thurgood marshall: they didn't catch us at all. am: marshall almost died right there in tennessee. narrator: when he reached his nashville hotel room, marshall called attorney general tom clark to tell him what had happened. thurgood marshall: i told him i was arrested for drunken driving and tom said "well were you drunk?" i said "no, but five minutes after i talk to you!" roger wilkins: i don't know how you could do that kind of work over and over and over again. he puts his whole body and soul at risk in his attempts to make this country better. i think thurgood was the bravest man i ever knew. narrator: by 1950, marshall had escaped the loaded gun of a dallas sheriff, spent a long night one car ahead of the klan on long island, hid in the bushes from a violent mob in detroit, and finally survived his own lynching. in this impossible environment, he had won 10 major supreme court cases and set the stage for a direct attack on segregation and in the early 1950s, marshall and his colleagues returned to the schools where the campaig

, and in practices, the city became much more racially segregated around about the time when thurgood marshall was born. narrator: marshall grew up a short distance from downtown baltimore on the west side in an african-american neighborhood scattered with european immigrants. his father william worked as a waiter on the railroad. a man with a sharp wit who was sometimes described as cantankerous,

, people will know the name of charles hamilton huston and thurgood marshall for the rest ofime but it is a great example of how learning and the conversations we have about civil rights have been impacted by how it gets frames, people like doctor king and thurgood marshall understood the role of charles hamilton huston but you cannot have a conversation about the civil rights movement without an inclusion of the work of charles hamilton huston. >> during booktv's recent visit to grand rapids we spoke with myers supermarket ceo hank meijer about arthur h. vandenberg, who made the switch from isolationism to internationalism. >> i propose that no other nation shall have a chance to use our silence as an alibi for carrier designs. i propose action instead of words. i propose action now before it is too late was i propose it for the sake of a better world but i say again and again and again that i propose it for our own american self-interest. >> arthur h. vandenberg first came to notoriety as one of the leading isolationists. he was the crusader for world war i and american inv

thurgood marshall argued separate but equal is not before the court today. these schools are so plainly unequal. but i said -- i'm up easy when people make that comparison because it's a huge difference and that is thurgood marshall's life was in danger when he went to a southern town to represent someone. my advocaciy was a challenge but my life was never in danger. and another difference is people understood that racial discrimination was odious, but when i started out arguing cases , endeavoring to strike down arbitrary gender lines in the law, the judge assumed i was arguing had a hard time getting it because they thought of themselves as good husbands, good fathers, and they thought that women were on a pedestal. women were sheltered. they were protected. then justice brennan had that wonderful image he used one case -- >> one of your cases. >> yes. all too often the pedestal turns out to be a cage. that is is protects women from achieving whatever they could based on their god-given talents. so getting judges to understand that gender discrimination wa

king and thurgood marshall understood the role of charles hamilton houston, but you cannot have a conversation about the civil rights movement in the united states without an inclusion of the work of charles houston. .. >> >> and as the totalitarian state was leading and hitler was belligerent and in europe when those people said we were burned once already and we all want to do it again so he went for a strict neutrality act for what might become a european war. cell in now way he was of a leader in the fight with franklin roosevelt for people who would become our allies against hitler. then after the war or later in the war, they came for word to say in effect reversed his own position to say isolation was no longer a possible as a global power we had to take leadership of the world stage or relinquish it to the darker forces. and by making that shift in the last months of world war two people lot of american public opinion with him to enable the changes of rights to leadership. >> is someone who grew up in grand rapids with an interest of politics i am curious about vandenberg's flights it

in a few weeks the brand new thurgood marshall apartment building on north 6th street will be one of those safe places. this is brilliant. its brilliant. especially for people who have a little bit more have to get over to be able to have a safe place to live in i mean this beautiful. and the organization thats helping to get these individuals off the street? housing first. they signed me up. weve never been treated like second class citizens and unfortunately in our society people who are homeless and suffer from mental illness and or a dual diagnosis of addiction sandra are a few of housing firsts earliest success stories, recently completing one year leases and demonstrating the success of this model. theyve been through a lot in their lives living out on the street and now are very successful with what theyre doing completing their lease and thats exactly what we hope to do here with more individuals that were moving in off the street. to live in a supportive environment with staff on-site around the clock. were trying to have instead of emergency rooms, instead of at costly serv

