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american studies at the university of massachusetts, amherst. we are talking about the 1960s lunch counter protests in this hour, and being joined by our friends on american history tv on c-span, inviting you to join the conversation. phone lines are split up originally. there is a special line set aside for sit-in participants and their family members. if you remember those days, those citizens, please call us. we would love to hear from you as we go about this hour of the washington journal. professor parker, why did this movement become the one that gets pointed to, the greensboro protests in particular? why is that the one that started this new round of sedans? this wasn't the first lunch counter protest. there had been other stool sedans that had happened, going back to the forties and fifties. why is this the one that gets pointed to? >> it's a historical moment. there is an energy and a desire for immediacy among young people. we are in a moment after the second world war. the economy is prosperous. african americans have now relocated to urban centers. they are making more money. they are more educated. so the time is right. and then we have the emmett till, the montg

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on american history tv. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> army heritage days is an annual event held in may at the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania. hundreds of living history hobbyists are selected by the center to conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about military subjects, ranging from the american revolution to the war on terror. the theme this year was the 75th anniversary of d-day. next, on american artifacts, we visit an exhibit about world war ii soviet soldiers. craig: my name is craig hall. i basically consider myself an amateur military historian. i do various impressions. this impression here today is to represent the contribution of the soviet union as an ally of the americans and the british, to helping them win world war ii. we have to give equal credit to our allies. some would say, we couldn't have done it by ourselves, but the point is -- people ask me why do i do this impression. i think because the reason is that

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on why president trump should be reelected with his book, trump and the american future, solving the great problems of our time. watch book tv on c-span2 this weekend. >> american history tv on c-spanhree, explained people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturd saturday, 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, historian and the new york historical society talk about artifacts related to the july 1863 rides in new york city. the civil war and 50 objects. on sunday, 6:00 p.m., on american artifacts, we will tour fort monroe museum, the largest fort in the u.s. the chesapeake bay near virginia. you're about how the form served as a beacon of freedom for enslaved people who protected the union stronghold. it helped former confederate president, jefferson davis and president for two years after the war. at 7:00 p.m., a look at fdr, truman and the atomic bomb on the heels of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings. president truman's grandson, truman daniel. fdr presidential library and museum director, paul spiro and his story and, edward. 8:00 p.m., on the presidency, ronald reagan, 1983 interview. his 1980 interview with the bbc, it's in.

you're watching american history tv on c-span three. being ladylike does not require silence. why should my husband's job or yours prevent us from doing this and being first lady should prevent us from expecting our ideas. she and president gerald ford it discussed her experience with breast cancer, and so much of a public life struggled with jargon alcohol dependency and confronting it defined her first white house years. >> good evening and working to c-span series, first ladies, influence an image. we'll tell you about elizabeth of our president gerald floored, and here is richard norton smith. presidential historian and we have one of the academic advisers. we have talked about a number of presidential libraries. among them the gerald ford library in michigan. you developed a relationship with the fourth, so you bring that to the table. >> in folders closure, i try to be objective as possible, but i was very fortunate to become friends with the ford. >> i want to start the story where we left off, which is that night in august where they learned we will be in the white hou

. ♪ ♪ american history tv on c-span three. oring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday, at 6 pm eastern on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie pelley talk about -- related to the july 1863 draft riots in new york city. featured in their joint publication the civil war and 50 objects. on sunday, at 6 pm on american artifacts, we will tour 14 roe case may museum. the largest fort in the united states which sits at the mount of the chesapeake bay near hampton virginia. here about how the fort served as a beacon of freedom for enslaved people who were protected at the union stronghold and how it helped former confederate president jefferson davis as prisoner for two years after the war. at 7 pm, a look at fdr, truman and the atomic bomb on the heels of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of hiroshima. with president truman's grab grandson, clifton truman daniel. fdr presidential library and museum director paul sparrow and historian edward angle. at

