The most recent programs for the African American History Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=154 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 26 May 2013 00:46:55 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311026-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311026-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Bowie State University. She talked about the importance of education, the history of the struggle of black people to become educated, and urged the graduates of the historically black university to pass their desire for education on to future generations. She also paid tribute to parents, saying 'Their sacrifice is your legacy.' The ceremony was held at the Comcast Center on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. Mrs. Obama was wearing the hood of the honorary doctor of laws degree she had just received. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312811-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312811-3 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Annette Gordon-Reed spoke about issues related to teaching the history of slavery, and about the research that led to her book, [The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family], which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for history. She spoke at the National Council for History Education National Conference in Richmond, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311671-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311671-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT James McPherson and Barbara Fields spoke about the history of African-American soldiers during the Civil War, including issues related to inequality, racism and recruiting. They also talked about the war effort and the motives behind emancipation. They spoke at the African Americans and the Civil War Conference, hosted by the Catoctin Center for Regional Studies at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311266-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311266-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT James McPherson and Barbara Fields spoke about the history of African-American soldiers during the Civil War, including issues related to inequality, racism and recruiting. They also talked about the war effort and the motives behind emancipation. They spoke at an event hosted by the Catoctin Center for Regional Studies at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311264-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311264-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Vladimir Alexandrov talked about his book, [The Black Russian], in which he recounts the life of Frederick Bruce Thomas (1872-1928). Thomas, the son of former slaves, lived and worked throughout the United States before leaving for Europe and eventually immigrating to Russia in 1899 where he assumed the name Fyodor Fyodorovich Thomas. In Moscow, Thomas became a successful owner of numerous restaurants and theaters. He was forced to leave Russia following the Bolshevik Revolution and subsequently moved to Turkey, where he ran several nightclubs. Vladimir Alexandrov spoke at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312325-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312325-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about how slavery is represented and reconstructed at places like Thomas Jefferson's estate, Monticello, and James Monroe's home, Ash Lawn-Highland. They also discussed the problems of excavation, restoration, and historic interpretation at these sites. This event was hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311026-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311026-2 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT George Forgie talked about the evolution of President Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery, and the political and legal factors Lincoln considered before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, ordering the emancipation of all slaves in any Confederate state that did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. No Confederate states returned, and Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This lecture was from Professor Forgie's class at the University of Texas at Austin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310709-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310709-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scholars talked about the contributions of the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War and how they are remembered at various battle sites. Panelists also discussed the portrayal of black troops in the film [Glory], which focused on the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first official African American units in the U.S. Civil War. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311639-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311639-2 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michelle Obama hosted a student workshop at the White House with the cast and crew of [42], a film about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball. The students asked questions about Mr. Robinson's career and the integration of baseball. Rachel Robinson, Jackie Robinson's widow, also participated in the event. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311874-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311874-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ralph Eshelman, co-author of [In Full Glory Reflected] and James H. Johnston, author of [From Slave Ship to Harvard], talked about Maryland during the War of 1812. Maryland State Archivist Edward C. Papenfuse, Jr., moderated. The panel discussion, "Maryland in 1812: War, Slavery & Opportunity," was held in Katharine Hall of the Key School at the 2013 Annapolis Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312042-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312042-2 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Maulana Karenga, creator of the Kwanzaa holiday, urged African-Americans to use Black History Month as a time to reflect on the struggles and accomplishments of their ancestors. He also believes that African-Americans should always contribute to the good in the world in spite of the injustices they may experience. "Advancing Black and Human History: Holding Cultural Ground in Contemporary Times" was the keynote speech at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University annual Black History Month Convocation, held in the Gaither Gymnasium. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311002-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311002-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pamela Cressey talked about Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery. The cemetary served as the burial place for about 1,800 African Americans who fled to Alexandria to escape slavery during the Civil War. She talked about how black soldiers' graves were disinterred and moved to the military cemetery now known as Alexandria National Cemetery, where they still rest today. She also spoke about how civilians left in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery were forgotten until the late 20th century when Alexandria archaeologists discovered its location. 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/311529-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311529-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scholars talked about the contributions, sacrifices, and challenges faced by African Americans who served in the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. Under the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union Army began recruiting so-called colored troops for the first time. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310963-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310963-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eugene Daub spoke by telephone about the statue he designed of Rosa Parks. The statue would be the first full-size statue of an African American and the first statue honoring an African-American woman to reside in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311217-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311217-4 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Using photographs from before the Civil War, New York University's Deborah Willis and the University of Massachusetts' Barbara Krauthamer talk about the impact of the emancipation proclamation on African Americans born before and after the proclamation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310323-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310323-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Oakes talked about his book, [Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865], in which he examines the efforts, ranging from the militaristic to the legislative, to end slavery during the Civil War. The author spoke on a panel with Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Annette Gordon-Reed and James McPherson, Edward Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, and Eric Foner, history professor at Columbia University. The panel was hosted by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310572-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310572-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about racial progress since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago and what disparities remained at the start of President Obama's second term. He used the Lincoln Bible and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s bible during his inauguration. Race, History, and Obama's Second Term was an event hosted by The New America Foundation and the [Washington Monthly] magazine. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310606-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310606-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America from the Civil War through Reconstruction, and later the Great Migration from South to North. They also talked about Isabel Wilkerson's [The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America s Great Migration], with actors reading passages from the book. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310264-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310264-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT C. Morgan Grefe toured the John Brown exhibit and talked about John Brown's role in the slave trade. Rhode Island was the largest importer of slaves among the states along the Atlantic. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Providence, Rhode Island to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310169-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310169-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marcus Rediker, history professor at the University of Pittsburgh, talked about his book, [The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom], in which he recounts the slave revolt aboard the Spanish schooner, Amistad in 1839. The author reported that four days after the ship set sail the captives revolted, killed the captain, and took command of the ship. The Amistad was eventually commandeered by the U.S. Navy and the men aboard were sent to prison in Connecticut, where they awaited a trail heard by the Supreme Court. Their case, defended by John Quincy Adams, resulted in their release and return to Africa. Mr. Rediker spoke at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309978-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309978-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT A panel of African-American photojournalists discussed their profession and the stories behind some of their photographs. The panel included Pulitzer Prize-winners Ozier Muhammad and Michelle Agins, both of whom work for the [New York Times]. Grace Aneiza Ali moderated. "Contemporary Photojournalism in America" was the initial event in the "Visually Speaking" series at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308492-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308492-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Purdue University history professor Caroline Janney examined how slavery and emancipation played into the process of post-war reconciliation. She also discussed the experiences and memories of Northern and Southern veterans in the war's aftermath. Janney spoke at the 2012 Civil War Institute Conference at Gettysburg College. She also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-8 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT National Park Service rangers and administrators talked about the importance of historic sites to African Americans, including the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, DC, the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Richmond, Virgina, and Fort Monroe near Hampton, Virginia. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308166-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308166-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Duke University History Professor Thavolia Glymph and University of Richmond President Edward Ayers were among the historians who explored the circumstances, outcomes, and ongoing considerations of emancipation. They first placed President Lincoln's September 1862 issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in the context of the Civil War, then discussed how Americans think and talk about emancipation today. They responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308137-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308137-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Alice Walker discussed her book, [The Color Purple]. Ms. Walker was interviewed at the "Fall for the Book" festival, held at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308743-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308743-2 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tess Chakkalakal talked about significant locations in Harriet Beecher Stowe's life as she developed the characters in [Uncle Tom's Cabin]. Locations included the church where Beecher Stowe had the vision of Uncle Tom, the home in which her family lived while she wrote the book, and Bowdoin College Special Collections to see original National Era editions and 1st edition books of her works. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Maine, on September 10-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308554-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308554-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago on September 22nd, 1862. It ordered the emancipation of all slaves in any Confederate state that did not return to the Union by January 1st, 1863. No Confederate states returned, and Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. This week, history professors and bloggers discuss the debates and controversies over emancipation-its timing, its initial results, and its post-war effects into the 20th century. "Debating Emancipation" was a panel from the 2012 Civil War Institute Conference at Gettysburg College. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-3 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Dowling Taylor talked about her book, [A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons]. In her book she recounts the life of Paul Jennings, born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in 1799 and later a member of the household staff of President Madison. Mr. Jennings gained his freedom in 1847. He was active in community affairs and helping slaves escape, and he authored the first White House memoir. The author talked about her research, especially interviewing his descendants. Ms. Taylor responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-7 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark Neely talked about his book, [Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War]. He talked about the two months before the Battle of Antietam during which President Lincoln was waiting for a Union victory before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. Professor Neely responded to questions from members of the audience. This was part of a National Park Service program to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The battle on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of fighting in American history. President Lincoln took advantage of the Union strategic victory to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few days later. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-108 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-108 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Georgeanne Reuter gave a tour of the Kelton House, a stop on the Underground Railroad in Columbus, Ohio. She told about the family that lived here and some of the escaped slaves who sought shelter there. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307777-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307777-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT History Professor Roger Davidson discusses Emancipation and U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. Professor Davidson explains how African Americans used the disorder caused by the Civil War to escape enslavement. He also details how former slaves offered their services to Union forces to help bring about the end of slavery. This fifty-minute class took place at Coppin State University in Baltimore. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305610-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305610-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pre-dating the Lincoln Memorial by almost 50 years, the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, DC's Lincoln Park depicts the 16th president freeing a slave. Designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball, it was funded by money donated by freed African Americans. Frederick Douglass spoke at the monument's dedication in 1876, and expressed some criticism about its design and symbolism. It is still controversial today. Historian and author Richard Norton Smith narrates. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307571-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307571-1 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 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 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Button Farm Living History Center is a work-in-progress dedicated to depicting 19th century slave plantation life. Through their programs and activities they strive to give visitors the experience of working as a slave, and also experiencing the perils of escaping to freedom on the Underground Railroad. American History TV traveled thirty miles northwest of the nation's Capitol to visit the farm and learn about the non-profit Menare Foundation. Our tour guide is historian Anthony Cohen, founder of the Menare Foundation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307255-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307255-1 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT