explorer american history tv every weekend on c-span3. the c-span cities tour travels the country exploring taking book story, tv and american history tv on thirdad every first and weekend of the month to learn about history and literary life. our tour continues as we visit detroit. bailey: the link of the city of detroit in the city of windsor is not just a link -- it is a story of two nations. there is 16 billion dollars of trade per year for both countries. rely on this, so it is a tremendously important part of our history and has been since pre-civil war. during prohibition, detroit was responsible for bringing in 75% of all illegal alcohol, and of course, our neighbors from the south, windsor in canada. was still city, usa, and we were not only transporting the raw materials, but the finished materials. there were days in the 1860's when you had 7000 to 10,000 waiting to be transported. they would have to wait for ferries to take them to canada or vice versa and that backlog made the conversation about a tunnel or a bridge take the n

american history tv airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> adam, the title of your paper here at the meeting is "crossing the border after the underground railroad, african-american north americans returning from canada." why was slaves trying to escape to canada and how were they able to do that? >> so, the underground railroad really is a whole set of things together. it's boats. it's some rails. it's roads. it was people trying to get out of serving, finding where they can be safe. sometimes it was just in the northern states. sometimes mexico. most famously to go to canada, being in a different country and be free from the chance they could get recaptured and brought back to slavery. >> what was that journey like? where are slaves at this time and how are they making that journey into canada? >> in the decades before the civil war slaves are every where in the united states. we think most of them being in the south, mostly in rural place. enslaved people are in cities, brought into northern cities. some are even re

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. >> and now, you are watching american history tv. every weekend, beginning saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern, we bring you 48 hours of unique programming exploring our nation's past. american history tv is only on c-span3. farmer is awne, world war ii academy nominated film produced by the u.s. agriculture department in 1942, celebrating the contributions of african-americans, the short propaganda effort is narrated by canada lee. who later ended up on the hollywood blacklist. ♪ [marching] >> these are americans. exciting men, dedicating their lives to securing better world for all. substance of america. we have another army. producing weapons and fighting. behind all these stand america. and the men who grow our food, produce vital materials that this land may remain free. this is the story of one such american farmer. ♪ >> this is farmer henry browne, age 38. father of three children. this year, henry browne is growing more on the farm than ever before. to get work done, he and his family have to be up. this year, for the first time, th

it's been a pleasure. >>> all week we feature american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on cspan3. the lectures in history. american artifacts, real america. the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend. on cspan3. >>> week nights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on cspan3. tonight a look at a recent conference held at perdue university titled "remaking american political history." featuring programs from the gathering focusing on u.s. politics and government from the earliest days of the american republic. american history tv aires at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan3. ♪ >>> sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a washington journal on american history tv live special call in program looking back at wood stock, the 1969 cultural and musical phenomenon. historian david fasher author of the book, "the age of great dreams," america in the 1960s joins to us take your calls. >>> drugs matter but who tak

an american history tv special from fort monroe point comfort virginia on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next on american history tv, virginia high school teacher becky morrison and irene winchester talk about world war ii and clothes rationing. they explore government restrictions on styles and colors and impact on innovations in fashion such as cork wedge heels and glow in the dark buttons. this is half an hour. >> really excited to invite becky to come up here and irene. they teach in virginia. we're so stoked that she brought another teacher from her school this year. this is a model. tell your friends to come to our conference. okay. please join me in welcoming them up for their presentation. >> she stole my line. tell your friends and teachers to come. irene and i will talk about but fashionen t fashi fashion on the ration. in the united states we did not ration clothing as much as the british did. we had restrictions. 50% of japan's exports are fabric and silk. 32% of that comes to the united states. they were our only source of silk. this is where all your restriction, not a

legal history. >>> labor day weekend on american history tv, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, a discussion about abraham lincoln and native americans. sunday at 4:00 p.m. on reel america, the 1950 army film "invasion of southern france." and monday, labor day, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of virginia's first general assembly held at jamestown. explore our nation's past on american history tv. every weekend on c-span3. >>> in the late 1850s americans generally trusted their congressmen but they did not trust congress as an institution, nor did congressmen trust each other. by 1860 many congressmen were routinely armed, not because they were eager to kill their opponents but out of fear their opponents might kill them. >> yale history professor and author joanne freeman will be our guest on in depth sunday from noon to 2:00 p.m. eastern. her latest book is "field of blood." her other titles are "essential hamilton," hamilton writings and affairs of honor. join her live conversation with phone calls, tweets and fa

