democratic national committee is meeting in atlanta this week and tomorrow they will be electing the next chair. minnesota congressman keith ellison and former obama administration labor secretary tom perez among the candidates. join us at 10:00 a.m. eastern for life coverage. later on that they will be having a discussion of cybersecurity. there will be live at 4:15 pm easter tomorrow also on c-span. saturday evening at 8:30 p.m. eastern a booktv author david

hurwitz outlines the priorities of the white house that they should focus on his latest book big agenda president trump's plan to save america. >> my fear is republicans going off in their own direction. i am worried about the congress. i am worried about people who do not understand people in the republican leadership who do not understand the political battle. >> send a 6:45 pm eastern harvard history professor david -- provides a history of civil wars. in his book civil wars, history and idea. >> civil war has something atrocious about it. it is fraternal work because it is conducted in a common political unit in because both warring sides at the same time absolutely affirm and deny this common unit. >> go to booktv.org for a complete weekend schedule.

>> this weekend on american history to be on c-span three, this saturday we are live from the library of virginia in richmond for an all-day symposium for civil wear monuments. construction and the north and south. then at 8 o'clock, hampden sydney college professor john kearns on how the rise of tobacco consolidating the power of wealthy virginia planters d london merchants in the 17th century. >> instead of accepting the price that this ãi am concerned going on account and i will pay expression to some of the markets there for me. this developing consignment trade tied the largest centers of virginia and maryland to these english merchants. most of them in london.

>> sunday noon on oral history, we continue with our series of interviews with prominent african-american when from the exploration in black leadership oral history collection. dorothy had served as president of the national council of negro women. in 1957 to 1998 and received presidential medal of freedom and congressional gold medal. >> i grew up and even in my religious experience, and different religious backgrounds, and the importance of openness and how much each day ãthat there is no superior and inferior. >> and a debate on the presidency. his during catherine clinton speaks about what happened two president lincoln's family after his assassination. >> convinced that his mother might do himself harm and prodded by a team of medical and legal experts, robert lincoln filed an affidavit to have his mother tried on

charges of mental incompetence. she could be held against her will do to quote ãinsanity. quest for a complete american history schedule go to c-span.org. the center for new american security host a panel discussion about your strategy in afghanistan. military and policy experts discussing conflict between afghan forces and the taliban. they also made recommendations for how the us should engage in afghanistan in the future. this is 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible]