anna quind lin on c-span3, a look at resistance to slavery. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, life of robert smalls, slave who escaped, fought for the unione civil war and later served south carolina in the u.s. house of representatives. and at 10:00 p.m., vanderbilt university professor richard blackette discuss house slaves escaped to canada, mexico and the caribbean. >> the life of the sailor includes scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing the loft, whatever duties assigned. gun drill practice. but by the end of the day you're ready for rest but you don't get a full eight hours sleep. on board a ship like constitution, four hours on, four hours off. >> this week on american tv, life of an enlisted man during the uss constitution during the war of 1812. >> sailor lived in fear of the possibility being whipped by a the cat anine tails that was always carried by a petty officer in a bag. the thing the sailor never wanted see was a petty officer getting ready for a flogging. it's a phrase we still use today. don't let the cat out of the bag. you don't want to see the cat anine tails coming out for a flogging. >>