king and thurgood marshall certainly understood the role of charles hamilton houston. you cannot have a conversation about to civil rights movement in the united states without the inclusion of work of charles houston. >> an american history tv on crmp span 3, a grand rapids resident talks about the letter she wrote to then congressman gerald ford. then we'll visit the grand rapids public museum with alex forest and find out why the city is nicknamed the furniture city. >> a new car pulled up and stopped in front of the store and this big fellow stepped out of it and stepped into the entry way of the store and paused there for a long time and stared at junior. ford asked him if he could help him. the man looked at him and said you're leslie lynch king jr. and he said no, i'm gerald ford jr. and he said well, you're my son. i'm your father. and i want to take you to lunch. the c-span city's tour of grand rapids, michigan saturday then on c-span 3. >> each week leading to the 2016 election road to the white house rewind brings the coverage of the presidential races. of t

a man is arrested at bwi thurgood marshall airport after getting caught trying to carry a shot gun past a security checkpoint. tsa agents caught the man with this inside a fire-arm case. it was not loaded. the man was arrested on state weapons charges. firearms and ammunition are not permitted to be carried past checkpoints but can be transported as checked baggage. the man faces up to a 12-thousand dollar fine. a historic drug bust is made in ohio. police say they seized 16 and a half pounds of crystal meth in a sting operation. that's the biggest drug bust in the state's history. three men from atlanta were arrested. investigators say the meth was made in a secret lab in mexico, shipped to atlanta and driven to cincinnati. it carried a street value of about 1 million dollars. don't waste your money. counterfeit products used to be something you found on street corners in big cities. like oakleys, rolexes or coach bags. not anymore: now they show up online. consumer reproter john matarese shows what brands to be car some elementary school students in to class with bright purple and gre

. >> reporter: after bridge, april went on to graduate from thurgood marshall high in san francisco thenc berkeley. >> i don't want them to just see my chair and say, oh she's just retarded or slow. >> reporter: she uses her eyes to prompt her communication device to spell out what she wants the voicebox to say. it's not always accurate and it takes several minutes for a response. but all it takes is patience. >> today we are going to talk about disability. >> reporter: april works at bridge helping students and volunteers as a tutor for girls inc. she wanted us to show this video of her picking up her nephew from school to show she is an independent woman. >> i love people to see me as a person first, then they should see me as a black educated woman who is striving for her goals just like anybody else. >> reporter: april plans to attend graduate school at san francisco state next fall to get a degree in counseling, helping others the way bridge helped her. amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> you'll have two chances to catch the bridge school benefit. the first concert will be held saturday

but it was not the only vision four months earlier justice thurgood marshall who still sat on the supreme court have offered a far more sober take on the meaning of the bicentennial in the speech toolbar group. marshall the aging his hero the first african-american to sit on the supreme court advised his audience to be wary of the flag waving further surrounding the bicentennial. the focus of the celebration and vaults -- they yielded the more perfect union. it is said we now enjoy. i cannot accept this invitation the government devised that he was effective from the start requiring several amendments and civil war and momentous social transformation". two better realize of the promise of a more just society. credit for the constitution belongs not to the framers but to those who refused to acquiesce the outdated notions. and who strive to better them. the competition between these two narratives is in many ways the subject of this book. the competition between these two narratives is in many ways the subject of this book. the war in court which preceded that has as the pole start a quali

like justice thurgood marshall, justice ginsburg would have been a historic figure for her work as an advocate for gender equality. she would have been a historic figure even if she had never been a judge. and she is not only a great judge and justice a figure of , historic importance as a lawyer. know theu also already , justices a cultural icon. -- justice is a cultural icon. how many of us can say that have inspired a one act opera, two coloring books, and the phenomenon known as the notorious rbg. justice ginsburg is a special member of our law center community. her late husband was a treasured tax professor and scholar at georgetown law for many years. we have a professorship in his honor. -- are joining us here today are justice ginsburg authorized biographers. they are co-authors with justice ginsburg of her book, my own words which will be released october 4. and they are members of the faculty. the justice is a long time supporter of our women's law and public policy fellowship programs and every year invites the fellows to the court for tea and conversation. i'm particularly

when we were talking the other day, it reminded me of justice thurgood marshall was at the naacp legal defense fund are good cases. you pointed out the difference but then segue into what it was like for you. >> i copied his strategy and that is he developed a lot up to brown v. board and steps. you probably remember the first case in that series than texas realized it couldn't deny admission to law school to african-americans simply because of their race. they set up a separate law school for the period are good martial art. separate but equal is not before the court today. these schools are so plainly on the equal -- i may quote. it's not easy when people make that comparison because it's a huge difference. marshall's life was in danger when he went to a southern town to represent someone. the advocacy was a challenge, to my life was never in danger. another difference is people understood that racial discrimination in was odious. but when i started out arguing cases to strike down arbitrary gender blog, the judge was tired. and had a hard time getting it because they thought of them

