one of the things that the people in hattiesburg were given was a handout for the hattiesburg power structureand this is a wonderful document for people to be able to get a sense of the fact that, you know for instance, the newspaper , publisher reported directly to the mayor. and so this was a way for the , city government, some say, to take control of what was in the media and kind of make sure that hattiesburg was viewed in a positive light. so you know, of course, the , hattiesburg power structure was the white community. because african-americans really did not hold any kind of elected office or any kind -- they weren't in the chamber of commerce or the police department or anything like that. one thing i want to point out on the graph is that with the chamber of commerce directly reporting to it is the white citizens council. so that proves again how these segregationists were really entrenched in everyday kind of prominent white society. you know the mississippi state , sovereignty commission did have fights. they would come around and do -- kind of follow people or infiltrate the acti

hattiesburg was incorporated in 1884. the city was known for its lumber and wrote industries -- and railroad industries in the late 19th century. posted by our comcast partners, our c-span staff visited sites showcasing the city's rich history. learn more about hattiesburg all weekend here on american history tv. >> i get up early in the morning. i go to bed about 10:00, to 11:00. mel be honest, it keeps working and trying to make a living. our whole family were workers. i worked when i was able to. i worked all the time, night and day. i just worked and saved my money. i put it in the bank. i put so much in the bank. over, turned my business i didn't owe anybody anything. >> oseola mccarty was wonderful. she was a short lady about five feet. she probably weighed 85, 90 pounds. if i had to sum her up in a nutshell, she was amazing. she went to school. she only made it to the sixth grade. however she was a smart enough to start doing laundry. ironedhed clothes and clothes for the government people at camp shelby and for so

we have a story unique to hattiesburg. a buffalo soldier who lived in hattiesburg for quite some time, he participated in the spanish-american war and we have a complete set of his medals he was awarded for his service. that is very rare. we have entered into world war ii, where you start to see many changes. military,omen in the our breaking barriers panel. you have more leadership ,ositions for african-americans the first african-american and generalhe army, benjamin o davis junior, the first african-american general for the air force. i am standing next to our exhibit for ruth, the native of hattiesburg who enlisted in the military. she was a nurse during world war fornd was sent to care generals during the war. she was not always treated kindly but was determined that she would do her job and do it well. a photograph, one of the reasons we have her standing with her hands-on her hips. she became the symbol of the whocan-american females said, do as you will but you will not break my spirit. actually ran straight to ene

we have a story that is unique to hattiesburg. we have the buffalo soldiers that lived here for quite some time. he purchase of a did in the spanish-american war and the philippine insurrection. we have a complete set of his medals that he was awarded for puic service and that's very rare. have entered into world war ii, and world war ii is where you start to see many changes, actually have women in the military. have ourcorps, and we barriers that we like to highlight. the first african-american general in the army. benjaminave general davis, the first african-american general in the air force. rootsstanding next to our exhibit -- he was enlisted in the military. she was a nurse. she was sent to care for german prisoners of war. she determined that she would do her job well. her photograph, that is one of the reasons that we have her with her hands planted on her hips. she became the symbol of african-american females or just females, saying do as you will but you will not break my spirit. 75% of these drivers were african-americ

we have a story unique to hattiesburg. we have barry neil that lived here for quite some time and he participated in the spanish american war and we have a complete set of his medals and that's very rare. we have entered into world war ii and world war ii is where you start to see many changes. you actually have women in the military, which you have the women army corps and we have our breaking barriers panel that i always like to highlight because you have more leadership positions for african-americans. you have general benjamin o. davis sr. and for the tuskegee airmen you have general benjamin o. davis jr. who is the first african-american general for the air force. i'm standing next to our ruth baylor earle exhibit. she is a native of hattiesburg. she enlisted in the military. she was a nurse during world war ii. she was sent to care for german prisoners of war. she was not always treated kindly, but she was very determined how she was treated she would do her job and she would do it well. she took a photograph which i

