The most recent programs for the Civil Rights Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=1142 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 17:54:13 GMT Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower's views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the armed forces, appointments of pro civil rights Supreme Court justices, and the decision to dispatch the 101st Airborne division to assist in the integration of Little Rock High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This panel was part of a conference titled, "Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century" co-hosted by Hunter College, City University of New York, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Eisenhower Foundation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311288-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311288-2 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and CEO of the King Center, and others spoke at a ceremony for the unveiling of the historical marker for Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while being held in prison for his involvement in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, a city-wide civil rights protest. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312166-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312166-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists at the Alabama Historical Association's annual meeting talked about the 1963 Birmingham Campaign and its importance to the Civil Rights Movement. The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham civil rights campaign. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his famed "Letter from Birmingham Jail" after being arrested for taking part in the protests. The campaign gained national attention after local officials used dogs and water cannons on kids after they took to the streets in what was known as the "Children's Crusade." Panelists responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312016-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312016-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lonnie Bunch and Elaine Nichols talked about the background and context of an oral history interview given by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, on July 14, 2011. Portions of the interview were shown. Mr. Hrabowski spoke about his participation in the 1963 "Children's Crusade." President of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County since 1992, he was a twelve year-old boy living in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr., appealed to children to march for civil rights. This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted by Joseph Mosnier of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312258-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312258-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Participants in the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign spoke about their experiences during the protest. They were joined by the president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Lawrence Pijeaux, and Barnett Wright, author of [1963: How the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement Changed America and the World]. They also responded to questions from the audience at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312240-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312240-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jonathan Rieder talked about his book, [Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed A Nation], in which he recounts Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The civil rights leader penned the letter after being jailed for his involvement in a protest in Birmingham, Alabama on April 12, 1963 and wrote it in rebuttal to a statement made by eight clergymen who deemed the protest, "untimely." Mr. Reider spoke about the effect the letter had on the civil rights movement and King's belief in the urgency of the movement. Jonathan Rieder spoke with Diane McWhorter, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, [Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama - The Climatic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution], at the Birmingham Public Library in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312194-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312194-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ernest Green spoke about his experience as one of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. The school was the site of forced desegregation in the wake of the 1954 [Brown v. Board of Education] Supreme Court decision. He spoke at an annual conference of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311668-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311668-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Reverend Al Sharpton moderated a discussion with three generations of civil rights leaders on the state of the movement and its future. They discussed a range of issues including gun violence, youth incarceration, voter ID laws, economic equality, and the role of African-American clergy in the civil rights movement. This was part of the National Action Newwork's annual convention, held at Harlem's First Corinthian Baptist Church. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312084-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312084-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Clayborne Carson talked about the history of black freedom movements in United States.*He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from viewers who had just seen a panel discussion in which he participated April 11, 2013, at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, held at the Union Square Hilton in San Francisco. Mr. Carson was interviewed remotely from the C-SPAN newsroom while he was at the OAH meeting. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/82453-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/82453-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the history of black freedom movements and their significance to United States history.*They marked the 50th anniversary of March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation. "Freedom Struggles" was a plenary session of the 2013 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, held at the Union Square Hilton in San Francisco. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/82448-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/82448-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Reverend*Joseph Lowery, a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Reverend*Martin Luther King Jr.*and others, was interviewed for the Civil Rights Oral History Project of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311771-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311771-3 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists, including Darlene Clark Hine, Douglas Brinkley, Danielle McGuire, and Jeanne Theoharis, spoke at an event commemorating Rosa Parks' 100th birthday. The "National Day of Courage" event took place inside the Henry Ford Museum in Dearbon, Michigan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310700-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310700-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Women civil rights leaders honored attorney Barbara Arnwine for her achievements in racial justice and civil rights. Then they discussed the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and current issues, including recent voter ID laws and their impact on the right to vote, racial profiling of young African Americans and Latinos, and the Senate holding up President Obama's judicial nominees. Trice Edney Communications held its third annual luncheon and forum in celebration of Women's History Month and the 186th anniversary of the Black Press, titled "Stateswomen for Justice - Honing the Vision: The Next 50 Years," at the National Press Club. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311801-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311801-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Law scholars talked about civil and human rights themes in Dr. Seuss' in [The Sneetches and Yertle the Turtle]. Among the topics they addressed were personal rights and identity, racial literacy, and Dr. Seuss' approach in describing the sneetches. Following their presentations panelists answered audience members questions. "Personal Rights of Identity in [The Sneetches] and [Yertle the Turtle] was part of a New York Law School Law Review and New York Law School Racial Justice Project event titled, "Exploring Civil Society through the Writings of Dr.*Seuss." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311256-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311256-2 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative John Lewis (D-GA) and John Carlos talked about their experiences fighting for civil rights. Representative Lewis was the chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966 and he drew from those experiences in his books [Walking with the Wind] and [Across That Bridge]. John Carlos won the bronze medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. As the U.S. national anthem played at the awards ceremony, John Carlos and his gold medal-winning African-American teammate, Tommie Smith, wore black gloves and raised their fists in a black power salute to protest injustices faced by African Americans at home. Inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame, he is also a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. He co-wrote [The John Carlos Story]. "American Icons" was part of the 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book. They were interviewed by Robert Vaughan on stage at the Paramount Theater and responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311687-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311687-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT George Combs and Audrey P. Davis talked about the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in, led by African-American attorney Samuel Tucker. In 1937, the Alexandria Free library opened, and African Americans were denied its use. After several attempts to argue his case for a true public library, Mr. Tucker organized a protest in August of 1939. He instructed five African Americans to go into the Library's reading room and refuse to leave. As a result of the case, in 1940 the City built the smaller Robinson Library for African Americans. This library was eventually incorporated into the Alexandria Black history Museum. 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311412-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311412-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT A statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled and dedicated in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. She was the first African-American woman to have a statue in her honor in the Capitol. President Obama and congressional leaders spoke about her life and her contribution to the civil rights movement and the country as a whole. The ceremony included the presentation of the colors and performances by the U.S. Army Chorus and Army String Quartet. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311211-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311211-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Howard Brick of University of Michigan talked about the Black Power Movement in the 1960s. While the Civil Rights Movement led by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. sought equality through non-violent civil disobedience, an emerging Black Power Movement in the mid-1960s - guided variously by Malcolm X, Stokley Carmichael and the leaders of the Black Panther Party - sought change through black nationalism and separatism. Professor Brick talked about the roots and causes for this transformation in the struggle for African American equality. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309036-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309036-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Brigitte Freed, Michael Eric Dyson, and Paul Farber talked about Leonard Freed's work and displayed many of his photographs from the March on Washington at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The late photojournalist Leonard Freed (1929-2006) documented the March on Washington from its preparations to the day of the proceedings and its aftermath. His hundreds of photographs have been curated by his widow, Brigitte Freed, and accompanied by an essay for the collection by Michael Eric Dyson, sociology professor at Georgetown University, and an afterword authored by Paul Farber, visiting instructor in Urban Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310834-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310834-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jeanne Theoharis, political science professor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, talked about her book, [The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks], in which she recounts the late civil rights leader's political activism. The author argued that Mrs. Parks is often only remembered for her bus arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, but her involvement in the civil rights movement was far more extensive. Ms. Theoharis spoke at the Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310937-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310937-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Sarah Garland talked about her book, [Divided We Fail: The Story of an African-American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation], in which she returned to her hometown to chronicle the fight of African-American parents who sued to prevent the closure of a predominantly black school for the sake of desegregation. Their suit resulted in a landmark Supreme Court decision that ended the era of desegregation established by the Court more than 50 years earlier with the [Brown v. Board of Education] opinion. Ms Garland talked with Columbia professor and political activist Marc Lamont Hill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310467-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310467-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michelle Alexander talked about her book, [The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness], in which she argues that the "get tough on crime" policies that began in the early 1970s were enacted in an effort to push back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement. This effort, she said, had been successful. Professor Alexander spoke at the University of Tennessee at an event hosted by the university's Africana Studies Program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310718-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310718-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Taylor Branch, author of the multi-volume, [America in the King Years], presented his thoughts on key moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Mr. Branch spoke at the Atlanta History Center. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310639-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310639-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Kenneth Mack talked about his book, [Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer]. He was interviewed at the 2012 National Press Club Book Awards and Author Night. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309593-19 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309593-19 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Barack Obama made remarks about the importance of volunteerism and serving communities after he and his family took part in a "National Day of Service" event at Burrville Elementary School in northeast Washington, DC. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT As part of a a "National Day of Service" event to help honor the service and legacy of Martin Luther King, Junior, Vice President Joe Biden and his family helped volunteers pack "care kits" for service members, veterans, and first responders. He spoke with volunteers at this event held by the Points of Light Foundation at the D.C. Armory. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-4 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Barack Obama took part in a "National Day of Service" event the day before his second term began. The event to honor the service and legacy of Martin Luther King, Junior, took place at Burrville Elementary School in northeast Washington, D.C. The president and first lady were seen staining a book shelf with other volunteers, Sheri Fisher and Jeff Franco from City Year. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-2 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Biden spoke at a "National Day of Service" event to help honor the service and legacy of Martin Luther King, Junior, held by the Points of Light Foundation at the D.C. Armory. Vice President Biden and his family helped volunteers to pack "care kits" for service members, veterans, and first responders. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310502-3 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nine former freedom riders talked about their involvement in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The panelists were members of the New Orleans chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and participated in the Freedom Rides, a 1961 protest against racial segregation in public transportation. They talked about how and why they got involved and some of the dangerous situations they faced. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309423-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309423-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Mary Frances Berry talked about her book, [And Justice for All: The United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Continuing Struggle for Freedom in America], in which she chronicles the history and accomplishments of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, set up by President Eisenhower in 1957. She also shared stories about her own experience serving on the commission from 1980 to 2004. This interview was recorded at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-5 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Steven Hahn talked about his book, [The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom], in which he argued that historians had presented an incomplete picture of African-American emancipation and the struggle for civil rights that followed. This interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-3 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Henry Gallagher talked about his book, [James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot: A Soldier's Story], in which he recalls his assignment as officer-in-charge of security detail for James Meredith, the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi, in September 1962. The author recounted his battalion's service during the riots that occurred in Oxford, Mississippi following Mr. Meredith's admission to the University and his protectee's thoughts on the conflict. Henry Gallagher spoke at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309642-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309642-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Yale Law Professor William Eskridge said President Obama's support for marriage equality helped him win re-election. The gay rights activist spoke at Boston University Law School a week after the election when voters approved to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, Maine, Minnesota and Washington State. He said the country is moving beyond political backlash, and that the results of the 2012 election were good for President Obama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309437-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309437-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists discussed Detroit's civil rights movement of the years 1954-1967, focusing on the late 1950s through early 1960s and discussing what led Detroit to the "Insurrection" of 1967 and its aftermath, including what came to be known as "Urban Development." "Detroit's Civil Rights Struggle: Reconstruction through an Insurrection: Panel 3" was the third and final part of the Detroit Historical Society's Black Historic Sites Committee's series "Detroit's Civil Rights Struggle: Reconstruction through an Insurrection." It was held at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/76243-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/76243-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the fall of 1962, James Meredith became the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi. His enrollment caused a major confrontation between the Kennedy administration and Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett. Here's a newsreel about the incident. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308050-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308050-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative John Lewis (D-GA) presents lessons he learned as a leader of the civil rights movement. Representative Lewis, who was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, recalls his life of activism in the hopes of imparting his experience to a new generation of activists. He responded to questions from members of the audience at Politics and Prose Bookstore. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306406-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306406-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT A discussion of Detroit's civil rights movement. Speakers focus on the years following the Civil War through the Great Migration-- a period when millions of blacks moved from the South to areas north and west. The Detroit Historical Society hosted the event, which is about two and a half hours. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305837-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305837-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was 49 years ago, on August 28th, 1963. The march was organized to push for comprehensive civil rights including public school desegregation, voting rights protections and a federal program to train and place unemployed workers. It was at this march that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. Next is a 20 minute U.S. Information Agency Film on the march. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307539-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307539-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT This week, Salisbury University history professor Dean Kotlowski looks at President Richard Nixon's Civil Rights policies. This week, Salisbury University history professor Dean Kotlowski looks at President Richard Nixon's Civil Rights policies. Professor Kotlowski discusses the dichotomy of President Nixon's conservative speeches and his liberal-leaning policies. This is an hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305061-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305061-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the statue in Washington, D.C., of Mary McLeod Bethune. Topics included her career and the history of the statue by sculptor Robert Berks. When it was dedicated July 10, 1974, on what would have been her 99th birthday, was the first memorial in the nation's capital to honor an African-American leader. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307469-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307469-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Representative John Lewis (D-GA) talked about his autobiography, [Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change], about his own early involvement in the non-violent protests of the civil rights movement. He recounted his experience leading a group of students across the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Alabama when he was 25 years old, and how he and other students were beaten and arrested by state troopers. He commented on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Stokely Carmichael and other early participants in the movement. He described meeting his wife at a dinner party in 1967, and his early childhood interest in becoming a minister. John Lewis was first elected to his 5th District seat in 1986. Before that, he served on the Atlanta city council. He was born in Troy, Alabama, and attended the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University, majoring in philosophy. He was the longest serving chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306997-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306997-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Harris argues that Barack Obama's election to the presidency undermined the civil rights movement that made it possible. The shift toward race-neutral politics is making the militancy of the civil rights movement a distant memory, even though militancy may still be what is needed to cure persistent racial disparities in many areas, including income and education. Professor Harris discussed his thesis with professor and author Charlton McIlwain. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306719-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306719-1 Fri, 08 Mar 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306859-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306859-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, discussed a recently published biography of her mother, [Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King]. Ms. King, who wrote the afterword for the book, was interviewed while at the annual book publishing trade show, BookExpo America, held June 4-7, 2012, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306577-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306577-5 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Sharfstein , author of [The Invisible Line], discusses the complexity of race in America and one family's perceived transformation from black to white. The New York Historical Society hosted this event. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305676-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305676-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Gretchen Eick talked about the history of the civil rights movement in Wichita, Kansas. She is the author of [Dissent in Wichita: The Civil Rights Movement in the Midwest, 1954-72]. Professor Eick reported that early civil rights activists outside of the South are largely unknown. She was interviewed at Friends University. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Wichita, Kansas, on May 7-10 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306275-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306275-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Carol Hahn and Galyn Vesey talked about the Dockum Drug Store sit-in in which they participated in 1958. This was one of the earliest examples of this type of civil rights protest in the U.S. After three weeks Rexall Drug Stores began to quietly desegregate nation-wide. Ms. Hahn was interviewed in her home, while Mr. Vesey was interviewed at the bronze sculpture of a lunch counter by Georgia Gerber in Lewis Reflection Square Park, across from the former site of the Dockum Drug Store. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Wichita, Kansas, on May 7-10 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306264-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306264-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT American History Professor Quintard Taylor looks at the Civil Rights Movement from the 1940s through the 1960s. Professor Taylor focuses on the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court Decision on [Brown v. Board of Education] and the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This two-hour class took place at the University of Washington in Seattle. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305121-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305121-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jay Carney led the daily White House briefing. Topics discussed included American intervention in Syria, economic instability in Europe, and the opinion of the president about DOMA being ruled unconstitutional by lower courts. No further information was given regarding the president's plans moving forward with the situation in Syria. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306331-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306331-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held her weekly legislative briefing with reporters. Specific topics discussed included the federal budget, marriage equality, the Gender Pay Equality Bill, and tax cuts. Rep. Pelosi promised real development on legislation before Congress adjourned the next week. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306344-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306344-1 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT