[ applause ] >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday night at 8:00 eastern on lectures in history -- >> the only essential difference between a nazi mob hunting down jews in central europe and an american mob burning black men at the stake in mississippi is that one is actually encouraged by its national government and one is just tolerated by its national government. >> gettysburg college professor on world war ii and its impact on civil rights. and then at 10:00 on "reel america" a 1968 film on the black panthers founded 50 years ago by huey newton and bobby seal. >> so the police only enact energy, not for our security but for the security of the business owners and the community. and also to see that the status quo is kept intact. >> sunday afternoon at 4:30

eastern, archaeologist dean snow on his findings while excavating the battlefield saratoga in new york. and its inspiration to his book "1777 -- tipping point at saratoga." >> what on earth was a little old lady doing out there. she was at the time she died about 5 feet tall. at least 60 years old. and she was a battle casualty at saratoga. what is going on here? >> and at 6:00 on american artifacts -- >> the french method was they put you in a little blario with the wings cut down. your second training flight, they give you more wing and a little bigger engine on the thing and you'd literally hop up and down the field. when you were ready for the big day, you talk to your instructor who had been talking to you on the ground, he'd pat you on the shoulder and you get in an airplane and make your first real solo flight all by yourself. >> pilot robert boone powell takes us on a tour of the military aviation museum.

to learn about advances in aviation technology during those wars. for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. tonight, a look at the intelligence community and its role in helping the defense department avoid threats. and later, a look at how isis is responding to recent attacks in mosul and other parts of iraq. while testifying on capitol hill this week, james clapper, the direct offer national intelligence, officially announced his resignation effective january 20th. director clapper testified alongside two pentagon officials about collaboration between the intelligence community and the defense department. this sanou