the biggest martyrdom story in american history is jefferson davis, in the confederacy.president of the confederacy, he was put in prison. it was let loose. he escaped, went to another country. but the point is that jefferson davis in the 18 70s, while reconstruction was still on, he said in public, this is what he said, he said our confederacy was not defeated. we were cheated of our victory. we had our victory stolen. who does that sound like? that turned into what's now called the lost cause. they made the confederacy into this noble cause of which they were cheated. and my point is that if jefferson davis of the confederacy in the 1870s, if they were living in the modern age of social media and radical right-wing websites, and radical right-wing cable tv networks, no names mentioned, he would have been very, it would've been much easier for him to disseminate that narrative, spread jim crow laws, night after night, social media after social media, to say that if you don't put up jim crow laws, but shackles back on black people, this is going to be something that's go

it was a memorial for jefferson davis. the group emailed local media with ransom terms for the memorial's the united daughters of confederacy. they included photographs of a hole being cut into the seat of a clever replica of the chair and promised to use it as a toilet unless the women of the udc hung a banner on the front of their headquarters, richmond, virginia, quoting assata shakur, the rulers of this country have always considered their property to be more important than our lives. the group asked for the banner to hang for 24 hours on friday, april ninth, 2021, the anniversary, the confederacy surrender in the civil war. unsurprisingly, the savvy udc did not take the bait. but white lives matter inc. was on to something, and the groups which did not mask cunning its name could hardly smarter, and it captured something crucial about cultural infrastructure in the united states. the activist successfully called out the power of the ordinary of memorials in parks, museums visited by school children and routine everyda

they are overruled by defense secretary, war secretary randolph and jefferson davis. he said mines could be used with military purposes. gabriel raines 's argument proved justified when in november of 1852, the confederate congress gave him $100,000. in 1980 $63 -- 18 $63 to set up the first bureau to develop mines. there is not a lot is known about it because it is called the torpedo bureau but it was under the construction bureau under the confederate service. to keep it a secret. port hudson was -- 1863, the longest siege and american military history to date, 48 days. the confederate defenders were completely surrounded by union forces. general banks, the confederates ran out of food, were running out of food. eating mules and dogs, they are running out of ammunition and repurposed union artillery for landmines and there is a high unexploded rate of munitions, even today. the industry says 5% of all munitions do not explode when use. back then it was about 30, 40%. so the confederates repurposed union shells at fort desperate, pre-scab, and at the citadel. right h

secretary randolph and jefferson davis, who said mines could be used with military purposes. gabriel raines his argument for land mines proved justified when in november of 1862, the confederate congress gave him $100,000. in 1860 $3 to set up the first ever mine bureau to develop mines. it was there's not a lot known about it because it's called a torpedo bureau. burrows under was called the conscription bureau under the confederate secret service to keep it a secret. port hudson, louisiana, 1863. the longest siege in american history. military history to date, 48 days. the confederate defenders were completely surrounded by union forces. general banks, the confederates ran out of food or running out of food or eating meals and dogs still running out of ammunition. and they repurposed union artillery. four as land mines. and there's a high there's a high unexploded rate in munitions even today. the industry says that 5% of all munitions do not explode when used. but back then was about 30, 40%. so the confederates repurposed union shells here for desperate preska. and at the

that is the jefferson davis memorial highway highway. so that is just an example of the kind of story that you write from these inquests and that i hope you will write in the weeks ahead. does anybody have any questions about? death investigation in the united states, the coroner's office in the 19th century south or anything else. i know it's been another glum day in the history of death and dying in the united states. i'll see you all on tuesday. thanks very much. how. nevada usa. this is the valley where the giant mushrooms grow more atomic bombs have been exploded on these few hundred square miles of desert than on any other spot on the globe. little bomb. maker. overseas. and high burst. within the last two years. 20 of these colossal blasts echoed across the great barren stretches of the southwest. this testing ground in our own backyard is just an aerial stone's throw from the los alamos laboratory has been used only for experimental devices below certain power level. even so, it has been hugely valuable. it would have cost months

