as the great great grandson of texas slaveholders award-winning journalist chris tomlinson wanted to ind out what crimes his ancestors had committed to maintain their power and privilege. in his new book tomlinson hill he writes about the slaveowning part of his family history. he also writes about the slaves who kept the thomason -- tomlinson name after they were freed and traces their family tree. chris tomlinson is a columnist for "the houston chronicle" in a fifth generation texan. he spent 14 years as a foreign correspondent with the "associated press" covering africa, the middle east and south asia. he's has reported nine conflicts raging from the end of apartheid in south africa post-genocide rwanda fighting in somalia and afghanistan and iraq. and then we have dr. ellen griffith spears who teaches environmental history and interdisciplinary nick which program and the department of american studies at the university of alabama. earning a ph.d. in american studies from emory university her research focuses on environmental and civil rights history as a u.s. spouse in a global co

as the great great grandson of texas slaveholders award-winning journalist chris tomlinson wanted to ind out what crimes his ancestors had committed to maintain their power and privilege. in his new book tomlinson hill he writes about the slaveowning part of his family history. he also writes about the slaves who kept the thomason -- tomlinson name after they were freed and traces their family tree. chris tomlinson is a columnist for "the houston chronicle" in a fifth generation texan. he spent 14 years as a foreign correspondent with the "associated press" covering africa, the middle east and south asia. he's has reported nine conflicts raging from the end of apartheid in south africa post-genocide rwanda fighting in somalia and afghanistan and iraq. and then we have dr. ellen griffith spears who teaches environmental history and interdisciplinary nick which program and the department of american studies at the university of alabama. earning a ph.d. in american studies from emory university her research focuses on environmental and civil rights history as a u.s. spouse in a global co

friday night at 8:00 on c-span 2, chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white, one black, and the slave plantation that bears their name. saturday night at 10:00 on afterwards, james mcpherson on jefferson davis. then a three-our conversation with michael korda. friday at 8:00 on american history tv, one of the first african-american labor unions, the rutherford of sleeping car porters. 8:00,ay night at propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. a 1936afternoon come a film on tuberculous is in america. find our television schedule on www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us. e-mail us. or you can send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on putter. twitter. >> now to the new york governor's debate. andrew cuomo, rob astorino, howie hawkins, and michael mcdermott. this hour-long debate comes courtesy of wned tv. buffalo, new york, it is election 14, the race for governor. sponsored by the buffalo news and wned wbfo. features rob , howieo, andrew cuomo hawkins, and m

and author harold holser on his latest book, "lincoln and the power of the press" and author chris tomlinson on the story of two families. one white and one black and the slave plantation that bears their name. james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. and our three-hour conversation with author michael korda. and friday at 8:00 on american history tv, on c-span 3, one of the first african-american labor unions. and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world were ii and on real measuring, a film on uberculosis. email us at comments at c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span hashtag comments. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> president obama spoke today about the government's evidents to prevent the spread of the -- efforts to prevent the spread of the ebola virus. his is 20 minutes. [applause] >> in december of 2013, a young child in a remote part of guinea became the first unfortunate soul to suffer the scourge of ebola virus disease in west africa. since that time, more than 10,000 people hav

and tonight at eight on c-span2, author chris tomlinson on the story of two families -- one white, oneck -- and the slave plantation that bears their name. saturday night at ten on "after words," james mcpherson on jefferson davis. and sunday live at noon on "in depth," our three-hour conversation with michael korda. tonight at eight on american history tv on c-span be -- c-span3, the brotherhood of sleeping carporters. and saturday night at eight on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii, and sunday afternoon at four on "real america," a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or you can send us a tweet at c-span@comments. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> more campaign 2014 coverage now with a look at maine's second u.s. house district. candidates for the open seat are democrat emily cain, republican bruce poliquin and independent blaine richardson. it encompasses the entire northern portion of the nate. the rothenberg politi

chris tomlinson is author of "tomlinson hill." >> just yesterday we had larry wright, joyce carol oates a world-class -- it was t.i.d.e. list. sorry, martin. .. and each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, which i mean i think probably if you are going to read a book about a family, it better be one that is unhappy with an interesting challenge to go with it. both of these authors today have written fabulous books come a very different books about their families. when i was thinking about this, my name is paul steckler. i teach at the university of texas and i teach films. i show films every semester about people's families, where their families give up all sorts of secrets for a wide audience. afterwards i asked the students, how would you feel about doing this if you're an family? would you ask your mother that question? would you ask them to say these things to a wide audience? i really admire the fact that chris and maria have dealt out of written such fabulous books about their families. so what i would like to do is to start up by leading each of these authors read from thei

author chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white and black, and the plantation that there's their name. at book tvs afterwards. presidentfederacies jefferson davis. our conversation with former .ditor and chief friday 8:00 on american history tv on c-span 3, 1 of the first african-american labor unions. saturday night at 8:00 on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view during world war ii that. a 1936 filmamerica, on tuberculosis. find our television schedule at c-span.org. let us know about the programs you are watching. call us -- e-mail us. cspan. us a tweet on follow us on facebook, join us on twitter. >> republican senator susan collins is up against shenna bellows. senator collins is running for her fourth term. this hour-long debate is courtesy of the maine public broadcasting network. >> welcome to "your vote 2014"" the united states senate debate. we are coming to you from the theater on the campus of husson university in bangor. the debate will feature broad discussions and a lightning round. the republican candidate is incumbent u.s. senator susan colli

friday night on c-span 2, author chris tomlinson with the story of two families and the slave plantation that bears their name. saturday night, pulitzer prize-winning author james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. sunday, our conversation with author michael korda. friday on american history tv on c-span 3, one of the first african-american labor unions. saturdayhistory, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. onday afternoon, a 1936 film tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. throughout campaign 2014, c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of the next congress. this tuesday night, watch live election night coverage to see who wins, who loses and which party will control the house and senate. coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern with results and analysis. you will see

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and tonight at 8:00 on c-span2 author chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white, one black, and the slave plantation that bears their name. saturday night at 10:00, on book tv's after words, james mcpherson on the confederacy's president jefferson davis. and sunday, live at noon on in-depth our three-hour conversation with author michael korda, former editor in chief at simon & schuster publishers. tonight at 8:00 on american history tv on c-span3 one of the first african-american labor unions the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures in history, propaganda and america's jview of the japanese during world war ii and sunday afternoon at 4:00 an real america a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet @c-span #comments. >> on campaign 2014, c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of

and friday night at eight on c-span2, author chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white, black, and the slave plantation that bears their name. saturday night at ten on booktv's "after words," james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis." and sunday at noon, "in depth" is michael korda, former editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. one of the first african-american labor unions, the brotherhood of sleeping carporters, and saturday night at eight on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. and sunday afternoon at four on "real america," a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span @comments. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> here are a few of the comments we've received on our ebola virus coverage. >> my comment about ebola is we actually have ebola right here in this country, doctors coming back

and friday night at 8:00 on c-span 2, chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white, one black, and the slave plantation that bares their name. saturday night at 10:00 on book tv, james mcfer son on the confederacy's president. and sunday live at noon, our conversation with michael korda. friday at 8:00 on "american history tv" on c-span 3, one of the first african-american labor unions. the brotherhood of sleeping carporters. and saturday night at 8:00, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. and sunday afternoon at 4:00, a 1936 film on tb in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next a debate on the safety of gmos. joul hear from consumer advocate jeffrey smith and biotech entrepreneur gregory stock from the vail symposium in mid-march. this is two hours. >> our guest on my far left is jeffrey smith. he's an international best selling author and fil

and friday night at 8:00 on c-span 2, chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white, one black, and the slave plantation that bares their name. saturday night at 10:00 on book tv, james mcfer son on the confederacy's president. and sunday live at noon, our conversation with michael korda. friday at 8:00 on "american history tv" on c-span 3, one of the first african-american labor unions. the brotherhood of sleeping carporters. and saturday night at 8:00, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. and sunday afternoon at 4:00, a 1936 film on tb in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next a debate on the safety of gmos. joul hear from consumer advocate jeffrey smith and biotech entrepreneur gregory stock from the vail symposium in mid-march. this is two hours. >> our guest on my far left is jeffrey smith. he's an international best selling author and fil

and tonight at 8:00 on c-span2, author chris tomlinson on the story of two families, one white, one black, and the slave plantation that bears their name. saturday night at 10:00 on boo. tv's afterwards. sunday live at noon on in-depth, a three-hour conversation with the former editor in chief the simon shuster publishers. one of the first african-american labor unions, the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures and history, prop ghana and america's -- propaganda and america's view of the japanese on world war ii. and at on reel america, a 1946 film on tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org and leapt us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626 - 3400. email us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span #comments. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> in a few minutes we'll show awe debate between illinois kemic governor pat quinn and his republican challenger bruce rauner. governor quinn served since 2009 after rob blagojevich was impeached and

then tonight at 8:00 on c-span 2, author chris tomlinson on two families, one white and one black and slave plantation that bears their name. on book tv, pulitzer jefferson davis on american t 8:00 history tv on c-span three, one of the first african-american unions, and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii and a film on duh berk lois sis in america. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us or email us or even send us tweet. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook. ollow us on twitter. >> throughout campaign 2014, c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine the control of the next congress. watch the election night coverage to see who wins, who loses and which party will control the house and senate. we continue with results and analysis and see candidate victory and concession speeches in some of the most closely-watched elections. campaign 2014 election night coverage on c-span. >> "washington journal" co

. >> chris, one thing about your book, how sarah tomlinson had to take over the plantation after her husband passed away. i was asking you about this question, and also with ellen's book, that's one way that typically -- women didn't have property ownership but she had to assume that role. >> don't get me wrong, there are lots of women in the book. and they -- the whole reason tomlinson hill exists is because church -- churchill jones was an entrepreneur, and they bought land, improved it into a plantation, growing a cash crop, either sold it to someone else and then went and bought more virgin land, or went off and bought another plantation. that's why many families would have four, five, six different plantations in different locationsment they were the mcdonald's entrepreneurs of their time. and so when churchill jones moved to texas, his wife was a tomlinson, and so she wrote to her younger brother and said, you need to move -- i've got some land for you. i set it aside. come to texas. and then jim tomlinson's wife was a stalwart and she wrote home to her brother and said, you sh