the other abolitionist measures that have been suggested, including abolitionistings who say let's tear up the constitution. so slavery expansion opposition at least among some of the people who opposed slavery was an expound of hatred of slavery in the constitution but we only have one constructional message to ex express that opposition. >> as you know there's been a big debate of the denationalization of slavery. abolitionists did not agree with that, they said that is just going to let slavery continue indefinitely. >> right. >> any questions? thank you. >> announcer: the weekend on the c-span networks, saturday at 9:00 p.m. on c-span, debate again the same sex couple on a colorado bakery for refusing to make their wedding cake in philadelphia. sunday at 6:30 p.m. daniel mark on the religious freedoms on the current state of religious u.s. and around the world. >>> saturday on book t.v., c-span2 on afterwards. a talk with jesse holland about events leading up to the assassination of martin luther king jr. >>> saturday on more than history t.v., c-span3, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectu

they corresponded with abolitionists and attended abolitionist meeting. lincoln, during the 1856 presidential campaign, rejected the radicals' example. he supported the republican party platform. it upheld congress's power to prohibit slavery in territories but did not oppose admitting new slave labor states to the union. it did not call for repeal of the fugitive slave law of 1850. as lincoln spoke in report of john c. fremont, he denied that abolitionists affected his party's agenda. when democratic candidate james buchanan won the election, lincoln blamed fremont's loss in part on a democrat's claim that free man was an abolitionist. during the campaign's famous lincoln-douglas debates, douglas repeatedly charged that lincoln was an abolitionist who advocated sexual amalgamation of races. lincoln responded in part by declaring, i have always hated slavery, i think as much as any abolitionist. but unlike the great majority of abolitionists, lincoln rejected social and political racial equality. he declared immediate emancipation to be impossible. lincol

they corresponded with abolitionists and attended abolitionist meetings. lincoln during the 1856 presidential campaign rejected the radical's example. he supported the republican p t party platform, it upheld congress's power to prohibit slavery in territories but did not opposed a mitting new slave secretary of labor states to the union. it didn't call for repeal of the fugitive stave law in 1850, action against abolition in the district of columbia. as lincoln spoke in support of the republican presidential nominee, john c. free monmont dd that abolitionists affected his party's agenda. when james buchanan won the election, lincoln blamed freemont's loss in part on the democrats' claim that freemont was an abolitionist. in 1858, lincoln ran againstste a seat in the united states senate. during the campaign's famous lincoln/douglass debates, douglass repeatedly charged that lincoln was an abolitionist who advocated sexual amalgamation of the races. lincoln responded in part by declaring "i have always hated slavery, i think as much as any abolitionist. bu

this disturbed abolitionists. following the union defeat at bull run in july 1861, abolitionist criticism of lincoln intensified. it did it again following lincoln's countermanded of union general john fremont's august 30 proclamation, freeing slaves owned by missourians who supported the confederacy. criticism intensified again in response to lincoln's december 1861 annual message. in it lincoln emphasized saving the union without emancipation. elizabeth cady stanton wrote privately, "i blessed for my country when i read that message." but all of lincoln's messages have been the most namby-pamby order. despite such negative and condescending abolitionist reaction to lincoln during his first year in office, a few abolitionists undertook direct efforts to persuade him to adopt emancipationis policiest. duringolicies continued 1862. this was the smithsonian institution lecture series that brought leading abolitionists to washington. lincoln met with some of these abolitionists at the white house. at these meetings a

he said he was not an abolitionist. abolitionists said he was not an abolitionist. but his democratic opponents, steven douglas, in particular, insists that lincoln is really an abolitionists. he has the same views as abolitionists. he wants to establish black rights like an abolitionist. but lincoln was not. he was opposed to slavery. and like most moderate republicans, he opposed slavery expansion, but he's going to allow slavery to remain in the south indefinitely. >> can we -- sorry, go ahead. >> i was just going to say that it's hard for us to remember, but in these days, the word abolitionist was an insult. so even in the south, sometimes southerners would call other southerners as a way to be more moderate on the slavery issue than i am. but very few people would raise their hands in 1858 or 1860 to say i am an abolitionist. it was a tiny my forinoriminori. so it is not only lynn koch lincoln, but my subjects of chase -- no, i'm not an abolitionist. i'm opposed to slavery but i'm not an abolitionist. >> i think we need to establish a difference between anti-a

