. >> bob laprelle is the ceo of the museum of the american railroad, which has honored railroad historylls all the time of people who think their train sets are good enough for a museum. >> yes, we do. in fact, we've turned down quite a few over the years. >> did you come immediately out to see it? >> we came out within a week or so. it just blew us away. the creativity that went into this layout far exceeds just about anything else we've ever seen. >> the family offers to donate the display, plus steve's vast collection of model trains, to the museum. but there's still one, giant bridge to cross. what if you start taking it apart, and it's destroyed? what's your "strange inheritance" story? we'd love to tell it. send me an e-mail or go to our website, strangeinheritance.com. ♪ >> now back to "strange inheritance." >> jane sanders and her daughters want to donate the gigantic model train display their husband and father left behind to the museum of the american railroad in frisco, texas. it's got to be a little bittersweet. >> it is. it's almost like it's the end of an era. >> and how d

. >> bob laprelle is the ceo of the museum of the american railroad, which has honored railroad historyl the time of people who think their train sets are good enough for a museum. >> yes, we do. in fact, we've turned down quite a few over the years. >> did you come immediately out to see it? >> we came out within a week or so. it just blew us away. the creativity that went into this layout far exceeds just about anything else we've ever seen. >> the family offers to donate the display, plus steve's vast collection of model trains, to the museum. but there's still one, giant bridge to cross. what if you start taking it apart, and it's destroyed? what's your "strange inheritance" story? we'd love to tell it. send me an e-mail or go to our website, strangeinheritance.com. so, from the two trucks over here... i want you to pick a new truck for your mom or dad, knowing that they could possibly pass it down to you one day. cool. but before you decide, you should know that chevy silverado's are the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickups on the road. which means that ford f-150s ar

which he investigates one of the deadliest serial killers in american history. , itmany of the times happened within 100 yards of the railroad tracks. us of the things that helps identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. intersection at two railroad tracks, presumably because he his after he committed crime, he had to get out of town before dawn, and he did not want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. so at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks, that gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. tv weekend, american history is featuring fayetteville, arkansas, and cities tour's staff recently visited the rare site showcasing its history. learn more about fayetteville all weekend, here on american history tv. here withare standing jason, who will provide us a driving tour of fayetteville. where are we standing right now? >> this is in front of the walker stone house, and we also have a sculpture called deer half-deer. >> what are we

the ntsb and the chief counsel of the federal railroad administration and richard anderson, c eo amtrak and president and chief executive officer american association of railroads and president chief executive officer and vice president from the brotherhood of local motive engineers asking animus consent the full statement is included in the record since written testimony is a part of the record we request you limit oral testimony to five minutes giving us more time for questions. you may proceed. >> good morning mr. chairman and ranking member and members of the subcommittee thank you for having us. since the enactment of the rail safety improvement act of 2008 the ntsb has completed investigations of 22 accidents that could have been prevented by ptc and together they have resulted in 23 deaths, 300 injuries $126 million of property damage. of course we are currently investigating two additional actions that could have been prevented by ptc two months ago december 18 amtrak train 501 derailed onto interstate i 5 near dupont washington traveling 70 miles an hour around a curve where the speed limit was 30 miles an hour the investigatio

american heroes. whereas amentia ross was born into slavery in maryland and escaped to freedom in the north in 1849. to become the most famous conductor on the underground railroad. whereas amentia ross was a leading abolitionist before the american civil war, and also helped the union army during war. working as a spy, among other roles. whereas amentia ross, a black woman, guide the confederate river raid, which liberated more than 700 slaves in south carolina. whereas amentia ross, better known as harriet tubman, was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the civil war. whereas powotan baity was born a slave in richmond, virginia, in 1836. whereas when the civil war broke out, baity enlisted in the union army. whereas bailey, a black man, was quickly promoted to sergeant and oversaw 47 other black recruits in noncombat jobs. whereas in september of 1864, baity's division attacked the enemy at catherine's farm and -- near richmond, virginia. whereas with all of the other units's officers and most of its -- unit's officers and most of its enlisted men dead and wounded, baity took over and led a second charge during the enemy -- driving the enemy bac

american artifacts programs by visiting our website at c-span.org/history. >> coming up next, we'll take you to several of franklin roosevelt historic sites and efforts to save slave houses. visit to harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. and join us tonight from american artifact series, we'll visit hoover examine and the henry ford of american innovation in michigan to see the presidential vehicles. american history tv is in prime time beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. tonight book tv is in prime time with a look of afterwards. the son of the late supreme court justice anton in scalia, scalia speaks, then together we rise, women's march. on her book the new american revolution. and astro nant scott kelly talks about voyages into space in his book, endurance. book tv all this week in prime time on c-span 2. also tonight epa administrator scott prewett address the annual political action conference. we'll have live coverage 8:00 p.m. eastern c-span. and state governors across the country gathering in washington d.c. this weekend for annual meeting. and throughout the day the national governors association will talk about jobs, opioid crisis, as well as future of food liability. c-span cov

which he investigates one of the deadliest serial killers in american history. , itmany of the times happened within 100 yards of the railroadof the things that helps identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. intersection at two railroad tracks, presumably because he his after he committed crime, he had to get out of town before dawn, and he did not want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. so at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks, that gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. tv weekend, american history is featuring fayetteville, arkansas, and cities tour's staff recently visited the rare site showcasing its history. learn more about fayetteville all weekend, here on american history tv. here withare standing jason, who will provide us a driving tour of fayetteville. where are we standing right now? >> this is in front of the walker stone house, and we also have a sculpture called deer half-deer. >> what are we going to see

american history. >> many of the crimes happened within a hundred yards of the railroad track. helps use things that identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. the intersection of two railroad tracks, presumably because he knew he had to get out of town before dawn and he did not want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. "afterwords,"t on a former speechwriter for george w. bush and atlantic columnist david frum on his new book. book, trumpocracy, is a book about the study of power. means. what the suffix it is a study of donald trump power. how does he get away with it? trumpocracy is the system of enabling. -- isthe system be queen the system between trump and the media. it is the system that involves the republican donor elite, the traditional elements of the republican party, a

railroad visitor center. >> and join us tonight for "american history tv" and prime time from our american artifacts series we'll visit the herbert hoover presidential library. and the henry ford museum to see the presidential vehicles. "american history tv" is in prime time beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span three. >> tonight book tv is in prime time with a look at afterwards, the son of the late supreme court justice, scalia shared speeches in the book "scalia speaks" and the women's march. linda, discusses "together we rise." interviewed on her book," the new american revolution" and the book "endurance" book tv all this week and prime time on c-span two. epa administration tor fox pruitt and -- conservative political action conference. live coverage 8:00 p.m. eastern on our come pain i don't know network c-span. state governors across the country gathering in washington, d.c. for the annual winter meeting and throughout the day saturday, the national governor association hosting panels to talk about jobs, opioid crisis and ago debris culture and food availability. on the companion network, c

american history. >> many of the crimes happened within 100 yards of the railroad tracks. one of the things that helps us identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. it is at the intersection presumably because he knew he had to get out of town before don and he did not want to be stranded waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. he would hit the intersection of multiple railroad tracks so they gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. ofa train carrying members congress struck a garbage truck killing one person. we would get an update from house and senate republicans at the retreat. >> obviously, a tragic accident with a fatality today. most of the people, all but one or two up here, our physicians, are physicians, and responded immediately, getting off the train and tending to those that were wounded. we were the first off of the train and we were able to get to two people lying on the gro

american history. >> many of the crimes happen within 100 yards of the railroad track and one of the things that helps us identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. the -- and it's at the intersection of two railroad tracks presumably because he knew he had to get out after he committed his crime he had to get out of town before dawn and he didn't want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he can hop on. so being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him the opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> maryland governor larry hogan gave his annual state of the state address earlier this week at the state house in annapolis. he spoke about the opioid epidemic, a rail project outside washington, d.c., and the prospect and the federal tax bill signed by president trump meaning higher taxes from maryland residents. >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests and my fellow maryl