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we continue now with our look at the history of hattiesburg. reason did anybody want to come and kill my daddy? it was a result of orders from the head of the klan, "go annihilate him." and they killed my whole family. -- they came to kill my whole family. he was a civil right activist in hattiesburg who worked to try to get african-americans registered to vote. at the shady grove thech, he was a teacher of sunday school and also sang in the choir. he owed a small grocery store, a sawmill, and he grew commercial cotton. 70 acres of cotton, a lot of cotton. dad was one of the of the naacp. it was nine men who established the naacp. at that time, they were definitely an underground organization. he felt that the opportunity to vote was the pathway to first-class citizenship. places the whites could go, the blacks could go. the courthouse was the only place where they had bathrooms for black people. white and colored doors. water fountains were even like that. they would be side-by-side and what have a white fountain and a black fountain, a colore

next, a look at our recent visit to hattiesburg, mississippi. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> we are here in hattiesburg, mississippi, in st. paul united methodist church. it is important because we were very active during the civil rights days it was home of freedom school during 1964. we are going downstairs to our fellowship hall. this is where we were. we were all here, and our teachers were. we spread out into small groups around the room. if you'll notice here is a class, where one of our teachers was working with us. that is me with my head turned. on any day, 20 or 30 children were here at this location. there were six locations in 1964. here at st. paul's, these are some of the original chairs that we sat in as students. for church, during the summer we would have vacation bible school, but this is different. we were not focusing on just church-related activities. it was a lot different. freedom school lasted the summer of 1964. it was a plan to get african-americans to register to vote.

about hattiesburg all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in special collections in hattiesburgmississippi. his collection is very large. we have boxes of archival material related to theodore bilbo. signed photos his he would distribute to fans. he was a mississippi politician 20the first half of the century. he was a state congressman, and by the 1930's he had been elected governor, and he had put in two terms as governor. term at the end of the 1920's, and of the 1930's and then served a term for years later. then he was elected to the u.s. senate in the mid-1930's. he served until 1946 when he was removed from the senate. -- removed from the senate after being elected for a third term because of bribery charges and because of his views regarding race relations. very well-liked within the state by poor white residents. because he really took advantage of the new deal project to improve the state. and to really help a lot of rural white people. as governor of mississippi, he made the decision in the 1930's to remove all the presidents from 3 major universities in the state. th

. ♪ >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring hattiesburg, mississippi.he city was founded by william cap did harris harding, a confederate and railroad builder. the city was named after the second wife of the captain, hattie. learn more about hattiesburg all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in special collections at the university of southern mississippi. today we are looking at the theodore bilbo papers. his collection is very large. [laughter] we have over 2500 boxes of archival material relating to theodore bilbo. his career and his life. theodore bilbo -- and this is one of his signed photos that he would distribute to fans -- was a mississippi politician in the first half of the 20th century. 's career started around 1910, when he was doing a state congressman race. by the 1930's he had been elected governor. at the time in mississippi, you cannot serve consecutive terms as governor. he served one term into the 1920's, early 1930's, then skipped a term, then stroked another four years later. --- then served another four years later. he

-- in hattiesburg. n undercoverwas a officer who posed as a civil rights activist and volunteered in hattiesburg with the freedoms number offices -- freedom summer offices. the first sentence reads the -- h between the naacp and e gives a report on what is happening between the different groups that were involved with freedom summer and how that played out. he did a little editorializing. he would make judgments about how black men and white women were hanging out a lot. all they do is smoke cigarettes ike communism, different things like that. there were different get-togethers and different events to bring people together. not only the volunteers, but community members. volunteers were staying with local residents, which could often prove dangerous or many of who haddents here bullets shot through their and vehicles shot up and various other things. this particular picture takes vernont burning damer -- damer's farm just outside of hattiesburg. he owned a general store and was very active in registeri

