learn more about the town and other stops on our tour at you arerg/citiestour. watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> sunday, on american history tv, a look at russell kirk, a leading conservative author whose book, " the conservative mind," was printed in 1953. here's a preview. >> i want to say work but russell kirk's great compassion. we often look with skepticism of compassion in the mouth of a politician. russell kirk, lives compassion. one of the great things he did, and this may be one area where he disagrees with the administration is that he brought in refugees. not only did you have a hobo as john had alluded to, you also had young women who found themselves pregnant and alone in michigan and in the cost of. they had a welcome space at russell kirk's home. as it refugees from vietnam and communism in eastern europe. it should be said that russell kirk was prudential and wise about selecting these refugees. they were the victims of communism. they were not a pell-mell crowd that would include the victimizers as well as t