hopefully the ecstatic american voice, walt whitman. >> host: from the underground railroad, colson whitehead the divine thread connecting all human endeavors, if you can keep it, it is yours. >> guest: you can't take capitalism from human slavery. people were objects, bought and sold, had no value placed on their lives. the more they worked, the more they made money for people who own them. the story of slavery as part of capitalism. slavery makes america a global player. we have imperialism, capitalism, manifest destiny. the book at different moments is trying to wrestle with major forces that shaped our country. >> host: next car for colson whitehead from bill in new york, you are on booktv. are you with us? i am sorry. we are going to have to lose bill. a reminder, turn down your volume when you get on the air, otherwise there is a delay and it gets confusing. let's hear from ken in spartanburg, south carolina, we are listening. >> reporter: i am enjoying the program. my question, i wanted to know who were your favorite authors and what type of inspiration did you get from that offer and

americans. despite the fact that they built the western section of the transcontinental railroad. before they were entered the country, they were subjected to questioning and were incarcerated. on february 3rd, the commissioner took a tour and dropped by to see this. the power points teach about angel island and what fuelled it. different workshops have been offered of teachers that include asian americans in our district. there are few titles. many teachers may not be familiar with the history of asian americans. they may not know that we have the second largest number. they don't know that 40% of the housing is single room occupancy buildings. the families do not have kitchens. they cook on a hot plate. they have no tubs. they must share with one toilet. they are under third world conditions. there are various workshops. in 2015, we paid $261, in 2016, $200 for the workshop. this may not sound like much, we 500 to $800 for the insurance. we have to pay for publicity. we are volunteers. we have no office. we are totally funded. the resolution would help bring the school district

american history tv. coming up next, a look at preserving slave houses. and then we'll take you to the harriet tubman underground railroad visitors center. and later, a discussion on the drafting of the u.s. constitution. and be sure to be with us tonight for american history tv in primetime. from our "american artifacts" series, we'll visit the herbert hoover presidential library and museum to visit the american presidents life portraits exhibit and the henry ford exhibition in michigan to see the presidential vehicles. american history tv is in primetime beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. tonight, book tv is in primetime with a look at afterwords. the son of the late supreme court justice antonin scalia shares speeches by his father. and then linda discusses her book, "together we rise." astronaut scott kelly talks about his voyages into space in his book, "endurance." book tv all this week in primetime on c-span2. tonight, epa administrator scott pruitt and fox news channel host janeane address the plug action conference. we'll have live coverage on that on c-span. and state governors from across the coun

american history. >> many of the times, have been within 100 yards of the railroad tracks. in one of the things that helps us identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that he usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. and it is at the intersection of two railroad tracks presumably because he knew he had to get out. after an argument that the crime he had to get out of town before dawn. he did not want to be stranded. and being at the intersection of the multiple railroad tracks given the opportunities to get out of town before the climb was discovered. >> at eight eastern on q&a. >> in his file "state of the state address" florida governor rick scott praised the efforts of the first responders and law enforcement after hurricane irma. he also outlined the parties of the legislative year which had fun appropriate addiction and strengthening policies in the workplace. this is 40 minutes. [applause] also, joining us in the east gallery is his wife. the first lady, anne scott. [applause] good morning. thank you for your graciousness towards me and my

americans arrive at their final destinations safely and on time, our railroads and rail systems are more convenient and safer for all passengers and have less service disruptions, delivering cheaper prices to consumers and reducing the number of power failures by modernizing our aging energy infrastructure, so it is secure and efficient. protecting public health, especially for the most vulnerable americans, by ensuring every -- everyone has access to clean, safe water. schools so every child has an opportunity to be in a safe, healthy learning environment. and bridging the divide when it comes to high-speed broadband, so we can unlock the potential of every community and rural areas can attract new employers, better health care, and student success. it is achieving these objectives will maintaining worker protections, safeguarding air and water, and investing in more resilient infrastructure to withstand rising sea levels and a changing climate. i want to reiterate this is a serious, realistic plan that reflects years of work by six congressional committees and key stakeholders. all of

american history. >> many of the times it happens within a hundred yards of the railroad track. one of the things that helps us identify his current opposed to somebody else's is it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. and presumably he knew, after he committed his crime he had to get out of town before dawn. he didn't want to be stranded. also opportunities to get out of town before their discovered. >> this weekend the c-span city tours takes you to fayetteville arkansas located in the ozark mountains it's home to the university of arkansas mcclinton house museum. the first, bill and hillary clinton. with help of our cable partners will explore the rich literary life and history. will visit the special collection at the university of collection libraries where we will hear about the political career in the senate. >> he could talk to just about anybody different political stripes of people across yet. this democratic leader meeting with the president are here together watching texas be the razorbacks. >> were going to tour the prior center for arkansas o