and of course, something i never really mastered, the ability to give a good speech, but thurgood marshaller, a struggling artist. i have a new appreciation for artist's beautiful work displayed here. our country is better and more vibrant because of their contributions and the conjugations of millions of african americans. no telling of american history would be complete nor accurate without acknowledging them. the lesson in this museum is the all-american share of past and a future by staying true to our rightinges, writing -- injustice, and encouraging the empowerment of all. we will be a greater nation for generations to come. i congratulate all played a role in this beautiful museum. may god bless us all. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, stevie wonder. [applause] mr. wonder: thank you so much. i have not seen it yet, but i'm going to. [laughter] [applause] i was born blind, but blessed with a vision. of vision sees what we all know and feel. i know and feel that we must come together. not go on, any of it, all of it. hatredk-and-forth of the . other countries getting involved in ou

four months earlier, justice thurgood marshall who still sat on the supreme court had offered a far more sober take on the meaning of the bicentennial in a speech to a group on that hawaiian island of miami. the heroes to end racial segregation, first african-american to sit on the supreme court addressed his audience to be wary of the flat waving fervor surrounding the bicentennial. quote, the focus of the celebration and i.t. complete simply that those who debated and compromised in philadelphia yielded a more perfect union we now enjoy, marshall said adding that cannot accept this invitation. the government devised was the fact that from the start requiring several amendments come a civil war momentous transformation, i'm out. to better realize the promise of a more just society. for the constitution in its present any blood not to the framers marshall concluded, but to those who refuse to acquiesce in out dated justice and equality that we strive to better them, unquote. the competition between these two narratives with the subject of this book. the court which preceded the burger co

applause ] and, of course, something i never really mastered the ability to give a good speech but thurgood marshal sure good. as you know i'm a fledgling painter, a struggling artist. [ laughter ] i have a new appreciation for the artist whose brilliant works are displayed here, people like henry duncanson, charles henry austin. our country is better and more vibrant because of their contributions and the contributions of millions of african-americans. no telling of american history is neither complete nor accurate without acknowledging them. the lesson in this museum is that all americans share a past. and a future. by staying true to our principles, righting injustice and encouraging the empowerment of all we'll be an even greater nation for generations to come. i congratulate all those who played a role in creating this wonderful museum. may god bless us all. [ applause ] >> poignant remarks from president george w. bush having signed the 2003 legislation after many decades of trying to get this museum going. this legislation released money to help fund this $540 million project. of course pres

of course, something i never really mastered, but thurgood marshall could give good speeches. struggling artist. i have a new appreciation for the artists whose brilliant works are displayed here. henry oswald tanner, charles henry austin. our country is better and more vibrant because of their contributions, and the contributions of millions of african-americans. of african-american history is complete or accurate without acknowledging them. is that all americans share a past and a future. by staying true to our injustice, righting we will be a greater nation for generations to come. i congratulate those who played a role in creating this museum. may god bless us all. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, stevie wonder. [applause] >> thank you so very much. i was born blind but blessed with inner vision. inner vision seems to be steel and i know that we must come together. it. cannot go on, all of any of it. it can't go on. all of the back and forth, the hatred. us as the united people of the united states of america. other countries getting involved in our business cannot go o

. >> reporter: after bridge, april went onto graduate from thurgood marshall high in san francisco andt want them to see my chair and be like oh, she is just retarded or slow. >> reporter: she uses her eyes to prompt her communication device to spell out what she wants the voicebox to say. it's not always accurate and it takes several minutes for a response. but all it takes is patience. >> today we are going to talk about disability. april works at bridge helping students and volunteers as a student for girls inc. she wanted us to show this video of her pecking up her nephew from school to show she is an independent woman. >> i want people to see me as a person first. then they should see me as a black educated woman who is strive for her goals just like anybody else. >> reporter: april plans to attend graduate school at san francisco state next fall to get a degree in counseling, helping others the way bridge helped her. amber lee ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and you'll have two chances to catch the bridge school benefit, the first concerts saturday october 22nd, the second on sunday. dave m

and, of course, something i never mastered, the ability to give a good speech, but thurgood marshalle could. as some of you may know, i am a fledgling painter, a struggling artist. [laughter] a new appreciation for the artists whose brilliant works are displayed here, people like robert duncanson, charles henry alston. our country is better and more vibrant because of their contributions and the contributions of millions of african americans. no telling of american history is either complete or accurate without acknowledging them. the lesson of this museum is that all americans share a past. and a future. by staying true to our rightings, writing -- injustice, we will be a greater nation for generations to come. i congratulate all those who played a role in creating this wonderful museum. may god bless us all. [laughter] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, stevie wonder. [applause] >> thank you very much. haven't seen it yet but i am going to. [laughter] i was born blind. in vision.lessed the vision sees what we all know and feel and i know and feel that we must come together. this c

surfaced and he did advise the founders of howard university and law school in a way that inspired thurgood marshall and charles hamilton. i agree with the stain on his legacy that he wasn't more outspoken and didn't draw the connection between his desire for what he called racial equality using the jews as a race or nationality. but now on the specific question come he's taking heat for his open support of the federal racial segregation. federal racial segregation. do we know what he thought about the attitudes? >> i found in addition to the biography we have edited the seven volumes of the letters and there was nothing in the wilson papers or the brandeis papers about 200 other collections that we looked at had brandeis letters in which there is a single comment on this. >> nanny and i think coming from an abolitionist family probably believe what many people in the united states then believed which is certainly it was terrible, certainly wasn't in favor of discrimination but didn't think beyond that that meant something necessarily have to be done about the status of the african-americans that wo

people that don't know that organization off the top of their heads, it is the legal dna of thurgood marshall in present-day america and always will be. welcome, first of all. >> thank you. >> my question for you, counselor, is what are do we do about this? if we've got body cam. if we've got dash cam video, do you just release what's excouple toir to one side, what do you do if it's going to affect a case that someone's now going to have to start to build? what do you do about releasing evidence? we know they have and we're used to seeing when we want it, where we want it. >> sure. >> well, i think what we need is transparency. and the truth and showing the reality of a circumstance or situation should never be something that's compromised or seen as tainting a process. in this particular instance, the footage -- there's so much question around it and as we know, the law vary from different jurisdiction to jurisdiction as to whether it can be automatically released. whether it's required to have a court order not to release it. and we know that ultimately that's the direction in which the en

and also two months later he would represent the board of education against linda brown and thurgood marshall john w davis who i'm sure did not vote for to win the award, two other judges do, john w davis one up to the three finalists and asked them to congratulate them and asked them to come an interview at his firm in new york. my uncle got neither a congratulatory handshake nor an offer to interview. 30 years later i graduated from that same institution in 1982. i had 1982. i had no honors like my uncle and i graduated thank you lottie. -- there is a reason for that. we pass laws, anti-discrimination laws. we encourage policies and practices from corporations to open up, to be more inclusive of women and racial minority. many families have been impacted by this. progress doesn't mean post-racial. i recognize the progress but it doesn't mean post-racial. when you look at what is going on today, the going on today, the inequities that exist today they are widespread, 18 - 1 in terms of wealth accumulation between black and white families today, 18 - 1 and that is worse than what existed in s

and of course, something i've never really mastered, the ability to give good speech, but thurgood marshallcould. [laughter] some of you may know i have a fledgling painter. a struggling artist. [laughter] i have a new appreciation for the artist whose brilliant works are displayed here. you like henry also often, charles austin. our country is better and more vibrant because of their contributions, and the country regions of millions of african-americans. no telling of american history is either complete nor accurate without acknowledging them. the lesson of this museum is that all americans share a past and a future. i staying true to our injustice, righting and encouraging the empowerment of all, we will be a better generation. i congratulate those who played a role in creating this wonderful museum. tank on plus possible. -- may god bless us all. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, stevie wonder. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [indiscernible] i was born blind. but i was blessed with a vision. the vision is an all-knowing field. and i know and feel that we must come together. this c

time and also two months later would represent the boarde of education against linda brown and thurgood marshall john w. davis who i'm sure did not vote for our oakland to win, the two of the judges did of course. john doubled the wages went up to the of the files, asked them, congratulate him, asked him to come and interview in his firm in new york. my uncle got me the eight congratulatory handshake for an opportunity. 30 years later i graduated from the same institution 1982. i had no honors like my uncle and i graduated thank you. >> if you go to an hcb you, you know. >> whole lot of folks know who that is. i got an offer to joined the same firm. we encourage houses and practices from corporations to open up, to be more inclusive of women in racial minorities. me families have been impacted by this. progress doesn't mean postracial. i recognize the progress but assuming postracial. when you look at what's going on today the inequities,g on todaye widespread, 18 to one in terms of wealth accumulation between black and white families today, 18 the one. and that is worse than what existed in sou

king and thurgood marshall served to be understood though role but you cannot have a conversation about the civil-rights movement in the united states without inclusion without the work of charles houston but stepped into an the entryway and stared at, jr. and board asked if he could help and demand looked and said you were gerald ford, jr. and he said i am your father. i will take you to lunch. >> [inaudible conversations] i want to thank you gentlemen for being here and your service to our country, and the meeting is called to order. i apologize for bag few minutes late. forget we changed the time until 9:45 until 10:00 so ben could go to a meeting at 10:30. can you for accommodating both meetings. obviously afghanistan continues to be something that is important to our u.s. national interests. we brokered a government, if you will, the united states did in 2014, that create both a president and ceo office that has not been confirmed, if you will, through and continued on. we had concerns about that process taking place, and you wonder about the support that government has realtive to

. >> people like doctor king and thurgood marshall understood the role of houston.but you cannot have a conversation about the civil rights movement in the united states without an inclusion of the work of charles houston. >> on american american history to be on c-span three. grand rapids resident nancy talks about the letter she wrote to then congressman, gerald ford that help sparked a movement movement to bring artwork to public places across the country. we'll go to the public museum with the curator and find out why the city is nicknamed, the furniture city. we'll take it to the newly renovated exhibits of the gerald r ford presidential library and museum. >> a new car pulled up and stopped in front of the tour and a big fellow stepped out of it and stepped into the entryway of the story. he paused there for a long time and stared at junior. ford asked him if he could help him. the man looked at him and said you are leslie -- junior and he said no i am gerald ford junior. and he said well, you, you are my son. i'm your father. and i want to take you to lunch.

thurgood marshal met eleanor roosevelt and heard in a post-script, i heard dr. king speak at madison square garden. >> alexander hamilton wrote a letter to his wife. >> that was something. so the next letter that -- this one, she really -- the lady who brought it up barely could sleep, she had, knowing that was there. this was the letter he wrote to his wife a feud before what he called the "interview." he didn't want to but he said he had to go. >> isn't this so weird? weren't most of the letters to aliza burned them. >> these were better. >> were they better? >> these were better. these are the types of things that they could expect and what i'm concerned about is putting a lot of these things online so a kid anywhere. of congress? >> wouldn't that be something? i have a few years to work with a crackerjack staff. >> you seem to be a different kind of librarians. no disrespect, most people think librarians are uptight and stuffy and wear uncomfortable shoes. >> i do have uncomfortable shoes. >> but you want to change the whole face, do you not? >> when people

like justice thurgood marshall, justice ginsburg would have been an historic figure in her case in her work as advocate for gender equality. she would be an historic figure even if she had never been a judge. and, she is not only a great judge, a great justice, a figure of historic importance as a lawyer, but, as i'm sure you also already know, the justices a cultural icon. [laughter] so, how many of us can say that they have inspired a one-act opera, two coloring books, and a phenomenon known as, the notorious rbg? [laughter] now justice ginsburg is a special member of our law center community. her late husband, marti ginsburg, was a treasured tax professor and scholar at georgetown law for many years, and we have a professorship named in his honor. mary hart net and wendy williams who join us here today are justice ginsburg's authorized biographers. they're coauthors with justice ginsburg of her book, my own words, which will be released october 4th. and they're members of our faculty. the justice is a long-time supporter of our women's law and public policy fellowship program and ev

mays and of course, something i never really mastered, the ability to give good speeches but thurgood marshallnow, i'm a painter, a struggling artist. [ laughter ] >> i have a new appreciation where works are displayed here and our country is better and more vibrant because of their contribution and the contributions of millions afghanistan can americans and no telling of american history nor accurate without acknowledging them. it's what all americans share a past and a future. by staying true to our principles, wririghting injusti and encouraging the impairment of all we'll be a greater generation for those to come. i congratulate all those that played a role in creating this beautiful museum. may god bless us all. [ applause ] >> former president george w. bush speaking at the commemoration of the museum, this museum part of this facility in washington d.c. and you don't see george w. bush in public often. he pointed out his wife, laura bush is on the board of the museum. something we found out today. you don't see him much more. the bushes and race are fascinating. talk a bit about it. >>

became the lead plaintiff, enlisted the support and advocacy of future supreme court injuryist, thurgood marshal to promote the idea that no institution of higher learning in the state of texas should be barred from anyone including the african-american students in question. that case was hurd in front of judge thomason and in 1955 he enjoyed the university and it shattered the concept in practice of all-white higher education in the state of texas. he decimated the segregation clause of our state's constitution and destroyed one of the last bastions of segregation. how fitting that his courtroom was in the old federal court house which today we seek to name in his honor. and even more fitting is the tom lee mural, one of our most famous artist, the mural that graces this old courthouse in el aso, texas and has the legend, owe, pass to the north. the giants are are gone. we little heroes once walk in violet earth. a fitting description of one of the giants that preceded us, judge thomason. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the ge