more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> a confrontation that occurred in greensboro on november 3 1979 is extremely complex with many perspectives and many facts to consider. on november third, the communist workers party, which had formally been the workers viewpoint organization, had arranged to hold a parade in eastern greensboro to try to unite blacks and people who might be potentially union members. they engaged with the ku klux klan, invited the klan succumbed to greensboro, which they call the death to the klan march which certainly was confrontational from the outset. members were gathering with neighborhood residents around 11:00 in the morning for the parade to kick off at noon, but before that could happen, a caravan of nazi and klan members arrived on the scene. before uniformed police were present, violence began. it began with cwp demonstrators actually hitting the caravan cars with tickets find -- ticket signs. at that point, the klan members did collect weapons and shoot into the air. the next thing to happen was that some of cwp protesters also pull

murrow was born near greensboro. he is famous for condemning senator joseph mccarthy and tori's catchphrase, good night and good luck. posted by time warner cable partners c-span recently visited many sites visiting the city's history. learn about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in greensboro, north carolina, standing on the battlefield of guilford. during the revolution, the british had moved their campaign to the southern department and had captured georgia and south carolina and were moving into north carolina to try to what they called, restore wrought authority. which meant, they would conquer the land. that is how they end up. guilford courthouse. it was march 15, 1781. general nathanael greene was pitted against the british army under lord cornwallis. cornwallis was making his march to north carolina, conquering the land. general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general. he was sense out. he was sent sou--he was sent south. the sout

center and museum opened in greensboro february 1, 2010. the museum tells the story of the citizens that happened in the story -- and the city which launched a wave of -- >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina, n. c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access to public accommodations and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this woolworth building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this is the actual lunch counter area that's been preserved. some seats have been taken out in other areas that are at thing smithsonian and other musics. -- and other museums. the four young men that sat in here have talked to us about around where they sat, so a lot of the things you will see here are the actual advertisements around the different m

our staff recently visited many sites exploring greensboro's history. learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> going through and down the street, some of them had eggs going through them -- eggs thrown at them and water dumped on their heads from building. it never got to the point where -- isn't this nice? it was never nice. it was just more than the city could handle in the final amount. it was about unanimity and solidarity and we are all in this together. i grew up in ohio. ohio was a little less segregated. not less racist, but less segregated. so while i grew up in ohio and i understood that things were different in the south, i also grew up in a family that was very sophisticated about politics and what the situation was. i knew both sides of the coin and how i felt about it was that of course it was unjust and it needed to be changed. my father was very much involved in african-american rights as a social worker. he worked for the national urban league. i was not unaware of any of this and what this meant to black

welcome to greensboro north carolina. we will talk about the supreme court court case plussy versus ferguson to help with segregation in the united states. we will explore the seen in greensboro starting with linda brown recruiting her memories of the sit-ins. >> in the mass marches going down the street and some had eggs thrown at them and water dumped on their head from the buildings. it never got to the point where it was like seeing this is nice. it was just more than the city could handle. it was that unanimity and solidarity and we are all in this together. i grew up in ohio and they were a little less segregated. not less racist but less segregated. so i grew up in ohio and understood things were different in the south but i grew up in a family that was sophisticated about politics and what the situation was. so i knew both sides of the coin and i felt it was unjust and needed to be changed and my father was very much involved in african-american rights as a social worker and he worked for the national urban league

murrow was born in greensboro. he was known for criticizing senator mccarthy and his catchphrase "did night and good luck -- "good night and good luck." >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1, 2010. museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launched a wave of sit-ins across the south. >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina amt state -- amt -- north carolina a&t state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access to public accommodations and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this woolworth building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this is the actual lunch counter area that's been preserved. some seats have been taken out in other areas t

learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in greensboro, north carolina at the military park, standing on the battlefield. during the revolutionary war the british had moved their campaign to the southern department and had captured georgia and south carolina and tried to what they called restore the party, which meant they would conquer the land, and that is how they ended up here in the middle of north carolina. it was march of 1871. general nathanael greene was pitted against the british army, and cornwallis was making his march through north carolina by conquering the land and so forth, and general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general, and he was sent south. he was sent by general washington to come south and save the southern army, because the southern army has lost two major battles and lost many many men and there were very few soldiers left, so general washington sent general greene south with the idea to try to stop cornwallis. cornwallis was the commander of the british army in the southern ar