american history. >> many times, it happened within 100 yards of the railroad tracks. in one of the things that helps us identify his crimes as opposed to somebody else's is it usually happened at the intersection of two railroad tracks. at the intersection of two railroad tracks presumably because he knew he had to get out. after he committed his crime, he had to get out of town before dawn. and he did not want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. so being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him more opportunity to get out of town before the crime was discovered. host: tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. on tuesday, president trump delivered his first state of the union address to a joint session of congress in the house chamber of the u.s. capital. this is 90 minutes. [applause] the president of the united states of america.

eastern shore of the chesapeake bay, the harriet tubman underground railroad visitors center opened in the spring of 2017. up next on american artifacts, a half hour tour of the grounds and exhibits to learn about the life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy and sufferist, har yacriet tubman. >>> my name is ranger crenshaw. welcome to harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. she was born in madison and spent a lot of time in this area as well as buck town. it was here that she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad, skills such as reading the landscape, reading the stars, forging for food, walking through the woods and being comfortable outdoors by herself. i would like to highlight our business center. this is lined in cedar, a reference to her time in the timber fields spent with her father. these i lined in zinc and over time it will begin to petina and weather and begin to face. the idea is that after you come through our visitor's center, your ignorance about harriet tubman and the underground railroad will face as well. you can see the visi

american history. >> many of the crimes happened within 100 yards of the railroad track.s of the things that helps identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. it's at the intersection of two railroad tracks, presumably because he knew he had to get out of town before dawn. he didn't want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through. being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. announcer: a train carrying republican members of congress to a policy retreat in west virginia struck a garbage truck, . killing one person we will get an update from house and senate republicans at the retreat. >> obviously, a tragic accident with a fatality today. most of the people, all but one or two up here, our physicians, and responded immediately, getting off the train and tending to those that were wounded. --we were the first off of the train and we were able to ge

american history. >> many of the crimes happened within 100 yards of the railroad tracks. one of the things that helps us identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. it is at the intersection presumably because he knew he had to get out of town before don and he did not want to be stranded waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. he would hit the intersection of multiple railroad tracks so they gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. ofa train carrying members congress struck a garbage truck killing one person.

eastern shore of the chesapeake bay the a harriet tubman underground railroad visitors center opened in the spring of 2017. up next on american artifacts, a half hour tour of the grounds and exhibits to learn about the life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist harriet tubman. >> welcome to harriet tubman underground state park. my name is ranger crenshaw. she was born three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent time in this area as well as in bucktown a few miles west of here. it was in this area of dorchester county she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor of the underground railroad such as reading the landscape, reading the stars, foraging for food, walking outdoors and being comfortable by herself. this building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the timber fields with her father. the last three buildings are lined in zinc and the idea is that over time it will patina and weather like copper and it will begin to fade and the idea is that after you visit our -- come through our visitor center your ignorance about harriet tubman's

building a mornede and efficient aviation so americans arrive at their final destination safely and on time. ensuring our passenger railroads and high speed rail systems are safer and convenient for passengers and have less disruptions. and reducing the number of power failures by improving and modernizing our aging energy structure so it's secure, sufficient and resilient. protecting public health by ensuring every community has access to safe, clean water. rebuilding and modernizing our public schools so every child in this country has the opportunity to be in a safe, healthy and modern learning environment. and bridging the rural-urban divide when it comes to high speed broadband so we can unlock every potential of every community and all rural areas can attract new employers, improve health care outcomes and help students achieve. it's achieving all of these objectives while maintaining critical worker protections, safeguarding our air and water and investing in stronger, more resilient infrastructure to withstand rising sea levels and a changing climate. i want to reiterate. this is a serious, realistic plan that refle