i'm not an abolitionist, but i am opposed to the extension of slavery, but i am not an abolitionist. >> and it is helpful to clarify between abolitionist and anti-slavery. >> as i understand it, i'm not a historian, but a political scientist, and politically speaking we have to remind ourselves that we don't have simply one form of government in the united states, but two. we have state governments and we have the national governments, and the national government has only been empowered by the american people to do so many things, and the lion's share of the political power remains at home. and h these are known as the police powers to promote the safety, health and morals of the community, and so to say that lincoln is going to leave slaverile alone, not because it does not exist, but because he does not have powers. and the question is what power does congress have over slavery. it has power in those areas where all of the stateses are involved. importation of slaves and the question of whether slaves should go into the federal territories, and that is the beef he gets into with st

and anti-abolitionist. politically speaking, we need to remind ourselves we don't have one form of government, he have state by the american people, i added the lion's share of the. so. he's leaving it alone because he has no power in those areas. the question is, the front burner question in the 1850s is what power does congress have over slavery. >> importation of slaves and the question of whether slaves shou should. that was a a massive third railn politics politics. what i try to teach my class, one thing you see throughout lincoln's public career is trying to remind the american people the difference between personally laing on or. as jane oaks put it in his fwoowhich is to say domestic institution of the united testates.it there's my statement. what do you think of it? >> i agree with the statement id terms of what the president constitutionally could do or what congress could w constitutionally do. but there were the garrisonian abolitionists, once again radicals, dissolved the union. dissolving the

we wouldn't call him a radical abolitionist by any stretch of the imagination., perhaps, a gradualist. >> i have no purpose to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. but there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights in the declaration of independence, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. he is my equal. he is the equal of judge douglas and of every living man. [ cheers and applause ] >> lincoln has a way of expressing these things with a clarity that is notable to his contemporaries, and he's the one who steps up and says, "i'll stand for the senate in opposition to douglas." >> lincoln is unable to unseat douglas, and the democrats maintain a strong pro-slavery presence in congress. convinced that slavery can only be eliminated by force, john brown takes the fight into the south. >> with these, we shall end the curse of slavery forever. >> brown has been planning some sort of guerilla action that involves freeing slaves, and he wants to provide all of the weapons ne

abolitionists and he was not an abolitionist. stephen douglas kept insisting that lincoln is really an abolitionist and has the same views as abolitionists and wants to establish black rights like an abolitionists, but lincoln was not. he was opposed to slavery, and ,ike most moderate republicans he is going to allow slavery to remain in the south indefinitely. say thatjust going to it is hard for us to remember, but the word abolitionist was an insult. even in the south southerners would call other southerners and abolitionists. . it was a way of saying you're more moderate on the slavery issue than i am. very few people would raise their hand then and say i am an abolitionist. it was a tiny minority. , but not only lincoln seward and chase -- no, i am not an abolitionist. i am opposed to the extension of slavery, but i am not an abolitionist. >> i think it is helpful to clarify the difference between being an abolitionist and being anti-slavery. i am a political scientist. we have to remind ourselves that we don't have simply o

we wouldn't call him a radical abolitionist by any stretch of the imagination.rhaps, a gradualist. >> i have no purpose to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. but there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights in the declaration of independence, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. he is my equal. he is the equal of judge douglas and of every living man. [ cheers and applause ] >> lincoln has a way of expressing these things with a clarity that is notable to his contemporaries, and he's the one who steps up and says, "i'll stand for the senate in opposition to douglas." >> lincoln is unable to unseat douglas, and the democrats maintain a strong pro-slavery presence in congress. convinced that slavery can only be eliminated by force, john brown takes the fight into the south. >> with these, we shall end the curse of slavery forever. >> brown has been planning some sort of guerilla action that involves freeing slaves, and he wants to provide all of the weapons necess