you're watching american history tv on c-span three. the u.s. supreme court today ruled that the death penalty does not necessarily represent cruel and unusual punishment, and that i can be a deterrent to crime. by seven to two, the judges upheld the death penalty in florida georgia and texas, other states may be affected in this similar way. but about five to four, the court struck down capital punishment laws and and louisiana. that ruling could prevent still other states from invoking their own death penalty laws. >> all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states are admonished to drawn their and give their attention. >> landmark cases, spends special history series, produced in partnership with the national constitution center. exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> mr. chief justice, may it please the court -- >> good evening! welcome to c-span's landmark cases. tonight, the death penalty in the case of gregg v. georgia a 1976. as you hea

american history tv on c-span three. oring the people and events that tells the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 8 pm eastern on lectures in history. up next on american history tv. we visit the virginia museum of history and culture enrichment to look at their exhibit on 400 years of african american history for this tour, curator karen cheri focuses on the period between 16 19 and the civil war. each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. next, we visit the virginia museum of history and culture in richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of american -- african american history curator karen sherr focuses on the period between

you are watching american history tv on c-span three. -- my name is naomi and i'm 11 years old. me and my friend carter led a walkout earner alum entry school and are on the 14th. >> i'm a sophomore at aubergine aversive three years ago, i stood exactly where y'all are today and attended my first march for life. >> we march for our whole generation. we are the generation. one more cases, c-span's special history series. produced in partnership with the national constitution center. exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> mr. chief justice, made please the court. >> good evening, and welcome to c-span's landmark cases. tonight's case is tinker versus des moines independent community school district. in this 1969 case, a court in a seven to two decision ruled that students first amendment rights to free speech are still protected even when they are at school. for the next 90 minutes, we will learn more about the history of this case and it's significance in our society today and in a year where there are lots of students

american story, watch american history tv this weekend, on c-span3. ♪ american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend. and all of our programs are archived on our website at c-spanwork/history -- at c-span.org/history. see our schedule about upcoming programs. that is c-span.org/history. on "reel america," "we work again," a 1937 film promoting new deal programs that put unemployed african-americans to work in infrastructure, health care, education, and the arts. the final four minutes of the film shall the final scene of a federal theater production of "macbeth" with an african-american cast. according to the library of congress, the play was directed by orson welles and on the , opening night of the play in 1936, 10,000 people crowded the streets of harlem in an effort to score a ticket. ♪ [lively orchestra music] ♪ narrator: only a few years ago, we were a discouraged people because we were forced to lose , our jobs when old man

on c-span three. online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. american history tv continues now, with remarks from civil rights leaders fred gray and john lewis on the life of rosa parks. they highlighted her activism with organizing boycotts and non violent protests against segregation and discrimination. this event was held to celebrate the opening of the new exhibit, rosa parks, in her own words, at the library of congress. >> please welcome the librarian of congress, doctor hagan. (applause) good evening. good evening. and welcome to the library of congress. it is our pleasure to have everyone here for a very special night, as we open the libraries newest exhibition, rosa parks, in her own words. it is my honor to welcome members of congress, including members of the congressional black caucus, members of the rosa parks family who have come to washington for this special celebration. can you give them a hand? (applause) we would also like to welcome the rosen and raymond parks institute for self development, led by miss elaine steel. that is another round of ap

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you are watching american history tv, all began to come every weekend on c-span three. ♪ >> the atlanticall has been penetrated. there after the first assault, the allies clung precariously to a few beaches. but now they have a solid foothold on fortress europa. men and material are poured on to the newly won beaches with every favorable tide -- and on some unfavorable ones. the allied command has announced that the battle of the beaches is complete. the tremendous offensive was bitterly contested. the nazis knew that each passing hour diminished their chances of throwing the allies back into the sea. but the american, british and canadian troops pressed forward firmly onto the soil of france, and made contact with the french people. this was no pushover, driving the germans back. some of our troops dropped within yards of the water's edge. there were two enemies, the germans and the heavy seas. german prisoners were taken almost at once. american and british aircraft supported the shocked troops magnificently, preventing the germans from marshalling reinforcements. they plastered peacef