at 10:00 p.m. eastern, fox news contributor kiersten powers says although they were once its champions, liberals are now against tolerance and free speech. sunday night at 11:00, former deputy director of the cia on the successes and failures of the agency's war on terror and its current fight against al qaeda and isis. on american history tv, tonight at 9:15, the strategy behind president nixon's supreme court appointments and the impact he had on the court and american politics. sunday night at 6:00 on "american artifacts," we visit the national museum of american history to visit the newly restored murals from alabama's talladega college depicting the honest. slave revolt and its aftermath and the founding of talladega college -- depicting the amistad slave or bold and its aftermath in the founding of talladega college.

>> my name is jacqueline ser wer. this exhibition is called rising up. it is a very special show for us . the murals come from a historically black college in talladega, alabama. in 1938, the college petition well-known artist at the time to produce these murals that would commemorate the amistad mutiny and also provide a very concise history of the college. they commission him in 1938 so it was quite smith get for him to be able to do the project in a year, but he did. there are some people who find

it a little violent. i mean, they are wielding the cane knives that were used in the sugarcane fields and so on, and clearly, there are people who are not going to escape entirely intact and a live but there is no blood. what i like about the picture is the activism, the movement, the extraordinary way he uses color and space. i think the murals are important because they tell an important story that many people are unaware of. we hear so many negative stories about the period of slavery, and of course, it's a very negative subject, but there were some moments of triumph. there are situations, cases in which african americans were able to take their destiny into

their own hands -- not an easy thing to do. in this case -- these were africans, not americans. it becomes an american story because they are able to receive justice because they are in america, because we do have laws, and we do have a system, and when that system works, it's possible for anyone and everyone to receive justice. it is such an american story. this could never have happened anywhere else, that these folks come under these circumstances people support them. they educate themselves. they build a case. they stand strong. they attract all kinds of people to their side, and they ultimately triumph and are able to return to their original lives. it is just a great example that displays that positive way of mutual support that results in

the kind of america and our being able to tell the kind of story that makes us very proud to be citizens in this country. >> mary todd lincoln was known to be well-educated and bright. she spoke several languages fluently and had a strong interest in politics and took an active role in her husband's career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of her four children died before reaching adulthood, and her has and was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater -- her husband was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater. c-span's original series examines the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the

presidency romp is a washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> they talk about the differences in resources and man power between the union and confederacy as well as the leadership on both sides presidential and military. they also discuss what reconstruction is not as well remembered or studied. the kansas city public library hosted this talk. it is about one hour. [applause] >> for the record, we should make clear who is who. i am a thin. -- ethan. how many of you have been to multiple of these events? great to see so many people come back.