. >> the c-span cities tour continues its special look at charleston, west virginia. up next, we visit the craik-patton house to learn about two men, one who helped found the city and another who led troops to the confederacy in the civil war. >> today, we are going to talk about two gentlemen that lived here and had an impact on an expanding frontier, and not only in the city, but the region as a whole. here at the craik-patton house, located a mile and a half from is a greek, it revival architectural style home originally built in 1834. howard james craig was the grandson of dr. james craik, one of george washington's close personal friends and comrades during the french and indian war, revolutionary war, and throughout his term as president. james craik grew up in alexandria, virginia, so he decided to settle the land that his grandfather and george washington had discovered in the valley. charleston in 1861 was a city on the rise, and that was in part due to the salt industry just outside of town. prior to that, the charleston area was a militia outpost, fort lee,

cartoonists and musicians and others come from west virginia. >> the c-span cities tour is on the road exploring the american story, and this weekend we will go to charleston, west virginia. >> we have done the heavy lifting whether it is the tim r timbering after the civil war that built the east coast or the coal mine that built the steel, and built the guns and ships that defended us, and helped build this wonderful economy. >> join us as our c-span cities tour looks at the literary life of charleston, west virginia. >>> this weekend, book tv will feature three nonfiction books. on saturday night at 11:00 p.m. eastern donald trump jr. will talk about his new book "triggered" about the left slandering conservatives. and then sunday at 9 p.m., author martha dean is going to talk about "when law should forgive" and she is going to be interviewed by paul butler. >> and even people who commute their sentences have the collateral consequences of the crimes and not allowed the vote and not allowed to have a professional license, not allowed to have their children or get housing in certain place, and so enough is enough. we should find the ways to acknowledge f

west virginia's state capital. we are in the west virginia state capital, in charleston, west virginia. e south bank verye kanawha river, a central location of west virginia. west virginia became a state on first0, 1863, and the capital was in wheeling, in the northern panhandle. it was far enough from the fighting during the civil war, and was also the location for all the conventions when we decided to become our own state. the capital was moved to charleston, a more convenient location. wheeling is out of the way, which made it very hard to travel in that part of the area. today,capital grounds you will notice the most iconic statue we have, the lincoln at midnight, modeled after the poem. abraham lincoln was the president who proclaimed west virginia a state, so it makes sense to have him here. the outside was done in a zinc and copper alloy with a lead lining to it. on top of that is 100 karat gold leaf. done to lookrs are like various flora from west virginia. is undery the capitol renovation due to water damage and failures in the gutter system between the exterior and interior do

west virginia became a state during the midst of the civil war in 1863. the c-span cities tour continues its look at charleston with a visit to the west virginia state museum. to learn about early settlement in the area and what led to statehood. >> west virginia state museum was founded in 1894 and has been continuous ever since. today, we will be talking about the early frontier, the development of the state, the industrialization of the state and we will go into the later andury, the 21st century see what virginia is today. we are in the museum frontier period. these are some of the earliest settlers. we are staying next to george washington, where it has specific artifacts such as his used and the telescope he to cite land here in the valley as well as in the eastern panhandle. fort washington would have been here in the mid-1700s. during this time, this was western virginia. it was part of the state of area thatnd it was an was not greatly developed. a lot of the ideas of separation, becoming a separate state and things of that nature were not being put into this area. these are artifacts that belong to d

west virginia but really for the nation. we are vulnerable, and we are still vulnerable. >> c-span is in charleston, west virginia, learning about the city history literary scene. up next we talked to candace nelson author of the book the west virginia pepperoni roll about appalachian culture. >> one of the things that's important is appalachian is rooted as storytelling so i think that food, culture he can do that because we passed the stories through recipe, along through the items that you made with your grandma that are not specifically measured. >> appalachian food is very complex. there's a lot of layers. appalachia is a huge regions of this bunch of different components that make it what it is. while many think of appalachian food is being the sort of monolithic scotch irish cuisine, it's really many, many layers. we have foods that are inspired from the south, from italy but most notably appalachian food is really rooted in place. you'll see things like foraging for vegetables and you'll see canning to preserve those vegetables too long hard winters. we use our ingenuity to really live off the land in some way. i write a

a black middle class hroughout the south. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to charleston, west virginia, to learn about its rich history. to watch more video from charleston and other stops on our tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv, all tv, all weekendy weekend, on c-span 3. but tv has a life weekend coverage of the miami book fair, starting saturday and sunday, featuring author discussions and interactive viewer call in segments. on saturday, at 11:00 a.m. eastern, republican senator tom cotton talks about arlington national secretary. susan rice discusses her life and career. of constitutional studies at the university of notre dame on liberalism. greenberg discusses russian hackers. on sunday, never 24th, at 10:30 a.m. eastern -- november 24, at 10:30 a.m. eastern, starting with the proliferation of disinformation in politics. the 1950's red scare. journalist eleanor randolph discusses former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. and former professional football player don mcpherson on toxic masculinity. watch live coverage of the miami book fair

west virginia. >> the c-span city tour is on the road exploring the american story and this week and we take you to charleston west virginia. >> you've always done the heavy lifting? whether it be the timbering after the civil war the built most of the east coast and it basically made this deal in both the guns and ships and factories that defended us and built this great economy. [crowd boos] join us today at noon eastern booktv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv as a c-span city tour looks at the history and literary life of charleston west virginia. . . . it is a pleasure to introduce david tonight who needs no introduction but we will do this anyway. the last time we introduced the speaker the economic club,

visit ncicap.org] >> are cities tour stop recently charleston -- traveled to charleston, west virginia. can go to our website. you are watching american weekend, every weekend, on c-span three. this weekend, book tv will feature three new nonfiction books. donald trump, jr. talks about his book, triggered, on the tactics used by the political left that in his view slanders can hurt but if. -- slanders conservatives. about her minow talks book, one should law forgive? she is interviewed by a georgetown law professor, paul butler. serve theire who sentences have collateral consequences of their crimes, not allowed to vote in many places. not allowed to keep their children, not allowed to get housing in certain places read enough is enough, -- in certain places. enough is enough. we should find a way to acknowledge forgiveness. at 10:00, nikki haley with her book, with all due respect. watch book tv every weekend on c-span two. sunday night on q and a, pamela constable talks about her experiences covering her region. >> people say things that are critical of the united states, commonwest,

west virginia. tour is onan cities the road, exploring the american story. this weekend, we take you to charlestonwest virginia. >> whether it be the timbering way back when that built most of the east coast and the coal mining that made the steel that built the guns and the ships and the factories that built this great economy. >> join us sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv as our c-span cities tour looks at the history and literary life of charleston, west virginia. but tv has lived weekend coverage of the miami book fair starting saturday, november 23, and sunday november 24. saturday, at 11:00 a.m. eastern, republican senator tom cotton talks about arlington national cemetery. former obama national security adviser susan rice discusses her life and career. dineen, chair of constitutional studies at the university of notre dame on liberalism, and andy greenberg discusses russian hackers. on sunday, our live coverage continues with former undersecretary of state in the obama installation richard single on the proliferation of disinformation in international politics. david marinus on the

announcer: c-span is in charleston, west virginia learning about the siri -- from ranch to pepperoni roles, of next, we talked to candace food's role in appalachian culture. candace: one of the things that is really important is -- throughd these stories the items that you made with, your grandma that are specifically measured. appalachian food is very complex. there are a lot of layers. there are a bunch of different components that make it what it is.

with support from cable partners this weekend, we traveled to charleston, west virginia. coming up in the next hour we speak with local authors about the city's history starting with the link to booker t. washington. in 20 minutes the chemical spill that contaminated charleston's water system and in 50 minutes the teacher strike. we begin with booker t. washington. >> booker t. washington, the spokesman and leader of african-americans in america, at the time, had horrible jim crow race codes in the south. that didn't happen in west virginia. what he observed in his boyhood heroes was the building of a black middle class that became his path, his career path from teske to being a national celebrity. booker was born south of corona, virginia, 225 miles from here. and those nine years he was a slave boy, he didn't have pants, he wore a slave boy shirt, shoes, across the top, he wanted very much to go to school and he wasn't able to do that. he left the farm in 1865 after the civil war end, there was a soldier who comes to the farm and reads the emancipation proclamation, they

and then we visit charleston west virginia to explore that area of literary culture. and scientist weighs in on the state of artificial intelligence. check your program guide for more information. .. .. welcome to "a fool's errand: creating the national museum of african american history and culture during the age of bush, obama, and trump" book tour, a conversation with secretary lonnie bunch and scott pelley. welcome interim director of the national museum of african-american history and culture, doctor spencer crew.

