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eastern, justice thurgood marshall, examining his legacy and opinions on landmark cases. >> he did more justice for more people than any other lawyer did, and to feel as though you , somehow you had one this lottery, so you got to spend this year with this incredible man was a very, very special thing. announcer: then at 8:00 p.m. on lectures from history, a professor talks about freedom summer, a 1964 black voter registration project in mississippi. >> in 1963, the voter registration program -- we know aboutecause it is talked in "coming-of-age in mississippi." the checks stopped coming. black voting in mississippi went from 5.3% to 6.7%. that is it. that is what they got for two years of readings and arrests. announcer: sunday at 4:00 p.m. ica," focusing on pollution regulation in the national parks. andongressman rogers, author of the clean air act, was now revising that law. although a great deal had been the anderson slides were alarming everyone, but the parks were still unprotected. at 6:30 p.m.,and historians talk about the movements and groups that were parts of the countercult

> this weekend on american history tv on season and three, this morning former law clerks of thurgood marshallxamine his legacy and opinions. >> why was he the most important lawyer of the 20th century? because he did more justice to more people than any other lawyer did. to feel as though you have been selected somehow, you have won this lottery so you got to spend a year with this incredible man was very special. >> at 8:00 on lectures in history, anderson university professor talks about freedom summer, a 1964 black voter registration project in mississippi. 1963, the voter registration project discontinued funding in mississippi. they had the fewest results of any states in the voter registration project. tock voting went from 5.3% 6.7%. that is what they got for two years of beatings and arrests. >> sunday on real america, the documentary the regulators focusing on pollution and national parks. >> constant paul rogers is now revising the clean air law. although a great deal had been accomplished in cleaning up the nation's air, the slides were convincing everyone that the parks were still

thurgood marshall. all record highs including 67-degree high in w after the warmth it will get colder. something interesting, late wednesday night when the colder air starts to pour in. a weather disturbance will go south of washington and it could snow or rain thursday morning. we think the ground temperatures and the air temperatures will be warm enough in the metro area it shouldn't have any impact if it develops. clearing in the afternoon. colder for friday. then we warm up again. noticeably over the weekend. looking ahead to next week. plenty of sunshine and temperatures continue above average. stay with us. not done yet. "abc7 news at 6:00" continues erin: over the past month the wizards have the best record in the nba which is impressive. so impressive that fans are here early. you can tell that this is going to be a very electric crowd. people here want to know if the wizards can knock off the defending champs to get the 18th straight home win. take a look behind me. you can see the cavs guard k

first of the month, we are running about 1.87 inches blow rainfall at reagan national, and at thurgood marshall, two inches in the past 52 days. until we get good soaking rains, the underbrush dried out make it nearly a tinder box. mid 50's metro area, warmer to the west. as we get to the afternoon, highs into the mid 60's in most areas, a couple of areas west of town may be warmer than that. showers a possibility in the forecast tomorrow, along with noticeably warmer temperatures that will be with is through the end of the week. we will lay out the weekend and the next 10 days in seven minutes. >> thank you. took about 16 hours, but bo the panda has landed safely in china. e will be taken to the giant conservator in chin. coming up, to speed away from a disaster. harrison ford's close caught on camera. a terror plot shut down. we will tell you what the suspect had planned that he says was 10 times bigger than the boston marathon bombing. roads turning into rivers. the dramatic images out west as thousands have to flee hear homes. for a check of traffic, sheer angela foster. >> thank you. good

weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday morning at 10:00 eastern, former law clerks of thurgood marshallmine his legacy and opinions on landmark cases. fore did more justice more people than any other lawyer did. to feel as though you had been icked so you've got to spend a year with this incredible man was a very special thing. summer, in 1964 blackbaud to registration project in mississippi. projectoater education discontinued funding for mississippi -- the voter education project discontinued funding for mississippi. black voting in mississippi went from 5.3% to 6.7%. what they got for two years of beatings and arrests. documentary the regulators focusing on pollution regulation in the national parks. wasongressman paul rogers now revising that law. although a great deal at been accomplished in cleaning up the nation's air, the slides were alarming evidence that the parts were still unprotected. >> at 6:30, historians talk about the movement and groups that were part of the counterculture in the 1960's and 1970's. >> people who produced the counterculture, the council of the summer of