also live on "american history tv" on c-span3. every year c-span awards fellowships to several middle and high school teachers who have demonstrated innovative methods of incorporating c-span programs in their teaching. they join c-span's educational relations team in washington, dc for four weeks in july to develop new teaching materials are they helped lead c-span summer educator conference. one of the 32019 teacher fellows is middle school teacher zachariah lowe of sumter, south carolina. zach lowe is one of our teacher fellows, a teacher at army davis college prep in sumter. tell us about your students. >> they come from very rural areas. we are very on the edge of sumter county, kind of shaped like the panhandle. we are completely away from the nearest city. k-8.ve about 400 kids grow,ds are determined to determined to low. personalities, trying to make their communities a better place. your focus is south carolina state history. what prompted you to be a teacher fellow? zach: i came to c-span's educator conference a few year

. >>> all week, we're featuring american history tv prom ggrams a preview of what is available every an3. lectures in history, the real america, civil war, oral histories, presidency, and our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on cspan3. >>> week nights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on cspan3. tonight, a look at world war ii. we begin with high schoolteacher karen cabana on food rationing during the war and innovations that led to modern day processed food. she then discussed wartime policies dealing with farm labor shortages and food rationing on the home front. watch american history tv starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan3. >>> the cspan city's tour is on the road exploring the american story. >> boseman, in many ways, is a lens into the way in which montana is changing. it is one of the fastest, if not the fastest, micropolitan areas in terms of growth in the country. >> we take you to boseman, montana. >> the most famous formation for dinosaurs is the hell creek formation, a

eastern here on american history tv. >> american history tv products are available at the new c-span ee what is new for american history tv, and check out all the c-span products. >> next on american history tv, university of maryland history professor richard bell talks about the declaration of origins,nce, its purpose and global significance, during and after the american revolution. the smithsonian associates hosted this event. >> dr. bell has presented many outstanding programs on topics relating to early american history and the american revolutionary. over the last several years. he received his phd from harvard and his ba from university of cambridge. she is associate professor of history at the university of maryland in college park, where he specializes in early american history. he has been honored with more than half a dozen teaching awards at harvard in the university of maryland. the american society of 18th-century studies noted in innovative courses and award on the undergraduate course on the american lives in the american revolution. his book

and on cspan3 american history tv with programs on american u.s. legal history. >>> labor day weekend on american history tv, saturday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, a discussion about abraham lincoln and native americans. sunday, at 4:00 p.m., on real america the 1950 army film invasion of southern france. and monday, labor day, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of virginia's first general assembly, held at jamestown. explore our nation's past on american history tv, every weekend on cspan3. >>> the u.s. senate comes back into session on monday september 9th with two important issues on their agenda. passing federal spending bills and anti-gun violence legislation but before senators return to washington get a behind the scenes look at the senate with cspan's history program, the senate, conflict and compromise. here is a preview. >> in government under which we live was created in the spirit of compromise and mutual concession. >>s thomas jefferson questioned the need for a senate. >> the founder envis

history. american artifacts. real america. the civil war. oral histories. the presidency. and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tvat our prime time schedule on the c-span networks. live starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern, president trump holds a campaign rally in manchester, new hampshire. at 8 eastern on c-span2, book tv with authors and authors who have written on economics. from the time of the american revolution to present day. >> saturday, on american history tv. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, the 1970s film communists on campus. >> yes, they are communists. their mission proudly proclaimed the violent overthrow of the democratic system. our nation seems unconcerned. >> sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on oral histories. artie cornfeld details how it came together. >> suppose we had hendricks and joplin, michael said about 50,000. i said no. they'd have to be 100,000. my wife said there will be more than 300,000. just like that. i swear to god, i looked off that terrace, and i actually saw that field. that's why i'm interviewed in the movie, everybody says you spaced out. of course i was spaced out.

old. >> well, thank you all very much for taking your time. >> thank you. >> this weekend on american history tvt 6:00 american artifacts takes you to the srafpltvirginia museum of history on african-american history from reconstruction through civil rights. explore our past on american history tv on c-span 3. >> in 1979 a new york opened the doors to policy making brings you unfiltered content from congress and beyond. a lot has changed but that big idea is bigger than ever on television and online c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> in about 10 minutes on real america a 2 minute u.s. agriculture department from 1939 titled the negro first, we talked seascape with newcastle university literature and film scholar hannah durkin who recently published her research findings about a woman named redoshi who she argues was the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, referred to as sally smith in the film, redoshi briefly appears in the negro farmer. >> thanks for being with us on c-span 3's american history tv and let me begin with that quest

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history." "american artifacts." "reel america." "the civil war." "oral histories." "the presidency." and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy "american history tv" now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> next on "american history tv," virginia high school teachers becky morrison and irene winchester talk about world war ii and clothes rationing. they ocean employexplored gover restrictions on styles and colocolo colors and its impact on innovations in fashion such as cork wedge heels, shorter hemlines and glow in the dark buttons. held by friends of the national world war ii memorial, this is half an hour. >> so, really excited to invite becky morrison and areen winchester to tell us about fashion innovation in world war ii. they both teach in virginia. becky is one of our community service superstars and we're so stoked that you brought another teacher from her school this year. this is a model, like, bring -- tell your friends to come to our conference. okay. please join me in welcoming them up for their presentation. [ applause ] >> she stole my line because i was going to say this is probably the best teacher conference you can ever go to an

watch "american history tv" starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> saturday on "american history tv," at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "reel america," the 1970 film, "communists on campus." >> yes, they are communists. their mission proudly proclaimed the violent overthrow of the democratic system, and yet our nation seems unbelieving, even unconcerned. >> sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on "oral histories," woodstock co-creator artie cornfeld details how the festival came together. >> i said, yeah, well, if we took it outside, michael, supposedly henrix, joplin, how many people? michael said 50,000. i said, no, there would have to be more. my wife said, no, there will be 300,000. i swear to god, i looked off that terrace and saw that. i'm interviewed in the movie, everybody was like, spaced out? of course. i was looking at a dream that came true. >> at 26 on "american artifacts" karen sherry. >> they were not content with their lot. they wanted to enlist their e n enslavement and tried to run away. unfortunately, they were not su

american history tv is only on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, the virginia museum of historyost a ceremony commemorating the naming of arthur asp boulevard for the late african-american professional tennis player. guess include virginia officials and keynote speaker congress meant john lewis. -- congressman john lewis. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome. [applause] >> good morning and welcome. my name is jamie bosket and i have the privilege of serving as the president and ceo of the virginia historical society and on behalf of our volunteers and everyone who made today possible, i am honored to be the first to welcome you to the virginia museum of history and culture. [applause] i am so thankful to see such a remarkable turnout today as we dedicate arthur ashe boulevard .

el here on american history tv. >> this weekend in american history tv, american artifacts take utility an exhibit on african-american history from reconstruction through civil rights. explore our nations passed on american history tv, every week on c-span3. next, historians analyze the johnt white house tapes of f. kennedy, lyndon b. johnson and richard nixon. we get an inside look into how presidents conducted their day-to-day business. the miller center hosted this event. >> good afternoon everyone. professor atciate the nontender. alluld like to look on the too echoes of the past, featuring my colleagues. it is quite wonderful to be here with everybody.

lectures in history, american a real america, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy "american history tvis month, we're featuring "american history tv" programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, a look at world war ii. we begin with high school teacher on food rashening during the war. watch "american history tv" starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. ♪ >> sunday at 9:00 a.m. pooeeast live special call-in program looking back atwo woodstock. the author of the book the age of great dreams joins us to take your calls. >> drugs matter, but who takes those drugs and why the drugs have the effect they did in the '60s and early '70s, is something we're still wrestling with to understand. the technology of drugs is imperative as an understanding i think not just of the '60s, but of the production of history. what drug wes use at a given period and place have an incredible ability to change the direction of a given society. >> call in to talk with the author about the social movements of the '60s, leading up to woodstock and its legacy. woodstock, 50 years. a

>> all week we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on cspan-3. lectures and history, american artifacts real america of the civil war, oral history, the presidency and special event coverage about our nations history enjoy american history tv now on every weekend on cspan-3. >> the first africans to land in english north america arrived here in 1619. that would begin an amazing experience in the development of the united states. >> saturday, special american history tv, the washington journal feature as we look back to the first arrival of africans to america. this is 400 years ago at point comfort historic roe virginia. at 8:30 am eastern we are live with more folks state historian professor cassandra alexander newby for the history and origins of slavery in america. at 9:30 am live coverage of the commemorative ceremony with speeches from officials including mark warner, jim king, ralph northam and lieutenant governor justin fairfax. the history of africans in america from fort monroe live, saturday beginning at 8:30 am on c-span's

also lived on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> american history tv continues with a discussion on world war ii field rationing including innovations that led to modern-day processed food. learned about government policies that address labor shortages and food rationing on the home front, held by friends of the national world war ii memorial, this is 45 minutes. >>> i am pleased to welcome karen to give her presentation. the first one was national instead of local. we are excited to have her back. she will be talking about food provisions and how that can be an awesome thing to do an activity with. please help me in welcoming karen. >>> good morning everyone. i hope everyone has had a good week so far. this morning i'm going to talk to about rationing in world war ii. we all know that teenagers and most of his work with teenagers have large appetite. i have one at home with an incredibly large appetite. i like to try and engage kids with the topic that not only fits their appetite but also increases their appetite for learning. i find that food is often times in engaging topic. nap

on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv on c-span3. our look at bozeman continues as we visit with crystal, with the extreme history project as she looked to the over -- the history of the city. crystal: we are here in the extreme history project offices which used to be a historic brothel. extreme history is a nonprofit that is located here in bozeman. we bring history to the public in fund engaging and relevant ways. we do historic walking tours throughout the summer. we do a lecture series in the winter and we do workshops and other events around history. we try to get people to engage in history. what better way then in a historic brothel? in the 1980's, there was a real push to uncover more of the social history. in doing that, there is more to history than just wars and generals and all of those things that we have been studying as historians for many years. we started looking at women's history. we started looking at minority community history. we really discovered that there is so much more to tell within these narratives that w

and on c-span3, american history tv with programs on u.s. legal history. >> watch book tv for live coverage of the national book festival saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. our coverage includes author interviews with justice ruth bader ginsburg on her book. the author of "the heart beat of wounded knee". the author of "child of the dream". author of "the british are coming". and the author of "super minds". the national book festival live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> labor day weekend on american history tv. saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, a discussion about abraham lincoln and native americans. sunday at 4:00 p.m. on reel america "invasion of southern france". monday, 8:00 p.m. eastern, the commemoration of the 400 th anniversary of virginia's first general assembly held at jamestown. explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> university of minnesota history professor katherine gerbner had a discussion. she's the author of "christian slavery, conversion

i appreciate it. >> all week we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. lectures in history. american artifacts. reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> a look at our prime time schedule. starting 8:00 p.m. eastern, journalists and former whooffics examine the trump administration and the press. and cspan3, american history tv, programs on u.s. legal history. >> labor day weekend, saturday on lectures in history, discussion of abraham lincoln and native americans. sunday at 4:00 p.m., on real america, invasion of southern france. and monday, labor day, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the commemoration of 400th anniversary of virginia's first general assembly held at jamestown. explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on cspan3. >>> the house judiciary committee will return early from summer recess to markup three gun violence prevention bills, including banning high capacity a mag

the compelling history that every week and on american history tv like lectures and history, american artifacts, real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage about the nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on cspan-3 . >> coming up in american history tv, look at reconstruction after the civil war. first, the discussion of the impact of jim crow laws. then i look at the u.s. supreme court and then after that the politics of positive were trailing the impeachment of andrew johnson. after the, activity at the canadian border and later slavery and reconstruction in the west . >> historian henry louis gates talks about reconstruction which lasted from the end of the civil war until 1877. the amendments passed during this time to promote equality for african-americans and the subsequent jim crow laws and other measures used in southern states to reestablish white supremacy. the national constitution center hosted this event . >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome upstairs to the national competition center. >> we heard the pr

pleasure to be here. >> senator, best to your brother. >> thank you. >>> all week we're featuring "american history tv" programs as preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. "lectures in history." "american artifacts." "reel america." "the civil war." "oral histories." "the presidency," and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy "american history tv" now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring "american history tv" programs as preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, a look at world war ii. we begin with high school teacher karen kabana on food rationing during the war and innovations that led to modern day processed food. she then discussed wartime policies dealing with farm labor shortages and food rationing on the home front. watch "american history tv" starting at 28:00 p.m. eastern n c-span3. >>> sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a "washington journal" and sq "american history tv" live special call-in program looking back at woodstock, 1969 cultural and musical phenomenon. historian david farber, author of the book "t

history, american artifacts, real america. the civil war, oral history, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> american history tv continues with a discussion on world war ii food rationing including innovations that led to modern-day processed food. we also heard about government policies addressing farm labor shortages and food rationing on the homefront held by friends of the national world war ii memorial, this is 45 minutes. >>> i'm very pleased to welcome karen cavanna to give her presentation. she participated in the conference in 2017. two summers ago. the first one it was national instead of just local. we're very excited to have her back and she's going to talk to you about world war ii food provisions and how that can be an awesome thing to teach and do an activity with in the classroom. please help me in welcoming karen. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. >> all: good morning. >> i hope everyone's had a good week so far. i certainly did whenever i was here a couple years ago. so this morning i'm going to talk to you about the food fights

and on american history tv on c-span3. next, on american history tv, virginia high school teachers becky morrison and irene winchester even illustrated talk about world war ii and close rationing. they explore government restrictions on styles and colors, and their impact on innovations and fashion such as cork which heals, shorter hemlines, and glow-in-the-dark buttons. friends of the national world war ii memorial hosted this talk as part of their annual teachers conference. invite beckyd to morrison and irene winchester to come up and talk about fashion in world war ii. our superstars and we are so stoked that she brought a colleague. please join me in welcoming them for our presentation. becky: she stole my line because i was going to say this is probably the best teacher conference you can go to. that is why i brought irene this year. this is my third year. i want you to go back to your school and encourage all of your teacher friends to come because this is such a valuable conference. thank you friends of the world wa

the nation and the planet we intend to leave to our children. >>> all week, we're featuring american history tvew of what is available every weekend on cspan3. lectures in history, the real america, civil war, oral histories, presidency, and our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on cspan3. >>> week nights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on cspan3. tonight, a look at world war ii. we begin with high schoolteacher karen cabana on food rationing during the war and innovations that led to modern day processed food. she then discussed wartime policies dealing with farm labor shortages and food rationing on the home front. watch american history tv starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan3. >>> saturday at 10:00 p.m. on reel america, the 1970 film "communists on campus." >> yes, they are on campus. and yet our nation seems unbelieving, even unconcerned. >> sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on oral histories, woodstock cocreator artie corn if he would details how the festival came together. >> how

on american history tv. every weekend on cspan3. >>> in 1980 president carter signed the refugee act which raised the annual ceiling for the number of refugees allowed in the united states. and right now on american history tv former officials who helped implement the measure discuss the challenges they faced with refugee admissions. the impact of public opinion and lessons learned in light of current refugee policy. this is an hour. >>> all right, welcome back, everyone. i want to introduce the next panel which is going to focus on the implementation of the refugee act of 1980. and moderating that panel is eric schwartz, former assistant secretary of state for population frunles and migration under the obama administration. he was senior adviser for humanitarian affairs during the clinton administration on the national security councils. and most importantly he is on the hias board. he also happens to be the president of refugees international. and he is seated next to the ex-president of refugees internatio

all week we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, orlando histories, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> sunday night on q & a theoretical physicist michi michio kaku talks about our destiny beyond earth and achieving digital immortality. >> digital immortality takes everything known about you on the internet, your digital footprint, your credit card records, what movies you see, what wines you like to buy, what countries you visit, your videos, your pictures, your audiotapes and creates a profile that's digitized which will last forever. when you go to the library of the future you will not take out a book about winston churchill, you will talk to winston churchill. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> american history tv continues now with a discussion on innovations in art during world war ii. we heard about propaganda cartoons, n

. >>> this is a special edition of american history tv. a sample of the compelling history programs that air every weekend on american history tv. like lectures in history, american artifacts, real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >> saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history. female activists and the 1960s civil rights movement. >> while women were instrumental in helping to organize and put the march together, the event was purely dominated by men. >> sunday at 4:30 p.m. eastern. the global significance of the declaration of independence during and after the american revolution. >> multiple translations of our declaration also made their way to columbia, venezuela and ecuador over the course of the 50-year period after 1776. a half century known to scholars as the age of revolutions. >> and at 6:00 p.m., eyewitness accounts from inside the white house during the apollo 11 lunar landing. >> we

enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. american history tv products are available at the new c-span online store. go to c-spanstore.org to see what's new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years, c-span has been providing unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events from washington, d.c., and around the country so you can make up your own mind created by cable in 1979. c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite he assu provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. you are about to cru embark upoe great u crusade toward which we have striven these many months.o the eyes of the world are upon you. the hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march r with you.ring a in company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other o fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine, the el

so thank you, everybody. >>> all week we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what'silable every weekend on cspan3. the lectures in history, american artifacts, real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our -- nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on cspan3. >>> this weekend an american history tv special from fort monroe, virginia, when the first africans arrived in america 400 years ago. our first guest is cassandra new by-alexander, taking calls about the origin and history of slavery. and our live coverage continues at 9:30 a.m. for a ceremony with virginia elected officials. at 6:00 p.m. eastern hear the story of the civil war told in 60 minutes by gary adelman. and sunday at 6:00 p.m. american artifacts to the museum of history and culture for an exhibit on african-american history on civil rights. a special from fort monroe, virginia this weekend on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> next remarks from historian nigel hamilton on the last book in his trilogy featuring fdr, war and p

here on c-span and american history tv. >> tonight on c-span, it is a senate aging committee hearing on robo call fraud. among the witnesses, a woman whose grandmother wired thousands of dollars to scam artists. here's a preview. targetedndmother was and pursued not stop by your ring of fraudsters. over time these individuals used creative and cunning tactics to gain her trust. they told her she had won a large cash prize and all she needed to do was pay the taxes and fees. i first realized my grandmother was a victim of elder fraud by the last conversation i had with her. reliving that phone call is very painful. she explained that she needed $6,000 wired to her as soon as possible. her forceful tone and desperation was very exciting. i could hear the panic in her voice and she was very, very afraid. this phone call set off many red everyone here grew extremely concerned about her financial situation. we do not know of a single time in her entire life where she ever borrowed money from an individual. my father informs me that he had wired her a thousand dollars the week prior and he

eastern on cspan3 washington journal and live on american history tv on cspan3. >>> american history products are now available at the new cspan online store. go to cspan store.org to see what's new for american history tv and check out all of the cspan products. >>> next remarks from historian nigel hamilton on the last the book in his trilogy proechlg franklin d. roosevelt at war. war and peace. covers fdr's involvement in planning d-day until his death on april 12th, 1945. the national world war ii museum in new orleans hosted the event, a little more than

american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-span store.org to see what is new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >> sunday night on q&a, theoretical physicist michio talks about our destiny beyond earth and achieving digital immortality. takesital immortality everything known about you on the internet. your digital footprint, your credit card records, what movies you have seen, what winds you like to buy, what countries you visit. your pictures, your audio type -- audiotapes and creates a profile which will last forever. when you go to the library of the future, you will not take out a book about winston churchill, you will talk to winston churchill. >> sunday night at >> in the moment we will be live at point comfort, virginia. in english privateers ship there, the first african ship. cassandra newby-alexander will take phone calls and tweets about the history. governorre is virginia ralph northam talking about the significance of the year 1619. ♪

and now you're watching american history tv. every weekend beginning saturday at 8:00 eastern, we bring you 48 hours of being programming exploring our nation's past. american history tv is only on c-span3. produced by the japanese committee for the investigation of u.s. war crimes in vietnam, "testimony of truth" was filmed in 1966 and 1967 and details the civilian injuries and deaths caused by u.s. bombing in north vietnam. the documentary debuted in may of 1967. it comes to us courtesy of the swarthmore college peace collection. it contains graphic scenes of war that some viewers may find disturbing. 1965, on a 16, , aeet in detroit, michigan peaceloving quaker turned herself into a brazing -- a blazing human torch protesting the united states involvement in vietnam. she appealed to the nations of the world and the american people. awake and take action before it is too late. yours is the responsibility to decide if this world shall be a good place to live for all human beings in dignity and peace or if it should blow itself u

history programs that air every weekend on american history tv like lectures and history, american artifacts, real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nations history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> friday remarks from assistant secretary of state christopher ford on potential ways the u.s. can work toward eliminating weapons of mass destruction in the middle east. he will speak live starting at 1 pm eastern on c-span. and right after that former leaders of the u.s. and japanese militaries discuss the u.s. japanese alliance and its strategy to respond to regional and global security challenges. the event is hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and it starts live at 2:30 eastern on c-span. >>> friday night campaign 2020 coverage with remarks from acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney. he will speak at the silver elephant gala hosted by south carolina's republican party. that starts live at 8:15 pm eastern also on c-span. >>> american history tv continues friday night wi

. >> all week we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. lectures in history. american artifacts. real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-span store.org to see what's new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >> sunday night on q&a theoreteral physicist author of "the future of humanity" talks about our destiny beyond earth and achieving digital imortality. >> now digital imortality takes everything known about you on the internet, your digital footprint, your credit card records, what movies you see, your videos, your pictures, your audiotapes and creates a profile that's digitized which will last forever. so when you go to the library of the future you will not take out a book about winston churchill, you'll talk to winston churchill. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-

and sunday at 2 pm, on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates, as we explore the american story. >> saturday, on american history tv, at 10 pm eastern, on real america. the 1970 film, communists on campus. >> yes, they are communist. their mission probably proclaims the violent overthrow of the democratic system. yet our nation seems on bleeding. even unconcerned. >> sunday morning at 10 am eastern, on oral histories. woodstock cocreator, artie, details how the festival came together. >> i said yes, well if we took it outside michael, suppose we had joplin and all these people, about 50,000 people and i said no, it has to be 100,000 people. my wife said there will be more than 300,000. just like that. i swear to god i looked out that terrence and i actually saw that. everybody says you were spaced out. of course i was. i was looking at a dream that came true. >> at 6 pm on american artifacts, virginia museum of history and culture curator, karen and sherry on their exhibit a 400 years of african- american history

you all and have a good weekend and i will see you on monday. >> all week we are featuring american history tv programs is a preview of what's available every weekend on cspan-3 lectures in history, american artifacts real america, the civil war oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage about a nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on cspan-3. >> weeknights this month we feature american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on cspan-3. this week, look at the weekly lectures in history series which takes you into college classrooms around the country friday, programs that examine legal history including the 1981 trial of jean harris accused of murdering scarsdale diet dr. herman turn our the university of colorado denver professor sarah fields discusses ms. harris is back round her long relationship with the doctor and her conviction for his murder. watch american history tv at 8 pm eastern and every saturday and sunday on cspan-3. >> labor day weekend on american history tv, saturday at 8 pm eastern on lectures in histo

american history tv is only on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, the discussion on policymaking commissions inl american history. this talk from purdue university was part of the conference called making american history. i am the associate professor of instructions, a legal historian who has written about presidential commissions and administrative law from -- law reform. we look forward to

what is new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >> you are watching american history tv. weekend, beginning saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern, we bring you 48 hours of unique program exploring our nations hast -- nations past. american history tv is only on c-span3. much like the high desert of the united states. it is different but very pretty out here. >> hi, i am corinne porter, i am a curator at the national archives museum. i'm going to show you around the exhibition today. before we head into the gallery i want to talk about this lenticular out in the lobby. it has a photograph of the 1913 women's suffrage march, looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the united states capital. it is overlaid with a photograph from the 2017 women's march from pennsylvania avenue as well.

the lectures in history, american artifacts, real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-spanstore.org to see what's new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. from the u.s. capitol historical society, in celebration of the 116th congress, we heard from house speaker nancy pelosi and historian joann

. >>> all week, american history tv programs. lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> here's our prime time schedule on cspan networks. summer interns hold a debate on two political ideologies, libertarianism and conservatism. and cspan2, book tv. book fairs and festivals. cspan3, american history tv with programs on how world war ii american cartoons influenced the war effort. >> watch book tv, saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. coverage includes author interviews with justice ruth bader ginsburg on her book. david treuer, sharon robinson, rick atkinson, and thomas malone, founding director discussing his book, "super minds." live saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern on book tv on cspan2. >>> labor day weekend on american history tv, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history a discussion of abraham lincoln and native americans. sunday at 4:00

on cspan3 it's american history tv with programs on how world war ii american cartoons influenced the war effort. >> watch book tv for live coverage of the national book festival saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. our coverage includes author interview was justice ruth bader ginsburg on her book "my own words." david treuer, his book, the heart beat of wounded knee. sharon robertson talks about her book, "chimed of the dream." . rick eight kinson author of the british are coming. and thomas malone founder for the mit center or collective intelligence. superminds. the national book festival, live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on book tv on cspan2. >>> labor day weekend on american history tv, saturday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history, a discussion about abraham lincoln and native americans. sunday, at 4:00 p.m. on real america, the 1950 army film invasion of southern france. and monday, labor day, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of virginia's first general assembly held at jamestown. explore our nation's past on american history tv.