learn more about hartford and the other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> booker c -- booker t said to him, we have kids covered here in alabama. kids inas literally elementary school who are suffering. african-american kids are getting poorer education. this is separate and not equal. >> tonight, documentary filmmaker talks about her latest "rosenwald." >> first rosenwald says, why don't we just use the kit houses? the best thing booker t. washington ever did was say, no. i want the communities to build it. so these were dealt. .- were built it morphed into 5000 schools all over the south. >> tonight on c-span's q and a. >> monday night on the communicators, republican fcc communicator discusses key fcc,s considered by the including the speed of broadband climate across the u.s.. he is joined by the washington post technology reporter. >> one of the things i found the 21st century there is a democratization of entrepreneurship. i have seen people use that broadband connection to

learn more about oakland and other stops on our tour at cspan.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on cspan 3. >>> this new year's weekend, american history tv is featuring gold medal award ceremonies, first an award ceremony honoring astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin. in an hour, a 1963 nasa film biography of john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states house of representatives

learn more about hartford and the other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history weekend, kend, every on c-span 3. week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that help provide context for today's public affairs issues. >> president johnson addresses a oint session of congress to push a bill aimed at ending discrimination. it would appoint voting registrars in some instances and put an end to complicated literacy tests and other tactics. the president referred to the an american ma as tragedy and throughout the nation, even in canada, there were marches through the streets of towns and cities. in new york's harlem, more than 15,000 fight, in agonized protest. the events in selma were brought on a minister by white men. he died two days later. many feel he suffered martyrdom. four men were held responsible for his murder. epitaph and his tribute. from sprang up overnight an obscure southern town to the newspapers. headquarters for the negro-pride right to vote. for me to lend his support the campaign. he point

learn more about hartford and the other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on the roadkes you to the white house and into the classroom. cam year, our student documentary contest asks us to tell what issues they want to hear from the presidential candidates. follow the road to the white house coverage and get all of the details about the student cam contest at c-span.org. coming up next on american history tv, author kevin lipper talks about the history of conflict between the united states and canada. the national archives posted this talk, it is about an hour. thank you very much. i would like to thank david and douglas for inviting me here. and to you for either sharing or sacrificing your lunch hour to learn a little bit about archival history which i hope you find interesting or a little bit humorous.

.- citiestour c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year, our student cam documentary contest asks students to tell us what issues they want to hear from the presidential candidates. did all the details about our student cam contest at c-span.org. week, american history tv america" brings you archival films. ♪ >> president johnson addresses a joint session of congress to push a voting's rights bill aimed at ending discrimination. it would put an end to complicated literacy tests and other hampering tactics. president referred to the events in selma as an american tragedy and throughout the nation, even in canada, marches to the streets of towns and cities. in harlem, 15,000, half of them white, walked through the streets. broughtts in selma were to a climax by an attack on a white minister by white men. the next day, four men were held for his murder. the demonstrators write his appetite with this tribute. tribute.h with this selma sprang overnight from an obscure southern town to the front pages of world newspapers. it was here t

learn more about california and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. tonight on "q&a", michael ramirez on his recent book of satirical cartoons. >> i have a conglomeration of a stream is israeli settlers and a palestinian figure -- he is on a prayer run, that he has his shoes on. both of these fake ears are theseing -- both of figures are utilizing religion for a political purpose. once again i am an equal opportunity offender. "q&a."-span's 50 years ago, congress approved the voting rights act of 1965. discussed the passage of the voting rights act and the impact of the u.s. supreme court ruling invalidating part of it. the national history center sponsored this talk. this is about an hour. >> ok, i think we will begin. i am game kennedy from the national history center. i would like to welcome you to this discussion on the history and legacy of the voting rights act which was enacted 50 years ago. this briefing is part of an ongoing series. it is sponsored by the national hi

cspan.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on cspan 3. >>> this new year's weekend, american history tv is featuring gold medal award ceremonies, first an award ceremony honoring astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin. in an hour, a 1963 nasa film biography of john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states house of representatives senate subcommittee on science and space and the senior senator from the state of florida, the honorable bill nelson. >> ladies and gentlemen, the -- it said in the psalms written by david as he peered up into the heavens, "the heavens declare the glory of god. the firmament showeth his handiwork." you think of the significance of this congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. and of those in aviation and space first, think of the wright brothers, charles lindbergh, dr. robert goddard, the father of modern rocketry,

learn more about oakland and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. , award-winning documentary film maker rick burns on the relationship between film in history. he explains why historical films are so powerful and compelling but limited in their portrayal of history. he spoke at the opening of the film forum at the national museum of american history in washington. this is about one hour. [applause] >> chris, thank you very much. it was chris who had the energy and foresight for this to happen and we are all appreciative of you and of the team that got this together. ric burns: when i watch movies i am learning about life and fun and sometimes sadness. and receiving instruction from the screen. we all use movies to understand ourselves. growing up in colorado, for me it was westerns. i was captivated by john ford. i do not think i was learning history, but i was hooked on a historic time. and that time for me was very real. film transports us all to another time and place and leads us to learn and exp

booktv's recent visit to hartford and many other destinations on our city's toward go to c-span.org/citiestour. >> now we bring you the second annual bill of rights book festival. for the next four hours panels from the national constitution center in philadelphia. mary sarah builder and sanford levinson all discuss their book but first a.e. dick howard on his book "the road from runnymede" on the magna carta's influence on the constitution. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, happy bill of rights day. this is no ordinary bill of rights day. on december 15th, 1791, the bill of rights was ratified and made part of the constitution this day and this moment is in fact the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights. a round of applause for the bill of rights. i am jeffrey rosen, president of the national constitution center which is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u.s. constitution on a non-partisan basis. we have a furrowing bill of rights, a blockbuster show of four marvelous books about the bill of rights. you will hear

to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue now with our look at the history of oakland. ms. sandifur: where i am standing right now is in the heart of the port of oakland. and it is a park that we build right in the middle of all this industrial activity. so you may even hear the sounds while i in talking about the history in the background of goods movement. and we rely on goods movement in t

learn more about hartford and the other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour.you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> booker c -- booker t said to him, we have kids covered here in alabama. kids inas literally elementary school who are suffering. african-american kids are getting poorer education. this is separate and not equal. >> tonight, documentary filmmaker talks about her latest film

learn more about hartford and other stops on our tour at cspan.org/citiestours. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> a landmark court case loving versus virginia proved it was unprofound for interracial marriage. he discusses how it affected similar legal challenges. the virginia historical society hosted the event. it's a little over 70 minutes. >>> jeter was not a white woman. richard loving all agreed was a white man. so virginia state law not only rendered their 1958 marriage illegal but also required a penalty of at least a year in prison for it. circuit court judge leon f.zeal chose to suspend their prison sentences if they agreed to leave the state. after a few years of exile, loving sought existence to return home to virginia. today our speaker will be focusing on the suit mr. and mrs. loving brought against the commonwealth, a case that eventually made its way to the u.s. supreme court. the lovings challenged the conceit that the state could tell two people that simply because they did not share the same racial i

learn more about hartford and the other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> fdr and truman white house insider george elsey passed away december 30th at 97. he was widely considered one of the last living links to roosevelt's presidency. in 2009 he sat down for an oral history interview with the then director of the richard nixon presidential library. the interview focused on the knowledge of the waning days of johnson presidency and the nixon presidential campaign. but he also talked at length at his own white house career. this is a 15-minute portion of his interview. >> but in april of '42 my boss and naval intelligence was transferred to the white house and he took me with him to a place called the map room. the map room was a small room on the ground floor of the white house which had been just a reception room. it had been converted into an intelligence and communications center where fdr and his close associates could at any hour of any day come in and get a complete briefi

learn more about hartford and other stops on our tour at cspan.org/citiestours. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> a landmark court case loving versus virginia proved it was unprofound for interracial marriage. he discusses how it affected similar legal

learn more about oakland and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. , award-winning documentary film maker rick burns on the relationship between film in history.

to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue now with our look at the history of oakland. ms. sandifur: where i am standing right now is in the heart of the port of oakland. and it is a park that we build right in the middle of all this industrial activity. so you may even hear the sounds while i in talking about the history in the background of goods movement. and we rely on goods movement in a lot of ways we don't take of -- imports and exports keeps the economy going -- and the things that you and i rely on in our daily lives are moving on ships to and from this area all the time. what is fascinating about this location is when you really look back, centuries ago, who was here first. and it was native americans. because this was such a great location in terms of the weather, food, being able to fish for food and all the environment that had what they needed to be able to survive. so now today, when you hear the industrial noises in the background, just know that 1500 years ago, this was where the indians were. cal