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for that, we're joined by johnny taylor, who was at the meeting and is president of the thurgood marshall college fund; and sophia nelson, she's a journalist who follows this, and is the author of "e plurbis one: reclaiming our founder's vision for a united america." johnny, let me start with you. why is it important for this initiative to be back under the white house? >> you know, at the end of the day where you live matters in so many way, right? when we were in the department of education, it was three levels down. it didn't even report to the secretary of education. to me that said volumes about what the former administration and frankly former administrations thought about h.b.c.u.s. we judge you more about what you say, it's about what you do, and so moving us to the white house sends a message to the entire country that h.b.c.u.'s matter, and they matter to the most powerful person in the country, the president of the united states. >> sreenivasan: sophia nelson, it's symbolic. symbols are important. but it's not cash. and cash and funding are what a lot of these presidents are he

kenney showed his support leading the yg pledge for this new crop of young gentlemen from that thurgood marshallmorris and william rowan elementary schools. >> i think what they need to know at that beautiful impressionable age is that there is hope, that we can if we make the effort be successful and that there are adults in the community who think positively about them. >> reporter: this program started about a decade ago in williamsport. it now exists in three philadelphia public schools. the hope is that with efforts like this psa that they will expand. >> ♪ >> reporter: in south philadelphia, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> and we want to wish a very happy birthday to a bucks county woman who is turning 110 tomorrow. rosa lee esposito celebrated her birthday today at her home at pickerring manor in newtown surrounded by family and friends. mrs. esposito credits her longevity to her family friends and faith. she is still active and enjoys music and dancing. during the party today she enjoyed a dance to, what else, the song you make me feel so young. [cheers and applause] i raise t

having said that, one of the things i hear so much of, thurgood marshall was more than just a book onsupreme court. i knew him personally. i worked with him because he appointed me to be his representative for the naacp and labor defense and education fund. i succeeded robinson.and that is what is here in the book as well. thurgood spent time educating other members of the bench. things look, this is what we are talking about. this is just more than black and white people. in terms of the lot. this is what the effect is. this is the lack of it. there is contributions there really have been measured in that regard but the effect of it has been so that the contrary is how much i have made it clear to i'm not about to represent thurgood. i represent everybody. look at the decisions that have come down eight Ãone. civil rights proposal, man, the court decided civil rights had been violated. now why do you give that background? because people are saying, who represents them to the group of people on the supreme court today? who would you describe as being the representative of the black vo

[music] >> this morning at 10:00 eastern, former law clerk thurgood marshall, examine his legacy and opinions on land mark cases. >> why was he the most important player of the 20th century was because he did more justice for more people than any other lawyer did and said to feel as though you have been picked somehow, you have won this lottery so you got to spend a year with this incredible man was a very very special event. >> then at 8:00, on lectures in history, anderson university professor joel shrock talks about the 1964 voter registration project in mississippi. >> in 1963, the voter education project stopped funding the voter education project. black voting in mississippi went from 5.3% to 6.7%. that's it. that's what they got for two years of beatings and arrests. >> congressman rogers, the 1973 clean air act was now revising that law. although a great deal had been accomplished in cleaning up the nation's air, the anderson slides were alarming evidence that the parks were still unprotected. >> and at 6:30 historians talk about the movement and groups that were part of the

and as it turns out, thurgood marshall is represented by his fraternity dues card, and simply by a quote based on the brown v. board desegregation case of 1954. there is really nothing about him as a supreme court justice. justice clarence thomas is represented in a small display around confirmation hearings, and the charge by anita hill that led to a great deal of controversy. but then ultimately his confirmation and seating on the court. >> but some may argue that they played a bigger role in american history, especially thurgood marshall. >> well, we know that there are thousands of stories that we could have told in much greater detail. we simply can't include all the stories all at the same time. we have done our very best to find the kinds of stories that we think resonate with people, both the known and unknown stories. and so this is a living museum. just like our understanding of history changes, we reinterpret, we find new information. this is a conversation about what we will include in the museum in the future rather than looking at what we have already done in the past. >> a

host: some may argue they played a bigger role especially thurgood marshall.am pretzer: we know there are thousands of stories we could have told in much later detail. we simply can't include all of those stories all at the same time. we have done our very best to find the kinds of stories that we think resonate with people, both the known and unknown stories. so this is a living museum, just like our understanding of history changes, we reinterpret. we find new information. this is a conversation about what we will include in the museum in the future rather than looking at what we have already done in the past. host: a living museum despite its size and limited space. what is not included that you would like to see included down the road? william pretzer: my own interest is in the history of science and technology, and that is an interest that many, many people have had, and they have made it very clear they are disappointed we have not done more with african-americans involvement with science and technology. so we are looking for ways in the future to first

