that is where the main stockman came. not the cowboys. that is where they did their business. they had a nice billiard hall, a saloon. things were very comfortably set up for them. this is where the cattle were loaded. but why in the world abilene? there is a reason for this. i will get to it and just a little bit. it had to do with something called texas fever. in 1866, the texas cattleman finally got their act together enough to recover from the civil war to drive the cattle into illinois. what happened, when they started doing this, is something that happened as early as 1860 and kansas. this is, whenever the texas cattle got close to any domestic short hurts short horns, the short horns died. think about this if you are a kansas farmer. you have a couple dairy cows, and that is basically what you have. maybe you have a calf or a goat. then the texas hurt goes by, and a week later your heard instead. you are not too thrilled with the presence of texas cattleman. so the eastern part of the state was settled by farmers like this. they were tough on these texas cattleman. they

farah stockman, thank you. dr. dyson, we're in a time when folks are fascinated by people's backdrops in their home office. i'm pleased to report that michael eric dyson is seated in front of all the books he's written. those are all dr. dyson's books behind him. thank you. thank you, both. l >>> let us go to houston, texas, now. in houston, the public visitation is going to start in a few hours for george floyd. it is, of course, his hometown. hundreds of friends, former teammates, teachers, all expected to pay their respects. floyd will be laid to rest tomorrow. nbc's priscilla thompson is live in houston. priscilla, what are you hearing from folks there who are waiting to pay tribute to george floyd? >> reporter: well, craig, 90 degree weather has not stopped folks from showing up here early. already, the line is wrapping around the church. we've seen the shuttle buses dropping folks off, and they've come with their lawn chairs and coolers to sit and wait for a chance to get inside and view george floyd's body a