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on wednesday night, from american history tv's history bookshelf series. race soares talks about his book, latino americans, the 500-year legacy that shaped the nation. the book is a companion volume to the 2013 pbs caught documentary series. watch wednesday, beginning at 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> during the great depression and world war ii, photographers working for the u.s. government were signed to travel the united states and document living and working conditions and later -- in 1939, photographers began using kyoto chrome color film. in this second of a two part american artifacts, library of congress curator beverley brandon, tells a story about cut collection and photographers. >> we are in the center vault of the prince of photographs this is vision of the library of congress. the library has a collection of color photographs from the 19 thirties and forties. it started as an experiment with color film. kodak was just putting its color film on the market, scented out two photographers in institutions

and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. congress passed the occupational safety and health act in 1970 and president nixon signed the bill into law. tonight on reel america, we mark the 50th anniversary with three osha released in 1980 by the carter administration which were recalled by the reagan administration in 1981. we begin with -- watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> sam, like the american people on board to win the war special? >> well, all but a few wreckers. you see that switch, joe? you've got to side track. >> i'm just the guy that can do it, sam. >> look, joe, you can. if you don't fall asleep at the switch like you did in november of 1942. >> don't worry about me. he'll have to knock me out first. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> what happened? who are you? >> not at all. glad you dropped in my boy. glad you

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. >>> on american history tv on c-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> coming up on american history tv, a conversation with the author of the book "the politics of popular portrayals of andrew johnson's impeachment" we'll hear about how the impeachment was portrayed in a 1945 novel, a 1942 movie and in jfk's book "profiles in courage." >> brook thomas is a professor in the english department at the university of california irvine. i think you just took a meritus status, is that correct? >> yes. >> which means he now has more time to write and more time to talk and more time to educate all of us, and i am honored he has come here again. he was here a couple of years ago, and i'm honored that he is back today. [ applause ] i have about 25 minutes so i hope we have time for question and answer. but also to let you know we're moving toward the end. reconstruction stayed alive in the popular memory largely through its portrayal in popular media. i want to look at the

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american history tv on c-span3. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> next on american history tv, american artifacts. we visit the cannon office house building to see artifacts that tell the story of african-americans in congress in the 20th century. >> i'm sarah elliott, curator at the u.s. house of representatives. >> i'm matt wasniewski. i'm the historian at the house of representatives. >> we wanted to talk about african-american representation in the 20th century and have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. and -- the last african-american sort of to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina and a long time before another african-american comes into the house. oscar de priest from illinois. we have a couple of really rare artifacts from oscar de priest from the 1920s and '30s. but before i launch into them, because i love the

american history tv on c-span 3. today, we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend. barry lewis died in january. tonight, two of his talks from the new york historical society. first, the design and construction of the brooklyn bridge, built in the 1870s. followed by his look at the creation and evolution of greenwich village. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3, go inside a different college classroom. hear about topics like the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents. with most campuses closed due to the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union. but reagan met him halfway, encouraged him, and supported him.

american history tv on c-span3, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> up next on american history tv, the director of the of the herbesh hoover and franklin roosevelt talk about the 1932 campaign and the tense transition that followed. the roosevelt presidential library provided this video. >> welcome to home of the roosevelts. i'm paul sparrow, the director of the presidential library and museum and i'm joining today by director of the herber hoover presidential library museum. >> i'm tom swartz, i'm the director of the herbert hoover museum in west branch iowa. >> we're hear to talk about the most remark am transitions in american history, the presidential election of 1932 and hoover and roosevelt, their long relationship both prior to and after their presidencies. this was a period of incredible trauma for the united states with the great depression. of course the two of two of the known each other for quite sometime. during world war i, franklin roosevelt wa

and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> and now on american history tv, we hear about eleanor roosevelt's advice column, which ran for more than 20 years in the ladies home journal and mccalls magazine. >>> hello, good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the wallace center here at the franklin roosevelt presidential library museum. and happy birthday, eleanor roosevelt. [ applause ] you know, it's one of the things that we are so lucky to have eleanor's papers here along with papers of franklin roosevelt and

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and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. each week american history to have visits museums, archives and historic places. the national museum of african-american history and culture opened in september of 2016. located on the national mall near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nation's capitol, with capacity crowds almost every day. up next in the second of a two-part look at the museum's history galleries, we tour the exhibit titled "the era of segregation: 1877 to 1968." and hear the story of african-americans after the civil war. >> at the end of the civil war, african-americans who were released from their bondage immediately sought about creating their own lives with their own resources. and one of the first things many of them tried to do was to reconnect with family members who had been separated during the area of slavery. they traveled the country looking for their relatives. they placed ads in newspapers, primarily church-related newspapers,

explore the american history, watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. >> on st. patrick's day, thursday march 17th 1966, striking pretty pickers from the lino began a pilgrimage through the value of their labor. the state capital in sacramento. the march was more than a means to dramatize a strike. more than a plea for laws. more than a demand for recognition of the union. it was a symbol long, long struggle of california workers for equitable share for the wealth and health to produce. the road that led to this eastern pilgrimage it goes back many years. it's a long road that crosses a big land. everything is big in california. the land is big. and rich. the men and the corporations who owned the land are big and rich. the people who work the land are poor. very poor. the how in the wide of this is not a pretty story. it doesn't have a happy ending. at least, not yet. agriculture is california's biggest industry. it's a three billion dollar a year business. farming in california has always been big. many farms in california are staggered big, some of the old spa

you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. sunday on the presidency as president biden begins his new administration. we look back to past presidential transitions and inaugurations. here's a preview. so as we begin let us take inventory. we are a nation that has a government. not the other way around. and this makes us special among the nations of the earth. our government has no power except that granted it by the people. it is time to check and reverse the growth of government. which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed? it is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and our proportionate. to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary excessive growth of government. it is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation. to limit ourselves to small dreams we're not as so

american history tv, on c-span 3, created by america's television companies, today, we are brought toic service. >> if you like american history tv, keep up with us during the week on facebook, twitter, and youtube. learn about what happened this day in history and see preview clips of upcoming programs. all of us at c-span history. on sunday, the author of the untold story of francis lee and the invention of modern forensics. he shows a several crime scenes that are used for training classes in the metal coal examiner's office of maryland. here is a preview -- in the medical examiner's office of maryland. >> the chief medical examiner of maryland, in baltimore, a statewide agency. explaining death. these were made between 1943 in 1948, by francis lee, who is really the only woman making a contribution at that time, to forensic science, everything that we have come to know in a csi type crime situation, whether in tv or real life, is all due to francis lee and what she did in the university at boston. they are all based on real cases. she says that the facts are true. everything you s

american history tv on c-span3. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> the c-span city tours traveled the country. since 2011, we have been to more than 200 communities across the nation. our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. next, a look at one of our cities tour's. >> there it is. the 60 foot head of george washington. theodore roosevelt to be honored in an unveiling ceremony. >> when i look at the president, the first thing i think about is some individual achievements from each of those people. but really, what they do for me and what this whole memorial does for me is it reminds me about what they stood for. standing for freedom, democracy. i get to think about that every day and share that with people every day. and meet people from all over the world who may not know who those professionals are. but they understand what freedom means. the original idea was by joan robinson. he is a state historian. joan

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you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. published in 1945 cannery row by john steinbeck takes place in the sardine canneries of monterey, california in her own book beyond cannery row sicilian women immigration and community in monterey, california 1915 to 1999. carol lynn mckibben focuses on the role women played in the industry and how they were represented in steinbeck's novel. center for the american west hosted and provided the video for this program. i'm really excited to be here today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of steinbeck's cannery row and his literary genius, but also to share a view of steinbeck country from a female and working class perspective. so i'd like to begin by visually going bac

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explore our nation's past, american history on -- american history tv on c-span3. eated by merrick's cable television companies, today we are brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. ♪ >> next on history bookshelf, an author discusses her book "driving while black: african-american travel in the road to civil rights," which looks at how the automobile impacted the lives of african-americans. she describes how cars provided a new freedom supported by black businesses and travel guides that helped african-americans navigate a segregated landscape. the free library of philadelphia hosted the event in february 2020. in 40 minutes, we hear from a panel of scholars about how suffragists as a group outwardly adhered to traditional ideas of marriage and heterosexuality. talks about his book the zealot and the emancipator john brown abraham lincoln and the struggle for american freedom which compares and contrasts the stories of these two men and their radically different approaches to the question of slaver

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. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past, american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies that today were brought to you by these it was companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> the senate arms services committee holds a confirmation hearing for deputy of defense secretary nominee kathleen hicks. watch live on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> we're standing near the geographical center of san antonio, texas. we're in front of what's called the spanish governor's palace in a town that was actually set up here due to the conflicts between two european empires, france and spain in the 18th century. spain had, of course, established itself well in latin america and south america and in mexico, and northern mexico was especially important to spain because of very rich silver mines. france was over to the northeast in louisiana, and it was up -- it reached up to the northern borders along the red river where it was causing some tr

watch american history tv, this weekend. on c-span 3. >> next on american history tv, historical interpretation group known as the legendary ladies, portrayed notable women from western history, including sharpshooter any oakley, and labour activists, mother jones. held by the golden history mist -- of cold in colorado. this is about 50 minutes. to hear the stories of real women who made a significant impact on the west. welcome sharon, legendary ladies. >> good evening, and welcome. i would like to give a special thanks to megan murphy, who just left us. for inviting the legendary ladies to visit with you today. the women of the west were quite varied. you need only look at the constants -- or listen to the stories they tell, to understand this. some women came west with husbands or fathers, who are in search of gold. opportunity, or land in the west. often, the landscape encountered was quite different from the one they left behind. some had to learn new skills, in order to survive. some women were born here. and others, ca

pacific on "the presidency" here on american history tv. >> you are watching american history tv, every. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies and today brought to you by these television companies that provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. ♪ >> this week, we are looking back to the state and history. [applause] >> in conclusion, i propose a toast to the health of president nixon and mrs. nixon, to the health of our guests, to the health of all those present and the friendship between the chinese and american people. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> follow us on social media at c-span history for more this day in history clips and posts. >> janice crandell powers was an infant when her father was shot down over germany in 1945. next powers uses photographs to , chronicle the journey to learn more about the man she never knew, while how that experience she describes how that experience shaped her life. janice: i'm janice crandell powers and i'm here to share my story with you. during world war ii, first lieutenant leonard crandall was kill

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eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> up next on american history tv, a look at presidential retreats. we'll see abraham lincoln summer cottage, herbert hoover fishing camp and hear stories of the kennedys, clintons and obamas in martha's vineyard. >>> our first guest tonight is from lincoln's cottage where abraham lincoln resided for over a quarter of his presidency. situated on a hilltop in northwest washington, d.c., president lincoln made some of his most critical decisions at lincoln's cottage. while in residence there, lincoln visited with wounded soldiers, spent time with self emancipated men, women and children and drafted the emancipation proclamation. joan cummins is a public historian, artist and educator and program assistant at lincoln's cottage, she supports their public facing programming, particularly for students and teachers. she also works very closely with one of their programs called students opposing slavery for young abolitionists working to combat human trafficking and she also is the co-host of a podcast which i think has a terrif

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>> lectures in history on american history tv, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> 1 million women from 50 different countries married american servicemen during and immediately after world war ii. up next on american history tv, erin coggins, a high school teacher from alabama, talks about these war brides and their experiences both during the war and after moving to the united states. hosted by the friends of the national world war ii memorial this is 45 minutes. >> hello, my name is erin coggins. i am honored to be presenting at the virtual history conference. this is a subject dear to my heart. today i'm going to talk to you about war brides. i have titled this presentation, "first came love, then came marriage, then came life in a strange new land and a farewell to everything familiar." it's a subject that has not received a lot of attention. you'll see a lot on canadian war brides, but not much on american war brides. this is a source that is really untapped. between 1

visit ncicap.org] >> you are watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's best beard american history tv on c-span3. created by merrick's cable television companies, today we are brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> in an interview conducted by the atomic heritage foundation, james forde recounts his assistant -- his role as an assistant for the manhattan project in new york city. he claimed tubes needed to produce enriched uranium for the atomic bomb. the voices of the manhattan project oral history collection is managed by the national museum of nuclear science and history. james: i was born in brooklyn, new york, back in the days when brooklyn was a very, very nice place to live in. i went to school. interviewer: can you tell us, what was your birthdate? lawrence: january 23, 1927. and i attended the local schools in brooklyn, boys high in brooklyn, brooklyn college. that was an interesting experience, because i started in first grade

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eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> next on the civil war, caroline wood newhall, a postdoctoral fellow, discusses research on black prisoners of war in the confederacy. she examines the misconception that all captured u.s. colored troops were executed and goes on to describe how many were, instead, enslaved, including those born free in the north. the civil war studies at virginia tech hosted this online talk and provided the video. >>> today's event speaker is dr. caroline wood newhall. she graduated with her ph.d. earlier this year from the university of north carolina and she joined us just really a few weeks ago at virginia tech as a postdoctoral fellow at the virginia center for civil war studies. i'm certainly really glad she's here and i think you all b

you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. tonight on lectures in history military historian, victor davis hanson teaches a class as a visiting professor at hillsdale college on leadership during world war ii. here's a preview. when hitler woke up on december 8th. he had no idea that japan was going to attack pearl harbor. he was delighted because he didn't have a navy and he was delighted because he had been brought up that oblivion came from two front wars. he was not in a two front war and now both britain and america were in two front wars and he was just convinced. oh my god. they have a two-front war and the japanese had the great navy. i don't have to worry about a navy now. they'll tie the british navy down. they'll they'll try the american navy down. everything's great. let's declare warm and finishing them up. we're still december 7

eastern, here on american history tv. >> you are watching american history tv, every weekend on c-span3history tv. created by america's television companies. today we are brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> and washington, d.c., ruthless violence corrupted in the halls of congress. the attempted assassination of president truman opened fire from the visitor's gallery of the house of representatives. five congressmen were hit. clifford davis of tennessee, kenneth roberts of alabama, george h fallon of maryland and albert of michigan who was seriously injured. observers noted the attack came. it is suggested the motive may have been to arouse anti-united states feeling in latin america through an act of apparently blind violence carefully calculated inflame america's relations with her neighbors. estimates of the numbers of shots fired range from 15 to 30, and each bullet hole found is a grim reminder to those who were resin on the terrible surprise attack. again was held at police headquarters is a widespread sea

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