host: we have been talking to cassandra newby-alexander.umber of author of a books on race relations, including "virginia waterways and the underground railroad." she is the dean of the .niversity of north folk's thek you as we hear reversals for the ceremony going on in the background. guest: thank you so much, and i everybody comes to learning little bit more about our american history. host: and what do you think the ceremony will mean for those in attendance and those watching? guest: i think that this will be a watershed moment where americans begin to recognize the importance of 1619, commemorating 400 years of african and african-american perseverance in american society, enslavement, oppression from our understanding of the american story, and we would begin to recognize it and also commemorate those individuals who survived a very, very treacherous period in american history. host: professor, author, and dean, cassandra newby-alexander, thank you for being with us. guest: thank you. host: and a reminder for those watching a c-span3

so i hope that kind of addresses that issue. >> we have been talking to cassandra newby-alexander. she is the author of a number of books on race relations, including "virginia waterways and the undergroundd railroad." she is the dean of the college of liberal arts at norfolk state university. she's joining us in hampton, virginia. thank you for joining us on c-span3 and c-span3's american history tv. and thank you for doing such a marvelous job as we hear the rehearsals for the ceremony going on in the background. dean newby-alexander: thank you so much, and i hope everybody comes to the region to learn a little bit more about our american history. >> and what do you think the ceremony will mean for those in attendance and those watching? dean newby-alexander: i think that this will be a watershed moment where americans begin to recognize the importance of 1619, commemorating 400 years of african and african-american perseverance in american society. we will stop excising enslavement, oppression from our understanding of the american story, and we would begin to recognize it and a

host: our guest is cassandra newby alexander. there was rain in the forecast and a looks like the weather will hold out for those in attendance. we appreciate you being with us at point comfort. you from share with the new york times sunday magazine, a look at a letter from plantation hills farm in mississippi. you can see the slaves listed as their value and information about them. place,om an exhibit in karen sherry from the new england museum of culture, taking a look at a new exhibit, "determined: the 400 year struggle for black equality." let's watch. [video clip] >> we often don't have archaeological or documentary evidence that these early people of african descent in virginia. the exposition tries to evoke what their experiences would have been like with related objects. there are two items excavated from other early 17th century virginia plantations. they are typical of what was probably in captain william the kindhousehold and of items angela probably works with. hoe fors a grub gardening and a ceramic pot used for food

eastern, we are alive with cassandra alexander it will be about the history and origins of slavery in america. the history of africans in america from fort munro, live, 8:30 am. beginning at >> a panel of millennial journalists talk about the industry, figures, and the future of journalism. hosted thes angeles nearly hour-long event. >> welcome. if you are returning, welcome ba

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 washington journal and on american history tv on cspan-3. >> more than 500,000 students competed this year at the local level of national history day. just 3000 students advance to the finals at the university of maryland in june. the theme in 2019 was triumph and tragedy. presentation categories include exhibit, website, documentary, paper and performance . >> up next, a 10 minute performance by three middle school students from ralston nebraska . >> this is triumph and tragedy of the women . >> . >> my name is -- and i was a -- girl and i'm here to tell the story of how my coworkers and some of my closest friends passed away. in 1913 commercially produced in america for

host: we have been talking to cassandra newby-alexander.ber of author of a books on race relations, including "virginia waterways and the underground railroad." she is the dean of the .niversity of north folk's thek you as we hear reversals for the ceremony going on in the background. guest: thank you so much, and i everybody comes to learning little bit more about our american history. host: and what do you think the ceremony will mean for those in attendance and those watching? guest: i think that this will be a watershed moment where americans begin to recognize the importance of 1619, commemorating 400 years of african and african-american perseverance in american society, enslavement, oppression from our understanding of the american story, and we would begin to recognize it and also commemorate those individuals who survived a very, very treacherous period in american history. host: professor, author, and dean, cassandra newby-alexander, thank you for being with us. guest: thank you. host: and a reminder for those watching a c-span3's

