The most recent programs for the Slavery and the Civil War (1850-1865) Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=71 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:18 GMT Scholar and Author Harold Holzer talked about the 150th anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act which freed enslaved individuals in Washington D.C. Topics included the purpose of the legislation, the history of compensated emancipation, and why slavery in Washington D.C. remained an embarrassment in Lincoln's eyes during the onset of the Civil War. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305452-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305452-5 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Judge Andrew Napolitano, author of [Dred Scott's Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom in America] (Thomas Nelson; April 21, 2009) talked from a Fox newsroom in New York City about freedom, the roots of racism, the impact of slavery, and the legal consequence of both in the U.S. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. This program was part of a "Washington Journal" series of interviews during the month of August with authors of recently released books. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288455-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288455-4 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Scholars and guests examined the final stages of the Civil War and beginning of the Reconstruction era through the writings of President Abraham Lincoln. They paid particular attention to the Gettysburg Address and other writings of Lincoln. The program was telecast from the Gettysburg National Cemetery where Lincoln delivered the address in 1863 and included several items of interest from the site as well as a portrayal of Lincoln. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164439-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164439-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Weatherhead portrayed Mary Chesnut, who lived during the Civil War in secessionist South Carolina. She read from her journal, [A Diary from Dixie]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164731-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164731-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The South Carolina first lady read to schoolchildren from [A Diary from Dixie], a compilation of journal entries and letters of Mary Chesnut, a Southern woman of the Civil War era. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164758-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164758-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the social, political, and military history of the Civil War era from the perspective of the Confederacy through the writings of Mary Chesnut. Her journals detailed life in the antebellum South, South Carolina's secession from the Union, and the daily lives of participants in the Civil War. The program was telecast from Mulberry Plantation where she lived before and throughout the war. Several original documents relating to her life and the war were shown and an actor portraying Mary Chesnut spoke. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164438-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164438-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Edgar talked about the life and legacy of Mary Chesnut and displayed several original documents relating to her journals and diary. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164712-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164712-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of slavery, abolitionism, and the antebellum era through the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of [Uncle Tom's Cabin]. Stowe, daughter of Congregationalist minister Lyman Beecher and brother of Henry Ward Beecher, wrote several novels, but became famous for her work on behalf of the abolitionist movement. This program was telecast from the Harriet Beecher Stowe house in Ohio where she taught school and came in contact with several fugitive slaves. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164395-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164395-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT At Rankin House State Historic Site, Ms. Campbell talked about Harriet Beecher Stowe and her relationship with abolitionist John Rankin and Ripley, Ohio, which she visited several times. Rev. Rankin and his wife may have inspired her writing of [Uncle Tom's Cabin]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164600-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164600-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Henson talked about the connection between his distant relative Josiah Henson and Harriett Beecher Stowe. The Henson Cabin was originally a slave cabin on a plantation. Mrs. Stowe read Josiah Henson's autobiography and arranged to meet him. She credited Mr. Henson with providing much of the information about slave experiences used in [Uncle Tom's Cabin]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164601-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164601-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Hodson displayed some of the Huntington Library's collection of Harriet Beecher Stowe manuscripts. She also talked about Stowe's life and her role in the abolition movement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164623-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164623-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Turnquist, introduced by Ms. Sanderson, portrayed the author Harriet Beecher Stowe. She talked about her life and the influences behind her novel [Uncle Tom's Cabin]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164462-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164462-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Walker talked about the items from Frederick Douglass' library that are in storage at the Museum Resource Center. These items are being conserved until the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is ready to display them. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164575-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164575-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of slavery and freedom in 19th century America through the life and writings of Frederick Douglass. After escaping slavery, Douglass wrote [Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave] and spoke frequently on the abolitionist lecture circuit. The program was telecast from Douglass' former home which is now designated as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164394-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164394-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164487-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164487-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Frederick Douglass lived as a slave from 1826 to 1838 in Fells Point. Mr. Fields talked about Mr. Douglass' life at that time and the related sites. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164528-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164528-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Participants talked about the impact Frederick Douglass, his writings and his orations had on American culture. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/151994-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/151994-1 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT