. >> we are here on p or shtick in lynchburg, virginia and the home of dr. robert johnson. next, we talked to his grandson about dr. johnson's role in the desegregation tennis. >> this is the location of where it all happen 15th and peter street, lynchburg, virginia. dr. johnson set up a junior development program in 1951 to train the best and brightest kid. mostly african americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on strategy and tactics and have kids, and stay for the summer. usually about a dozen kids per year. this is where the color line in the sport of tennis was broken in 1950 when healthy against senator -- when healthy against althea gibson played in u.s. nationals. arthur ashe came in 1953 and spent seven summers under dr. j 's tutelage. the court behind you is where it took place. this is where they spent hours and hours of time honing their considerable skills and working .n their dispositions a. johnson was my grandfather football player, student athlete and the going to medical school in national, tennessee. he did his residency in texas and

-- lynchburg, virginia. look atnue now with a history of lynchburg. quite the ultimate in suspense or if that is-talk about the book of esther. he was the eight pillar of that date. in the books of ezra and nehemiah, we have the story of what happened to the minority of those who tour -- returned to jerusalem. family have had been in .irginia since the 1600s his father died when he was 15. andtwo brothers still lived he began to go to church and lynchburg. he became a christian and decided he wanted to go to a christian college. public speaking. bible collegetist and came back to lynchburg and he applied a lot of those business principles that he learned from his family. and starting immediately a radio television project. fundraising was a big part of it. 1971, a university. he was a pastor first, but he had inherited a lot of entrepreneurial traits, so he applied those to his ministry and school. it was a big reason for the phenomenal growth. -- by father fronted thomas road baptist church in 1956. the gro

. >> c-span is in lynchburg, virginia, where we are learning more about the area's history. up next, we take you inside the main gallery of the lynchburg museum to learn more about manufacturing and transportation. >> welcome to the lynchburg museum. i am laura wilson and i am the curator here. i am going to tell you about lynchburg history. we are going to focus on transportation and manufacturing history. we are standing in the timeline gallery main courtroom of the lynchburg museum and our exhibit inexhibits start in 1607, honor of the 400th anniversary of the founding of virginia. at that time, lynchburg was not a town yet. the monaghan indians were here. lynchburg was not started until the 1750's by john lynch. that is who lynchburg was named after. the whole reason the town is here is because of the james river. there was a shallow spot in the river where lynch had a fairy ferry thatd -- crossed over to what is now madison heights in amherst county. because of the river, lynchburg history begins with transportation. behind me, we have early examples of the boats on the

. >> c-span is in lynchburg virginia learning about local history. next, we go inside to start sandusky, which served as union headquarters during the battle of lynchburg. to the house was central 1864 civil war battle of lynchburg. while the battle raged all around the house, the union used this as its headquarters. let's take a look at how this house got its name. the house was built in 1808 by a young man named charles johnston. life as a business merchant, stockbroker, clerk. when he was a young man, he went to kentucky. that was his goal to accompany to survey- his loss some land that his boss had bought. they bought a boat and picked up some passengers. they travel down the ohio river with the goal of reaching kentucky. along the way, they had been warned about hostile native american indians. they were careful to stay in the middle of the ohio river. two men came to the banks of the river screaming help us. they decided to go to the bank to try to aid these two white men. it had been but a decoy. they were led into a trap. they were instantly a

weakened american history tv is featuring lynchburg, virginia. in 1786 was established in the eastern foothills of the blue ridge mountains along the james river. learn more about lynchburg all weekend. >> the ultimate in suspense is how you could talk about the book of esther. with history's first attempted holocaust. haman was the hitler's of that date and the holocaust was narrowly averted. this, books that precede we have the story of what happened to the minority of those jews who returned to jerusalem after the decree of osiris. this had been in the lynchburg area since 1834. his father died when he was 15 and his twin brother still lives adjacent. he began to go to church in lynchburg, he became a christian and decided he wanted to go to bible college and be an engineer because it didn't involve public speaking. he hated public speaking. so he went to the baptist bible college in missouri and after several years came back to lynchburg confounded the church and applied a lot of those business principles that he family, the his growth of his