the women's suffrage movement blossomed there, the abolitionist movement and what we find is the abolitionist movement and the women's suffrage movement intersected, and that is what we find he becomes this true universal reformer, willing to unite with anyone to stamp out any wrongs. msan: did he ever meet eric -- abraham lincoln? mr. mcclarin: on several occasions. find the more popular meeting was when he actually was pushing -- he met with lincoln at the white house, pushing for the advancement of colored troops in of their conditions, also illustrating that the african-american soldier would be very instrumental in putting the death knell in the confederacy. susan: if you look at the arc of his life and career, when was the zenith of his influence? susan: i would say -- mr. mcclarin: i would say it was when he was the editor and owner of the north star. for otherrite pieces publications, but he used that medium to advocate for all people, all individuals, all sexes in terms of this idea of trying to achieve true equality. susan: how did he find the financing for the northstar? mr. mcclar

it was this kind of abolitionist expansion. but he found that haiti was a very messy, complicated place. he did a lot of reading and research on it, but he did not speak french. although he took ebenezer basset with him, a fascinating african-american friend who had been -- douglass was the third black american to be u.s. minister to haiti. that was not one of his first. he had a bunch of firsts but that was not one. wasook asset with him, who a fluent in french. he and his wife, they got caught in a coup d'etat at one point. practically had to flee for their lives. he was, i would say, a good diplomat, but not his best track. doing diplomacy. and it muffled his voice in many ways, although once he quit he -- although once quit, he was free to speak about it. he was still a loyal republican but he was not loyal to the people he had to fight with inside the u.s. state department, mainly the secretary of state. but what came out of it, of course, was the nation of haiti respected douglass so much that they made him their represen

bondage and freedom is his coming out as a political abolitionist. he has transformed in 10 years between the first autobiography and the second into a political abolitionist. he is no longer in the giro sony and camp. camp.risonian bondage and freedom is among other things a political analysis of the slavery crisis in america. out it is douglass' coming as he navigated using certain kinds of violence. is a much more lyrical douglass. he has really mastered prose. he wants to show it off and he dearly needs the money. don't make any mistake. bondage and freedom sold about 18,000 copies in the first year or two. that is remarkable. he took his sons on the road with him after he published bondage and it would work the crowds. it was a family affair. teenage boys trying to sell you a book of the guy speaking. pretty good idea. life and times later on, douglass never stopped telling his story. it is the weapon he had. by the time he writes the first -- he wrote two editions. in the sense he wrote four autobiographies. beyond hishe is now federal service.

he has really proven he can do this abolitionist itinerary. each took the anti-slavery circuit by storm, but what he had been doing on the circuit is essentially telling his own story most of the time. we don't have a lot of text of those early speeches. he is telling all the stories in the narrative. he sat down in the winter of 1844-1845 and he put those stories into a narrative form, a book. he published his first -- he had his first published essay in a magazine in the fall of 1844. he has a letter to the editor that says, oh, if i could write for a book. the first one was revealing himself, telling the world who he is. he did not just good england because he was afraid of being captured. he had already exposed himself over and over. he could not keep it in print. it sold 30,000 copies in the first four or five years. that is a bestseller today. trust me. but my bondage and my freedom 10 years later, a whole different reason. i will be very brief. bondage and freedom is his coming out as a political abolitionist. he has transformed in 10 y

beecher was ary staunch abolitionist as well. he took these rifles and he put and would shipte them to kansas in support of the abolitionist movement. this is not an exact quote, but close to it. he said that if he cannot convince the slave owners through the word of god that the enslavement of the african people was wrong, perhaps he could convince them by looking down the barrel of a rifle. he would pack these up and put them on a train, but he marks them as bibles so they would not be suspicious as they were being transported to kansas. this area also talks about the formation of the american bible society, which today is still the largest in the world. there are bible societies in all countries. the american bible society is still the largest and helps fund a lot of the other bible societies throughout the world. many of the founding fathers were members of the american bible society and work officers of the bible society. supreme court justices were. it is a great story. jay,e chief justice, john was a member of the american