. >> the c-span cities tour continues its special look at charleston, west virginia. up next, we visit the craik-patton house to learn about two men, one who helped found the city and another who led troops to the confederacy in the civil war.

and then we visit charleston west virginia to explore that area of literary culture. and scientist weighs in on the state of artificial intelligence. check your program guide for more information. .. .. welcome to "a fool's errand: creating the national museum of african american history and culture during the age of bush, obama, and trump" book tour, a conversation with secretary lonnie bunch and scott pelley. welcome interim director of the national museum of african-american history and culture, doctor spencer crew. >> what a wonderful crowd filled with so many people. we are glad to have you here. thank you for that introduction. it is my pleasure to welcome you to the building on behalf of all the staff connected with the national museum of african-american history and culture. happy third anniversary. it is a great day for the museum and a great day that never would have happened without the help of all of you in this audience supporting us and encouraging us to move forward. several months ago, 90 days ago i was at george mason university, and finished my caree

is in charleston, west virginia learning about the city's history and literacy seen. up next, folklorist emily hilliard discussed the ways the

on american history tv as a c-span city tour looks at the history and literary life of charleston west virginia. . . . it is a pleasure to introduce david tonight who needs no introduction but we will do this anyway. the last time we introduced the speaker the economic club, in 2004. senator george mitchell was president of the club and we had 288 members. they were all the rage. and the world war ii memorial dedicated, and major league baseball returned to washington as though washington nationals. for 15 years -- and david rubenstein is back. david as we all know is cofounder and co-executive chairman of the karloff group and chairman of the board. and the performing arts, a strong institution at the council on foreign relations. and engaged in many many other philanthropic activities. the patriotic philanthropy, generous financing, great historical landmarks, including the washington monument, the lincoln memorial. the us marine corps. and monticello, and the arlington house. and purchased rare copies of historic documents like the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation,

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to charleston, west virginia to learn about its rich history. to watch more his -- more video from charleston and other stops on our tour, visit c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on american history tv. university of new hampshire d deliveredilia goul an address called "making peace in britain, ireland, and america: 1778 to 1783." the efforts of several peace commissions to end the revolutionary war, and the events leading up to the 1783 treaty of paris. part of ate talk was three-day conference cohosted by the museum of the american pritzker military museum and library, and the richard c von hess foundation. andood evening, all, welcome to the museum of american revolution. we are on third and chestnut street in philadelphia. you are in the headquarters of the american revolution. era of the oldest founding objects andurviving buildings are within a couple of blocks of where we are sitting. the building we are sitting in his one of the newest. it opened on april 19 of 2017. i k

c-span cities tour explores america's story as we featured the history and literary life of charleston, west virginiaok tv and american history tv. today at noon eastern on book tv, all of our charleston literary offerings, including a look at booker t. washington's life in west virginia, will be featured. [video clip] >> the family became to malden because washington ferguson, his stepfather, was working here in the salt factory and also in the coal mine that was owned here. insent money to his wife order to get the horse and buggy to bring her and the kids to the city. once arrived, they find a wonderful city of christian believers. she gets a job as a chambermaid and then as a cook, and gets the family to hire booker as a houseboy, knowing he would learn social graces, they have a big library available to them, he would have a lot of opportunities he otherwise would not have. as an important part of him being with the family, he developed a familial relationship with mrs. ruffner. she was a yankee lady, a second and really liked booker. he could do no wrong, always asking her, how am i getting alo

host: we travel to charleston, west virginia this weekend on c-span3'sbook tv and american history tvwelcome leah greenberg. she is the cofounder of the indivisible project. blueprint for democracy after trump. thank you for being with us. the following, we don't have time to waste. the country faces permanent concerta control of the senate if we felt accident. the planet facing consequences if america fails to overcome its dysfunction and tackle climate change fast. if we fail to retake power in 2020, we may not have another shot. guest: that is right. that is because we are seeing something that has been going on for a long time of which trump is only the latest symptom of a much deeper problem. that has been a full-fledged apart by the republican party on democracy at the state and federal level that has been going on for long time. it is designed to reduce the power of the people in elected office. it is designed to reduce our voices and so we cannot address the massive challenges we are facing, like climate change and gun violence. host: if you look at history, is this election a

. >> we are in west virginia's capital of charleston, home to the mountain stage radio program. the music stage is heard around the station on npr. up next, we speak with host larry groce on music's role in west virginia culture. ♪ >> ♪ there's a spring in the mountain and it goes down to the town ♪ >> from npr music and west virginia public broadcasting, and by the west virginia tourism office, welcome to

west virginia became a state during the midst of the civil war in 1863. the c-span cities tour continues its look at charlestonsit to the west virginia state museum. to learn about early settlement in the area and what led to statehood. >> west virginia state museum was founded in 1894 and has been continuous ever since.

in west virginia, more than 600 men were paroled at charleston appeared overwhelmingly, i should point out, these were calvary, and a lot of these were detached units. not all of these men were men who should have been at appomattox. in north carolina, more than 2000 men would be paroled. the vast majority of these, a little more than 1000, would be paroled in greensboro, some in goldsboro, and 350 in charlotte between may 1 and june. 5. most of the men from that group and charlotte were from every state, but as you might expect some of i'm may 11 through june 5 among of these men were north carolinians who finally decided to get parole. throughout april, continuing into may and even into june, lee's soldiers tripled and, sometimes as individuals but often as groups to secure their parole. the final number of men that i have in my database, which is certainly not complete, is 15,739. again, this includes places beyond virginia, maryland, north carolina, west virginia. but all throughout virginia, along the northern neck, the eastern shore, or on the peninsula in richmond, and farmville

is in charleston, west virginia learning about the city's history and literacy seen. up next, folklorist emily hilliard discussed the ways the program is documenting appalachian heritage. ♪ emily: we have a lot of people across the state who may not identify as artists, but are extremely creative and important in their own way how they are preserving the traditions in their community from storytelling to fiddling and we really want to help these people do the work they are already doing and practice their artform. with the west virginia folklife present,we'd document, preserve, and support traditional artists, cultural communities across the state. i travel all across the state and do oral history and documentation of anjo players, fiddlers, sign ,akers, independent wrestlers ramadan fast breaking dinners, serbian chicken roasts, any kind cultural heritage or artform or some kind of practice of folklife in the states. -- in the state. there's so much to document, so many people to talk to. and sometimes, when i hear about a woman who is in her 90's, that will be a pri

west virginia's state capital. today we are in the west virginia state capitol. it is in charleston, west virginia. we are close to the south bank of the canal river -- come out river and cannot county -- canal river in canal county. west virginiain which is in the northern panhandle. it was far enough away from the fighting during the civil war. it was also the location of where the conventions were held. the capital was been moved to charleston for it's more convenient location. it is out of the way and a mountainous state. it made it hard to travel there. the capitolaround grounds today, you would notice the most iconic statue we have is this. after -- abraham lincoln was the president that proclaim this. is done in af it copper color with a lead lining. that is a 43 carat gold leaf. they are done to look like various floors from west virginia. currently the capital is under renovation due to water damage and failure to the interior gutter system that we have between the exterior and interior. the construction project began on the spring of 2019. it is not expected to be complete until spring of

and then we visit charleston west virginia to explore that area of literary culture. and scientist weighs in on the state of artificial intelligence. check your program guide for more information. .. .. welcome to "a fool's errand: creating the national museum of african american history and culture during the age of bush, obama, and trump" book tour, a conversation with secretary lonnie bunch and scott pelley. welcome interim director of the national museum of african-american history and culture, doctor spencer crew.

. >> we are in west virginia's capital of charleston, home to the mountain stage radio program. the music stage is heard around the station on npr. up next, we speak with host larry groce on music's role in west virginia culture. ♪ >> ♪ there's a spring in the mountain and it goes down to the town ♪ >> from npr music and west virginia public broadcasting, and by the west virginia tourism office, welcome to another mountain stage with our host, larry groce. mountain stage is a two hour radio show composed of live performances, musical offormances, from all kinds music all across the usa and all around the world. the music varies from african appellation time and -- appalachian and everything in between. ♪ [cheers] in 1983, in december, we started mountain stage regular broadcasting. it was once a month. i think 26 shows later, we were national. from the beginning, our idea was to show as many different sound of music as we could, reasonably , and that is what we still do. ♪ there have been so many folks -- many of them, of course, before anybody else ever heard of them. way back i

announcer: c-span is in charleston, west virginia learning about the siri -- from ranch to pepperoni roles, of next, we talked to candace food's role in appalachian culture. candace: one of the things that is really important is -- throughd these stories the items that you made with, your grandma that are specifically measured. appalachian food is very complex. there are a lot of layers. there are a bunch of different components that make it what it is. while many think of it as being the sort of monolithic dutch irish cuisine, there are many layers. south,ave food from the we have food from -- inspired from italy. but notably it is rooted in place. so you will thief -- you will see things like forging for vegetables, canning to reserve those vegetables through long, hard winters. we've used our ingenuity to live off the land in some way. i learned about how my grandmother really inspired a lot of my food habits. i remember foraging back when i was younger. and she would batter them and fry them. and i just thought it was so neat that we could go out behind her house and find somethi

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to charleston west virginia to learn about its rich history. to watch more video from charleston and other stops, visit c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american weekend every weekend on c-span three. >> next, on american history tv, university of new hampshire professor delivers an address called making peace in britain, ireland and america, 1778 to 1783. he describes the efforts of several peace commissions to end the revolutionary war, and the events leading up to the 1783 treaty of paris. this keynote talk was part of a three-day conference cohosted by the museum of the american revolution. and the richard c yvonne has foundation. >> welcome to the museum of the in america'slution founding neighborhood in philadelphia. we are two blocks from independence hall. you are in the headquarters of the american revolution. some of the oldest founding era documents, surviving objects and buildings are within a couple blocks of what we are -- of where we are sitting. culturalerica's newest