that case that i just showed you with the case of thurgood marshall's first case, separate but equal. the morgan college students protest in maryland in 1927 when they protested in the nation's capital to increase the support for morgan state university was one of the early civil rights movements of the students of morgan. morgan students have participated in numerous civil rights activities from sit-ins to demonstrations to protest. 1947 to the frm 1970's. the drugstore sit-in was the first in the country when the morgan students in 1955 sat in downtown at the reads drugstore to desegregate the once counters that would have excluded persons of color from sitting and eating and being able to order food. other noted faculty members of this institution included dr. howard heard it, a morgan college graduate of 1937 and became professor from 1927 to 1957. he was the director of the morgan christian center from 1944 to 1976. james carter, who was born on this site, to a family that was employed by the ivy mill, was assistant to the president until his death in 1959. he was a long serving

but today we to reached 50-degrees a at reagan national airport, 48 at dulles, and 46 at bwi thurgood marshal. ri 28-degrees at manassas. 37 at quantico, only 28 at at gaithersburg and at frederick, 42 at d.c., 38 at annapolis and 32 at culpeper. winds are finally calm. we hadm. some pretty gusty winds in the last 4 hours or so and pretty pretty brisk for thehe earlier part of today and but that has all died down. satellite radar showing we have not much happening in terms of crowds. for monday we're talking mostly cloudy skies with a high of only 58-degrees and then take a look at tuesday, the temperaturehe starts to climb all over againgi we're headed for the upper 60s, but we also have some rain showers in the forecast.orec mere details coming up a littlei late he. > lauren. thank you, gwen. a fox5 followup. a d.c. elementary dealing with a rodent and bed bug problem is set to reopen top. r the school was forced to to shutdown nearly three weeks ago so they could fix the problem. officials sa open house so the public can see the classrooms. chief of schools john davis isas also expected to

that case i just showed you was a case that was thurgood marshall's first case of separate but equal. >> the morgan college students protest in maryland in 1937, when students from maryland protested in the nation's capitol to increase the support for morgan state university was one of the early civil rights movements of students of morgan. morgan students participated in numerous civil rights activities from sit-ins to demonstrations to protests. this went on from 1947 to the 1970s. the reads drugstore sit in most notably was the first sit-in when students in 1955 sat in at the reads drugstore to desegregate the lunch counters that would have excluded persons of color from sitting and eating and order food. other noted faculty meetings include dr. howard cornish, became a professor of mathematics from 1927 to 1957 and simultaneously held the post of being the director of the men mortgage dpgan christian center 1944 to 1976. >> james carter, who was born on this site to a family that was employed by the ivy mill was the assistant to the president until his death in 1959. he was a long

thurgood marshall. higher west, even at the higher elevation the wind gusts are lower. it's breezy but the gusty winds will end shortly. we have a slow and a steady temperatures through late night. by early morning around 30 to 32 in downtown washington. most everybody else should be in 20's. still with the breezes in the morning. degrees. female like 20 in baltimore. 20 in manassas. 23 in washington. 20 in frederick. the temperatures are going to have a hard time to get out of the upper 30's to 40 tomorrow. it will be cold. we warm up on friday with upper 30's and a few clouds and fair amount of sunshine. over the weekend, presidents' day weekend, there is more cloudiness on saturday. presidents' day is 65 with plenty of sunshine. that is great. coming up monday in observation of presidents' day, the george washington parade in oldtown alexandria will start at 1:00. it will feel like a spring parade. it will be delightful. have a good time and enjoy the sunshine. what happens after monday after the stretch of the chilly weather and the mild weather, look ahead. beyond

thurgood marshall. we are forecasting each of the records to be broken tomorrow. take a look at the extended forecast tomorrow. the numbers do an up-and-down trick. 67, 64. then we drop for a few days. warm up to the 50's and the low 60's for the weekend. then next week well above average through the lower 50's for most of next week. alison: okay. thank you. you see the heart there on the seven-day forecast. this is heart health month for february. fittingly with valentine's day. i was proud to be fare of heart luncheon. was a fashion show.there ton. they raised a lot of money. in the last 15 years the luncheon raised $17 million. larry: is that you on the runway? alison: no. heck no. are you kidding? larry: i'm thinking so. alison: i know my limits. [laughter] larry: what a great cause. alison: a wonderful event. thank you for inviting me back. larry: awesome. huge game tonight for the wizards as they welcome in lebron james and the defending champion cavaliers. alison: all the talk among the players was the patriot and the super bowl. erin hawksworth joins us wi

this was after lbj's triumphant nomination of thurgood marshall to be the first african-american supreme court justice. after that things went off course and over the next few years with johnson at the end of his firm and nixon at the beginning of his time as president between them the two of them air balled on four different nominees for the supreme court who were all rejected or forced to withdraw in scandal. but again i think of that as a weird bermuda triangle period in supreme court nominees. there are exceptions. there was that time period. there was the tough time for clarence thomas, robert bourque, those were exceptions but that proved the more general rule. if you get to the point where the president is nominating you to be a supreme court justice and the senate is considering your nomination to be a supreme court justice you are likely to get through. look at the justices confirmed in the late 20th century. anthony kennedy, 1987. the vote on him was 97-0. david souter, approved in 1990. the vote on him was 90-9. ruth bader ginsburg, approved in 1993. 96-3. stephen breyer, the

sam: thurgood marshall, a howard law grad. the omega and signa fraternity were founded here. though the omega are part of the campus life many become officials like a howard grad mayor that dropped by. >> the 150th anniversary signifies something great within society as a whole. it shows the lasting commitment from the university to educating african-americans and we are definitely proud of that. sam: a school that can drop names in just about every field howard is represented. alums in literature. richard wright. politicspolitics from the first president of independent nigeria to the first black state governor douglas wilder of virginia. to the newest u.s. entertainment. >> you see anthony anderson, a howard alum. henson from "empire" and "grays acin -- anatomy." >> the current president came here. >> i came here and this place turned me into a cancer surgeon. >> one of the few federally chartered university after 150 years the an unall -- an qualified success and the pride of many americans. i'm sad ford, abc7 news. larry: that is great! thanks, sam. coming up at 5:00, orph

and that case i just showed you was a case that was thurgood marshall's first case of separate but equal. the morgan college students' protest in annapolis, maryland in 1947 when students from morgan protested in the nation's capital to increase the support for morgan state university was one of the early civil rights movements of the students of morgan. morgan students have participated in numerous civil rights activities from sit-ins to demonstrations to protests, and this went on from 1947 to the 197 0z. the reed drugstore sit-in most notably and nationally significant, was the first sit-in in the country when morgan students in 1955 sat in downtown at the reed's drugstore to desegregate the lunch counters that would have excluded persons of color from sitting and eating and being able to order food. other noted faculty members of this institution include dr. howard l. cornish, who was a morgan college graduate of 1927 and became a professor of mathematics from 1927 to 1957 and simultaneously held the post of being the director of the then morgan christian center from 1944 to 1976. ja

daytime highs today, we reached 68-degrees reagan national air pockets 72 at dulles and 71 at bwi thurgood marshal. definitely well above the seasonal averages. in fact, these temperatures are at least some 25-degrees warmer than they should be. as we proceed with our maps here's a look at the current temperatures as lauren and i enjoy it out here. 57-degrees in our nation's capital. we've got 57 at quantity course, 61 the at leonardtown, annapolis 56, cooler by the weather four and we've got 66 at culpeper.pe. so overall not bad. when we look at our forecast for tonight, then, if you're're planning your evening, expect to see some increasing clouds.uds. also, there is a slight chance, a 20 to 30 percent chance that you get a slight shower.ower just be aware of that. you might want to grab your umbrella. not a total washout, maybe a little bit of a wrinkle into thr early morning hours of to. speaking of tomorrow, we're going to put together the look at this. tomorrow is going to be an even warmer day than today as we start flirting with the 70-degree mark.70 early part of the day, some clouds, may

thurgood marshall. the forecast stays clear and temperatures slowly fall. but winds stay up to 20 miles per hour. the forecast temperatures are 27 to 32 overnight. it's breezy and it will feel like the upper teens to the 20's for the morning and just talking about tomorrow morning the wind chills from 19 to 23 degrees when you get to thursday. it's going to be nice and sunny. we check the weekend and the next ten days in nine minutes. alison: we will see you then. thank you. well, talk about a scary phone call. somebody pretending they've got your child and there are screams in the background. montgomery county public schools are warning you tonight that this is a scam. abc7 maryland bureau chief brad bell has the letter. this is not the first time we heard about this scam in the state. brad: sadly, the scams come and go. this pops up late last summer. it seems to have died out and now county. it's happening and the school system said they had to communicate with parents. the letter but sent home from schools across montgomery county today. it warns a scam

thurgood marshall. 25-mile-per-hour gusts at reagan national. we'll see the winds diminish through the everything and the temperatures fall in the 20's. what about the week up? we have the full forecast in about ten minutes. >> what happened and why? who did this? alison: more questions than answers tonight as the police try to figure out who killed two missing teenagers. larry: water shooting in the sky leaves a sheen of ice behind. we'll let yo are doing. alison: we might have seen a few flurries this morning. look how pretty that is. find out where snow is falling in heavier amounts right now. >> last weekend police discovered the body of a 15-year-old girl near this wooded area in fairfax county. today murder charges. i'm jeff goldberg. coming up, why it's part of a gang problem growing in the region. that story when "abc7 news at why are you checking i want to see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much do they? really? i'll take it! sir, your credit... is great, right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i better check my

and thurgood marshall as well. despite the sunshine and the comfortable breezes.s are slow to fall but they will. only in the mid-to-upper 50's. overnight temperatures are eight or nine degrees higher than the average high temperatures are this time. it will change tomorrow with a cold front approaching. the cloudy skies increase today. breezy high and 70. in the afternoon the storms will gather together as they cross the mountain. the heavy downpours, lightning and the strong wind gusts is possibility. they will change our feels like temperature. not only is the air colder but by saturday night it feels like the lower 40's. by sunday the midchills are mid-20 to near 30. steve rudin will be along in a few minutes to look at the next ten day. jonathan: thanks. arlington county tried to make it harder for companies to haul your car away but the state may have provided a work around to make it easier to tow your car. brianne carter explains. brianne: it is clearly noted. if you are parked here and you are not shopping here the car can be towed. arlington county put i

thurgood marshall. the winds will diminish and it will be a slow process. after sunset the winds fall off and overnight it will fall to 5 miles per hour. temperatures fall as well. through the everything, clear skies. if you have outdoor plans the winds will kick down and the temperatures will drop from the mid-30's to the mid-40's by 9:00. area. the western zones have temperatures in the middle 20's. a lot of 25's for overnight lows. in the metro area more in the upper 20's in most spots like downtown washington at 29 degrees tomorrow morning. tomorrow we have a nice warm-up. we will warm up close to 50 in the afternoon. looking ahead to the long presidents' day weekend. how is this? 66 on saturday with partly cloudy skies. there could be cloudiness, maybe a few showers south and east of washington late saturday night, early sunday. the sun comes back sunday afternoon and of 6. a bit cooler. beautiful presidents' day with highs near 60-degree mark. steve rudin will be back in 15 minutes with an extended look at the ten-day outlook. back to you. jonathan: t

thurgood marshall and reagan. that is it. look to the west, they are in the teens. we are finished with the worst of it. it's all moving out. the damage behind us now and the clean-up underway. if you are near the water in some spots you are picking up a stiff breeze now and then. we find steve rudin now live at gravelly point. are you jostled by the wind, steve? steve: it is windy and good news that the advisory is now canceled. normally what we do with the storm track is pull the monitor out. the winds are gusting so much we keep everything indoor to keep our equipment safe. it's getting a workout. let's head to graphics for you to show you what is going on from the storm track gravelly point. we have wind gusts at 30 to 35 miles per hour. but they are beginning to ease a little bit. that is the good news. but last night we had wind gusts right here at 65 miles per hour. the winds were so strong look at the garbage cans. to the left of me and behind me, these garbage cans are full of trash. they are heavy and they all tumbled down last night. coming up, we will ta

they did not see that when they put clarence thomas into the seat of their good marshall -- thurgood marshallthey put in clarence thomas, who is a sexual harasser. next.richard up louisville, kentucky. republican line. like tofirst, i would know what chris matthews meant last night when he said the trump family reminded him of the romanovs. election cycle had already started for the president of the united states. that is why the senate republicans chose to hold up garland. who seemed to be a very moderate -- would have been a very moderate associate justice. but democrats are in a big disarray night now. that's right now. they have to show we can fight. host: you expect that during the confirmation process for the judge? caller: chuck schumer might not do it. but i guarantee you, they will send it out to all their mudslinging's and -- mudslinging and liberal reporters. should take the highroad here and show the country, hey, we did not do real well this last election cycle, but we think we have a handle on it right now. we will come together as a country. host: it was in the east room of the

you can seem mayor kenney helped lead the yg pledge for this new crop of young gentlemen from thurgood marshallrris and william rowan elementary schools k they're hoping their new psa will help them expand to other schools. great guys here. >> and a great program. thank you alicia. >>> 25 high school students who love playing ice hockey will be able to attend west chester university for absolutely free thanks top a special scholarship program announced today. two checks totaling $500,000 were presented to the university on behalf of the ed snider youth hockey foundation the give something back foundation a national char r students who participated in the hockey program can apply for the scholarships starting this spring. the youth hockey foundation was created by the late philadelphia flyers chairman ed snider who died last april. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast as we eye the weekend. >> yes, meteorologist adam joseph says might want to keep the umbrella handy this weekend, hm. >> yeah, the second half of the weekend but we're not going to need the winter gear as temperatures ar

this was after lbj's triumphant nomination of thurgood marshall to be the first african-american supreme court justice. after that things went off course and over the next few years with johnson at the end of his firm and nixon at the beginning of his time as president between them the two of them air balled on four different nominees for the supreme court who were all rejected or forced to withdraw in scandal. but again i think of that as a weird bermuda triangle period in supreme court nominees. there are exceptions. there was that time period. there was the tough time for clarence thomas, robert bourque, those were exceptions but that proved the more general rule. if you get to the point where the president is nominating you to be a supreme court justice and the senate is considering your nomination to be a supreme court justice you are likely to get through. look at the justices confirmed in the late 20th century. anthony kennedy, 1987. the vote on him was 97-0. david souter, approved in 1990. the vote on him was 90-9. ruth bader ginsburg, approved in 1993. 96-3. stephen breyer, the

many in fact have called her the thurgood marshall of women's rights. she was the second woman to join united states supreme court serving at the time with justice sandra day o'connor who has also been a rathbun visiting fellow. justice ginsburg will be in conversation tonight with the dean for religious life and professor of religious studies here at stanford. professor shop previously taught at oxford for 16 years, and just before coming to stanford, she in the dean of the cathedral san francisco. we look forward to an insightful and engaging conversation. and now, if you will, please join me in welcoming to stanford justice ruth bader inspired. -- ruth bader ginsburg. [applause] justice ginsburg: thank you. thank you, thank you very much. please be seated. i thought it might be an appropriate beginning to tell you a little bit about my life, and what i'm going to say to you comes from a book called my own words. it is the preface all in my own words. did you always want to be a judge? or more exorbitantly, a supreme court justice? school children who

trawls hamilton houston trained people like thurgood marshall and others who led the struggle, to fight in the court for desegregation of schools. and howard professors, psychologists, and historians were also a part of that whole effort. how we have been able to keep the appropriation, only god knows. [laughter] it becausewe do keep it is very necessary and it is helpful to our students. we do have a student population. some of whom have difficulty paying for college. we are fairly expensive, but we would be even more so without that appropriation. so, we hope it continues for a long time. mr. williams: thank you. we will take this at the last question. >> grant had some ideas about using the dominican republic. what was that plan? plan -- thee had a question is about santo domingo as it was called then. very muchsed a plan like the plan that lincoln talked about during the war to resettle african-americans who wanted to go and live in a place for there was no violence and ofy could live in some kind fairy world of peace and democracy. it failed largely due to the efforts of charles su

tv, on cspan 3, saturday morning at 10:00 eastern, former law clerks of supreme court justice thurgood marshall examined his legacy and opinions on landmark cases. >> why was he the most important lawyer of the 20th sucentury? it was because he did more justice for other people than any lawyer did. to feel as though you had been picked somehow, you had won this lottery so that you got to spend a year with this incredible man was a very, very special thing. >> then at 8:00 on lectures in history, anderson university professor joel schrock talks about a 1964 black voter registration project in mississippi. >> in 1963 the voter education project discontinued funding for mississippi and you know this because ann moody talks about it in coming of age in mississippi. the checks stopped coming. they had the fewest results of any state in the voter education project. black voting in mississippi went from 5.3% to 6.7%. that's it. that's what they got for two years of beatings and arrests. >> sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america, the 1982 pbs documentary the regulators focusing on pollution regulatio