i think it is important to remember that douglass was more than just an abolitionist. he was a true believer in the american promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. re justice is, "whe denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and to grade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. he truly understood that america is premised on the idea of equal opportunity and equal justice under the law. i look forward to working with my colleagues here in congress and my fellow commissioners to celebrate the memory of frederick douglass, and to continue the work toward our shared goals of equality, justice, and freedom. finally, i want to give a thank you to my colleagues from congress who are here today from both sides of the aisle to help pass this legislation creating the bicentennial commission. for president trump for signing the legislation into law, and to speaker ryan for giving me the honor to serve on this commission. i look forward to work

her father henry beecher was a staunch abolitionist as well. it put them into crates and ship them to kansas. this isn't an exact quotes but close to it. if he can't convince the slaveowners that the enslavement of the african people was wrong, perhaps he can convince him by looking down the barrel of a rifle. he marked them as bibles so he would be suspicious as they were transported. >> they also talk about the bibleion of the american society, which today is still the largest in the world. the american bible society is still the largest and helps fund a lot of societies around the world area many of the founding fathers were founders of the eighth american bible society and were officers of you to death of the bible society. it's a great story. the chief justice was a member of the american bible society. charles thompson, who we talked about with the first american citizen to traffic the bible into the english language, he was a member. and a elijah cummings was a member of the president will continental congress, he was a member of the soc

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sojourner truth, a preacher, a woman who was an abolitionist . herself, a former slave and argued against slavery powerfully. who argued for the rights of women long before our current focus on equality. all of this came out of her powerful faith, her understanding of the biblical meaning of what it was to follow god. the same is true of john brown who takes on harpers ferry. john brown's actions are about his understandings of god's absolute judgment on the horror of slavery. again, rooted in his exercise of his religious freedom and growing out of biblical faith. the same is true for harriet tubman. harriet tubman saw herself as on a mission guided and protected by god himself. rooted in her biblical faith, she has the courage to go back into the south after escaping from slavery, goes back into the south to free 300 other enslaved people on 19 trips. the power of religious freedom being exercised and in action. but that's not the only exodus event in the history of the black church. think about the civil rights movement. an exodus from disenfr

and othercca: bingham abolitionists other abolitionists argued the original constitution protected these fundamental rights for all americans. in order to make that argument, they basically had to reread a portion of the constitutional guarantees the immunities of citizens to include national privileges and immunities, rather than the way guaranteesmost understood it a, which was one state couldn't discriminate against someone coming in from another state. to do this, he said, ohto do th, there were some words that were clearly supposed to be in there to make sense to protect fundamental rights, they are just not there. he said it is common sense these words should be read in to this provision. that is putting it strongly. there are those that did not find it to be common sense. part of the 14th amendment was to rectify this by clearly stating there were national privileges and immunities, and they were covered by the constitution in a broad way. that was one of the reasons for writing the 14th amendment in the way that he did. mr. rosen: he also was one of the people that coined the phr

presentation, and then we will hear from speaker stanley harold, who will talk about the influence of the abolitionistsn lincoln's political decisions. [inaudible conversations] on april 14, 1865, president lincoln visited ford theater to watch american cousins. the performance, john wilkes booth shot president lincoln. after the assassination, the ford theater remained closed for 100 years. it officially reopened as a national historic site and theater. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon.

there was a good argument we would not have had the abolitionist movement or as robust and adamant the movement that would have led to the civil 13th amendment, 14th, 15th amendment without religion. harlan's descendents talk about why the school that was named for him is important and valuable. >> what the school does, every high school in that district is name for supreme court justice and they have a student competition. these graders who are going to writethe high schools essays that go into contention for the name selection. katerina grader named up his legacy and saying not only had he stood alone in his dissent, but he had written something that was very applicable to the time today. she translated that into how can i, as a student, stand up for what i believe in and reach out to people that are not familiar to me? how can i make a difference in situations where it is not easy to do that? to hear her talk about that and read her essay and see that coursing through the halls of this school, kids of all different backgrounds, economic backgrounds, racial backgrounds, different eth

