ruth simmons and dr. johnetta cole, their experiences provide unique insights in the history of african-american higher education in the 20th and early 21st centuries. suzanne: thank you, v.p., for your historical insights. really appreciate it. very helpful to open this discussion. i want to turn our attention to the panelists. first of all, i just to want thank you for joining us t. is such an honor to be with you both. i deprom a family of educators. my mother was a former head start teacher and xavier grad. my father, a former dean of howard university's medical school. i can appreciate the value of education instilled in me from early on when they both insisted, they said to me you can do anything you put your mind to and don't bring anything home less than a b. i got that. i got those lessons early. with that, i want to get started here to both of you. just this historic moment. what are your thoughts, seeing a graduate of an hbcu assume the vice-presidency of the united states? i know people at how

eastern, the history makers series continues with jeanette cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americans in education and the importance of hbcus. on "reel america," in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the book "in the heart of the sea." about the 1820 sinking of the ship. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we look back at farewells of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ hide park, new york, where franklin delano roosevelt was born. following a political career in his native states, roosevelt became assistant secretary of the navy in 1913. in 1920, he campaigned for vice presidency. illness interrupted his political career. when the country appeared to be in a world of prosperity, it was urged by democratic party leaders to become a candidate for governor of new york. 19

eastern, the history makers series continues with ja net a coal and ruth simmons on the history of african americans in education and the importance of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30, talking about the book "in the heart of the sea" about the 1820 sinking of a ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, fair wells in inaugurations of bill clinton, george bush, kennedy, and ronald reagan. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> this is the white house, the home and the office of the president of the united states. last november some 70 million american citizens cast secret ballots to determine who would fill this chair. to determine upon whom would fall the responsibilities of this office. the choice was john fitzgerald kennedy, the youngest man ever elected. he follows a line which began with george washington, the first pr

eastern, the history maker series continuewise spaulding college president geneta cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americans in education and the importance of hbcus. watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offer civic lessons how the government works. talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents, bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> inauguration day, washington, 1949. the biggest inaugural in united states history is ready to begin. vast crowds line pennsylvania avenue soon to be the main artery of the triumphant parade. railroad yards are jammed as residents from every state of the union flock to inauguration day. since early morning spectators have been at their stations. hawkers ped

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history maker series continues with spellman college president ja net ta cole and a&m president ruth simmonse importance of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy, which offer civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, we talk about the book "in the heart of the sea" about the 1820 sinking of the shop following sperm whale attack. we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents, bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. watch american history tv this weekend on c span 3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits historic places and museums. the national building museum in washington, d.c. was known as the pension building in 1885 when grover cleveland's inaugural ball was held in the still unfinished building. composed of over 15 million red bricks, the building contains a great hall that's 316 feet long and 160 feet high. american history tv vis

eastern the history maker series continues with college president and a and president ruth simmons onthe history of african-american education and the importance of hbc you unreal america in the lt of the recent attacks on the u.s. capital watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers the lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern author nathaniel talks about his book and the heart of the sea the tragedy of the whaleship of the 1820 sinking of the ship following the attack in the ships crew and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency we look back at farewells and inauguration appreciate under previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. earlier today senator chuck schumer began his first full day as majority leader by listing biden administration initiatives and contrasting them with the trump administration following with his remarks we will hear from senate minority leader mcconnell who congratu

eastern, the history makers series continues with jeanette cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americansmerican democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the book "in the heart of the sea." about the 1820 sinking of the ship. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we look back at farewells of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story,

eastern, the history makers series continues with ja net a coal and ruth simmons on the history of african in education and the importance of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30, talking about the book "in the heart of the sea" about the 1820 sinking of a ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, fair wells in inaugurations of bill clinton, george bush, kennedy, and ronald

the history maker series continues selma college president and and president ruth simmons on strip african-americansd the importance at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america and light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy that offers >> lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern author nathaniel talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whale ship about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ships group at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency we look back at farewell and inaugurations of previous presidents. bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> michael kirk is joining us, he is the filmic of the documentary filmmaker of this pbs frontline

history makers, former spelman college president johnetta cole and prairie view a&m president ruth simmons discuss the history of african-americans in education and the importance of historically black colleges and universities. the history makers provided the video for this program.

eastern, the history makers series continues with genetical and ruth simmons on the history of african-americanseducation and the importance of hbcus. in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capital, watch films on the united states government and moxie, which offers lessons on how the government works. at 630 -- 6:30 eastern, the tragedy of the ship essex, about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a spur whale attack. on "the presidency" we look back at inaugurations of previous presidents. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> on the presidency, a look back 30 years to january 16, 1991. president george h.w. bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war, named operation desert storm. the military action began with a real bombing of iraq. the bombing was an effort to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait, which iraq had invaded several months earlier. the george h.w. bush presidential library provided this video. pres. bush: just two hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq an

eastern, the historymakers series continues with college president yes netta cole and a&m president ruth simmons on the history of african-americans in education and the importance of hbcu's. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, in light of the recent atabs on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers several insights on how the government works. then, a discussion of "in the heart of the sea" about the 1820 sinking of a ship physical lowing a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. and then we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents, bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c span 3. >> sun night on q&a, a discussion about the development and rollout of the polio vaccine in the 1950's. with university of california at berkley historian of medicine elena konis. >> once the vaccine was developed and approved, it was approved for market use just a few hour that was test results came out,

the historymakers series continues with geneta cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americanson and the importance of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offer civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern author nathaniel talks about his book "the heart of the sea." about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on cspan3 go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coron

eastern, the history makers with ruth simmons on the history of african-americans in education and thee of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on united states government which offers specific lessons -- civics lessons on how the government works. in the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whaleship essence about the 1820 sinking of a ship following a well attacked and the state of the ships crew. at 8:00, we look back at their wells and inaugurations of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv today on c-span3. >> tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, bow wise talks about his memoir, three wiseman. cowritten with tom, on being the youngest and sole survivor of three brothers who enlisted and fall in the war in afghanistan and the only known american servicemember to be pulled from a battlefield after losing two brothers. >> i did not respond to grief well at all. it is the truth. i wanted to be hones