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. >> welcome to hattiesburg, mississippi, on booktv. located in the southern part of the state, it has a population of nearly 50,000 and is home to the university of southern mississippi. with the help of our comcast cable partners, other the next 90 -- over the next 90 minutes, we'll talk with local authors as we learn about the history of the area including a look at the civil war through the eyes of both well known and ordinary families. >> i really had always wanted to write this kind of sweeping, almost like a saga of the civil war. and for me as a military historian, over the years what i've noticed is that as much as we're fascinated by what happens on the battlefield and, you know, this sweeping -- the sweeping changes that take place because of this campaign or that campaign, the soldiers are alwaysooking home. so i've really come to decide in all of my writing that you have to look at both. you have to look at the soldiers and the families, the battle front and the home front. if you're going to understand war. >> later, we'll

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hattiesburg,e in mississippi at st. paul united methodist church, which is a historically integrated church. it is important because very -- we were very active during the civil rights days, and it was home of freedom school during 1964. we are going downstairs into our fellowship hall. and this is where we were -- we were all here, and our teachers -- we were spread out into small groups around the room. you will notice here is a class here where one of our teachers was working with us. that is me with my head turned. 20ould say on any given day, to 30 children were here at this location. there were six locations in 1964 of the freedom school. here at st. paul's, some of the original chairs that we sat in as students. normally for us for church, , during the summer we would have vacation bible school, but this was different. we were not focusing on just church related activities, so it was a lot different. freedom school lasted in the summer of 1964. it was a plan to get african-americans to register to vote. part of t

. >> welcome to hattiesburg, mississippi, on booktv. located in the southern part of the state as apocalypse of nearly 80,000 is home to the university of southern mississippi. with the help of our comcast cable partners, over the next 90 minutes we'll talk with local authors as well as about the history of the area and the dakota clinic look at the civil war through the eyes of both well-known and ordinary families. >> i really had always wanted to write this kind of sweeping, i guess sauger of the civil war. and for me as a military historian over the years what i of those is that as much as was ousted by what happens on the battlefield and this sweeping changes that take place because of his campaign on that campaign, the soldiers are always looking older i really came to deciding on my writing that you have to look at both. you have to look at the soldier and the families, the battlefront and the homefront if you're going to understand war. >> later we'll take it to the university of southern mississippi's mccain library to see rare

learn more about hattiesburg and other stops on the tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> i am a history buff. i do enjoy a seeing the fabric of our country and things -- just how they work. like something i would really enjoy. >> with american history tv, it gives you that perspective. >> i am a c-span fan. >> each week, american history artifacts explores the history of the united states through objects. house ofspeak to the representatives historian and house curator about the history of african americans who served in congress and see a selection of artifacts from the collection. onehe story is not everybody is familiar with. we had 22 african-americans 19 -- etween 1970 and it has to do with the role of congress during the civil war, and the decade after. during the civil war, there was a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of african-americans, and wanted to create a society in the south after the war that was a multiracial society. thaddeus steven

this weekend on "c-span: cities to her," we will explore the history and life of hattiesburg, mississippi. susannahv, author ural. her book draws on rare letters and diary entries from the civil keeping how important in touch was for those on the battlefield and their family members back home. toso many women were writing their man at the front saying, i don't know what you are fighting for, but you need to come home, because we have about 1/10 the crop we normally do, i just buried our youngest in the back, and we won't have anything left. announcer: and an examination of the vietnam war with author wiest, discussing the battlefields of vietnam, and what soldiers has to fight for upon their return to the united states. >> soldiers have been used as part of a morality play, as part of many things, but hardly anyone got to tell their story, who they were as young men before they went. the trauma they went through, it's great victories, it's funny times, it's horrible times. and what happened once they got home. announcer: in the slaying of vermin dollar at the hands of -- ku klux klan, hel

we continue now with our look at the history of hattiesburg. st. paul united methodist becauseit is important very often during the civil rights days it was home of freedom school during 1964. we are going downstairs to our fellowship hall. where we were -- we were all here, and our teachers were. we spread out into small groups around the room. class, where one of our teachers was working with us. me with my head turn. , 20 or 30 children were here at this location. there were six locations in 1964. here at st. paul's, some of the original chairs that we sat in our here. for church, during the summer we would have vacation bible school , but this is different. we were not focusing on just church activities. freedom school lasted in the summer of 1964. it was a plan to get african-americans to register to vote. part of the previous summer of the component was to establish a school where children would be involved in this initiative as well. that is how freedom school evolved. in 1964, it was a time of change. there were students here, white who --s

. ♪ >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring hattiesburg, mississippi.ity was founded by william cap did harris harding, a confederate and railroad builder. the city was named after the second wife of the captain, hattie. learn more about

cities tour, along with the comcast cable partners we explore the history and literary life of hattiesburg, mississippi. talking with the civil war and the words of those who lived it. the book draws on rare letters and diary entries to tell the story of this of a war through the eyes of both the soldiers and their families. and how important keeping in touch was for those on the battlefield, and their family members back home. >> so many women were writing to their men on the front saying i don't know exactly what you're fighting for, but you need to go home because we have about a fifth of the crop that we normally do. inust buried our youngest the back, everyone have anything left. you need to come home. war, examine the vietnam the 1967 experiences of charlie company, with author andrew wiest, discussing the battlefields of vietnam and what soldiers had to deal with upon returning home. >> the nonveterans have been used as political footballs, and as part of a morality play. had anybody had gotten to tell their story, who they were in andman before they went, the trauma of whether they

c-span'send, watch city tour to hattiesburg on c-span twos book tv. role discussion on libya's in the fight against isis. take part in a discussion by the middle east institute. host: good afternoon everyone. i'm kate seeley. it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to today's panel. it is very gratifying to have such a large audience today given how beautiful the weather is. thank you very much for your interest. extremists -- extreme attention on combating isis. today's panel is going to examine th

visit ncicap.org] >> we recently traveled to hattiesburg, mississippi. hattiesburgbout that c-span.org/citiestour. he were watching american history tv. >> each week, american history tv's "american artifacts" explores the history of the united states through objects. next, we speak to the house of representatives historian and house curator about the history of african americans who served in congress and see a selection of artifacts from the collection. >> the story is not one everybody is familiar with. we had 22 african-americans serve. it has to do with the role of congress during the civil war, and the decade after. during the civil war, there was a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of african-americans, and wanted to create a society in the south after the war that was a multiracial society. thaddeus stevens, the chairman of the ways and means committee. in the senate people like charles sumner. and they really drove the agenda and pushed the lincoln administration not only to prosecute the war more vigo

of their political rights, getting ready to register to vote. >> watch the c-span cities tour to hattiesburgmississippi on c-span 2's tv and on american history tv on c-span 3. >> this weekend, on lectures in history, marshall university professor kat williams teaches a class about life on the home front for women during world war ii. . the preview. -- here is a preview. >> remember me telling you how women didn't have a lot of opportunities to work outside the home? certainly not a lot of opportunities that challenged the societal norm. these women were given an opportunity to play professional baseball. the first season was called the all-american girls softball league. wrigley realized, these were good ballplayers. people came to watch them play ball. the size of the ball changed. ultimately it became the all-american girls professional baseball league. paid 45-80 five dollars a week. -- $45-85 a week. that was an enormous amount of money. they got to do it playing baseball. something you would never have dreamed was possible. >> watch the entire lecture tonight at 8:00 p.m. and midnight

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this weekend, watch c-span settings tour to hattiesburg mississippi. american history tv on c-span3. washington journal continues. host: we want to welcome back congressman reid ribble who sits on the foreign affairs committee to talk about the fight against isis. have been multiple headlines in the papers as of late on iraq and the fight against isis as the u.s. tries to take act strong holds. their new goal is chaos in the capital of baghdad. guest: this is a change in tactics. historically isis has been trying to maintain space. they controlled the second-largest city in northern iraq. they would move to a terrorist type of attack system in baghdad is new. we are seeing isis become more specialized in these hit and run terrorist attacks. they are very active. where does the effort stand in iraq to regain territory and defeat isis? been goinggs have better in the last five or six months. our training forces have helped forces from the as well as speed iraqi defense forces are better trained than they were a year ago. activitiesng their step up and al

. >> this weekend, watches he's been cities tour to hattiesburg, mississippi on c-span 2's book tv and on american history tv on c-span3. presidentialblican candidate donald trump talks about the presidential race and the crash of egypt's air flight. he spoke at a campaign event at lawrenceville the jersey. he was "chris christie, who has campaigned for donald trump at several events. ♪ >> ♪ this ain't about no apology ♪ christie: good evening, new jersey. laura linney to see the next president of the united states. to want to thank you, for being supportive of me, and we're thrilled to have three of our four children here tonight, andrew, and patrick, and sarah sends her best as well. i'm glad to have all of you here tonight, it is a great crowd and a great tribute to a -- to what test [applause] more than any: time in recent history, america needs strong leadership again both here at home and around the world. i am confident that leadership can be provided by just one man, donald trump. [applause] you see events going on around the world, that scare us. we know there are people out t

announcer: watch american cities tour on hattiesburg, mississippi. announcer: superintendents and scholars justified on implementing the every student succeeds act. witnesses voice concern about provisions and -- in high poverty schools. this is just over two hours. >> the senate committee on health committee and education. we will each have an opening statement and then we will introduce our witnesses and senators will have five minutes for westerns each. i am delighted to have the witnesses here. this is an extraordinary group of individuals with a broad prescriptive -- perspective about tilden and education. we welcome your comments on how we implement the new reauthorization of the elementary secondary education act. this is our third of six hearings to discuss the implementation of the every student succeeds act, which is the president decided december. it is the second opportunity for this committed to hear from the states, school districts, teachers and others to help us pass this overwhelmingly bipartisan law and working together to implement

. >>> this weekend on the c-span cities tour we'll look at the history of hattiesburg, mississippi. book, don't hurry me down to haiti. the civil war and those who lived it. it draws on rare letters and diary entries to tell the story of the civil war through the eyes of both soldiers and their family and how important keeping in touch was for those on the battle fiend and those family members back home. >> some women were writing to the men on the front, i don't know what you're fighting for but you need to come home. we have 1/5 of a crop and we just buried our youngest and we won't have anything left. you need to come home. >> we'll examine the vietnam war and 1967 experiences of charlie company with author and drew weist, discussing battlefields of vietnam and what soldiers had to fight upon the you return to the united states. >> vietnam veterans have been used as political footballs, as part of a morality play and used as many things, but hardly anybody got to tell their story, who they were as young men before they went, the trauma of war they went through, both as great vict

. >> this weekend watch c-span's cities tour to hattiesburg, mississippi. saturday. on c-span 2's book tv. and saturday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv. on c-span 3. >>> next, treasury secretary jack lew. with reporters on the domestic and global economies and his upcoming trip to the g-7 summit. the event was hosted by the washington bureau of the christian science monitor. it's 50 minutes. >> tv reporter from boston. >> good to see you. >> just retired this year. [ room noise ] >> you're going to be right here, sir. >>> we're going to start right on time this morning. i'm dave cook from the monitor. thanks for coming. our guest is treasury secretary jacob lew. his last visit was in july 2015 and we appreciate his coming back before his trip next week to anchorage and then the g-7 foreign ministers meeting in japan. our guest flirted with a journalism career while he was editor of the forest hills high school beacon. he evidently thought better of it and while in college caught the washington bug, working for representative bella abzug and joe moakley, earn

along with our comcast cable partners, we'll explore the history and literary life of hattiesburg, mississippi. on book tv, the book "don't hurry me down to hades: the civil war and those who lived it." it calls on rare letters and diary entries to tell the story of the civil war through the eyes of the soldiers and their families and how important keeping in touch with for those on the battlefield and their family members back home. >> because so many women were writing to their men at the front, say iing, i don't know exactly what you're fighting for, but you need to come home because we've got about a fifth of the crop we normally do, i just buried our youngest in the back, and we're not going to have anything left, you know. you need to come home. >> and we'll examine the vietnam war and the 1967 experiences of charlie company with author andrew weast, discussing the battlefields of vietnam and what soldiers had to fight upon their return to the united states. >> vietnam veterans have been used as political footballs, they've been used as part of a morality play. they've been used as many

. >> this weekend, watch the cities tour to hattiesburg, mississippi saturday at 5:30 eastern on c-spanook tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on c-span3. >> the u.s. house got rowdy and the floor got chaotic in the v.a. spending bill. covering it for the hill, christina marcus. tell us about the provisions, first of all, the provisions in the defense authorization bill which passed late wednesday. what is that all about? cristina marcos: two years ago, president obama issued an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating against members of the lgbt community. but house republicans inserted an amendment into this year's defense bill that states religious organizations and other contractors for the federal government cannot be discriminated against on the basis of religion, and the lgbt community and democrats interpreted that as a potential opportunity that would open up discrimination against the lgbt community. host: that came up in the motion to recommit again late wednesday in this defense authorization bill that was shot down, the authorization bill passed and t

cities tour," along with our comcast cable partners, we'll explore the history and literary life of hattiesburg, mississippi. on "booktv," "don't hurry me down to hades: the civil war and the words of those who lived it." it draws on rare letters and diary entries to tell the story of the civil war through the eyes of both the soldiers and their families and how important keeping in touch was for those on the battlefield and their family members back home. >> because so many women were writing to their men at the front, saying, i don't know exactly what you're fighting for, but you need to come home because we've got about a fifth of the crop that we normally do. i just buried our youngest in the back. and we're not going to have anything left, you know. you need to come home. >> and we'll examine the vietnam war in the 1967 experiences of charlie company with author andrew weast, discussing the battlefields of vietnam and what soldiers had to fight upon their return to the united states. >> vietnam veterans have been used as political foobltballs, they've been used as a part of a morality play

and getting ready to register to vote. >> this weekend watch c-span's cities tour to hattiesburg, mississippisaturday. on c-span 2's book tv. and saturday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv. on c-span

it made hattiesburg one of the places to come to. museums, african american museums, in the united states like that. shelby still is one of stool weee legs of the have during the afghan and iraq wars. we had hundreds of thousands of troops coming through here to be trained and moved on to the war zone. >> "washington journal" continues. joining us is john wonderlich, the policy director of the sunlight foundation, here to talk about fundraising in campaign 2016, especially with the general election looming on the presidential side. the news this past week of the joint deal between the r.n.c. and trump campaign. they finalize a joint fundraising deal. what do we know of the deal? how unusual is it for a campaign and party committee to do a joint deal together? guest: it is not unusual in the current state of our presidential politics for the leading candidate to have a deal with the party to share and how they manage the fundraising responsibilies. trumps unusual is donald ran against the party, in a sense manning is the party. theyha

and they came to kill the whole family. >> my husband was a civil rights activist here in hattiesburg who worked to try to get african americans registered to vote. first of all, he belonged to shady grove church. at that time he was the superintendent of the sunday school and he also sang in the choir. e owned a small grocery store. and he grew commercial cotton. we planted as much as seven acres of cotton. that's a lot. >> my dad was one of the founders of the branch of naacp. but it was nine men who established naacp. and at that time they were definitely an underground organization. he felt having the opportunity to vote -- because couldn't vote -- was the pathway to hopefully first class citizenship. host: the story about his life. we hope you tune in to book t and american history trn v. you can check out all of our programming on line any time at c-span.org/cities tour. we want to welcome tom blank former deputy administrator for t.s.a. the transportation security administration which we deal with those who travel on a regular basis at the security check poiths at most airports

. -- hattiesburg, mississippi. lawmakers heard from the acting deputy epa administrator about the agency's response to cases involving sexual misconduct, theft, and other allegations. there's also testimony from the assistant epa inspector general, who spoke about some of policy changes that were being and lamented. this hang was held by the house oversight committee. his just under two hours. >> the chairs authorize to the current recession anytime. today's hearing is entitled examining appointment misconduct and epa. we've addressed this a few times. it doesn't seem to be getting better. we will continue to highlight this as long as a tank. in my opinion, the epa is one of the most toxic places in the feller government tort. if you don't get rid of the employees, wee are doing a great disservice to this country. most of them are good, hard working people. you have some bad apples at the epa, and they are not being dealt with. they are not being addressed. i look for to talking about this. the inspector general ha

. >>> this weekend, along with our comcast cable partners we will explore the history of hattiesburg,ississippi. on book tv, author susan yural, her book tells the story of the civil war through the eyes of the soldiers and their families. >> so many women were writing to their men at the front saying i don't know what you are fighting for, but you need to come home because we have about one-fifth of the crop we normally do and i buried our youngest in the back and we are not going to have anything left, you need to come home. >> we will examine the vietnam war, and the experiences of charlie company, discussing the battlefields of vietnam and what soldiers had to fight upon their return of the united states. >> they were used as political footballs and part of a morality play and many things but hardly anybody had gotten to tell their story, who they were as young men before they went, and the trauma they went through, and great victories, and it's funny times and horrible times and what happened to them as a generation since they have been home. >> on american history tv, the 1966 s

. >> this weekend want the city chose to hattiesburg, mississippi, saturday at 5:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. >> farm credit administration chair ken spearman was on capitol hill yesterday briefing members of the senate agriculture community. he told them his agency a strong and prepared to weather the economic slowdown and agriculture. the economy has been weakened in recent years due to improving crop yields and lower demands. this is about two and a half hours. >> i call this hearing of the senate committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry to order. thank you all for coming. today's hearing will examine the overall climate of credit in the world america, the health of ag lending for both the commercial bank and the farm credit system perspectives, and what the impact to corporate about is having on our nation's farmers. we will also examine whether the farm credit administration is exercising appropriate oversight of the farm credit system. farmers and ranchers all across the country are experi

tv and american history tv goes into the deep south to explore the history and literary life of hattiesburgssissippi. all of our segments will air together in one block, including a book looking at the role women played in the vietnam war. >> american women who serve in vietnam found that the way they were treated depended on who they were interacting with. many of the women i interviewed said the enlisted men treated that much better than the officers. there were some officers who assumed that, even though these are american women who are enlisted in the military or coming with major organizations like the red cross, they are somehow there to be available to officers. to be invited to officers parties and be there and be pretty and be an example of a pretty american woman. or, something more insidious. they are sexually available to officers. whereas almost everyone i combatewed from beyond said the men they worked with treated them as a sister come a loved one and somebody they wanted to protect and take care of. because they felt a closeness and developed bonds with the enlisted men, it

whatever's travels brought to my hometown of hattiesburg mississippi, i received a phone call asking, had you want to go snag a bite to eat. the conversations that we had planted the seeds that would eventually grow into my understanding of what it means to truly be free. it is guaranteed that after each of these encounters that would give -- get my car, watched any driveway, then the conversation with myself would begin. i would tell myself he is wrong. he ist know quite how wrong, but damage he has to be wrong. damnit, he has to be wrong. i had to know more about these radical notion that he gets speaking about. delve into the readings that danny would suggest. these are my quintessential "ah-ha" moments. it was the method in which he framed the message. both in words and delivery. who may not be familiar, framing a message is a political science term that refers to the matter in which you convey their intended points to others so they can understand at a generally good -- agreeable discourse. i compared this to witnessing the gospel. thatike francis i found those were most effectiv