abolitionists, and walter star, author of lincoln's war secretary. life fromc-span2 is the new museum of the bible in washington, d.c. discussing the bible's influence on literature and its impact on government, legal systems, education, and human rights with the museum's director, seth ballinger. we will take your calls during the program. watch in the c-span networks. -- on the c-span networks. you are watching american history tv, which airs every weekend. we are live up ford's speeder in washington, d.c. with an all-day symposium on abraham lincoln's life and legacy. the symposium should be getting started in a few minutes. while we wait, here are some highlights. see the entire documentary on sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, only on c-span3. >> we spoke to five of the american soldiers on march 16, 1968. . kerry garbo flow of stockton, california, gary texas, -- del rio, simpson of jackson, mississippi, -- michael bernard of florida. >> you can shoot anything you want. anything that moved. >> shoot anything, man, woman, childr

stanley harold, "lincoln and the abolitionists" and arthur starr, author of "stanton, lincoln's war secretary." book tv on c-span2 is live from the new museum they have bible in washington, d.c. discussing the bible's influence on literature and its impact on government, legal systems, education and human rights. with the museum's director, seth pollinger. we will also take your calls in the program. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >> for the next hour and 40 minutes, an a.h. tv exclusive, our cities tour visits lynchburg, virginia. to learn more about its unique history and life. for seven years we have traveled to u.s. cities bringing the literary scene and historic sites to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits t c-span.org/citiestour. >> i'm standing in front of perhaps one of the most famous courthouses in the united states. where realy nothing of significance happened. appomattox courthouse. confusing. like ouse is a building the one behind me. appomattox court house is the township. it was here they brought about the beginning of the end of the american civil war. th

next, stanley harrold talks about the influence of abolit n abolitionists on lincoln's political decisions. this is about 45 minutes. >> i have said it

. >> tonight on american history ceremony to commemorate african-american abolitionist frederick douglass' 200th birthday. held in the u.s. capitol visitor center emancipation hall. here is a preview. >> around the age of seven or eight years old he had something he called divine providence. he was chosen from among all the slave children on the plantation to go to baltimore to be the house servant for his master's brother-in-law. when he got there is late mistress had never had a sleep before. she did not know it was illegal to teach young frederick had a read and write so she began to teach in the abcs. when his master found out about it, he got angry. he forbade the teaching. he looked at frederick and he looked at his wife sophia and he said, you cannot teach a slave had a read and write because if you do it will unfit him to be a slave. frederick look at his master and he heard that mr. hani's -- and he said if you don't me to have this, i will do everything in my power to gain it. he understood knowledge is power and education would be his pathway to freedom. in honor of frederick d

there was a good argument we would not have had the abolitionist movement or as robust or and adamant a movement that would eventually led to 13th, 14thd of the and 15th amendments, without the religious area host: a high school in texas was named after john marshall harlan and his descendents talk about why the school and the naming of it was important and valuable to them. >> what the school does, every high school in that district is named for a supreme court justice. and they have a student competition. so the eighth graders who are going to be in the high schools write essays that go into contention for the name selection. an eighth grader named katerina basically summed up his legacy they, not only had he to do -- not only dissent did he stand alone in his dissent, but he wrote something that was very applicable to the time today. translated that enter how can i come as a student, stand up for what i believe in? and which out to people who are not familiar to me? how can i make a difference in situations where it is not easy to do that? to hear her talk about that and read her e

the 1830s, 1840s, elijah lovejoy, people hated him, he was an abolitionist. look at julian assange the same way, he has never ever published a lie. nothing has been refuted. >> you say that his materials tend to be authentic rather than forged? >> absolutely. >> do you ever carry messages from him to other people? >> well, depends on what you mean by that. do i carry messages? if i leave the embassy and he says when you get back to the states, say hello to somebody, yes, that could be something -- >> randy, do you want me to narrow my question? >> yes, go ahead. >> do you ever carry messages from julian assange about what he might plan to do or the nature of his work to any people anywhere else in the world? >> no. absolutely not. i totally deny. >> you deny that? >> i deny it totally. >> let's see you speaking about roger stone. >> okay, here we go. >> one of trump's supporters, roger stone, who i know, i actually know roger stone, he was on this show and, you know, go figure, a couple of weeks back. but he dbandied your name and then he backtracked and said