. >> this weekend, american history tv is featuring lynchburg, virginia. c-span cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing its history. 1786ity was established in in the eastern foothills of the blue ridge mountains. learn more about lynchburg all weekend here on american history tv. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the ultimate in suspense. that is how you could talk about the book of esther, because here we have history's first attempted holocaust. haman was the at off killer of that day and the holocaust was narrowly averted. and books that perceive this book, we have the story of what happened to be minority of those who would return to jerusalem after the decree of cyrus. >> my father came from a family that had been in virginia since the 1600s, had been in this area, the lynchburg area, campbell county, virginia since 1834. his father died when he was 15. his twin brother still lives in the home place. he began to go to church and lynchburg and he became a christian and he decided he wanted t

and have those available for people to tour. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to lynchburg, virginia to learn more about its rich history. learn more about lynchburg and other stops on our cities tour by visiting our website. next on american history tv, vanda krefft discusses her biography, "the man who made the movies: the meteoric rise and tragic fall of william fox." in this conversation, she argues that fox's contributions to the early motion picture industry were largely forgotten after the 1929 stock market crash resulted in a takeover of his company, which later became 20th century fox. the leon levy center for biography hosted this hour-long event. kai: tonight, we have vanda krefft, moderated by our very own associate director of the leon levy center. he is the author of a collection of poems, a memoir, "on a wave," about his surfing days, a finalist of the penn award in 2003, also a novelist, the

thomas jefferson force in lynchburg, virginia. we are learning about the history. we speak with the archaeology department to learn about the material culture left behind and what it can tell us about the people who lived here. we have been using archaeology to help understand the lives and landscape of the different residents of this historic national landmark. i am the director of archaeology and landscapes. we have in our laboratory a small collection of a much larger collection of artifacts that we recovered from almost 30 years of excavation. we used archaeology to understand thomas jefferson's landscape,derstand the houses he designed. we are also using it as the lives of enslaved people. when jefferson received the plantation, it was already a working plantation. it was large in size, but there is only a handful of enslaved people living and working here. overtime, jefferson started to increase the labor force by moving other slaves on the property, engaging them with growing tobacco and wheat. almost 100 enslaved people working here. some of the artifacts w

c-span is in lynchburg, virginia learning about local history. next, historic sandusky during the battle of lynchburg. house was central to the 1864 civil war battle at lynchburg. while the battle raged, the union use this as its headquarters. let's take a look at how it got its name. it was built by charles johnston, who grew up in the richmond a hand petersburg area. he entered business life as a merchant, stock worker, clerk. when he was about 20-years-old he went to kentucky to accompany his boss through the ohio territory through the state of kentucky to survey some land his boss bought. but went to the ohio river, a boat, picked up six passengers and traveled down the ohio river with the goal of reaching kentucky. they were warned about hostile native american indians. they were careful to stay in the middle of the ohio river. at one point to white men came to the banks of the river and us!" and"help us, save they went to the bank to say them. it was a decoy. byy were instantly attacked 40-50 indians and two of them were killed. charles and

. >>> c-span is in lynchburg, virginia, learning about local history. next we go into his r or theic sandusky which served as the headquarters for the battle of lynchburg. >> this home was central to the battle of lynch bug and while t -- battle of lynchburg, and while the union was battling. and so this is named for charles johnson who grew up in the lynchburg area. he entered business life as a stockbroker, merchant and clerk. when he was a young man about 20 years old, he went to kentucky and this is the goal to accompany the boss through the ohio territory to the state of kentucky to survey some land that his boss had bought, and they went to the ohio river and bought a boat and picked up some passengers, and six in total and traveled down the ohio river with the goal of reaching kentucky and now, along the way, they had been warned about hostile native american indian, and they were careful to the stay in the middle of the ohio river, and however, at one point, two white men came to the banks of the river and screamed "help us, help us, save us." th

this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. located along the james river it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat, poplar forest. our comcastp of cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life. tv we will on book visit the and spencer house to hear about how this poet brought the harlem renaissance to lynchburg. anne spencer was an american poet associated with the harlem renaissance. how she became involved with the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. there is a group of people who are associated with that period of time that people do not know about. on sunday at 2:00 eastern on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry falwell jr. about the origins of the university, its impact on lynchburg, and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they are pleasantly surprised with how he has come around on issues important to the evangelicals and how he has been the best president for and i think he's going to

c-span is in lynchburg, virginia to learn more about local history. next, we go outside the city to appomattox courthouse, known as the site of the end of the civil war. we will learn about appomattox's lesser-known stories. i'm standing in front of perhaps one of the most famous courthouses in the united states , where really nothing of significance happened. appomattox courthouse. the name is pretty confusing. aurthouse one word is building like the one behind me and it is situated in the village of appomattox courthouse. courthouse two words is a village. appomattox courthouse the village is famous because it is where general lee surrendered to ulysses s. grant on april 19 1965, bringing about the end to the macon civil war. -- the american civil war. this town has a lot of history to its size. aday we would like to talk little bit about why appomattox courthouse is so famous. we would like to talk about some untold stories. the courthouse is the village complete with the tavern, stores, lawyers offices, and homes. the town was not more than 140 pe