the fight had just started in greensboro. okay, what are we going to do about these other restaurants in the movies than what are we going to do? so they tried to keep alive as jesse jackson said keep hope alive, by having meetings and you know energizing people. .. and then it picked up again. and here again i can't tell you why. you know there are mysterious things that happened in history. and people began to say okay, and the national congressional some national people were sent down to help and began to have organized sit-ins at the hotshots. it was a restaurant called the hotshots. and that the mayfair cafeteria and at the movies. and the more they did the more people joined. and so i 1962 you've got this continuing pressure on the city, marches and so on which are growing. and finally this culminates in the police department beginning to arrest people for trespassing. and that's when you have 250 bennett women who get arrested in 1963. kind of huge push for integration. meantime in washington you've got president lyndo

a look at our recent visit to greensboro, north carolina. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend. >> today we are at the greensboro historical museum in an exhibit called the murphy confederate long arms collection and this collection was actually originally loaned to the museum, and then bequeathed to the museum upon dr. murphy's death in 2003. john and isabel murphy was a particular collector inveterate long arms. he was born in washington, d.c. and attended school in virginia. he was a southerner. he then enrolled in the navy. he served as a doctor for 20 years before retiring and assembled what is an outstanding collection, one of its kind of confederate long arms, and by that i mean rifles, was it, shotguns, and carbines made in the south for confederate soldiers. his interest in the civil war, talking to his maternal grandfather and some great uncles, and the fact that his maternal grandfather was a confederate veteran, so i think that sparked his interest in the civil war. the centennial of the civil war in t

the city of greensboro is named fort nathanael greene. we have this wonderful statue behind the of general greene on the horse at the time of the revolutionary war. general greene was one of the major heroes of the revolutionary war. his conduct in the war was exemplary. he was able to put men into the field and keep them into the field. the militia saw that general greene was not going to sacrifice their lives needlessly. so, following the war greene had not only the respect of the generals and >> general green stop the total british victory in the south. he was the one who could get the army alive and in the field and had washington's confidence. he proved his worth in the southern campaign. >> american history tv is featuring greensboro, north carolina. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about greensboro on c-span's city tour at c-span's

we continue now with our look at the history of greensboro. this is american history tv on c-span3. >>>> today we are the greensboro historical museum. this is exhibit called the murphy confederate long arms collection. this collection was loaned to the museum, and then bequeath to the museum on dr. murphy's death in 2003. john and isabel murphy were a couple married, and john was a particular collector of confederate long arms. he was born in washington, d.c., and attended school in virginia, said he was a southerner. he enrolled in the navy and served as a doctor for 20 years before retiring. he assembled an outstanding collection, one of its kind of confederate long arms. by that, i mean rifles muskets shotguns, and carbines made in the south for confederate soldiers. his interest in the civil war talking to his maternal grandfather and some great uncles, and the fact that his maternal grandfather was a confederate veteran, so i think that sparked his interest in the civil war. this in tenniel of the civil war in the 1960's was also a big c

the city of greensboro is named for nathanael greene. we have this wonderful statue behind me of general green on the horse at the time of the revolutionary war. general green was one of the major heroes of the revolutionary war. and his conduct in the war wa s exemplary. he was able to put men into the field and keep them in the field, and to the militia saw that general greene was not going to sacrifice their lives needlessly. so following the war green had not only the respect of the generals and the politicians but he had the respect of all the common militia soldiers that were involved in the war. general greene stopped what would have been a total british victory in the south. general greene was the one man that washington could trust that could keep the army a live, keep it in the field, and had washington's confidence. and he proved his work - his worth. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring greensboro, north carolina. our staff recently traveled there. learn more about greensboro and other stops on c-span's

but down in greensboro, alabama, you can build a bike with an innovative new design. out? deep in the heart of rowe alabama, the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. the catfish capital is struggling to keep its head above water. >> what happened when you came here? >> about 75% of the shops shut down. >> there was one thing they had plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. you have to have something you're making out of it. >> pandor became somewhat of a one woman stimulus plan for governor'sboro, running the hero foundation, she tapped into the town's most unwanted resource to do it. bamboo bicycles aren't exactly a new idea. they have been around since the first one was introduced back in 1894. and now they are gaining popularity in small bike shops like this one. but none of them are like the bikes you finder here at hero bike shop. that's thanks to an industrial designer who took the time to get his hands dirty and develop a new innovative design. woods. >> it is. >> university of kansas professor