douglass's life as an abolitionists, public speaker and writer, as well as how we think about him now. the maryland historical society hosted this 90 minute event to mark the bicentennial birth of frederick douglass. >>

sisters came to hate slavery and as adults, moved to philadelphia which was the center of the abolitionist thanks largely because of the quakers there. because of their experiences among slaves, both became well-known public speakers and writers, and both lived to see the abolition of slavery. >> if you have a monumental american, please share it with us. we would love to share it with our audience. tweet us or see us on twitter. thank you for watching this hour of "msnbc live." see you tomorrow. >> 12:30 for both of us on msnbc. i will be back here at 3:00 p.m. eastern today. i would like to say that between now and 3:00, it's a friday. fridays these days, a lot of things happen. >> i got a feeling something may be coming. now we hand it off to our friend and colleague, kristen welker, who picks up "andrea mitchell reports." >>> thank you. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," freefalling. the president spends an evening with the nra and leaves gun control advocates home with broken hearts while his surprise announcement on steel and aluminum tariffs send the markets plunging. >> it's n

remember where the abolitionist movement came from. this is a movement in large part fueled by religiosity. there's a good argument that we would have the abolitionist movement or at least as robust a movement that would have eventually turned into civil war without the religious. >> more video for you. our high school in texas has been named after judge justice heartland and it talks about why the name is viable to do. >> every high school in that district is named for supreme court justice and they had a student competition. for the eighth-graders who are going to be in the high school going into contention for the name selection and an eighth-grader targeted justice harlan and she basically summed up his legacy in saying that not only had he sat alone in his dissents but he had written something that was very applicable to today. so she translated that into how can i dispute and stand up for what i believe in a reach out to people who aren't familiar to me? how can i make it different and to hear her talk about that and to read her

stanley harrell, lincoln and the abolitionist's. and the author of's debt and, lincoln's war secretary. sunday at 1:00 p.m., book tv on c-span2 is live from the new ineum of the bible washington, d.c. discussing the bible's influence on literature and its impact him government, legal systems, education, and human rights with the museum's director her. we will also take your calls during the program. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. q&a, aay, on c-span's college professor, tom cronin talks about his book -- imagine a great republic. of majork a reading american political classic is very empowering in terms of this country stands for something very special. and the great writers like stowe that we want to be someone special. not just a city on a hill but a city that loves one another and is willing to work with one another and understand that politics is i

leader kevin mccarthy hosts a ceremony to commemorate the 200th anniversary of african-american abolitionists tread rick douglas' birth, and cedric richmond and a douglas descendant, and you can see the ceremony in the emancipation hall beginning at 7:05 p.m. eastern. sunday night at 8:00, charles calhoun, author of "the presidency of ulysses s. grant." mr. calhoun explains why president grant was considered an unsuccessful chief executive by many early 20th century historians despite his domestic and foreign policy,a chiefments. he argues that president grant was an influential president dogged by political enemies and scandal. >> sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv's "american artifacts" political cartoonist herbert block. his career spanned 72 years covering presidents from herbert hoof tore george w. bush, and see the largest collection of his work housed at the library of congress. >> one of the missions of the library of congress is to document the creativity and intelligence of the american people and preserve it for future generations. i think it's a mark of a free

william harris, michael burlingame, stanley harold, lincoln and the abolitionists and walter starr, author of "stanton: lincoln's war secretary." sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, "book tv" on c-span2 is live from the museum of the bible discussing the bible's future on literal tour, impact on government, literature and human rights with the museum's director. we'll also take your calls during the program. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> the first round of russia's presidential election takes place this sunday. ahead of the election, massachusetts congressman seth moulton talked about russia's influence on campaigns around the globe. that's followed by a look at president putin's influence on countries in eastern europe and central asia from the american enterprise institute. this just under two hours. >> okay. well, good morning. welcome, everyone. welcome, congressman. >> thank you very much. it's an honor to be here. >> thank you so much for coming. >> we are here to talk about the worst case scenarios, which are in this book. the worst case scenarios are not always the most p

of the african abolitionists he was fundamental to ending slavery we talk about when india merchants and i literature and period dramas we never call them slave owners or plantation owners we found so many ways of coding meth partly that it's more palatable and to say of credit that this history is not relevant is absolutely absurd there are people alive whose grandparents worked on plantations owned by british families and in slave their ancestors there are whole nations who are part of the commonwealth whose identity is a result as a result of the transatlantic slave trade propagated and profited from by britain so this is very much living part of history my mother was born in the empire in a colony the gold coast as it was where she was taught and culture and civilization was superior to her own i think what this does is it this reduces us to all our identity and or ethnicity and far too passive a way i could say now you know as somebody from an irish immigrant background every think about me today is because of all the suffering that my family had but to try and explain contempor

lincoln, discussion on his relations with his cabinet and congress, with african-americans and with abolitionistsssassination. >> for the 21st annual symposium and ford's theater society. next, william harris, author of lincoln and congress, talks about the congress of 1862 and its actions to have president lincoln's secretary of state, william stewart, replaced. this is about 45 minutes.

author of "lincoln and congress," michael, "abraham lincoln: a live," stanley, "lincoln and the abolitionists" and author of "lincoln's war secretary." book tv on c-span2 is live from the new museum of the bible in washington, d.c. discussing the bible's influence on literature and its impact on government, legal systems, education, and human rights with the museum's director seth pollinger. we'll also take your calls during the program. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >> the house armed services committee earlier this week heard testimony from the top u.s. military commander in europe. he talked about russia's intervention in ukraine. disinformation campaigns from russia. and russia's alleged use of biological weapons in the united kingdom. texas congressman mac thornberry chairs the armed ervices committee. mr. thornberry: the committee will come to order. committee welcomes general scaparrottii back today to testify on the threats and posture in the european commands area of responsibility. there, he faces the full range of security challenges from russia's constant modernizatio

lincoln, discussion on his relations with his cabinet and congress, with african-americans and with abolitionists. edwin stanton and his role in the aftermath of abraham lincoln's assassination. >> for the 21st annual symposium and ford's theater society. next, william harris, author of lincoln and congress, talks about the congress of 1862 and its actions to have president lincoln's secretary of state, william stewart, replaced. this is about 45 minutes. >> north carolina state university, a native of alabama and earned his ba degree at alabama in 1954. he remembers seeing legendary alabamact football coach bear bryan at the possible pub on campus but said he was always too intimidated to approach the legendary coach. he earned his doctorate in 1965e his teaching took him to millsaps college and north carolina state where he served as chair of the department of history. whether administering, teaching or both, his scharship has never stalled, author of 14 books, numerous articles and essays on civil war. notable among them with charity for all, lincoln and the restoration of the union, which won

"lincoln andarold, the abolitionists." "stanton,thor of lincoln's war secretary." live from the new museum of the bible in washington, d.c., discussing the bible's influence on literature and its impact on government, legal systems, education, and human rights. we will take your calls during the program. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >> next, former security officials discuss the response to russian cyber activity and other options for deterrence. strategicenter for and international studies, this is an hour and a half. >> welcome, we are going to have exceptionally timely events which was fortuitous bute

and there was a good argument that we wouldn't have had the abolitionist movement, or at least as robust and adamant a movement that would have eventually led to a civil war in the 13th amendment, 14th amendment, 15th amendment, without the religious. >> one more bit of video for you. a high school in texas has been named after justice john marshall harlan, and his desen dents talk about why the school and naming of it is important and valuable to them. >> what the school does, every school and every high school in that district is named for a supreme court justice. and they have a student competition. and so the eighth gradiers, who are going to be in the high schools write essays that go into contention for the name selection. and an eighth grader named katrina cookie targeted first justice harlan. she basically summed up his legacy and saying that not only had he stood alone in his dissents, but he had written something that was very applicable to the time today. and so she translated that into how can i as a student stand up for what i believe in, and reach out to people that aren't