The most recent programs for the American History TV Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=4232 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 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:52:40 GMT Governor Pat McCrory (R-NC) spoke about North Carolina's political history. 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/313131-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313131-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michelle Lanier of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission talked about Anna J. Cooper, who was born into slavery and went on to become an author, educator and speaker and one of the most prominent African American scholars in US history. Cooper was a native of Raleigh and attended St. Augustine's Normal School and Collegiate Institute (currently St. Augustine University) in Raleigh. She lived to be 105 and is buried in Raleigh. 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/313125-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313125-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. These were the programs shown during the Raleigh LCV Weekend on American History TV: North Carolina State Capitol 313129-1 Interview with Governor Pat McCrory 313131-1 North Carolina Archives 313128-1 History of Shaw University 313130-1 Carbine Williams 313126-1 Joel Lane Museum House 313133-1 The Research Triangle 313127-1 The Life of Anna Julia Cooper 313125-1 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313363-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313363-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Shaw University President Dorothy Cowser Yancy talks about the history of the university, which was founded in 1865 and is the oldest of the historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313130-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT American History TV joined historian Carol Reardon and Col. Tom Vossler to learn the story of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg through a selection of their favorite monuments. The two have been giving tours of Gettysburg battlefield for many years and co-authored the book "A Field Guide to Gettysburg." This sixty minute tour spends about twenty minutes on each of the three days, revealing the events and people of the battle and also describing how the monuments were designed and dedicated. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313233-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313233-7 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Deanna Mitchell, site administrator for the North Carolina State Capitol, visited the building and talked about its history. 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/313129-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313129-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 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 Bob Geolas, president and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, talked about the region known as the "Research Triangle" and its impact on the Raleigh, North Carolina area. 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/313127-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313127-1 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 Frank Williams talked about Mary Todd Lincoln's life and how historians have remembered her. Many historians disagree about Mary Todd Lincoln, some calling her corrupt and mentally unstable, and others defending her as intelligent and politically savvy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312253-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312253-1 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 John Cope of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources visited an exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh featuring the original workshop of David Marshall Williams, better known as Carbine. Mr. Williams was a self-taught gunsmith from North Carolina who contributed to the design the U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 (M1 Carbine), which became the standard firearm of American forces in World War II, the Korean War and the early years of Vietnam. 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313126-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313126-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Belle Long, curator at the historic Joel Lane Museum House, toured the house and spoke about why Lane is known as the "Father of Raleigh" and what life was like for his family in the late 18th century. The house was built in 1769 and later restored. 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. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313133-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313133-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sarah Koonts visited the State Archives of North Carolina and talked about some of pieces it houses, including the Carolina Charter of 1663, John Adams' [Thoughts on Government] from 1776, and North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights from 1789. 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/313128-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313128-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Conway, who served as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during their impeachment inquiry of President Richard Nixon, talked about meeting Bill and Hillary Clinton and John Doar during his time at Yale Law School, and about working for Doar, who served as special counsel to the judiciary committee. Mr. Conway also gave firsthand accounts of the committee's hearings, writing of the final report, and the bipartisanship and secrecy among judiciary committee staffers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313030-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313030-1 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 Christopher McKnight Nichols talked about post Cold War U.S. foreign policy, focusing on the period between 1989 and 2001. His class looked at military engagements by the United States during the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations, including Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Haiti and Serbia, as well as the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia and Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311381-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311381-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Blanche Weisen Cook talked about the legacy of the Eleanor Roosevelt and the former first lady's commitment to human rights around the world. She spoke at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311549-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311549-1 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 Kenneth Taylor, former Canadian Ambassador to Iran, talked about the film [Argo] and his role in the rescue of six U.S. diplomats during the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis. He commented on the movie's inaccuracies, his career in the Foreign Service, and the history and current state of politics in Iran. This event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312104-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312104-1 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 Jeffrey Banchero, who transcribed the Nixon Watergate tapes as a research assistant for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during their impeachment inquiry, talked about transcribing tapes of the president's private conversations, working with special counsel John Doar, and the reactions of congressmen as they listened to the secret tapes. This oral history interview was part of a Richard Nixon Presidential Library project to document the 37th president's administration. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312802-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312802-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Palm Springs, California, on 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. These were the programs shown during the Palm Springs, California, LCV weekend on American History TV: Sunnylands Historic Estate and Retreat 313034-1 Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center 313039-1 History of Palm Springs, California 313035-1 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians 313036-1 Native Americans and Common Stereotypes 313037-1 General Patton and His Wold War II Training Center 313038-1 Political Career of Sonny Bono 313033-1 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313040-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313040-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Janice Lyle, director of Sunnylands, the winter home of Walter and Leonore Annenberg, spoke about the home and the seven U.S. presidents who visited during the latter half of the 20th century. The estate had become a retreat center. 