jennifer murray: why? >> because slavery was a part of the civil war so they want to make up a lie to cover it up. jennifer murray: move forward, into the old south. how did southerners justify the institution of slavery? slaves come to the colonies in 1609. by the time of the civil war we have lived with slavery for two centuries of slavery, it is part of the political and social hierarchy. so how do they justify slavery? >> they are very zealous in defining the idea of the paternal relationship, keeping them, they are a lot better as slaves in the united states than they were as pagans in africa. jennifer murray: where else are they comparing opportunities for for blacks? it is better to be a slave in the old south as -- >> a free demand in the north. jennifer murray: industrial factories, work for wages in the factories in the north? surely it is better to be fed and sheltered as a slave in the south. so true that and, -- so to that end, is her conversation representing a radical change in southern soci

jennifer murray: right. so what is the south going to do? we are switching gears. the south will create their own constellation of civil war memories. and the south will create and perpetuate the very same notion of the lost cause. so reconciliation is the dominant theme of post-civil war america, but it is not monolithic. it is changing. and when you take union veterans and confederate veterans and you stack their memories together, you get a complicated and colorful tapestry of civil war memories. everyone remembers things differently, particularly in the northern and southern divide. this is relative to what we talked about last time when you read out of james foster possible -- foster's book. so the southerners will not passively accept the allegations of treason that the northerners are placing on them. they will be proactive in creating their own versions of memories and promoting their own narrative. edward pollard, he is a virginian and he will be the one to coin the term, lost cause. it is an 18 six

history tv on c-span 3, on lectures in history university of virginia's college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00 american history tv is live from appomattox courthouse national historical park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> all this week we've been featuring american history tv in prime time and tonight the c-span cities tour will begin with austin texas that will be followed by a visit to wheeling west virginia, and greensboro, north carolina. and later galveston, texas. that's all ahead here on c-span 3. >>> here are featured programs >>> on c-span 2's book tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, president of americans for tax reform grover norquist says that americans are tired of the irs and our tax system and sunday night at 8:00, susan butler on president franklin roosevelt and josef stalin allies during world war ii and their unexpected partnership beyond the war. and saturday night at 8:00 eastern on american history t

university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on several war veteran reunions havechanged from the reconstruction era to present. >>> american history tv visited longwood university in virginia for a ceremony on the closing of the civil war in 1865. the program was co-hosted by university and appomattox courthouse national historical park. ron wilson talks about the terms of the surrender. this is about an hour. >> thank you. it's indeed a pleasure to be here. i think this is the 16th seminar. i think we owe a debt of gratitude to longwood university and to dr. coles and patrick schroder and you ought to give them all a round of applause.

university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on several war veteran reunions havechanged from the reconstruction era to present. >>> american history tv visited longwood university in virginia for a ceremony on the closing of the civil war in 1865. the program was co-hosted by university and

sunday night at 8:00 o'clock eastern on lectures and history, university of virginia professor jennifer murray on how veterans reunions have changed and sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock live. >> pres. obama president obama welcomed more than 100 students from 30 states recently. some of the projects on display include an automatic page turner and the carbon dioxide powered battery all kemal part of the white house effort to boost interest in stem education. this is about 50 minutes. >> hello. good to see you. good to see you. yes. good to know where you are from. >> i'm from denver colorado. >> what grade. >> a junior in high school. >> a junior, going through the sat application process. busy year but not too busy for these projects. >> so all right. if you look carefully is a very important to science. they tell us all sorts of things. right now because there are more than 350,000 species of flora and fauna on the planet we're trying to track them all. all. the eventual goal is to have a registry online so that scientists can share knowledge over the internet. >> right. >> currently to do th

university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on several war veteran reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. >>> american history tv visited longwood university in virginia for a ceremony on the closing of the civil war in 1865. the program was co-hosted by university and appomattox courthouse national historical park. ron wilson talks about the terms of the surrender. this is about an hour. >> thank you. it's indeed a pleasure to be here. i think this is the 16th seminar. i think we owe a debt of gratitude to longwood university and to dr. coles and patrick schroder and you ought to give them all a round of applause. [ applause ] how many of you, and there are quite a few of you, have been to the mcclain house at appomattox courthouse? that makes things rather easy for me. it's time for lunch i believe. one thing that's probably not generally known is that the first offer of surrender didn't come from a letter from general grant. it came from a group of officers that have gathered april 7th and these officers concluded that because the circums

on lectures and history jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00, american history tv is live commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and end of the civil war. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic sites around the country. in 1865, general lee met general great in the village of appomattox courthouse and surrendered his army. while confederate armies were still active in the field, the surrender of the south ace most potent fighting force effectively ended the civil war. next, we tour appomattox courthouse historical park to learn more about the events surrounding that day. >> welcome to appomattox historical park. now we're standing in front of the historic clover hill tavern. this is the oldest building in the village, built in 1819. this area was called clover hill before it became appomattox courthouse in 1845. this was one of the later counties formed. and they took parts of the four surrounding counties and formed appomattox county in 1845. the

and on c-span3 on lectures and history, university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans have changed from present. and we are live from appomattox courthouse national historic park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> american history tv recently visited longwood university in farmville, virginia for a sem seminar on the closing of the civil war in 1865 it. was co-hosted by the university and the appomattox courthouse national historic park. next author mark bradley talks about the fighting in north carolina during the last months of the civil war. this is about an hour. >> thank you, david. can everyone hear me okay? >> yes. >> all right. well, we have watched the armies of grant and lee moving across the virginia landscape from the siege of petersberg, to the surrender at appomattox courthouse, now i'm going to make a detour. we're going to make a sharp turn south and turn back the clock. we're going back to december of 1864. and we're going to follow this man, general william t she

eastern on american history tv on c-span3, lectures in history university of virginia jennifer murray on how civil war veterans and their reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m., american history tv is live from appomattox courthouse national memorial park, considering -- commemorating the 100 and 50th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. announcer: as candidates start announcing runs for the presidency in 2016 some are announcing of predicting an announcement by hillary clinton. a source with knowledge of hillary clinton has confirmed that she was officially announcer 2016 presidential head on saturday or sunday. that is followed by campaign travel. a spokesperson for her campaign team did not immediately respond to requests for comment. polls show are well ahead of her likely rivals. she has leased office space for headquarters in brooklyn and hired key staffers. any plans hillary clinton hands to kick off her campaign could complicate another campaign. marco rubio, jeff bush -- the new york times

and on c-span3 on lectures and history, university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans have changed from present. and we are live from appomattox courthouse national historic park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> american history tv recently visited longwood university in farmville, virginia for a sem seminar on the closing of the civil war in 1865 it. was co-hosted by the university and the appomattox courthouse national historic park. next author mark bradley talks about the fighting in north carolina during the last months of the civil war. this is about an hour. >> thank you, david. can everyone hear me okay? >> yes. >> all right. well, we have watched the armies of grant and lee moving across the virginia landscape from the siege of petersberg, to the surrender at appomattox courthouse, now i'm going to make a detour. we're going to make a sharp turn south and turn back the clock. we're going back to december of 1864. and we're going to

and on american history tv saturday on c-span3 jennifer murray on how civil war reunions have changedm the reconstruction era to the present. sunday afternoon at 1:00, live from appomattox courthouse, commemorating the 100 50th anniversary -- the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender that ended the civil war. announcer: "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m., virginia governor terry mcauliffe discusses childhood education. at noon eastern, the cato institution on u.s. tax policy. coming up in 45 minutes, national urban league president and ceo marc morial on the state of black america and the shooting of an unarmed black man by a police officer in south carolina. then whit ayres on host: andhost: our goal is to discuss public policy and having civil discourse with you about some of these current topics. this morning we are going to approach it a little bit differently for this first segment. there is a new book out and it's called "so you've been publicly shamed." he looks at public shaming and people who have been through it and whether or not it's an

