d reckoning. charts are never accurately recorded, accurately traced, all over the world, until the 1850's. this was done by a fellow at the observatory here. he tracked all of them. there is a great book called "tracks in the sea." fourr now, they're going by what they know. they are going by well-known things like tradewinds, things they had experience with. that is sort of experience. all right. thank you for joining us today. as i said, feel free to check out some of the artifacts and just the other room. >> the sunday night at 8:00 eastern, influence and image -- we look at the personal lives of three first ladies. anna harrison never set foot in

the white house because her husband dies after a month in office. letitia tyler, she passes away just a year and a half later. the president remarries julia tyler who is the first photographed first lady. this sunday night at 8 p.m. on c-span examining the public and private lives of the first ladies and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, on american history tv on c-span3. as a common to the series, the book first ladies -- president joe stories on the lives of 45 iconic american women. available in hardcover in an e-book.

>> i am president of the united states colored troops living history association. i'm in north carolina. today, we are having a reenactment called the grand review parade. this is a reenactment of the victory parade that was held at the end of the civil war 150 years ago down pennsylvania avenue. however, at that particular parade, the united states are troops were not allowed to march in the victory parade. what are we doing today? we are correcting that oversight. we will march in victory today. that's when you avenue. the descendents of some of the soldiers are going to march today. >> i am from tennessee, a small town about 125 miles east of

memphis. today, i'm here honoring my great great-grandfather. he was in the u.s. colored troops regiment. i will be walking down pennsylvania to honor my great great grandfather. >> is a matter of fact, president lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation out of military necessity. prior to that, the south was winning most of the battles. the emancipation proclamation allowed african-americans to

fight with the armed forces of the union. over 200,000 joined the navy, the infantry, the artillery, and the calvary. they fought. you have some fresh recruits coming in in 1863. after 1863, the north began to win more battles. the united states colored troops had a major role in this overall union victory. ♪ ♪ glory glory hallelujah ♪

♪ glory, glory hallelujah ♪ glory, glory hallelujah, his truth is marching on ♪ ♪ >> for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. bc so vile, shall think him so

accursed that they were not here. >> one drop of blood. drawn from my country's bosom should be the more than streams of foreign gore. >> director of the folger shakespeare library talks about how they use quotes from their speeches. >> the poetic images, the sound in the rhymes. in the way in which senator byrd did, you can linger over a long phrase and keep going. i think he is using the rhythms of the language. which is something that shakespeare did so brilliant you. he can take english and put it into high gear, then he can slow

down. that is something that shakespeare lets you do if you're a politician. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> good night, good night parting is such sweet sorrow. and it really is. >> next, a panel of historians looks at the reconstruction area and a different way they have unit overtime. the panel also views reconstruction intimacy. and how many of them reacted to their southern counterparts. tennessee was a last of the southern states to join the confederacy. a significant portion of the population remained loyal to the union. this 90 minute event took place in knoxville, tennessee. >> good afternoon. welcome to the afternoon session of reconstruction tennessee. my name is laura holder and i serve on the commission as a

representative from middle tennessee state university's center for preservation. it is my pleasure to welcome our moderator. dr. gross is a president and ceo of the georgia historical society. as one of the leading history executives, he is 25 years experience as an educator and administrator. he has led institutions for educational programming, capital products, and endowments. born in virginia perhaps more importantly, rate in tennessee a graduate with honors in history from the university of memphis and earned an ma and phd in history from the university of tennessee. while in graduate school, he taught history at the university of tennessee. in 1990, he left the academy and began his career in public service. he served five years here in

knoxville as these active director of the east tennessee historical society. taking it to the next level of a development of a new museum. in 1994, he was named director of the georgia historical society. in 2006, he was elected president of the society. he understands the pressure in the role the door to play in the process. when we understand the story of our unique democratic institutions and traditions, how they were created, and the sacrifices that have an made to expand our liberties, we understand america. that is why we must teach our history, the survival of the republic depends on it. we should take an honest on breaking