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and later, cassandra newby-alexander joins us to discuss the 400th anniversary of when the first enslaved africans arrived in virginia. going out and taxing our companies, it is very unfair. if we do that, we will be taxing their wine, or something else, like they have never seen before. ♪ host: president trump's remarks last night at the white house before his departure for france, and the start of today's g7 summit. it is saturday, august 24. we take you to a life you of the runway where air force one is scheduled to arrive within minutes. than 13,000 police and security officials are on hand to protect world leaders as they begin talks.

we're live with norfolk history professor cassandra alexander newby for the history and origins of slavery in america. then at 9:30, live coverage of commemorative ceremonies with speeches by virginia government officials, including senator mark warner, senator tim kaine, governor ralph northam and lieutenant governor fairfax. the history of african's in america from fort monroe saturday at 8:30 a.m. on c-span's washington journal, and on american history tv on c-span3. >>> beginning of august in paris, we're seized. what could be confirmed, towards the middle of the moment the germans started to leave the city. yes, those were the same germans who signed 25 year leases on their apartments. then on the 14th, our police went on strike. the next day the gestapo left. that was the day, too, when a police car opened fire on a german detachment on the plaza and began the battle of the city. after that, it seemed the french flag was hanging from every window. all the flags were made from curtains or anything. it didn't matter. four days later we heard shouting. we started hiding. me, my husband,

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. ♪

our guest, saturday at 8:30 am, eastern, is cassandra newby alexander from norfolk university, taking your calls about the origins and history of slavery. and live coverage continues at 9:30 am for a commemorative ceremony with virginia elected officials, governor ralph northam, senators mark warner, tim cain, and kirkland cox. at 6:00 pm, hear the story of the civil war told in 56 minutes by gary adelman of the american battlefield trust. and sunday at 6:00 pm, american artifacts takes you to the virginia museum of history and culture for an exhibit on african american history from reconstruction through civil rights. >> a discussion on world war ii

we're live with norfolk history professor cassandra alexander newby for the history and origins of slavery in america. then at 9:30, live coverage of commemorative ceremonies with speeches by virginia government officials, including senator mark warner, senator tim kaine, governor ralph northam and lieutenant governor fairfax. the history of african's in america from fort monroe saturday at 8:30 a.m. on c-span's washington journal, and on american history tv on c-span3. >>> beginning of august in paris, we're seized. what could be confirmed, towards the middle of the moment the germans started to leave the city.

morning we were live from point comfort, virginia with norfolk state university professor cassandra newby-alexandereets about the history and origins of slavery in america. that program is next, followed by a ceremony at point comfort with speakers including senator s tim kaine and mark warner and virginia governor ralph northam. >> the story of virginia is rooted in the simultaneous

eastern, is cassandra newby alexander from norfolk university, taking your calls about the origins and history of slavery. and live coverage continues at 9:30 am for a commemorative ceremony with virginia elected officials, governor ralph northam, senators mark warner, tim cain, and kirkland cox. at 6:00 pm, hear the story of the civil war told in 56 minutes by gary adelman of the american battlefield trust. and sunday at 6:00 pm, american artifacts takes you to the virginia museum of history and culture for an exhibit on african american history from reconstruction through civil rights. >> a discussion on world war ii food rationing, including troop field ration innovations that led to u.s. processed food. >> i'm very pleased to welcome karen to give her presentation. karen participated in our conference in 2017, two summers ago. the first one where it was national. and we're very excited to have her back. she was gonna be talking to you about world war ii food provisions. >> good morning, everyone. i hope everyone's had a good week so far. i know i certainly did. this morning i'm gon

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norfolk state university professor cassandra alexander discusses the history of the first africans arriving in virginia 400 years ago in 1619. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. sunday night on q and a, oforetical physicist, author "the future of humanity" talks about our destiny beyond her 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 wine you like to buy, what country you visit. your videos, pictures, audio tapes and creates a profile that is digitized which will last forever, so when you go to the library of the future, you will not take out a book of winston churchill. you will talk to winston churchill. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span skew hyundai -- q and a. >> president trump will be overseas this weekend for the g7 summit in france. before departing the white house, the president spoke to reporters about the ongoing trade dispute with china and the actions of fed

we were live from point comfort, virginia with norfolk state university history professor cassandra newby-alexander. .ho took your calls that program is next, followed by a ceremony at point comfort speakers including senator tim kaine and mark warner and virginia governor mark -- ralph northam. >>

our first guest is cassandra new by-alexander, taking calls about the origin and history of slavery. 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 peace, covers his involvement planning d day until his death in 1945. the national world war ii museum in new orleans hosted this event. it's a little more than an hour. >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to the national world war ii museum. all of those of you sitting here and to those watching on the live stream, i know you are out there and with us in spirit and we feel your presence too. as many of you probably know, i'm dr. rob satino, i'm here at the human

is cassandra alexander, taking your calls about the origins and history of slavery.coverage from fort monroe continues at 9:30 a.m. for a commemorative ceremony. governor ralph northam, senators mark warner and tim kaine, and house of delegates speaker kirtland cox. here the story of the civil war told in 56 minutes by gary aleman of the american battlefield trust. sunday at 6:00 p.m., american artifacts takes you to the virginia museum of history and culture for a lecture on african american history. explore our nation's past on american history tv every week and on c-span3. >> in the wake of the recent shootings in el paso, texas and dayton, ohio, the house judiciary committee overturned early from the summer recess to mark three gun violence prevention bills that include banning high-capacity ammunition magazines, restricting firearms from those deemed to be arrested themselves, and preventing individuals convicted of hate crimes from purchasing a gun. live coverage begins wednesday, september 4 on c-span and c-span.org. if you're on the go, listen to our live cov

eastern is that cassandra knew be alexander from norfolk state university, taking your calls about the origins and history of slavery. our life coverage from fort monroe, point comfort virginia continues at 9:30 a.m. for a commemorative ceremony with elected officials, governor ralph northam, senators tim kaine and kirkland cox. here the story of the civil war: 56 minutes, by gary aleman of the american battlefield trust. and sunday at 6:00 p.m., american artifacts takes you to the virginia museum of history and culture, for an exhibit on them african-american history from reconstruction through civil rights. at american history tv special from fort moreau, white comfort, virginia, this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. monroe, point comfort, virginia. inouncer: trump be overseas france. before departing he spoke to reporters about the ongoing trade dispute with china. and the action of federal reserve chairman jerome powell. president trump: we put a lot of tariffs on china today. they put a lot on us. where up to $550

and norfolk state university professor, cassandra new by-alexander discusses the history of the arrivalthe first of africans in virginia in 1619. wake of the recent shootings in el paso, takes -- texas, and date and, ohio, the house judiciary committee will return early from recess to markup bills which will include restricting firearms to those deemed by a court to be a danger to themselves. live coverage begins tuesday, wednesday september 4 and c-span.org. and if you're on the go, listen to our live coverage. >> president trump will be overseas this weekend for the g-7 summit in france. before departing the white house, the president spoke to reporters about the ongoing trade dispute with china and the actions of federal reserve chair jerome powell. pres. trump: we are going to france. we're going to have a good few days. it will be very productive, seeing the leaders who are friends of mine, for the most part. wouldn't say it in 100% of the cases. i think we are doing very well. our economy is doing great. we are having a little spat with china. we will win it. we put a lot of tarif

eastern is cassandra newby-alexander. our live coverage continues at 9:30 a.m. for a commemorative ceremony with virginia elected officials. at 6:00 p.m. eastern hear the story of the civil war told in 56 minutes. sunday at 6:00 p.m., american artifacts takes you to the virginia museum of history and culture for an exhibit on african american history from reconstruction through civil rights. explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv continues now with a discussion on policy making and presidential commissions in political history. this talk took place at purdue university and was part of a conference called "remaking american political history. it's an hour and a half. >>> welcome. i'm the associate professor of instruction at northwestern university center for studies. i'm a legal historian who has written about presidential commissions. thank you for coming. unfortunately cynthia spence is unable to be here. we look forward to a great conversation. so we're going to be a little informal today. we've said

host: professor, author, and dean, cassandra newby-alexander, thank you for being with us. guest: thank you. host: and a reminder for those watching a c-span3's american history tv, live coverage getting underway in just a moment, the ceremony that will include the dedication of the fort monroe visitor and education center. among those on hand to speak, virginia governor ralph northam along [applause] >> please take your seats. the morning and welcome to 400th anniversary commemorative ceremony. it is my honor to welcome the lady, thend the first lieutenant governor justin fairfax, the attorney general, senator mark warner, and senator tim kaine. scottepresentative bobby and a representative from virginia. bass andative karen from missouri. speaker of the house of for thes, first counsel embassy of wanda. ,he former virginia governor the former virginia governor robert mcdonald, the former missouri governor greitens, former representatives james payne, members of the governors cabinet, members of the virginia general assembly, including senate ,ajority leader thomas norment

. >> professor, author, and dean, cassandra newby-alexander, thank you for being with us. dean newby-alexander: thank [applause] >> to begin our program, please welcome the honorable donnie artech, mayor of the city of hampton. [applause] please take your seats. good morning and welcome to the 400th anniversary of the first african landing commemorative ceremony. it is my honor to welcome governor ralph northam and first lady pamela northam, lieutenant governor justin fairfax, attorney general mark herring, senator mark warner and senator tim kaine. u.s. representative bobby scott and representative elaine luria of virginia. representative karen bass of california, and representative william clay of missouri, speaker of the house of delegates burkland cox. bonsaiounselor lawrence of the apathy of her wanda former virginia governor cheryl , liles, former virginia governor robert mcdonald, former missouri governor eric greitens, former representatives james moran and mf payne, chief judge roger gregory of the first circuit court of appeals members of the governors , cabinet,

cassandra to be alexander discusses the history of the first africans arriving in in 6019.400 years ago be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> next, oral argument from the u.s. court ofbe sure to watch 's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. appeals for the second circuit in a case concerning subpoenas from two house committees trying to obtain the financial records of president trump and his children. a lower court has already ruled in favor of the committee. this is an hour and 40 minutes. we will hear argument in donald j. trump versus committee on financial services. court, there'she no doubt the dispute comes to the court involving the house of representatives on one side and the president and his family members on the other. >> i do want to note the number of statements three rely upon and the background information makes it clear that these subpoenas are being targeted to the president because he is president. >> when you say because, are you raising motive? >> i am not raising motive but look

eastern we're live with cassandra alexander-new by for the history and origins of slavery in america. at 9:30 live coverage of the commemorative ceremonies with speeches including senator mark werner, senator tim cane, the governor and lieutenant governor. the history of africans in america from ft. monroe live saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. tonight we examine the apollo 11 moon landing, the first moon landing took place 50 years ago on july 20th, 1969. american history tv and washington journal marked the anniversary with three hours of live interviews and viewer phone calls from the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington, d.c. guests included apollo 11 astronaut michael collins and the director of the air and space museum ellen stofan. you can watch that tonight starting at 8:30 on c-span 3. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> ameri

eastern we are live with norfolk state university history professor cassandra alexander-newby. then at 9:30 live coverage of the commemorative ceremonies with speeches by virginia government officials, including senator mark werner, senator tim kaine, governor ralph northam and lieutenant governor justin fairfax. the history of africans in america from ft. monroe, live, saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> next on american history tv, backstory host brian balogh and nathan connelly give a behind the scenes look at their weekly podcast. they are joined by a former staff member and a regular guest. this was part of a two-day purdue university conference called remaking american political history. it's an hour and a half. >> okay. good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome to the 10:45 panel called something like behind the scenes at backstory. >> that's right. >> maybe. just so you know you are not on the wrong flight. i'm brian balogh and i've been a co-host for backstory for over ten years now. i'm going to in

cassandra to be alexander discusses the history of the first africans arriving in in 6019.400 years agoe sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> next, oral argument from the u.s. court ofbe sure to watch 's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. appeals for the second circuit in a case concerning subpoenas from two house committees trying to obtain the financial records of president trump and his children. a lower court has already ruled in favor of the committee.