and on c-span3 on lectures and history, university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans have changed from present. and we are live from appomattox courthouse national historic park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> american history tv recently visited longwood university in farmville, virginia for a sem seminar on the closing of the civil war in 1865 it. was co-hosted by the university and the appomattox courthouse national historic park. next author mark bradley talks

history tv on c-span 3, on lectures and history, university of virginia's college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00, american history tv is live from the courthouse national historical park. commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> american history tv recently visited longwood university in farmville, virginia, for a seminar on the closing of the civil war in 1865. the program was co-hosted by the university and the courthouse national historical park. next, author mark bradley explores the fighting at bennett place in north carolina during the last months of the civil war. this is about an hour. [ applause ] >> thank you david. can everyone hear me okay? all right. well, we have watched the armies of grant and lee moving across the virginia landscape with the siege of petersburg to the surrender at the courthouse

history tv on c-span3, on lectures in history university of virginia's college of wise professor jennifer murray how civil war veterans reunions changed from the reconstruction era to present. sunday afternoon at 1:00, american history tv is live, from appomattox courthouse national historical park, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> catherine hoke a former venture capitalist who found ad new york city based called the defy ventures, who help drug dealers and gang members become successful entrepreneurs. she sat down with npr digit call tolt ture correspondent laura sydell. we begin with the museum's president introducing miss hoke and other panelists. this is about an hour. >> she has now taken that skill into this bold, new area which is helping men and women who were formerly in prison redirect that energy and their talents into restarting their lives as entrepreneurs. she began this remarkable work in texas in a project called, the prison entrepreneurship program. and in 2010 she founded the defy ventures in new york city to do

saturday night on american history tv on c-span 3 university of virginia's professor jennifer murray on how civil war reunions have changed from these -- the reconstruction era to present. and then american history tv is live from appomattox courthouse historical park, commemorating the anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in this years student cam video documentary system -- competition. it is an annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to complete -- to complete their video on the same "the three branches and you." matthew eastmo, travis mills and ashley peterson from st. thomas more high school in rapid city, south dakota, are one of our second prize winners. they're focused on the keystone xl pipeline. >> we owe transcanada absolutely nothing. [applause] for the sake of all america, i ask you respectfully, president obama, deny permit. >> keystone xl will impact the entire na

and then on c-span3, on lectures in history university of virginia's college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veteranes reunions changed from the reconstruction era to the present and sunday afternoon at 1:00 american history tv is live from the appomattox courthouse come enemiating the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >> up next a report on two decade of academic fraud at the university of north carolina where student-athletes were given fake or paper classes to artificially boost their gpas. >>> good evening. i am not here because i'm a long-time north carolinaan, i'm not here because i'm an expert on the specific subject at hand. i'm here because of the heritage that these folks represent and the tradition that their hard work and guts have come in the wake of. i'm here because the names i'm getting ready to say were basic to this state and that heritage is basic to this wonderful work, and truly wonderful work that jay smith and mary willingham have been doing on above of an institution that so many of us know and love and so many of us have been fearfu

history tv on c-span 3, on lectures in history, university of virginia's college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans' reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00, american history tv is live from appomattox courthouse national historical park, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >>> the republican national lawyers association recently held its policy conference here in washington, d.c. the theme was executive branch overreach. coming up next, remarks from indiana congresswoman susan brooks. her comments are about 40 minutes. >> let me start by welcoming our friends from c-span and also noting that unlike stefan my name is thomas edward wheeler. so when the new fcc commissioner was appointed i received a lot of congratulatory e-mails and wonders why barack obama would appoint me to anything. so when you google my name, you'll get him. send your complaints to him. we do have a panel on the fcc net neutrality program this afternoon with the two republican commissioners. i

and then on c-span3 lectures and history, university of virginia college at wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed. and then american history tv is live from the appomattox courthouse historical park, commemorating a coup the end of the civil war. >> this is booktv in prime time. coming up next bartholomew sparrow talks about brent scowcroft and discusses the role played by the general and national security and diplomatic affairs over his 30 year career. about one hour and a half. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> at afternoon, everyone. i would like to welcome you to this afternoon's session of the washington history seminar. for those of you that don't know, this mnr is a joint project of the woodrow wilson public policy program and the american historical association national history center. hello, i am from george washington university and i'm the cochair on behalf of the national history center of the seminar. as is custom, i want to thank the people who is this behind-the-scenes effort makes this seminar possible on a weekly basis. it is

each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the >> next professor jennifer murrayion era to the present. she described how after two years after the war, the focus was reconciliation but has expanded to include slavery as a cause of the war. this class is 1.5 hours. >> last time we met with our discussion of the culture of the civil war commemoration we left off talking about david blake and civil war reunions, reconciliation and we had a reading from james foster and his conversation of the confederacy. what i want to continue the conversation with today, for today's topic, the culture of civil war commemoration, looking at these themes we have talked about an post-civil war

on lectures and history jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00, american history tv is live commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and end of the civil war. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic sites around the country. in 1865, general lee met general great in the village of appomattox courthouse and surrendered his army. while confederate armies were still active in the field, the surrender of the south ace most potent fighting force effectively ended the civil war. next, we tour appomattox courthouse historical park to learn more about the events surrounding that day. >> welcome to appomattox historical park. now we're standing in front of the historic clover hill tavern. this is the oldest building in the village, built in 1819. this area was called clover hill before it became appomattox courthouse in 1845. this was one of the later counties formed. and they took parts of the four surrounding counties and formed appomattox county in 1845. the

history tv on c-span3, on like shares in history, university of virginia's college professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunion some changed for the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00 american history tv is live from appomattox court national historical park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender in the end of the civil war. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in this year's student cam video documentary position. it encourages middle and has will students to think radically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create their documentary based on the theme the three branches and you. to demonstrate how a policy, law, or action by one of the three branches of government has affected them or their communities. these students from st. thomas more high school in rapid city south dakota are one of the second prize winners. their entry focused on the keystone xl pipeline. >> we own transcanada absolutely nothing. [applause] >> for the sake of all america i ask you respectfully

tonight at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three, university of virginia's professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans ewing -- veterans reunions have change from the reconstruction era to the present. american history tv is live from the courthouse historical park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender. >> the supreme court recently heard three consolidated cases on epa regulations for mercury emissions. the court is considering whether the epa was required to take costs into account when it decided to regulate hazardous air pollutants from power plants or whether health risks are the only consideration under the clean air act. these are the first regulations requiring power plants to cut emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, which have been linked to birth the -- birth defects, development of problems in children, and respiratory illnesses. this is about an hour and a half. >> epa's view is contrary to the text and structure of section 7412. the text sets out to distinct terms and directs epa to consider whether it is appropriate to

and tonight on american history tv, c-span3, lectures in history, jennifer murray on how the civil war reunions have changed from reconstruction to the present time. and from appomattox courthouse on sunday, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >> were you a fan of the first ladies series? it is now a book. it looks inside the personal life of every first lady in american history. based on original interviews learn details of all 45 first ladies that made these women who they were. their lives, ambitions and unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. the book "first ladies" provides stories of these fascinating women who survived this for many of the white house. sometimes a great personal cost. even changed history. c-span's "first ladies" is an inspiring read and is available as a hardcover or an e-book. >> h knight this each night this week c-span has shown profiles of new , members of congress. we conclude with representative ryan zinke. he was a former navy seal. he won the general election with 55% of the vote. f

university of virginia's college at wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunion has changed from the reconstruction euro to the present. and american history tv is live from the appomattox courthouse commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. up next on american history tv, a panel of scholars discusses the major issues and policies that affect immigrants refugees and the catholic community today. they focus on the problem of providing health care for illegal immigrants. this session from the catholic university of america is 90 minutes. >> american catholics have deep memory and sharp in experiences with immigration. our personal histories each of us, as a catholic in the united states is one that i am sure is marked with milestones of hardships. and good times associated with the immigration experience. we remember and our personal histories, both the americans who welcome us with such gladness and graciousness with open arms, and we remember the americans who did not. the experience of immigration has pressed

