i think, are really important people, to see what their message is. and i think that a lot, as i say come of the coalescing that has gone on around harris has kind of put these intraparty divisions down below the surface. they are still there, but it is going to definitely be an attempt to portray the total unity of this convention. host: let's get to some callers we start with. peterin buffalo, new york . good morning, peter. caller: good morning. i just want to mention, i hear about, you know, the millionaires and billionaires who pay their fair share. i'm on a fixed income, so i'm not even, but i don't have any jealous

this really developed in the last couple weeks, coming to a close. 2021, springfield, illinois put in for a raise grant, one of the more competitive in d.o.t., very city focused. they had a real crossing as part of a larger real improvement project, all about safety, creating an underpass in a poor part of town. part of that job, the first part was engineering work, labor, operating engineers. we work with a community college for years there and had a priggish mentorship -- pre-apprenticeship program, focused on recruiting women of color. that project had a 30% minority participation for the labor mechanics on that job. exceptional. that is not the end of it, though. as we were digging, our members uncover the charred remains of some houses near the overpass, talked to the engineers. the state archaeologist came in. it turns out that is the remains of the 1908 race riots that occurred. last week, president biden signed that as the latest national monument. our work coming full circle. [applause] >> very powerful. in phoenix, members have had a great partnership with us including on ou

the time became the microcosm for the rest of the north and lead the charge from other you know springfield road, you done loy and and and other marches after that karvake also was a big one and we reflect on that it's 32 years later last saturday when i was filming the loyalists and the fight protest at belfast city hall. just matter of hours later, i couldn't believe the scenes, i have to be honest and visited it when i seen a couple of hundred loyalists and far right marching up botanic towards queens university, i knew that there was a possibility of seeing those images 32 years later, and i had contacted jord race to ask you, was the community prepared for eventuality of these people and the lower armor road, and in fact the did. so 32 years later we're seeing these images that i thought i'd never seen i'd never see again sorry and pilly i'd seen yourself once said we'd pushed the crowd back how did you hear about this? i was actually just passing with your race you you were just off the phone room i walked up my little my 12-year old daughter and what i seen i didn't think i'd ever se

service at the beginning of the war when the marines who fought on guadalcanal carried the 1903 springfield rifle, the same one their fathers carried in world war one, and it was replaced by this rifle. there were more than 5 million of these made during the war. and what's this unexploded bomb that we're seeing next door? the that is a replica of a 500 pounds bomb and the signatures that you see on it are veterans during one of their association meetings that veterans from the eighth air force, whose all signed the bomb after getting back together again. so that is a replica of the 500 pounds bombs that were dropped by the eighth air force during the war. but that 500 pounds bomb was standard. it was dropped throughout the war. what was paul tibbets best known for? paul tibbets was the pilot of the enola gay, the b-29 that dropped the atomic bomb in august of 1945. and this is a jacket that was worn by tibbets during the war, and he was famous for giving away jackets and and other uniform items. and so he had given that away. and it was later donated us. well, that looks like a pretty ordi