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History of [Edwards v. South Carolina]

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Bobby Donaldson and Isaac Washington talked about the [Edwards v. South Carolina] Supreme Court case. The case resulted from a protest on March 2, 1961, when 187 peaceful civil rights protestors were arrested at the South Carolina State House. In [Edwards v. South Carolina] the Supreme Court of the United States held that the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution forbids state government officials from forcing a crowd to disperse when they are otherwise legally marching in front of a state house. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.

History of the Alexandria Police Department

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Author Amy Bertsch talked about her book, [Alexandria Police Department], which she produced for the Alexandria Police Association. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Alexandria, Virginia, to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.

Raymond Patriarca and the Providence Mob

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Arlene Violet talked about Rhode Island's mob history as well as mob don Raymond Patriarca, his rise to becoming a crime boss, his multiple arrests, his death and the role organized crime plays in contemporary Rhode Island and Providence. She co-authored [The Mob and Me: Wiseguys and the Witness Protection Program] with John Partington, who created the witness protection program. In 2011 she wrote a musical about the Rhode Island mob called [The Family]. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Providence, Rhode Island to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Robert Fuller, Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller's great, great grand-nephew, spoke about the eighth chief justice who presided over [Plessy v. Ferguson], which decision established the phrase "separate but equal."

Willie Horton

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Journalist Barbara Walsh talked about her time as a reporter at the [Eagle-Tribune] covering the Willie Horton trial and subsequent escape from prison. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting was the basis for a 1988 presidential campaign advertisement criticizing Governor Michael Dukakis for the Massachusetts furlough program. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Maine, on September 10-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Book Discussion on [Lincoln's Forgotten Ally]

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Elizabeth Leonard talked about her 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winning book [Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky]. She focused on Joseph Holt's background and involvement in the Lincoln administration, the politics of the Antebellum Era, military jurisprudence, and C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Maine, on September 10-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Book Discussion on [Hatred at Home]

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Welsh-Huggins talked about his book about domestic terrorism, [Hatred at Home: Al-Qaida on Trial in the American Midwest]. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Book Discussion on [American Homicide]

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Randolph Roth talked about his book, [American Homicide]. He charted the changes in the types and rate of homicide in America through the centuries. He talked about the correlation with social factors such as the level of trust people had in their government. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

James Earl Ray Documents

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Missouri State Archivist John Dougan gave a tour of the state archives, focusing on their records on the incarceration of James Earl Ray. After his 1967 escape from the Missouri State penitentiary, Mr. Ray assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4, 1968. The records included Missouri's attempt to extradite him from Great Britain, where had fled. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Jefferson City, Missouri, on June 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Mediacom local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Missouri State Penitentiary

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Mark Schreiber gave a tour of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary where he served as a deputy warden until the building, the oldest operating penal facility west of the Mississippi River, was closed September 15, 2004. Opened in 1836, it was called "the bloodiest 47 acres in America" in the 1960s due to the number of stabbings there. Mr. Schreiber talked about the prison's history, life there, prison conditions, different approaches toward inmate rehabilitation, and some famous prisoners. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Jefferson City, Missouri, on June 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Mediacom local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Book Discussion on [Natural Law and the Antislavery Constitutional Tradition]

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Justin Dyer talked about his book, [Natural Law and the Antislavery Constitutional Tradition], about the Constitution and slavery. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Jefferson City, Missouri, on June 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Mediacom local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Oklahoma City Bombing - Judge's Office

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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Oklahoma City Bombing
Oklahoma City Bombing, Portion

Oklahoma City National Memorial

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Torrey Butzer, one of the designers, gave a tour of the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. She explained the symbolism of the elements of the memorial and talked about the involvement of the community. A video clip was shown of Governor Frank Keating speaking at the April 19, 2000, dedication ceremony. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

Integrating University of Oklahoma Law School

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bruce Fisher talked about the role of his mother, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, in civil rights history. Ms. Sipuel attempted to enroll in the law school of the University of Oklahoma in 1946, helping to the lay the foundation for [Brown v. Board of Education]. He was interviewed at the African-American exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.

The Death of Bonnie and Clyde

info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were known mostly for the bank robberies they committed during Depression-era America. However, most of their robberies were of small stores and rural gas stations. On May 23, 1934, they were ambushed and killed by Louisiana law enforcement officers outside Gibson, Louisiana. Cheryl White talked about their criminal careers and their connections to Louisiana, and the public interest in crime at that time. She was interviewed on a street in Shreveport near where Clyde Barrow was seen, which led to his death. A film clip was shown of the death site. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Shreveport, Louisiana, on February 6-9 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.

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