>> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history >> i've learned that we can do anything you want to. if you get paid benefits do what is supposed to do. you can do anything you want to such a great soapbox. it's such a great opportunity. i would advise any first lady to do what she wanted to do. and another thing is you're going to be criticized the matter what you do.

i would've been criticized as much as i was criticized. i got a lot of criticism. you learn to live with it. you expect that anyone with it. you don't let influence you. next she was her husband's political partner from their first campaign. as first lady she attended president jimmy carter's cabinet she testified before congress. the partnership on health and peacekeeping issues spanned four decades simply white house. rosalynn carter tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies influence an image. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position first lady have their lives on president e. for martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3.

>> each week american history tv is visits museums and historic places. this weekend is the national working museum in new orleans. african-american expenses in milwaukee. next i dare i am the curator of the national working museum. we've had the special exhibit here to museum. it opened in july of 2015 and will run through may. at which point we will launch a national tour of the show. here we feature a letter from edward carter junior who is a medal of honor recipient. story andh a unique an incredible one. you are this letter home to his wife in 1942 when he is training in fort benning georgia. many african-americans limited to service in the american

military -- if they've not been for the south many of them has trained in the south. so their military training experience was often the first time that they experience jim crow laws and segregation. that was a harsh welcome to the american military for many of those servicemen. edward carter wrote to his wife about's and incidents in fort benning. he writes one was killed shot not getting off the white bus. killed in cold blood. one reason i don't have a town i would kill some of those whites and get killed myself. we are for a great cause anyway. usa land of the free home of the brave. these items that you see on display are really the crown jewel of this exhibit.

we have five medals of honor here, the nation's highest military award. is the largest grouping of medals of honor awarded to african americans since there a warning in 1997. now 1997 was not too long ago. it took until 1997 to recognize the achievements. that you -- that are associated with these awards read like something superhuman. only one of the seven recipients was still living in that was vernon baker. awarded thehe was distinguished service award.

it was at that he was not even recommended for the medal of honor because it was known that that would not even have been considered for him because he was african-american. [applause] [applause]

>> all persons having business before the supreme court of the united states are admonished to common get their attention. >> after being convicted for failing to report for relocation he took a case all the way to the supreme court. >> this week on landmark cases we will discuss the historic rematsucourt case of ko versus the united states. >> this is a recreation of one of the barracks. there are 20 feet wide and 120

feet long and there divided into six rooms. that is not a she proper ceilings. it would've been freezing. even in the daytime. the only heating up at would've been a populist. this would not have been able to keep the entire room in a comfortable kind of way. class he by the order and his case went to the spring court. find out how they ruled in view of the war powers congress. daughter of the plaintiff. explore the mood of america and policies during world war ii and follow his life before during and after the decision.

that's coming up on landmark cases by monday at 9 p.m. c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. order your copy of the book for 895 plus shipping at our website. >> in american history tv is featuring c-span's series, first ladies at 8:00 eastern, sunday nights throughout the year. c-span produced the series in cooperation with the white house historical association. your conversations with experts and questions from c-span's audience, we tell the stories of america as posh 45 first ladies. now, rosalynn carter. this is about 90 minutes.