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/313034-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313034-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jeffrey Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, talked about President George H.W. Bush's motivations behind his push for German reunification in 1990. The event was hosted by Southern Methodist University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311936-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311936-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Norman King, former Palm Springs City Manager, and Milton Jones, publisher of [Palm Springs Life] magazine, talked about Sonny Bono's time as Mayor of Palm Springs and the impact he had on the city as both Mayor and Congressman.  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/313033-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313033-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tribal member Moraino Patencio talked about the history of the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla indians and its relevance to Palm Springs, California today. He spoke about how the tribe transformed from a small group of Native Americans into one of the richest Indian Reservations in the United States. 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/313036-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313036-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Goucher College professor Jean Baker taught a class on the Civil Rights Movement, from Rosa Parks refusal to move to the back of the bus in 1955, to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The class also discussed a book of oral histories by journalist Howell Raines titled, [My Soul is Rested: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South]. Goucher College is in Baltimore, Maryland. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311262-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311262-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wilborn Hampton talked about his experience as the youngest United Press International (UPI) reporter in the Dallas bureau in 1963, when John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. He spoke with Stephen Fagin, a curator at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. This event was part of the museum's "Living History" series on the Kennedy assassination. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312209-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312209-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Hammond, executive director of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, toured the museum and talked about the impact of American pop culture on how Native Americans are viewed. 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/313037-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313037-1 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 Jeri Vogelsang, director and curator of the Palm Springs Historical Society, talked about the history of the Palm Springs, California, area. Originally the home of the Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs grew into a renowned location for mid-century modern architecture and a retreat for Hollywood's rich and famous. 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/313035-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313035-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Schwarzlose talked about the Betty Ford Center and the role Betty Ford played in the center's creation and operation. He talked about how the former first lady used the story of her own struggle with drug and alcohol addiction to help others. In a video clip recorded for "First Ladies: Influence and Image" her son Steve Ford talked about the family's intervention for her drug problem. Video clips of the Fords were shown in the background. 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/313039-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313039-1 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 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 Mount Holyoke College History Professor Daniel Czitrom talked about New York City and the events leading up to the July 1863 riots, which started in response to new laws drafting men to fight in the Civil War. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-5 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Stanford University History Professor Albert Camarillo talked about Mexican American history and his work as President of the Organization of American Historians. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-2 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Historian Charlie Chin took a group of college students on a walking tour of Chinatown in San Francisco, California. He described the 1906 earthquake, the development of businesses in Chinatown, and how the area is still an entry point for new immigrants from China. This program is the third of a three-part series on the Chinese in America. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312877-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312877-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Oakes and John Witt talked about their books on the process of Emancipation during the Civil War. James Oakes argued that contrary to conventional narratives, the destruction of slavery was a Republican goal from the beginning of the war. John Witt spoke about the world's first pamphlet style "laws of war" code written by Lincoln advisor and legal scholar Francis Lieber in 1862 and 1863. Witt argued that the "Lieber Code" was written to help justify emancipation as a military necessity, and that the code has been a source for international laws of war ever since. The discussion was moderated by David Blight. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312015-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312015-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mireya Loza of the University of Illinois and Monica Pelayo of the University of Southern California talked about the Bracero Program, which brought millions of guest workers from Mexico to the U.S. between 1942 and 1964. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-4 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 Historian Charlie Chin visited San Francisco's Chinatown and told the story of the Chinese in America to a group of college students. He described how Chinese migrant laborers arrived in California during the Gold Rush, how they helped build the transcontinental railroad, and why anti-Chinese sentiment emerged in the late 19th century. This program was the second part of the group's visit to the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and is part two of the three-part program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312799-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312799-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Gomez talked about the transatlantic slave trade from the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century, including the countries involved and the methods used in the procurement of slaves, such as raiding and kidnapping. He also spoke about the history of Africans who dealt in the slave trade to pay debts and punish neighboring factions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311134-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311134-1 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 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talked about the political career of fellow Kentuckian John J. Crittenden, a member of the U.S. Senate in the 1800s. A friend and ally to Henry Clay, Crittenden also served as Kentucky's governor and twice as U.S. Attorney General. Senator McConnell emphasized Crittenden's commitment to the Union before and during the Civil War and reflected on how current lawmakers could learn from former legislators. This event was hosted by Eastern Kentucky University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311609-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311609-1 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 John Eisenhower, retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, talked about his father's role as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He also spoke about President Eisenhower's relationships with American and British generals and how Eisenhower compromised with Allied nations to bring World War II in Europe to an end. Independent producer George Colburn conducted this interview for the Eisenhower Legacy Collection, a series of documentaries on Dwight D. Eisenhower's military and political career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312673-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312673-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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. 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. These were the programs shown during the Columbia, South Carolina LCV weekend on American History TV: South Carolina State House 312513-1 South Carolina Governor Interview 312658-1 South Carolina State Archives 312514-1 General Sherman's March on Columbia 312517-1 History of Columbia Mills 312515-1 University of South Carolina Horseshoe 312518-1 History of [Edwards v. South Carolina] 312516-1 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312686-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312686-1 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT