The most recent programs for the Minorities Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=1144 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 02:56:45 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 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 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library convened a day-long conference on the presidency and civil rights. During the concluding panel, the achievements of the last 60 years were considered - as well as contemporary civil rights issues. This hour-long program begins with taped greetings from former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305637-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305637-3 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Long presents a collection of over 150 letters from civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), who was an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, an adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr., and an openly gay man. Mr. Rustin's letters cover over forty years of his life and the correspondents include the likes of Roy Wilkins, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Michael Long was interviewed on stage by Mila Rosenthal, and then responded to questions from members of the audience. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, moderated this event, which was part of the new "Word Rapport" series at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306142-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306142-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library convened a conference on the presidency and civil rights. In this discussion, panelists consider President Kennedy's legacy and the evolution of his thinking and actions on civil rights. This program is just over one hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305637-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305637-2 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT This discussion is from a conference on "The Presidency and Civil Rights" held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Among the topics: FDR's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, President Truman's desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces and President Eisenhower's five appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court of justices in favor of desegregation. We also hear about attempts on First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's life because of her efforts towards integration, and about the impact of returning African American World War II veterans on civil rights activism. This program is about one hour and 20 minutes. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305637-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305637-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305776-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305776-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about their books that focused on two different methods by which civil rights for African Americans were advanced. Stephanie Deutsch is the author of [You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South]. Daniel Haulman is the co-author of [The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History: 1939-1949]. They engaged the audience in discussion. "Fighting for Civil Rights through Education and War" was a program of the Virginia Festival of the Book which was held in the Charlottesville City Council Chambers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305158-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305158-4 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sheryll Cashin talked about her book, [The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family]. The interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded at Georgetown University in the Riggs Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304354-10 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304354-10 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT A panel discussion on President Richard Nixon's domestic policies focused on his economic and environmental policies. Other topics included the administration's civil rights record as well as the expansion of the White House staff and its authority during the Nixon years. Mindy Farmer moderated. After all the panelists made their presentations, they responded to questions from members of the audience. "Domestic Policy" was a panel of the symposium, "Understanding Richard Nixon and His Era." The first scholarly conference held by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, it was co-sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303693-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303693-3 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Booker T. Washington spoke to Shreveport, Louisiana, residents about racial reconciliation in 1911 and a second time in 1915, when a crowd of over 10,000 people came to see him. Shreveport's population at that time was only about 20,000. Professor Gary Joiner talked about the reception of the speeches and Mr. Washington's place in the history of civil rights. Professor Joiner was interviewed where the 1911 speech took place, in front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse. Several photographs were shown, as well as film clips from the 1915 motion picture [The Birth of a Nation]. 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304644-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304644-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists considered the civil rights legacy of President Eisenhower. The first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction was enacted while President Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House and he laid the groundwork that preceded the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Professor Sprecht moderated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302067-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302067-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT University of Michigan history professor Kevin Gaines gave a lecture on the music of the civil rights and black power movement. Several song clips were featured during the class as well as slides. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302987-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302987-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Historian Veronica Freeman and former civil rights attorney Johnnie Jones talked about the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. This bus boycott predates other similar boycotts during the Civil Rights era and was used as a model for those later occurrences. Mr. Jones served as legal counsel to the Reverend T.J. Jemison, who organized the boycott. They were interviewed in the reverend's Baton Rougue church, the Mount Zion First Baptist Church. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 27-December 2 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/303249-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303249-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Louisiana State University journalism students try to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation solve civil rights era cold cases. A video clip was shown of FBI Director Robert Mueller announcing on February 27, 2007, that it was re-opening over 100 unsolved civil rights murder cases that happened, predominantly in the South, during the 1950s and '60s. Students and the editor of the [Concordia Sentinel], the newspaper in Ferriday, Louisiana, talked about the 1964 murder of Frank Morris in Ferriday. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 27-December 2 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303252-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303252-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Carlos, winner of the bronze medal in the 200 meters in the 1968 Olympics, recalls the raised-fist Black Power salute he and his teammate, Tommie Smith, gave on the medal podium in Mexico City. Mr. Carlos recounts his symbolic gesture at the Olympics, the subsequent fall-out, and his continued political activism. John Carlos and his co-author, Dave Zirin, also responded to questions from members of the audiene at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303011-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303011-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Reverend Arthur Price talked about the history of the 16th Street Baptist Church. He focused on activities of the civil rights movement and the Sunday, September 15, 1963, bombing of the church that killed four girls and marked a turning point in the civil rights movement. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks 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/302706-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302706-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lawrence Pijeaux gave a tour as he talked about the history of the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama, and the work of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to educate the public and to preserve the civil rights history of Birmingham. Laura Anderson displayed some objects from the collection. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks 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/302709-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302709-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Horace Huntley talked about the life and legacy of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, who led many of the 1963 civil rights protests and boycotts in Birmingham. He died on October 5, 2011. Mr. Huntley was interviewed at Oak Hill Cemetery, where the Reverend Shuttlesworth is buried. A video clip was shown of the Reverend Shuttlesworth being interviewed on January 14, 2003. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks 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/302712-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302712-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marjorie White spoke about the role of African-American churches in the history of the civil rights movement, focusing on the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Bethel Baptist Church. She edited the Birmingham Historical Society's book [A Walk to Freedom: The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964]. Ms. White was interviewed in the Bethel Baptist Church. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks 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/302705-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302705-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Carolyn McKinstry talked about surviving the September 15, 1963, bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. She lost four of her friends in the bombing that became a turning point in the civil rights movement as profiled in her book, [While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement]. She was interviewed outside the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks 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/302702-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302702-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Horace Huntley talked about segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, during Jim Crow and later periods. He was interviewed at the Lyric Theater in downtown Birmingham. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks 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/302713-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302713-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Avon Rollins talked about the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, a resource for African-American achievements and culture. He also talked about his involvement in the Civil Rights movement in Knoxville and his role with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Knoxville, Tennessee, on October 3-7 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. 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/302327-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302327-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Margolick recounted the lives of Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan and the photograph of the two women, then both fifteen years old, taken on September 4, 1957. On that date, Ms. Eckford, entered Little Rock Central High School on the first day of its desegregation and Ms. Bryan was photographed angrily screaming at the young, African-American woman. Mr. Margolick examined both women's lives leading up to that day and after as Ms. Eckford and Ms. Bryan attempted to live outside of the shadow of the photograph and develop a friendship later in life. David Margolick responded to questions from members of the audience at the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301971-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301971-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jay Feldman reported on the curtailment of civil liberties for minorities during times of war and strife in the United States. Mr. Feldman argued that throughout American history, government officials and private citizens have capitalized on public anxieties to oppress minorities. The author showed a few pictures as he recounted the stories of several groups that have faced persecution, including the deportation of Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans throughout the Depression to the placement of 112,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II. Jay Feldman responded to questions from members of the audience at Book Passage Bookstore in Corte Madera, California, on September 13, 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301998-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301998-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Charles Jones talked about his experiences as a civil rights activist during the 1960s, including lunch counter sit-ins at Woolworths in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Freedom Rides. He was interviewed at his home in Charlotte and talked about his family history. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) on their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" were in Charlotte, N.C., on August 29-September 2, 2011, to feature the history and literary life of the city that would host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Working with the Time Warner 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/301669-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301669-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Clinton honored the nine people who were the first black students at Little Rock Central High School on the fortieth anniversary of their enrollment. In 1957, President Eisenhower deployed the Army to escort the nine students into the school after the governor of Arkansas attempted to deny the students admission by using the state's National Guard. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/91570-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/91570-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Ferguson talked about the use of busing to integrate schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. His firm argued for the litigants in the 1969 Swann case that desegregated Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools using busing. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld that decision in 1971, clearing the way for busing nationwide. In 1999 he argued unsuccessfully against an end to that court-ordered desegregation. Mr. Ferguson was interviewed at the Levine Museum of the New South at the busing exhibit. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) on their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" were in Charlotte, N.C., on August 29-September 2, 2011, to feature the history and literary life of the city that would host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Working with the Time Warner local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The segments air on American History TV and on BookTV. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301672-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301672-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Julian Bond talked about his life and his civil rights career of more than 50 years since, at the age of 20, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He discussed the evolution of the civil rights movement over the past six decades with Warren Olney. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. This Zocalo Public Square event was held at Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300684-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300684-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fifty years after the arrest of five Freedom Riders attempting to integrate interstate bus terminal facilities in Little Rock, a symposium featured the members of the Arkansas Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ("Arsnick") who led sit-in demonstrations at segregated local business in downtown Little Rock during the 1960s. Professor Wallach moderated as a panel of activists told their stories. This was a panel of the symposium, "Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides, and Beyond: Direct Action and Civil Rights in 1960s Arkansas," which was held at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in downtown Little Rock. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300407-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300407-2 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Terumi Rafferty-Osaki, a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department at American University, specializes in twentieth century U.S. history, immigration and ethnicity, and civil rights. In this class he used audio and video as he lectured to students about the integration of baseball by blacks, women, and Asians. Topics included the Negro leagues, issues of diversity, Title IX, and social history, http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300781-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300781-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Spurlock teaches a course on contemporary U.S. history since 1941. In this lecture he focused on the often overlooked area of President Eisenhower and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s. He talked about how the Eisenhower administration implemented President Truman's executive order to end segregation in the military. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300685-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300685-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Lyndon Johnson made remarks and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on July 2, 1964. He was seen giving pens to many in attendance, including the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover. He gave several pens to Attorney General Robert Kennedy for members of his family. This was a Universal Newsreel piece titled "Civil Rights: President Signs Historic Bill." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300956-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300956-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fifty years after the arrest of five Freedom Riders attempting to integrate interstate bus terminal facilities in Little Rock, a symposium featured the members of the Arkansas Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ("Arsnick") who led sit-in demonstrations at segregated local business in downtown Little Rock during the 1960s. John Kirk moderated as a panel of activists told their stories. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. "From Sit-Ins to Freedom Rides: Little Rock, 1960-1962" was the first panel of the symposium, "Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides, and Beyond: Direct Action and Civil Rights in 1960s Arkansas," which was held at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in downtown Little Rock. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300407-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300407-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Dean Chemerinsky delivered his argument for including [Korematsu v. United States] in the "Hall of Shame" as one of the worst United States Supreme Court decisions. The 1944 decision concluded that internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was constitutional. Professor Pushaw then put the decision in historical context. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience, including Professor Finkelman. Professor Childress moderated. "Supreme Mistakes: Exploring the Most Maligned Decisions in Supreme Court History" was a [Pepperdine Law Review] Symposium. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298797-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298797-2 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cherry Kinoshita talked about her life and her efforts to obtain redress for the internment of Japanese Americans. She spent the war years at Puyallup Assembly Center in Washington and then in the Minidoka camp in Idaho. In the 1970s and 1980s, she worked with the Japanese American Citizens League to seek redress. President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing a government apology and reparations for Japanese Americans. This program is the second of two parts. This interview from the Densho Visual History Collection was conducted September 26, 1997, at her home in Seattle, Wash., by Tom Becky Fukuda and Tracy Lai for Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300263-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300263-2 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT A 50th anniversary reunion was held of Freedom Riders. In the Spring and Summer of 1961, black and white Freedom Riders rode buses throughout the South in an effort to eradicate racial segregation in interstate travel and faced assaults and arrests that helped to ignite the Civil Rights movement nationwide. Officials and activists spoke about the progress that had been made. There was music from the Freedom Singers. This All People's Program was a special program at the original site of the Trailways Bus Station where the first of two buses arrived in Jackson, Miss., from Washington, D.C., carrying the original 13 Freedom Riders. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299677-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299677-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bernard Powers gave a tour of sites in Charleston related to black heritage. At Battery Park he talked about Jim Crow era Charleston as scenes of the city were shown. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 27-July 1 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. 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/300459-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300459-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT