anduncer: tyler perry california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slaveowners. for the complete american history schedule, go to c-span.org. the state department announced that a u.s. citizen held in syria has been released. department spokesperson mark toner cannot identify the american because of privacy laws he

anduncer: tyler perry california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slaveowners. for the complete american history schedule, go to c-span.org. the state department announced that a u.s. citizen held in syria has been released. department spokesperson mark toner cannot identify the american because of privacy laws he confirmed russia's assistance. he also said the u.s. is still working to locate american journalist austin ties who went missing in 2012. >> can you say anything more than what was said in the release, specifically, what led up to it, what was the u.s. officials involvement in it, the circumstances, and where he is now? mark: i will give you what i can say. we have not confirmed the identity of this individual. we can confirm a u.s. citizen was released, but obviously, privacy considerations prevent us from commenting further on the identity of this individual. as john noted in his brief statement, we do applaud the work of our check protecting power in syria, which helped gain access to the individual and also his release. i can say this individual w

. >> at california state university fullerton, on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners, eight of them while in office. go to c-span.org. >> c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next a look at our visit to long beach california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> we are at the port of long beach here in california. are right in the middle of the port complex. approximately 3200 acres in size. modern andmost largest seaport in the u.s.. are the department of the city of long beach. we partner does we consider ourselves part of the community -- we consider ourselves part of the community here in long beach. this is the largest economic engine for the city, for the region and for the state to some degree. $180 million with of cargo come through this port to supply the state and other region in the nation. regionally, the port supplies 315,000 jobs in the region 1.2 , million jobs throughout the u.s.. our cargo touches every congressional district in the united states. the port of long beach was harvar

next on the presidency, tyler parry, an african-american studies professor at california state university, fullertonks about the american presidents that dealt directly with slavery. 12 presidents were slave owners and eight owned slaves while in office. professor parry discusses these cases and the broader discussion of racism in the states. broader legacy of racism in the united states. >> now, let's get to today's topic, which i am glad we did pick because it seems to have struck a chord. u.s. presidents who owned slaves while we're creating this democracy, they were leaders who had people enslaved, and we are honored to have dr. tyler parry, with an "a." i want to tell you a bit about him. dr. parry received his bachelor's of arts from the university of nevada and 2008 -- in 2008 and earned his master's degree in 2011 and his phd in 2014 in history from the

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next, tyler perry, and african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton talks about the american presidents that dealt directly with slavery. 12 presidents were slave owners and eight owned slaves while in office. professor parry discusses these cases and the broader discussion of racism in the states. >> now, let's get to today's -- this is an hour and 15 minute event. >> now, let's get to today's topic, which i am glad we did because it seems to have struck a chord. u.s. presidents who owned slaves while we're creating this instrument and democracy, they were leaders who had people enslaved, and we are honored to have dr. tyler parry, with an "a." i just want to tell you a little bit about him. dr. parry received his bachelor's of arts from the university of nevada and 2008 and earned his master's degree in 2011 and his phd in 2014 in history from the university of south carolina. he is currently revising his manuscript entitled "love and marriage, domestic relations and matrimonial strategies among the slaves and atlantic world." that intrigues me to no end.

african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> tonight, the supreme court cases that shaped our history come to life with landmark cases, historic supreme court decisions. discoverst stories real-life stories andromeda's behind some of the most significant decisions in american history. >> it is the case of american power. they can do things that may not be expressly stated in the constitution. and the limits the congress and court can place on it. he said as you did in your opening, the u.s. as only one in four that allowed abortion. it has not settled the issue at all. >> tonight, israel versus wade, the case that determines a woman's right to have an abortion was covered under the women's right to privacy. atch landmark cases tonight 10:00 eastern on c-span and c-span www.c-span.org. >> coming up next on the presidency, senior historian david ward chronicles abraham lincoln's

. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university, fullerton, on the 12 american presidents who were slaich ove owner, eight of while in office. for the complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> the head of the f-35 joint strike fighter program was recently on capitol hill to explain the program to the house armed services committee on tactical land and air forces. lieutenant general joseph bog den says the program costs about $14 million a year but will be reducing costs over time and increasing production speed. this hearing is about an hour and 15 minutes. >>> this subcommittee will come to order to receive testimony concerning the f-35 joint strike fighter, the jff program. i want to welcome our panel. dr. michael gilmore, director of operational tests and evaluation. dr. michael j. sullivan, director of acquisition and souring, government accountability evidence and a good southwest ohioan. the honorable sean stackley, assistant secretary of the navy. and the lieutenant general. we were held up for voeflts so i'm going to enter my statement for the

. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slavee in office. >> defense secretary ashton carter unveiled the defense department's plan to reform its command structure. the changes are aimed at updating language of the 1986 goldwater/nichols act to meet the demands of modern warfare and to add cyberinto the command structure. this is 50 minutes. >> welcome. we're delighted to have you here. it shouldn't be this cold in april. i came down from new york this morning and it was snowing in wilmington. what the ll? but we're going to warm it up this afternoon. we're going to have an excellent opportunity to talk with secretary carter. thank you all for coming. a brief security announcement. he has a security detail. they're going to watch out for him. i'm going to watch out for all of you. if we have a problem, i would ask you to follow my instructions. our exits are right here behind us. this is the door that's closest to the steps that go down to the street. if there's a problem out in front we're g

. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on a 12 american presidents who were slave owners. eight of them while in office. >> secretary of state for arms control verification in compliance says much has been done to improve nuclear security for america and its allies under the obama administration. frank rose joined a panel discussion at the wilson center. this hour long event took place as president obama's nuclear summit was about to begin in washington, d.c. >> good morning. i'm jane harmon, the president and ceo of the wilson center and delighted to introduce very important national conversation on the nuclear submit and beyond, progress or regress. like to welcome some of the smartest people in washington to this audience but also welcome many who are watching this by other means, many of which are against the back of the room. seven years ago, president obama delivered a speech promising to fight for a world without nuclear weapons. to get the work done, he brought leaders from around the world to washington. hosting the first

. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners. eight of them while in office. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to cspan.org. >>> every election cycle we're reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. cspan is a vehicle for empowering people to make good choices. it's like you're getting a seven course gourmet five star meal of policy. and boy, do i just sound like a nerd right there. but it's true. >> to me cspan is a home for political junkies and a way to track the government as it happens. >> most have a television on their desk and cspan is on. it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> i urge my colleagues to vote for this amend. >> there are a lot of cspan fans on the hill. my colleagues when i go back will say i saw you on cspan. >> you can get the history of grain elevators in pennsylvania. or land mark supreme court decisions. >> there's so much more that cspan does in terms of its programming to make sure that people outside the beltway

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. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners, 8 of them while in office. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> duke university sociology professor christopher bail is author of book called "terrified: how anti-muslim fringe organizations became mainstream." he recent spoke to a student audience at duke about the growing anti-muslim sentiment in the united states. this is about an hour. >> hi. thank you for joining us. i'm omid safi, the director of duke islamic center study. it's an honor and privilege to have professor chris bail joining us on a topic that is of interest to so many of us. professor bail is an assistant professor of sociology at duke university. he studies how nonprofit organizations and other political actors create cultural change by analyzing large groups of text of newspapers, television, public opinions surveys and social media sites such as facebook and twitter. his research has been published by princeton university press.

. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners. eight of them while in office. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >>> a panel discussion now on innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry and how new drugs are being applied to test and treat diseases such as alzheimer's. this was part of the meeting of the national lieutenant governors association. it's about an hour. >>> okay. good afternoon, and welcome back. usually after lunch we fall asleep. however, i think this panel will keep us all up and alive and kicking. so let me just say good afternoon. well, especially because we have jimmy hendrix as one of the panelists. so i just want to say it's a pleasure to always join my peers here at nlga. and the conversations are always inspiring and enlightening. and it is good to, every once in a while, have their experience and they give us a chance to keep the dialogue going and get the conversation and the debate ongoing. the folks from nlga, we have pa

. >> tyler perry, studies professor at california state university, fullerton, on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners, eight of them while they were in office. go to c-span.org for more. >>> afghanistan's first lady was in the u.s. recently and spoke at an event hosted by the atlantic council. mrs. ghani discussed the challenges facing afghanistan and the role that women are playing in the rebuilding process. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >>> all right. good morning. ceo of the atlantic council. it is an enormous pleasure to welcome you to this morning's event with the first lady of afghanistan mrs. rula ghani. mrs. ghani, thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. please carry our best wishes back to your husband, president ghani, with whom you know we have a long and deep relationship of the atlantic council and we gave him our distinguished leadership award last year with great pride. i'd like to extend a special welcome to his excellency habib. mr. ambassador, ambassador to afghanistan to the united states and his wife who are joining us for today's conversation.

. >> tyler perry, the professor at california state university fullerton. r the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. " continues.journal here patrick maclachlan is . he put together a study on the most and least regulated states. if we are talking federal rules and regulations, shouldn't they apply uniformly up ross the states? rank morene state regulated than the other? guest: it has a distributional regions ands states. we are looking and industries. we can say where are those industries concentrated, what is important relative to the nation overall and we can put those facts together and say that is moreis state impacted by regulation. host: let's put state examples with the melon -- with the methodology. the most regulated states are louisiana, alaska, wyoming, indiana. the reason those states are at the top, as of 2013, they are specialized in one industry. all ofot the same across them, but they tend to have a large portion of their economy come from a single industry. is also heavily regulated. chemical relies on products manufacturing to prod

. >> at california state university fullerton, on the 12 american presidents who were slave owners, eight of them while in office. go to c-span.org. >> c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next a look at our visit to long beach california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> we are at the port of long beach here in california. are right in the middle of the port complex. approximately 3200 acres in s

next, tyler perry, and african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton talks about the american presidents that dealt directly with slavery. 12 presidents were slave owners and eight owned slaves while in office. professor parry discusses these cases and the broader discussion of racism in the states. >> now, let's get to today's

. >> tyler perry, african-american studies professor at california state university fullerton, on theamerican presidents who were slave owners. eight of them while in office. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to cspan.org. >>> public policy, criminal justice, and computer security officials discuss encryption issues and policy and what federal officials and lawmakers can do to encourage continued technological advances while protect the rule of law. from the information technology and innovation foundation in washington, d.c., this is about an hour and 35 minutes. >> okay. good morning, everyone. we'll go ahead and get started. my name is daniel castro. i'm vice president of itif, the information technology innovation foundation. itif is a non-profit non-partisan think tank that focuses on technological innovation in public policy. excuse me. i'd like to welcome you to today's event, decoding the encryption dilemma, a conversation on back doors, going dark, and cyber security. the goal of today's event is to explore the ongoing debate about cryptography and how