The most recent programs for the History Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=153 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:21:17 GMT Jonathan Gill, author of the book, [Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Villages to Capital of Black America], talked about James Weldon Johnson, a poet, songwriter, author, educator, diplomat, and civil rights activist. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312612-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312612-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Frank O'Reilly and Beth Parnicza led a tour about the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville and spoke about General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's flank attack. The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack on May 2, 1863. This was the first of a two-part program on Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's flank attack at the Battle of Chancellorsville. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312491-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312491-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Graham Hodges talked about New York City's cartmen, who hauled goods on one-horse carts and filled the streets of the city from 1667 to 1850. He spoke about how the cartmen developed relationships with the merchants and residents of New York City and came to be a part of the civic culture. Mr. Hodges also argued that the cartmen acquired political power and can be considered the forerunner of modern labor unions http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312531-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312531-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Shawn Leigh Alexander spoke about the era in between the end of slavery and the beginning of segregation. Professor Alexander talked about the failed Civil Rights Act of 1875, the Supreme Court 's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling in [Plessy v. Ferguson], and African American journalist Ida B. Wells work to expose the horrors of lynching. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310916-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310916-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cate Lineberry talked about her book, [The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines], in which she recounts the emergency landing of a military transport plane carrying twenty-six American Army Air Force medics and flight nurses into Nazi occupied Albania in November 1943. The author recounts the group's survival over the succeeding months as it surreptitiously moved throughout the country and toward rescue. Cate Lineberry spoke at Quail Ridge Books and Music in Raleigh, North Carolina. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313271-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313271-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Strausbaugh talked about his book, [The Village: A History of Greenwich Village - 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues], in which he presents a history of the New York City neighborhood Greenwich Village. In his book, the author reports on 400 years of the neighborhood's development, from its inception as part of New Amsterdam in the 1600s to its role in the social, political, and cultural movements of the 1960s and its centrality in the gay rights movement. John Strausbaugh spoke at an event hosted by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313313-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313313-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Marszalek and James McPherson spoke about the Battle of Gettysburg, focusing on the second and third days of the fighting. The three-day battle fought in Pennsylvania from July 1-3, 1863, was the bloodiest of the war, resulting in an estimated 51,000 total casualties. Harold Holzer, chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, moderated the discussion. This is the second part of a two-part program, "Three Days at Gettysburg," that was part of the series "The Civil War: 150 Years," a program of the New York Historical Society Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312461-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312461-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Holocaust survivor Morris Glass talked about his life in Poland during World War II. Mr. Glass is the focus of author Carolyn Murray Happer's book [Chosen for Destruction: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor]. Mr. Glass spent four and a half years in Jewish Ghettos in the Polish cities of Pabianice and Lodz, 2 months at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, and 8 months in the Dachau camp system. Liberated by the American army in 1945, he emigrated to the U.S. and is now a public speaker. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 13-17 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313006-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313006-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Edsel talked about his book, [Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures From the Nazis], in which he reports on the rescue and protection of historic pieces of art in Italy during World War II. The Nazi Army, who occupied Italy in 1943, looted numerous historic artifacts and artwork that dated from the Renaissance and the Roman Empire. In his book, the author recounts the Allied mission to reacquire the artwork and focuses on the efforts of two men, art scholar Fred Hartt and artist Deane Keller, who pursued missing works by Michelangelo, Caravaggio, and Donatello. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313119-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313119-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT James C. Goodale talked about his book, [Fighting for the Press: The Inside Story of the Pentagon Papers and Other Battles]. He spoke with Edward Lazarus, Executive Vice President/General Counsel to the Tribune Company. This event took place in the University Center's Lake Room at the 2013 [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313185-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313185-3 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Paul Reid talked about his book, [The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965], which he co-authored with William Manchester. He spoke with Greg Burns, a member of the [Chicago Tribune] Editorial Board. This event took place in the University Center's Lake Room at the 2013 [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313185-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313185-2 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT American History TV visited Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington, Arlington House was originally a memorial to the first president.*Robert E. Lee married Custis' daughter, Mary, who was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and it was at Arlington House that Lee resigned from the U.S. Army at the outset of the Civil War.*Arlington House is the only national memorial to a former Confederate leader, and recognizes Lee's post-war public efforts at reconciliation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312972-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312972-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Catherine Clinton talked about how both President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis suffered the loss of a child in their respective White Houses and how it impacted their wives. In 1862, the Lincolns lost their eleven year old son, Willie, from what is believed to be typhoid fever. In 1864, the Davises lost their four year old son, Joseph, in a fatal fall at the Confederate White House in Richmond. Ms. Clinton also spoke about mid-19th century mourning practices and etiquette. The National Archives hosted this event. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311699-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311699-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marvin Kalb talked about his book, [The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed]. He spoke with the [Chicago Tribune]'s Bruce Dold. This event took place in the University Center's Lake Room at the 2013 [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313184-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313184-7 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sonia Taitz, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors, talked about her book, [The Watchmaker's Daughter: A Memoir]. She spoke with Howard Reich, arts and jazz critic for the [Chicago Tribune]. This event took place in the University Center's Lake Room at the 2013 [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313184-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313184-4 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy delivered an Oval Office address on civil rights following a federal government order to protect two African-American students enrolled at the University of Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313142-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313142-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the life and legacy of Medgar Evers. Medgar Evers was a Mississippi field officer for the NAACP when he was gunned down in his driveway by a sniper on June 12, 1963. The Newseum is hosted this event to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Panelists included Myrlie Evers, widow of Medgar Evers, Julian Bond, former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Jerry Mitchell, an investigative reporter whose work helped convict segregationist Byron De La Beckwith in Evers' murder. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313143-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313143-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Joe Biden and other dignitaries delivered eulogies at the funeral service for Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who died on June 3, 2013, at the age of 89. The service was held at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313177-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313177-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cathryn Prince talked about her book, [Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff], in which she recounts the sinking of the former cruise ship turned escape vessel that was transporting close to 10,000 German children, women, elderly, and wounded soldiers in the Baltic Sea on January 30, 1945. The ship was struck by a torpedo launched by a Soviet submarine, and the author reported that the sinking resulted in the deaths of over 9,000 people. Cathryn Prince spoke at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312983-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312983-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Shola Lynch talked about her documentary, [Free Angela and All Political Prisoners]. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was charged by the U.S. government in a murder conspiracy case that generated vast publicity and ended in her acquittal on all charges. The documentary also detailed Ms. Davis' life from her middle class upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama, to her becoming one of the FBI's "Most Wanted" fugitives. Ms. Lynch said the story needed to be told because it was "a political crime drama with a love story in the middle of it." She also discussed her previous documentary, [Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed], about Representative Shirley Chisholm's (D-NY) run for the presidency in 1972. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312602-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312602-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Book TV interviewed Max Hastings in London about his research and writings on both World War I and World War II. Max Hastings is the author of almost 20 books, including: [America, 1968: The Fire This Time]; [Ulster 1969: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland]; [Going to the Wars]; [Editor: A Memoir]; [Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45]; [Did You Really Shoot the Television?: A Family Fable]; [Inferno]; and [Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312130-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eduardo Galeano talked about his book on world history, [Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History], in which he writes about different historical events that happened on each day of the year. During this event hosted by the Chicago History Museum, Mr. Galeano was joined by author and [New York Times] guest columnist Marie Arana. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312986-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312986-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Richard Beeman talked about his book, [Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor], in which he explores the political and social landscape of the United States between the meeting of the Continental Congress on September 5, 1774 and the declaration of independence from Britain in July 1776. The author said that an independent nation was not a certain option for most colonists and talked about how political leaders, over the course of 22 months, reversed popular thinking. Richard Beeman spoke at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312988-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312988-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Harold Holzer spoke about Civil War artifacts featured in his book, [The Civil War in 50 Objects], which were drawn from the New York Historical Society's collection. He was joined by Columbia University history professor Eric Foner, who wrote the introduction for the book. Objects included Confederate flags, Ulysses S. Grant's handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox, and framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's funeral bier. The New York Historical Society hosted this event. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312509-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312509-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Roger Ransom talked about his book, [The Confederate States of America: What Might Have Been], in which he imagines how the United States would look if the Confederate states had won the Civil War. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Palm Springs, California, from May 6-10 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313045-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313045-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Richard Ramirez, director of the General George S. Patton Memorial Museum in Indio, California, talked about the rigorous training General Patton used to prepare troops to invade North Africa during World War II, and why he selected this area as a training location. The museum is in Chiriaco Summit, on the site of the entrance of Camp Young, part of the Desert Training Center of World War II. Video clips from World War II were shown. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Palm Springs, California, from May 6-10 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313038-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313038-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former prisoners of war (POWs) from the Vietnam War shared their experiences. On May 24, 1973, President Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. From May 23-25, 2013, the Richard Nixon Foundation hosted a 40th anniversary reunion for the former POWs at the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312891-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312891-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT May 24 is the anniversary of the 1973 White House dinner hosted by the Nixons to welcome home Vietnam War POWs. Ross Perot delivered the keynote address, and video messages from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were shown. On May 24, 1973, President Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. From May 23-25, 2013, the Richard Nixon Foundation hosted a 40th anniversary reunion for the former POWs at the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312752-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312752-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Participants spoke at the opening ceremony of a 40th anniversary reunion for former Vietnam prisoners of war (POW). The event included a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of President Nixon. On May 24, 1973, President Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. From May 23-25, 2013, the Richard Nixon Foundation hosted a 40th anniversary reunion for the former POWs at the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312751-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312751-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Nixon held a White House dinner to welcome prisoners of war home from Vietnam. He made a toast to the wives, mothers, and other female guests of the prisoners, calling them "the first ladies of America." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313093-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313093-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sisters Dorie and Joyce Ladner, who knew and worked with Medgar Evers, spoke about becoming civil rights activists as young women in the early 1960s. Dorie Ladner argued that they were "determined to get their freedom" despite constant threats and intimidation. Elaine Nichols also spoke about the Civil Rights History Project and its stories. 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312729-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312729-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Elaine Nichols talked about the background and context of an oral history interview given by Dorie and Joyce Ladner, civil rights activists as young women in the early 1960s. The interview on September 20, 2011, was part of the Civil Rights History Project, a joint undertaking of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, conducted by the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313032-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313032-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Memorial Day scenes from the Lincoln Memorial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-105 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-105 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Memorial Day scenes from the World War II Memorial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-104 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-104 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Memorial Day scenes from the Vietnam War Memorial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-103 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-103 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Memorial Day scenes from the Korean War Memorial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-102 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-102 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Memorial Day scenes from the World War II Memorial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-101 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Memorial Day scenes from the Memorial Bridge at the Lincoln Memorial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/83056-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two Civil War sailors who went down with the USS Monitor ironclad in 1862 are interred in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Learn about the history of ironclads and the effort to identify the sailors remains. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311804-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311804-4 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nathaniel Philbrick talked about his book, [Bunker Hill: A City, A Seige, A Revolution], in which he recalls the lead-up to the first large-scale battle of the American Revolution, the Battle of Bunker Hill. In his book, the author recounts that Boston, then a city of 15,000 inhabitants and under British Army occupation, witnessed numerous conflicts between the local populace and soldiers following the Boston Tea Party eighteen months prior. The political climate spilled over on April 19, 1775 at Lexington and Concord and was succeeded two months later at Bunker Hill. Nathaniel Philbrick spoke at the Coolidge Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312873-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312873-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Authors Dale Maharidge and Nick Turse talked about World War II and the Vietnam War. Dale Maharidge is the author of [Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War], about his father's experiences in World War II and life after returning home. Nick Turse is the author of [Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam], in which he documents war crimes committed by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312875-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312875-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Henry Adams, professor of American Art at Case Western Reserve University and descendant of John Adams, talked about the life, correspondence, and marriage of Abigail and John Adams, as well as other members of the Adams family. Abigail Adams, the wife of one president and the mother of a second, was significant not only for her accomplishments as a diarist and letter writer but for the influence she had on successive generations of the Adams family. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311673-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311673-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Victor Davis Hanson talked about his book, [The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq], in which he profiles five generals who, he argues, single-handedly turned around wars that their countries were losing. In his book, Professor Hanson discusses the lives of: Themistocles (Battle of Salamis), Flavius Belisarius (Byzantium), William Tecumseh Sherman (U.S. Civil War), Matthew Ridgway (Korean War), and David Petraeus (Iraq War). He spoke at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Fresno, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312871-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312871-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Raymond Doswell of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum talked about Jackie Robinson, the first African American major league baseball player in the modern era. Mr. Doswell focused on Robinson's athletic career, his ability to steal bases, and the racism and other obstacles he faced. Over the course of his Major League career between 1947-1956, Robinson played in six World Series and was selected for six All-Star games. His achievements are widely viewed as an important contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. This event was hosted by the National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311802-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311802-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nancy Rubin Stuart talked about her book, [Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married], in which she recounts the lives of Peggy Shippen and Lucy Flucker. In her book, the author recalls how each woman defied her upbringings and reports on the active roles each played in her husband's exploits during the American Revolution. Peggy Shippen was married to Benedict Arnold and promoted Arnold's image as he plotted against Washington's Army, and Lucy Flucker, the wife of General Henry Knox, Washington's chief of artillery, moved with her husband to multiple camps throughout the war. Nancy Rubin Stuart spoke at the Fraunces Tavern in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312730-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312730-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Robertson, author of [Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend], talked about the death of Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. On May 10, 1863, General Jackson died at Guinea Station, Virginia, after being wounded on May 2, 1863 in a friendly fire incident during the Battle of Chancellorsville. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312621-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312621-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the history of slavery scholarship and the evolution of slavery interpretation at historic sites and museums over the last quarter century. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311026-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311026-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ruma Chopra talked about her book [Unnatural Rebellion: Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution]. Thousands of colonists rejected the War for American Independence and many fled to the British stronghold of New York City. The loyalists looked upon the British as natural allies in religion, language, and blood and thought the violence of rebellion was unnecessary and unlawful. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311548-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311548-1 Mon, 13 May 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312516-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312516-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Geoghegan talked about his book, [Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II], in which he recalls the failed Japanese mission to attack New York City and Washington, D.C. following Pearl Harbor. In his book, he reports that the Japanese had planned to utilize submarines that were designed as underwater aircraft carriers. The Sen-Toku or I-400 Class, was built to transport three heavily armed planes and was to travel from Japan to America's east coast, where it would surface and launch a surprise offensive. John Geoghegan spoke at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312720-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312720-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT