Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton appears in the following:

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Talks DC Statehood

Monday, April 26, 2021

Eleanor Holmes Norton, U.S Representative of Washington D.C, discusses the bill calling for D.C statehood.

Voting Rights 50 Years After Mississippi's Freedom Summer

Thursday, June 05, 2014

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton helped organize and lead the Mississippi Freedom Summer movement, which began 50 years ago this month. She reflects on the volunteer's accomplishments, the ...

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Of Empathy and Identity

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) discusses President Obama's pending Supreme Court pick, and whether factors such as race, gender, or sexual orientation should play a part.

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Dept. of Homeland Security Funding Cuts Hearing

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Peter King chairs a hearing about Dept. of Homeland Security funding cuts for urban areas. Bennie Thompson, Vito Fossella, and Eleanor Holmes Norton speak. Mike Bloomberg,. . .

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Mayor Lindsay Signs a Proclamation for Honor America Day

Tuesday, June 30, 1970

Mayor John Lindsay signs and reads a document which declares July 4th as Honor America Day and presents the proclamation followed by brief statements from those gathered.

He is asked about this rally as being in support of President Nixon and his policy in Vietnam. Lindsay says ...

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