some of the problem greensboro faced aren't unique to greensboro, they happen in communities all around the country. issues with race relations, my hope was that they would improve over the last few years but they have actually seemed to be more challenging. i do not know if that is unique to greensboro, or because of things happening on a national level. we have a deep history when it comes to the civil rights movement, not only the february 1960 with the sit in movement but as far back as the underground railroad. we are an active community, and i think that is a good thing, we have dialogue and civil rights are something that is always in the forefront of our minds. peter: that is a little portion of our visit to greensboro north carolina. you can see a lot more this weekend on booktv on c-span2 and american history tv on c-span3, 48 hours of history, 48 hours of books every weekend. act ii your calls on what the president had to say about the west being at war with islam, he called it an ugly lie. modesto, california, democrat, what do you think? are you with us? go ahead. caller: i

rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1 2010. . museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launch aid wave of sit-ins across the south the >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina n.c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a

we continue with our look at the history of greensboro. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> we are in greensboro, north carolina at the military park. standing on the battlefield of golfer courthouse. -- guilford courthouse. during the revolutionary war the british had captured georgia and south carolina and were moving into north carolina to try to restore authority, which meant they would conquer the land. that is how they landed here at guilford courthouse. march, 15, 1781. general nathanael greene was pitted against the british army under lord cornwallis. lord cornwallis was making his march through north carolina and general greene wanted to stop that. nathanael greene was george washington's most trusted general. he was picked by general washington to come south and save the southern army. the southern army had lost two major battles at charleston and camden, south carolina. last many men. there were few soldiers left. general washington sent general greene south to stop general cornwallis. charles cornwallis was the commander

learning about the letter of the literary life and a visit to greensboro north carolina. [inaudible] >> we looked over and saw an envelope with a seal on it and walked over and noticed in 1832 document. and then they discovered a trunk and books and portraits. and so this was this treasure and we had this story available to the public displaying different items from time to time, trying to include stories from her book and it talks about this through 1849. some of the items that we currently have on display include card inquiries and some small cut glass perfume bottle is and a pair of silk slippers that have tiny little ribbons that cut across the arch of her foot. and the two dresses are the reproduction of a peach silk down that she wore early in life as well as a red velvet gown that is part of this collection and there is also a legend that now accompanies this dress. >> watch all of our events from greensboro. be sure to tune into american history tv on c-span3 as well. >> journalist april ryan has covered politics and the white house over 25 years and in her book t

the literary and historical culture of greensboro, north carolina.ill be exploring that meeting hearing people. we will be featuring the literary program, including the 1960 greensboro siddons. -- sit in's. [video clip] >> i went there on the third day. the guys had gone down on the first and second and here is the third day and they are expecting us at this time. they know something is going to happen. number one, it's quiet. number two, the lunch counter which was very long and lined up , it was quite intimidating. once everybody else was like i'm not going down there because anything might happen, we go and sit down and wait. to see what's going to happen. a waitress came by with a tray -- she was so nervous that the knives were rattling. i did not know what she might be doing with those knives. she was as scared as i was. we sat there with our textbooks trying to study. i remember her saying we can't serve you well or we don't serve colored. i will have to ask you all to leave. i sat there for at least an hour. we had our long shifts. it was nerv

this weekend we have partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro, north carolina. >> afteronths of cleaning the house of charles halpern, who had been given that task went on one more walk-through. in the attic he saw an envelope with a gray seal on it and walked over. it was in 1832 document. he removed a single mail from a panel in an upstairs attic room and discovered a trunk and books and poetry stuffed under the eaves. this was this treasure of dolly madison's things. we have had this store available to the public, different items from time to time, but try to include her life story from her birth in guilford county to her death in 1849. some of the items we currently have on display are carved ivory calling card case that has a karting closed with dolly's signature, as well as that of her name, anna, a perfume bottle, and a pair of silk slippers that have tiny ribbons the tie across the arch of her foot. the two dresses are the reproduction of a silk peach down that she wore and a red velvet gown, and there is also a legend that now accompanies this dress. >> want all