question is kelly down but to answer and engage. >> because of the underground railroad and your book have you become an african-american>> guest: i think they're slim recognition people do want you to talk about plaque lives matter. we need someone to talk about it why not ask some of public lives matter to talk about it .-ellipsis novelists. my book is a spinoff of a lot of different topics. obviously because things have changed contemporary political culture and natural into a conversation about a book. so my job to be the fourth seat on your talkshow. i really am a writer. >> missouri there's a caller. >> good afternoon. >> thank you for the fascinating interview. a few quick questions, are you familiar with the slave writings of william faulkner especially in the story the bear and using his stream of consciousness technique and then i will go down moses what you think about the postmodern novelist like william gass, john barth and that school. >> what you think of them great? >> i think they're fascinating, robert cooper's post novel the executions of the 50s for the novel called the public burning william gavitt'

american history tv. next, efforts to save slave house, and then we will take you to the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. and this afternoon we will talk about drafting the u.s. constitution. and we will go tonight to view the herbert hoover museum, and the henry ford museum of innovation in michigan to see the presidential vehicles. american history tv is in prime time beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> tonight, book tv is in primetime with a look at "afterwards" and the late antonin scalia by his son who authored a book "ska can leah spe -- scalia speaks." and kayleigh mack knnini is als interviewed about her new book and also scott kelly is going be interviewed about his book "endurance." tonight, scott pruitt is going to address the conservative political action conference. and state leaders are gather in in washington, d.c., this weekend for the annual winter meeting and throughout the day saturday, the national governor's association will host panels to talk about jobs, the opioid crisis and the future of agriculture and availability, and c-span's live coverage begi

americans hope that for their government. they know that's no way to run a railro railroad, no way to run a business and certainly no way to run a government. >> the president yesterday in ohio making some comments about democrats saying they are un-american. i want to play that for you. >> even on positive news, really positive news like that, they were like death. and unamerican, unamerican. somebody said treasonous. yeah, i guess. why not? can we call that treason? why not? they certainly didn't seem to love our country very much. >> what are your thoughts on those comments from the president? >> so, erica, this president again seems to have precisely one play in his playbook and it is attack, attack, attack anybody that doesn't agree with him. for him to suggest that any member of congress, whether they're a democrat or a republican, liberal or conservative, because they don't agree with him is either unamerican or treasonous is, of course, simply not the case. i dare say -- love to see him make that assertion to the face of seth moulton, a member of congress from massachusetts who served four tours in the middle east. you

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american history. >> many of the crimes happen within 100 yards of the railroad track, and one of the things that helps us identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. the -- and it's at the intersection of two railroad tracks presumably because he knew he had to get out -- after he committed his crime, he had to get out of town before dawn and he didn't want to be stranded there wait for a train to come through that he could hop on. so being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him the -- more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> hawaii governor david ige delivered the state of the state address last week and outlined his agenda and budget priorities for the year. he did not touch on the island's recent false missile scare. governor ige was elected governor in 2014 and is up for re-election in november.

american history. >> many of the crimes happened within 100 yards of the railroad tracks. helpse of the things that us identify his crimes as of -- as opposed to some else's, is that it usually happened at the intersection of two railroad tracks. and it at the intersection of two railroad tracks presumably because he knew he had to get out. after he committed his crime, he had to get out of town before don and he won to be stranded wait for a train to pop through. so at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks give him the opportunity to get out of town before his crime was discovered. 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> redistricting by state democrats in 2011 was politically motivated. next, we take you to the state capital where republican governor larry hogan

visit to the harriet tubman underground railroad visitors center and a little bit later, a look at the drafting of the u.s. constitution. join us tonight for american history tv in prime time from our american artifacts series, we will visit the herbert hoover presidential library and museum to review the american president's live portraits exhibit and the ford museum in michigan to view presidential vehicles. that's prime time beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> tonight, book tv is in primetime with a look at "after wards." the son of supreme court justice antonin scalia. and kayleigh mcenany is also interviewed about her new book and also scott kelly is going be interviewed about his book "endurance." book tv all this week in prime time on c-span 2. also, epa administrator scott pruitt and fox news channel host je jeanine pirro address the conservative political action conference. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span. state governors from across the country are gathering here in washington, d.c. this weekend for their annual winter meeting and throughout the day saturday, the national governors ass

american history. >> many of the times happen within 100 yards of the railroad track and one of the things that helps us identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of -- to railroad tracks. it is at the intersection of two railroad tracks because he knew he had to get out. yet to get out of town for don and he didn't want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. so the intersection of multiple railroad tracks give them more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> next, the white house council of economic advisers, he talks about tax reform, wages and global investment. from georgetown university law center, this is 40 minutes. my pleasure to introduce our speaker.

hopefully, at moments there is that american boys and ginsberg and walt whitman. >> host: from the underground railroadtehead writes that the divine thread connecting all human endeavors, if you can keep it, it is yours. >> guest: you can take capitalism from human slavery. people were objects. they were bought and sold. they had a value placed on their lives. the more that they worked, the more that they made money for the people to own them. the story of slavery is also capitalism. and it makes america into a global -- because of slavery. so we have imperialism, live capitalism. we have manifest destiny and so, the book a different lungs is trying to wrestle with all this sort of major forces that have shaped our country. >> host: our next call is from bill in new york. please go ahead. are you with us? i'm sorry, we will have to lose bill. a reminder, turn down your volume when you get on the air. otherwise there is a delay and it gets a little bit confusing. let's hear from ken in south carolina. we are listening. >> caller: hi mr. whitehead. i and enjoying the program. my question i think it has b

downtown baltimore on the west side in an african-american ighborhood scattered with european immigrants. his father william worked as a waiter on the railroad. a man with a sharp wit who was sometimes described as cantankerous, he would visit the baltimore city courthouse and then argue the cases with his son over dinner. his mother norma was an educated articulate woman who taught in baltimore's segregated schools where her son thurgood graduated from high school in june of 1925. in the fall of that same year he left for lincoln university in oxford pennsylvania. in his senior year at lincoln thurgood married vivian bure, a university of pennsylvania student known to her friends as buster. after graduation in june of 1929, the couple moved in with his parents in baltimore. and by the summer after college he had decided to continue on to law school. since his first choice, the university of maryland law school was segregated and off limits to blacks his only alternative was a night school with a poor reputation on three floors of a brownstone in washington dc. and in the fall of 1929, he began classes at the howard university school of law.

american history. >> many of the crimes happened within 100 yards of the railroad track.s is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. it is at the intersection of two railroad tracks presumably, because he knew he had to get out. after he committed his crime, he had to get out of town before dawn. he didn't want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through that he could hop on. being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern, on c-span's q and a. >>> the u.s. navy secretary testified recently on capitol hill about navy readiness and reviews conducted after two collisions involving navy ships. this is just over two hours.

sort of answering and engage. >> host: because of the underground railroad and because of your books, have you become an african-americant: well issue think if you to -- if you're african-american, get any sort of slim recognition, people do want you to talk about "black lives matter." we have a booking, need somebody to talk about on the 4:00 spot. are you available? and it's like, why don't you have somebody from "black lives matter" talk about "black lives matter" and not some dumb novelist. my book does spin off into a lot of different topics, about white supremacy, what is happening in america now, the racism and racism in 1850 because beings have or have not changed. contemporary political culture and goes into a natural conversation about the book. i'd rather be home working. it's not my job to fulfill your -- be the fourth seat on your talk show. i really am a writer, and rather be home writing. >> host: greg, missouri, good afternoon. >> caller: good afternoon, and thank you for the fascinating interview. two quick questions. as mr. whitehead -- are you familiar with the slave writings of william falkner, espec

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intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. this weekend on american history 8:00 c-span3, saturday at p.m. eastern on lectures and history, university of north carolina at chapel hill professor molly were then on -- professor molly on the growth of pentecostalism. areundamentalists conservative protestants who militantly opposed, militantly opposed new ideas about the science, and society. onand at 10:00 p.m. eastern real america, the 1989 documentary "island of hope, island of tears." >> over 12 million men, women, and children past this way, past through rooms in corridor is confident with the special stillness that was once noisy with human life. they bought tickets for 1000 places in america. they treaded their rubles for dollars -- they traded their rubles for dollars and saying their first american songs, and experienced their first american christmas and hanukkah. givenhey waited and permission to pass over to the new land. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern -- 10:00 p.m. eastern. the wife who commanded u.s. forces india not. i worked on most ever

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