professor jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. sunday afternoon at 1:00 american history tv is live commemorating the anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. announcer: earlier today education secretary arne duncan joined wade henderson to reauthorize the elementary and secondary education act which was signed into law by lyndon johnson to give federal income grants to low income students. this was held at the martin luther king junior memorial library. it's 50 minutes. post: thank you. good morning. thank you for coming here on this dreary and cold day. just a couple of days ago it was 75 degrees. welcome to the martin luther king jr. memorial library, a most befitting place to discuss and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the elementary and secondary education act which provided equal access to education regardless of income or ability. i am the direct or of education for the d.c. public library thinking you on behalf of the executive director. for years, public libraries have been th

eastern on c-span3, on lectures in history, university of virginia college at wise professor jennifer murrayn changes from the reconstruction era to present. in some afternoon at 1:00, we are live from appomattox courthouse commemorating the 150th anniversary of the correct -- the confederate surrender. next, a conversation with freshman congressman will hurd of texas. the is the first african-american congressmen to represent texas since reconstruction, and previously served in cia. this is 25 minutes. congressman will hurd from the 23rd congressional district. it includes nearly 5000 square miles, a thousand miles of border along texas and mexico. how do you manage it? rep. hurd: i put a lot of miles on the car. 800 miles of border. it is gigantic. that is one of the reasons i love the district. we have beautiful parts of the state. this is why a pretty much no name fresh face was able to win the district. because of the amount of time we spent crisscrossing it. so i burn up my shoe leather. host: with the demographics of the district, what struck you the most as you traveled? rep. hurd: s

lectures on history jennifer murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed from the reconstruction era to present. and sunday afternoon at 1:00 american history t.v. is live from courthouse national historical park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >> the investments his statement has made. he spoke at the center for american progress in washington, d.c. about how investing in early education is a cost saving measure and ensures virginia will have the workforce of the future. a panel discussion about education. >> good morning, everyone. i am thrilled to have the governor here today who will discuss the value of states and communities taking action on early childhood education. happy to have him here at the center for american progress. he has been a leader on this issue as well as so many issues. early childhood education is a bright spot in our national policy landscape. it brings together diverse leaders at the city, state and federal level and at the state level and local level we have bipartisan leaders who have been

eastern on american history tv on c-span3, the university of virginia college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war reunions have changed from the reconstruction era until the present. american history television is live from the appomattox courthouse historical park commemorating the 150th anniversary of the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >> from this morning's washington journal a conversation last weekend's shooting in south carolina and a report on the state of black america. host: on your screen is former new mayor marc morial. thank you for being with us. we are discussing the new urban league report. this is the 2015 a of black america report. before we get into the report, i want to ask you what do you think of the response in south carolina to the shooting of mr. scott? guest: the important thing is that the family and the lawyers are conducting themselves with absolute dignity and professionalism in how they have responded to the death of a loved one. number two, the local officials risk wanted very quickly once presented with evidence and the evidenc

university of virginia's professor jennifer murray on how civil war reunions have changed. and on saturday at 8:00 p.m.-- sunday at 1:00 p.m. 150th anniversary, surrender at appomattox. >>> on april 9, 1865 confederate general robert e. lee met union general u lizlysses s. grant and surrendered his army. while they were still active in the field, the surrender of the south's most potent fighting force effectively ended the civil war. next we tour the american artifacts historical park to learn more about what surrounded that day. >> welcome to american artifacts historical park. i'm the park historian and now we're standing in front of the clover hill tavern. this is the oldest building in the village built in 1819. in fact, this area was called clover hill before it became appomattox courthouse in 1885. this county was one of the later counties formed, and they took part of the four surrounding counties and formed appomattox county in 1845. this county had about 9,000 people in it. more than half of them were enslaved working on the tobacco farms. as of 1860, about 120 peo