all snow in raleigh, durham, greensboro, a big storm for the piedmont, north carolina.eaks out before dawn. bus stop temperatures 20s with snow falling. do your homework anyway he, kids. don't jinx it. credit -- anyway, kids, don't jinx it. critical time 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. roads will be slick fast. here's futurecast, 6 a.m. snow, just about everywhere and by 8:00 you see the darker bands of snow, the darker blue as opposed to this blue and that blue? the darker, the heavier the snow down to the south. by 10 a.m. it crosses over i-95 and gets out of here by lunchtime, but in the meantime with the day planner snow, snow, snow still at 11:00 and 31, maybe some breaks in the clouds by 1:00. friday we're still cold, snow showers possible, 33. most of the accumulation friday will be in the potomac highlands and the mountains. cold end to the month, only 31 with sunshine on saturday. march kind of comes in like a lamb, maybe a mix sunday, then no one in my family has gone past high school. through the at&t aspire initiative i met my mentor, elizabeth. she believes in me. she pu

new at noon now fairfax county police are investigating a robbery near the greensboro metro station during the morning commute. it happened on on leesburg pike in tysons corner around 8:30 this morning. the victim was at the metro station kiosk at the north pavilion when two men wearing masks came up and robbed him. the men were not armed. a woman charged in a $100000 theft scheme has been found guilty in prince george's county. authorities say keanna johnson moved into a vacant home back from 2013. when the owners found out, attorneys say johnson forged documents to make it look like they paid for the home and legally allowed to live there. johnson faces 69 years in prison. >> president obama just released his $4 trillion budget proposal for 2016. the president spoke at the department of homeland security less than half-hour ago. that proposal includes a plan to raise taxes on wealthier americans and corporations and would help ease budget constraints imposed on the military and domestic programs in 2011. the plan includes an ambitious $478 billion public works program for transportation

watch all the events from greensboro on c-span. as congress comes back from its break, it is expected to look at educational issues. the senate resumes debate on homeland security spending and vote on the attorney general nomination. we get more from a capitol hill reporter. >> congress comes back from its presidents' day recess and we are joined by elise foley with the huffington post. she covers congress and politics. your article talks about the standstill on the measure -- the department of homeland security spending measure, including the federal court order this week in texas. what is the latest as the senate comes back? >> they have been at an impasse for weeks. they are still at an impasse in congress over this dhs funding bill. basically the problem is republicans say they will not support funding the department of homeland security unless there is a component to end these executive actions taken by the president that would give work permits and the ability to stay to undocumented immigrants. republicans say they cannot su

and there is a legend that accompanies the dress. >> watch all of our events from greensboro, saturday at noon and sunday afternoon at 2:00. >> vice president joe biden swore in ashton carter tuesday. the 20 minute ceremony took place in the roosevelt room of the white house. >> make a two-for-one. [indiscernible] >> hello, everyone. welcome to the roosevelt room. dr. carter, stephanie, william carter, where is william? hey, man. how are you? welcome. daughter ava couldn't be present today, but the deputy secretary who has been running things, it's been a great asset to the department. general marty dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs, as well as admiral james winnifeld, vice-chairman, and members of the carter transition team. i said as i walked in, tash, if anyone is made for this job, if there's a job description that that the person, this is the guy that fits the job description. it's kind of fitting that we are here the roosevelt room, a lot of renaissance men, from teddy to franklin. they get sworn in in this room. ash, you are a scholar of strategic military affairs, and nucle

a local group and greensboro formed the dolly madison association.her birthday, may 20 19 63 they donated the collection to the greensboro historical museum. some of the items we currently have on display, a carved ivory calling card case that has a card enclosed with dolly's signature as well as her knees anna. -- neice,iece anna. the two dresses are the reproductions of a silk peach gallon that she wore earliest in life and the red velvet gown which is intrigued that it has lasted and part of the collection. there is a legend that accompanies this dress. >> our local vehicle has been traveling around the country and this weekend, we feature greensboro, north carolina. you can check out the full city tour online at c-span.org/cities ttour. c-span twos with tv. the study of terrorism and response to terrorism. part of the university of maryland and a participant of the summit that took us this past week great good morning. thank you for being with us. what did you like? guest: i learned that there are room full of charge people who were excited to be

this weekend we've partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro, north carolina. >> and after months and months of cleaning the house charles hall burn who had been given that task was making one more walk-through and in the attic he looked over and saw an envelope with a green seal on it and walked over and noticed the date was an 1832 document. he removed a single nail from a panel in an upstairs attic room and discovered a trunk and books and portraits stuffed up under the eaves and this was a treasure of dolly madison's things. we've had this story available to the public, displaying different items from time to time, but trying to include her life story from her birth in gillford count to her death in 1849. some of the items we currently have on display, a carved ivory calling card case that has a card enclosed with her signature and that of her nissana. some small cut glass perfume bottles and a pair of silk slippers that have tiny little ribbons that tie across the arch of her foot. and the two dresses are the reproductions of a silk -- a peach silk gown she wore

speakers -- on c-span two today at noon, both tv is on the road experiencing the literary life of greensboro, north carolina, part of the 2015 c-span cities tour. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern wes moore retraces his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow, wall street rancor, to social entrepreneur to find his life's purpose. on american history tv on c-span three, tonight, just after 7:00, the 1963 interview of the former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations in opposition to racial integration. sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern former cia chief of disguise, john amendez tells the story of a spiting that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. you can call us or e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the barbed wire and guard towers are gone but the memories come flooding back for so many people who, until today, had lost such a big part of their childhood. fort many r

earlier today ahead of the winter storm, up to a foot of snow expected in the raleigh, durham and greensboro areas. >>> that's the same storm. >> here we go. march is coming on sunday and we can't stop, olman winter refusing to die. >> but as you said, we get snow in march. >> the good news is march will come in like a lamb. there you go. after that all bets are off. we're looking at a good chance of snow -- in fact, i put my snow tie on -- accumulating snow by dawn tomorrow. we talked about how today was the warmest day of the week at 42. here are the bands. i cheated these up a little bit. i just had to. 4 to 8 still essentially into southern maryland. i put that a little further north into charles county. 2 to 4 i brought up to the district and 1 to 4 i brought north of frederick and out along the i-81 corridor. in the metro area a 1 to 4-inch snow, but south and east of town a 4 to 8-inch snow. you're making some ground up from saturday's storm. right now 30 sticks, dew point in the teens. temps will fall into the 20s as the snow begins. it will accumulate very quickly saturday. here's t

on cspan 2, saturday, book tv is on the road, appearancing the literalry life of greensboro. and sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, wes moore we re traces his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow, wall street banker to social entrepreneur to find his life's purpose and on american history tv, saturday night, just after 7:00 the 1963 interview of former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations. and sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern former cia chief of disguise tells the story of a husband and wife spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970s. find our complete schedule at cspan.org and let us now about the programs you're watching. call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the cspan con verversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> a washington center conversation now on the upcoming 2016 presidential election. the debate schedule and primary process. this is about an hour. >>> thank you so much. it's an honor and a pleasure to be here this morning and talk about the topic that is really the topic that we al

. >> watch all of our events from greensboro, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2 on american history tv on c-span3. >>> every weekend on c-span3 48 hours of american history. and this week, with the house and senate in recess all week for presidents' day, we are bringing you american history tv in primetime on c-span3. tonight, two discussions from the american historical association's annual meeting. first, a look at the social upheaval of the 1970s. then a conversation on historians being viewed as public intellectuals. up next on american history tv on c-span3, a look at the social changes of the 1970s such as the aftermath of watergate, increasing divorce rates drug use and crime. from the american historical association's annual meeting last month in new york city this is two hours. >> welcome, everybody, to today's panel on the crises of the 1970s. so we have a great panel today and i -- i'm going to just start out by talking a little bit about what we thought -- how we kind of framed this panel and what we are kind of hoping to accomplish. on

there is also a legend that accompanies this dress. >> watch all of our events from greensboro. on american history tv on c-span3. >> potential presidential candidate jeb bush talks about combating isis. he spoke on -- at the chicago council on global affairs. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is a joy to be here. i was expecting 100 people to come. it is a little intimidating. we are delighted to be here. thank you for the invite secretary paulson, it is always good to see you. both my wife and i have a commitment to illinois. when a floridian leaves florida. i want to thank the members of the council who have served in the military. >> i want to share how america can play a leadership role. the u.s. has helped hundreds of people out of poverty. secured liberty for an equal number. has been a force for peace and security. only the exceptional country can make that claim. this has happened because the presidents, both republican and democrats, have accepted the responsibilities of american power with the belief that we are a force for good. i have doubts whether this of mens

. >> watch all of our events from greensboro. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2, here on c-span 3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant hearings and public events. then on the weekend we have programs that tell our nation's story. visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts and touring museums and sites. historic bookshelf with the best known american history writers. the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commander-in-chief. and our new series "real america." featuring films from the

this weekend, we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro, north carolina. >> most of the seats were empty. i remember when i got there except for college students, except for bennett college, most everybody else was like i'm not going down there because anything might happen. so, there are these empty seats. and it is quiet. and we go and sit down. and wait. to see what's going to happen. a waitress came by with a tray of knives. she was so nervous that the knives were readily. i was so nervous that i did not know what she might be doing with those knives. i could tell she was as scared as i was. we sat there with our textbooks trying to study. i remember her saying, we can't serve, y'all. we do not serve colored. i'm going to have to ask you to leave. so, we had just -- this instruction that just don't say anything. just keep sitting. do not say anything. and if they ask you what you may like and you ask for a cup of coffee, but they never asked us what we wanted. because they knew they were not going to serve us. >> watch all our events throughout the day on c-sp

this weekend, we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro north carolina. >> after months and months of cleaning the house they were making one more walk-through and in the attic, he looked over and saw an envelope with kind of a green seal on it, and walked over. and noticed the date was in 1832 document. he removed a single mail from a panel in an upstairs attic room, and discovered a trunk and books and portraits stuck under the eaves, and this was this treasure of dolly madison's things. we've had the story available to the public, is playing different items from time to time. but trying to include her life story from her book -- from her birth to her death in 1849. some of the items we currently have on display -- a card, ivory calling card case, it has a card enclosed with her signature as well as that of her niece anna. so small cut glass perfume bottles. and a pair of silk slippers that have tiny little ribbons that tie across the arch of her foot. and the dresses are the reproductions of a silk, peach silk down that she wore earliest in life, and a red velv

we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro, north carolina. >> charles, who had been part of this he walked over and he noticed that this was in 1832 document. he was a single male and discovered books and portraits in this includes displaying different items from time to time and some of these accounted for her that. some of the items we currently have on display there was have a card enclosed with dolly signature and a pair of silk slippers that had tiny ribbons that tie across the arches of her foot. and the two dresses are the reproduction of a silk a peach soaked down that she wore early in life and a red velvet gown which has intrigued part of the collection and there is also a legend that is now part of the stress. >> want all of our evidence saturday new on booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock on american history tv on c-span3. >> george friedman is the founder of political intelligence firm and he argues that internal divisions will intensify along with conflicts between the eu and russia. he spoke at a bookstore in washington dc. this is about one hou

saturday, book tv is on the road experiencing the literary life of greensboro, north carolina.y at 9 p.m. eastern, on "afterwords," wes moore retraces his color your choices -- retraces his career choices to find his life's purpose. one american history tv on c-span3 saturday night, just after 7:00, the 1963 interview of former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the story of a husband and wife kgb spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know about the programs you are thinking. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the barbed wire and guard towers are gone, but the memories come flooding back for so many people who until today had lost such a big part of their childhood. for many released after the war some buried the memories and with it, the history of this camp. now, more than 60 years later. >> this sunday, the only fami

this we can, we have partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro. >> most of the seats were empty. except for college students. most everybody else was like i'm not going down there because anything might happen. there were these empty seats and we went to sit down and wait. a waitress came by with a tray of knives. she was so nervous. i was nervous that i did not know what she might be doing. i could tell she was scared, as scared as i was. we sat down with our textbooks trying to study. i remember her saying, we cannot serve you all. or, we do not serve colored's. we will have to ask you to leave and we had these instructions do not to say anything and keep sitting. if they ask you what you would like, you can answer a cup of coffee. they never asked us what we wanted. >> watch all of our events from greensboro throughout the day on book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on the c-span3. >> the guard towers are gone but the memories come flooding back for so many people who until today, had lost such a big part of their childhood. for many released after the war some var

on c-span2 saturday booktv is on the road experiencing the literary life of greensboro north carolina part of the 2015 c-span cities tour. and sunday at 9 p.m. eastern on "after words" wes moore retracing his career choices from wall street banker to social entrepreneur to find his life's purpose. and on american history t on c-span -- american history tv on c-span3 saturday night just after seven the 1963 interview of malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. and sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, former cia chief of disguise josh that mendez -- jonna mendez tells the story of a husband and wife team that intill traited -- infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970s. let us know what you think about 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. hike us on facebook follow us -- like us on facebook follow usen -- us on twitter. >> he saw an envelope with kind of a green seal on it and walked over and noticed the tate was an 1832 -- the date was an 1832 document. he remo

there is a legend that accompanies the stress. >> what all of the events from greensboro, saturday at noon eastern on book tv and saturday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> now willie downs talks about technology. the churchill club of san jose posted the event. >> welcome, everyone. i'm shonda bever -- shonda vavra , producer of a trade show in las vegas. we are just off our biggest year. 2.2 million square feet, 170 7000, so i'm sure we will be talking about that today. this is my oprah moment. we have given you all a copy of my newest book just published yesterday, digital destiny. look at the history of how we ended up. it also painted picture of the implications when everything becomes digital, becomes connected, centralized. we see a world where that really starts to impact every experience we have. we will get into that as well. let me turn it to you. perhaps you can spend a minute and introduce yourself. >> sure. thank you. congratulations on your book. i have the privilege of reading it in manuscript. i can tell you with confidence it is going to be a su

. >> american history tv is featuring greensboro, north carolina. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about greensboro on c-span's city tour at c-span's stations and c-span.org/cities to her. you're watching c-span, all we can come every weekend. >> this is american history tv on c-span three. you can watch us every saturday and sunday, and holidays, too. congress passed the 13th amendment formally abolishing slavery the united states on january 31, 1865. next we discussed lincoln's legacy in the 13th amendment 150 years later. the national constitution center in philadelphia hosted this event. it is about one hour and a half. >>[applause] >> welcome to the national constitution center. i'm the president of this wonderful institution. the national constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u.s. constitution on a nonpartisan basis. thank you. excellent. [laughter] we've party achieved our educational mission. in fact, we can all go home. w

. >>> this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to greensboro, north carolina. >>s and months of cleaning the house charles helprin who had been given the task was making one more walk through and in the attic he walked over and saw an envelope with a seal on it and walked over and noticed the date was 1832 document. he removed it from the panel of the stairs attic room and discovered a trunk and books and portraits and there was this treasure of dolly madison's things. we have the story available to the public and some display different item from time to time but trying to include in 1849. some of the items that we currently have on an ivory calling card case that has a card enclosed with the signature as well as that of her needs to become neice a perfume bottle and a pair of silk slippers that have tiny little ribbons across the arch of her foot and the dresses are the reproductions are they teach silk gown that she wore early in life and it lasted and is part of a collection and there is also the legend that has now accompanied the dress. former florida governo

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable to visit greensboro, north carolina. >> after monthsnd months of cleaning the house, charles howard berman was making one more walk -- charles halpern was making one more walk through and he found an envelope with a green seal on it and walked over and noticed the date was in 1832 document. he removed a single nail from a panel in an upstairs attic room and discovered a trunk and books and portraits stuffed under the eaves. this was this treasure of dolly madison's things. we have had this story available to the public, displaying different items from time to time but trying to include her life story from her birth in guilford county to her death in 1849. some of the items we currently have on display -- a carved ivory calling card case that had the card enclosed with dolly's signature as well as that of her knees, ann -- of her niece anna. a pair of small perfume bottles and repair of silk slippers that have tiny little ribbons that tie across the arch of her foot. and reproductions of a silk -- a peach silk gown that she wore early in

on c-span 2 saturday, book tv is on the road experiencing the literary life a greensboro north carolina, part of the c-span cities tour. on afterwords, retracing his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow to wall street banker to social onto for nor. -- entrepreneur. in american history tv, saturday night, just after 7:00, a 1963 interview of malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. and sunday, former cia chief of the skies tells the story of a husband and wife kgb spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at -- e-mail us at -- or send is a tweet at -- joined the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> keep track of the republican-led congress and follow its new members. new congress, best access on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and www.c-span.org. >> a look at loss on gender equality during the conference at boston university. marking the 50th anniversary of t

. >> watch all of our events from greensboro, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sundayerican history tv on c-span3, a look at the social changes of the 1970s such as the a