the one that didn't like was jefferson davis who was said to be more cold-blooded than a t reptile. d davis was a monstrous human being and it's hard to say anything good about the guy. lincoln even wrote that if he were runaway and flee the country, i wouldn't stop him. davis dressed in disguise as a woman and gets caught, so that was an embarrassing,. he again would eventually be pardoned, as well. president andrew johnson pardons most everybody around 1868, then they come back. >> back in the day? >> sure was. not only one of the greatest o generals in american history was one of the professors there. the cadets actually thought bravely and impressively in more than one battle. they were taken out of class. i guess you could call it a practicum or lad lab. stonewall jackson races there e for the battle. he was arguably one of the greatest generals who was shot and killed by one of his own men. we and others always bemoaned the loss of the great stonewallw during the latter part of the war when the union under general david hunter called black david hunter kind of a derogatory --

the one they didn't like was jefferson davis, who was said to be more cold than a reptile. davis was a monstrous human being. it's hard to say anything good about the guy. and lincoln even wrote, if davis should run away and flee the country. i won't stop him. you know, let him go. davis, dressed in disguise as a woman and gets caught. so that was of an embarrassing comeuppance for him. but then he again would be eventually pardoned as well. so have president andrew johnson. most everybody around 1868, and then they come back. so was vmi called vmi. back in the day. sure was. in fact, none other than one of the greatest generals in american history, stonewall jackson, was one of the professors there. and the cadets from vmi actually fought bravely, impressively in more than one battle. so they were taken out of class. i guess you could call a practicum or a lab and fought stonewall jackson races there for the battle of manassas in the north you call it bull run and was arguably one of the greatest generals who shot and killed one of his own man a century. and lee and others

what is interesting is that you don't have to have a taking up arms like in the civil war of jefferson davisry, and calling for statements of the proud boys to standby, and so he was taking actions that don't require him to call him to break a window or enter the capitol directly, but it is a real question, and whether it survives or pass muster is a number of people from the particular states are saying let the courts decide and it may very welland it has to go quick or it won't be decided before the election. >> nice to see you, jeremy. thank you. interesting case. sara? >>> beautiful moment. five americans wrongfully detained in iran and arriving in america, and you will see the heartwarming homecoming. >> and cnn has a moment in court where evan gershkovich appeals his conviction. we will have all of that coming up. ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensusure complete with 30 grams ofof protein. ♪ ♪ subway refreshed everything. and now, they're slicing their deli meats fresh. that's why the new subway series subs are proffered by this qb. and proffered

jefferson davis was an act of treason. we don't think so. but if you go by the original understanding, participation is broadly understood, so the question will be our judges, who are originalists, declaring there is no constitutional right to an abortion, will they also be originalists in interpreting section 3 of the 14th amendment. i don't know. >> that also depends on how the lower courts react to this, should it go up the line that way. >> that's correct. though it would not surprise me to see the supreme court do what they've done. in some cases, for example, the covid cases and some immigration cases, and grabbed these cases quickly from the lower federal court, so in some ways skipping a line of decision. >> the university of maryland law school is where our professor teaches. he's a professional constitutional law professor. mark graber for this discussion. let's hear from mary. mary is in michigan, republican line. you are on with our guest, good morning. >> good morning and thank you for having me. i am a conservative republican.

they're not trying to install jefferson davis as president of the united states. that is what january 6 was trying to do. i can be proven, maybe he cannot, but theory people are advancing here is january 6 was part of an organized coherent plan to take donald trump and make him president and take over the united states illegally. guest: i've never heard a proposition that he is advancing . the revolutionary war did overthrow the british government of what became to be the united states. that is exactly what they did. they threw them out. the government was thrown out of the united states. by anybody's calculation, that is the overthrow of the government. i never heard the proposition that rep to sell off to england and overthrow -- we have to sial ail off to england and overthrow the government there. host: let me bring in a few more callers because there are folks waiting for you tanya in cincinnati, ohio. democrat. caller: good morning. i have been calling c-span every since donald trump was elected, after he started telling his first lie. we have a country wher

. >> there's a road i think i must have been renewed jefferson davis highway in northern virginia that is been renamed. is it glenn youngkin highway? i don't know. >> no. but this process is one that think has been very challenging for people. it's why when i first came in i sit folks i want is to redo our history standards in virginia. because our history standards should be the best in the nation. and they know the folks may be from maryland or from massachusetts or from pennsylvania and think that those states had a major role in forming our country. but it really started in virginia. that's a joke. [laughing] the reality of course is that we have to teach all of our history, the good and the bad, and we can teach both, age appropriately. we can have a robust curriculum that introduces to all of our children this very complex history that yes, acknowledges the horrific history of slavery, and yet the great moments of civil rights movement so much of it happened in virginia. so we able to get new history standards passed just recently in the spring. i think they will be the best hist

and jefferson davis said no. because we don't want our devices to fall into our enemy's hands. that could be another, where they never went to federal forces. maybe they didn't put the money into this explosive technology. and just tied to that. when the confederate government evacuated richmond in the spring of 1865, there was a fire in richmond. but the secret service building was purposely burned, to burn all the are wreckers. including torpedo wreckage. and to go along, the federal arm, the union army, is ordered to execute any confederate officer, ordering the use of mines or any confederate soldier using this. wouldn't have anything. no maps. no orders. that could be another reason why this information never got out. secret service. also explains the ad hoc method and the confederate engineering bureau. and they did not keep records, because they did not want to be held accountable. so there wasn't a lot of information to go on. so i had to dig deep on this. and probably explains what the federal didn't do. again, the assumption of the question is that land mines are defe

do you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? >> stephen: "harry potter or voldemort? luke skywalker or darth vader? ted lasso or the vague concept of a lack of team unity rooted in a humanistic idea that nobody's outright bad, they're just wrestling with their own demons? believe! who's that blonde tall lady? tall drink of water." that speech ruffled the feathers of republicans in congress, especially florida senator and 5th grader explaining to the other kids why he would be an asset to the dodgeball team, marco rubio. in the senate yesterday, rubio criticized biden's speech and attempted to zing the libs. >> yesterday we were treated to the president telling us that election laws that are being passed by various states across the country over the last year are basically the same, the equivalent, of the segregation that existed in the 1950s and '60s and before. now, look, if your daily routine is to wake up in the morning and turn on msnbc as you ride your peloton, and then you go on twitter as you're drinking your caramel macc

. >> is at road renamed jefferson davis highway in northern virginia. it's been renamed.hat the glenn youngkin highway? >> no. the process is one that has been very challenging for people. that's when i first came in and i said folks i ones to redo our history standards in virginia. because our history standards should be the best in the nation for i know folks may be from maryland or from massachusetts or from pennsylvania on think those states had a major role in forming our country but it really started in virginia. that's a joke. [laughter] the reality of course is we have to teach all of our history. the good and the bad. we can teach both age appropriately. wewe can have a robust curriculm that introduces to all of our children. the very complex history that acknowledges the horrific history of slavery. and yet the great moments of our civil rights movement so much happened in virginia. we were able to get new history isstandards of past just recenty in the spring. think with the best history standards in the nation they're already receiving accolades and looking fo

struck up a fortuitous relationship of friendship even with the president of the confederacy, jefferson davis, along with braxton bragg, now somewhat disgraced, certainly, but now serving as the president's personal military adviser. davis, who, of course, as you probably know greatly valued loyalty and he seemed to have seen the young hood as a loyal ally and a source of intelligence information. and on matters in the army of tennessee, which, of course, under joe johnson was experiencing some problems and controversies of its own by that time, fort hood, of course, traded very heavily on his reputation as a brave and aggressive combat leader. and one of the rising stars of the confederacy. all right. so these political and personal connections helped to pave the way for hood's promotion to lieutenant general in 1864. keep this in mind. hood was only 32 years old when he returned to the war that spring. with that rank. and this time he was in georgia who had helped, of course, his own prospects for retaining army command by engaging in some, let's just say, extrajudicial politicking with the

that is the jefferson davis memorial highway highway. so that is just an example of the kind of story that you write from these inquests and that i hope you will write in the weeks ahead. does anybody have any questions about? death investigation in the united states, the coroner's office in the 19th century south or anything else. i know it's been another glum day in the history of death and dying in the united states. i'll see you all on tuesday. thanks very much. welcome this morning to the miller center here at the university of virginia. we're delighted that mark and i were just saying it's

they when they did not like was jefferson davis, he was said to be more cold-blooded than a reptile. davis was a monstrous human being. hard to say anything good about the guy. lincoln even wrote that if davis ran away to flee the country, i won't stop him. davis dressed as the skies as a woman and was caught. that was an embarrassing comeuppance for him. but he would be eventually pardoned as well. president andrew johnson pardons most everybody around 1868. >> was vmi college back in the day? >> it was. stonewall jackson was one of the professors there. the cadets from vmi actually fought bravely, impressively, and more than one battle. they were taken out of class, you could call it a lab and fought. stonewall jackson was therefore the battle of manassas. arguably, one of the greatest generals. he was shot and killed by one of his own men. lee and others always be mode the loss of the great stonewall. during the latter part of the war when the union under general david hunter, he burned vmi. the confederacy was livid, because vma held a west point type of war back then. it is stil

coup d'État against the government at the indicted states that is about to equal, in my view, jefferson davisarn an awful lot. >> we are. you can sit here and read the indictments. i've read the indictments and listen to. you can watch it there and up the cameras and the georgia trial. you can watch. in the end, reasonable people have come to the conclusion that these folks were up to no good, and there is a moment to seize here to bring the democracy back. there are a lot of people who don't share that view. 11 and a half million dollars in a week since donald trump released his mugshot is what he raced for his legal defense by selling his mugshot. i don't know. in a normal world, i don't think there would be value to selling your mugshot to anyone. i think it would be rather high, right? >> you and i go to jail, i hope it never happens. >> we're not selling our mugshots. >> i was going to say, we had to find a way to pay our legal bills that does nothing to do with black t-shirts that say, never surrender, right, ali? here is the case that our system will be tested, especially the televised

it's about equal, in my view, i jefferson davis and the confederacy, this is something we have neverit here and read the indictments, right? i've read the indictments. we can listen to it. you can watch, if there and the cameras in the george trial. you will be able to watch it. in the end, reasonable people will come to the conclusion that these folks were up to no good and there is a moment to seize here to bring our democracy back. there are a lot of people who don't share that view. 11 and a half million dollars since donald trump released his mugshot is what he raised for his legal defense by selling his mugshot. i don't. now in a normal world, i wouldn't think that there's value just selling your mugshot anyone. it would be something you want to hide, right? >> on a horrible day where you or i go to jail, i have never happens. >> we are not selling our mugshot. >> i'm going to say, we going to have to find some way of paying our legal bills that has nothing to do with black t-shirts that say, never surrender, right? here is a case where our system is going to be really tested.

saying" happy birthday, jefferson davis was an act of treason. we don't think so.udges who are originalists will they also be originalists in interpreting section three of the 14th amendment? we don't know. it would not surprise me to see the supreme court do what they have done in some cases, for example the covid cases and some immigration cases, and clear these cases quickly from the lower federal court. host: the university of maryland law school is where our professor teaches. he as a constitutional law professor. let's hear from mary. mary is in michigan. caller: good morning. thank you for having me. i m a conservative republican. i am an educated college woman. i anda owner of a small businessm and a mother of three small children. i am appalled at how many educated, christian people can in any way shape or form support a candidate like trump because he clearly in my eyes has broken the law in numerous ways, not just the insurrection, but putting pressure on the georgia person in charge of the votes to get additional votes. he is in my opinion a liar, a nar

they're not trying to install jefferson davis as president of the united states.t is what january 6 was trying to do. i can be proven, maybe he cannot, but theory people are advancing here is january 6 was part of an organized coherent plan to take donald trump and make him president and take over the united states illegally. guest: i've never heard a proposition that he is advancing . the revolutionary war did overthrow the british government of what became to be the united states. that is exactly what they did. they threw them out. the government was thrown out of the united states. by anybody's calculation, that is the overthrow of the government. i never heard the proposition that rep to sell off to england and overthrow -- we have to sial ail off to england and overthrow the government there. host: let me bring in a few more callers because there are folks waiting for you tanya in cincinnati, ohio. democrat. caller: good morning. i have been calling c-span every since donald trump was elected, after he started telling his first lie. we have a country where 30

jefferson, franklin, and then through to lincoln, frederick douglass, theodore martin luther king, chisholm, henrietta lacks, james baldwin, eisenhower, among many others. but then two years ago, i was fortunate enough to read jack davis as the bald eagle. and then a whole new world opened to me and missed the little earth upon which our country wased states of america. our natural resources, land, water flora and fauna, and how we struggled to tame and profit from it. the stories and the lives that. jack davis patrick dean, ryan fertel and dean king bring us are indispensable to an understanding of our society our culture and our future. the story of our natural resource is recounted by these four authors. bring a heartbeat in a context to our american history in-depth, dramatic and deeply immersed world these books will discuss over the next hour. conservation and the heroes who have paved the way. please our panel discussion. i'll introduce our four authors first and i will hold up the books jack davis is the pulitzer prize winning author of the gulf, the making of an american sea and providence marjory stoneman douglas and the american environmental century professor of environmental history at the university of f