our city's doorstep recently traveled to lynchburg, virginia. learn more about lynchburg and other stops on our tour at watching you are american history tv all weekend. the national museum of african american history and culture recently opened in exhibit looking at the 1968 poor people. -- poor people's campaign to shift the focus of the civil rights movement to economic issues. reverend king was assassinated before the campaign got underway in washington, d.c. a panel of activists and smithsonian museum staff look at this legacy. this is about one hour. >> it is our pleasure to welcome you to this meeting events for city of hope. you are in for a wonderful discussion from some brilliant people. my name, because they told me, -- it is my pleasure to be the deputy director of the national museum of african american history and culture. we are going to get started in a mo.

weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary scene and historical sites. beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern sunday tv on c-span2 and on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. you are watching american history tv,

. >> booktv is in lynchburg virginia to feature its literary community. up next, we learn about the world war ii program, operation paperclip from lynchburg college professor, brian crim. >> operation paperclip sometimes called project paperclip was an intelligence scenario that was evolving at the end of world war ii. where the allies realized what the germans had, they had made major breakthroughs in weapons technology. jet engines, submarines and of course rocket technology. there was an understanding that in allied armies -- you wanted to at least detain those scientists and more importantly, at that point they thought, get the equipment and the rocket in particular to study it and keep it out of the hands of maybe potential enemies of the future. like the soviet union. it is first based on fear and the idea that we needed to understand how far they have gone and what they've done with the weaponry. and later became, what can we do with these scientists and this material? intelligence operatives conceived of ways to bring them back to the united states

. >> welcome to lynchburg, virginia, on booktv. located in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains along the james river, it has a population of about 80,000 people. founded in 1757, lynchburg was named more its founder -- for its founder, john lynch. the city is home to poplar forest, thomas jefferson's private retreat. and with the help of our comcast cable partners, for the next 90 minutes we'll feature the city's literary history beginning with poet ann spencer. >> ann spencer was a poet, an american poet mostly associated with the harlem renaissance period in 1924-1945. how she becomes part of the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there's a whole group of people who are associated with that period of time like ann spencer that people don't know about. ann spencer was born in 1882 in henry county, virginia, which is southwestern virginia. anne spencer's interest in writing began as a child. her first piece of poetry she said that she wrote at age 11. she said that she would pretend like she wa

. >> we are in lynchburg, virginia in front of the home of dr. robert johnson.dr. johnson's role in the desegregation of tenants. mr. johnson: this is where it all happened. dr. johnson set up a junior development program to train the latest kids, mostly african-americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on

next weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia.st cable partner, we explore the literary scene and export -- historic sites. watch beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2 sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> next on american history tv, vanda krefft discusses her -- life and legacy of the founder of the fox film corporation. "the man who made the movies: the meteoric rise and tragic fall of william fox." in this conversation, she argues that fox's contributions to the early motion picture industry were largely forgotten after the 1929 stock market crash resulted in a takeover of his company, which later became 20th century fox. the leon levy center for biography hosted this hour-long event. kai: tonight, we have vanda krefft, moderated by our very own associate director of the leon levy center. he is the author of a collection of poems, a memoir, "on a wave," about his surfing days, a finalist of the penn award in 2003, also a novelist, the author of "wichita."

. >> welcome to lynchburg, virginia, on booktv. located in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains along the james river and has a population of about 80,000 people. founded in 1757 lynchburg was named for its founder john lynch. the city itself to poplar forest, thomas jefferson and private retreat, and jerry falwell's liberty university. with the help of our comcast cable partners come for the next and humans will feature the cities local authors and its literary history beginning with poet anne spencer. >> anne spencer was a poet, an american poet closely associated with the harlem renaissance. in 1924-1945. how she becomes part of the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there is a whole group of people who associate with that time, like anne spencer, people don't know about. anne spencer was born in 1882 in henry county, , virginia, whichs southwestern virginia. her interest in writing began as a child. our first piece of poetry she said that she wrote at age 11, she said that she would pretend

announcer: this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia, located along the james river. in his home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat, poplar forest. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life and history. on saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv, we will visit the ann spencer house to hear about how this poet brought the harlem renaissance to lynchburg. poet, andencer was a american poet, associated with the harlem renaissance period. she is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there was a whole group associated with that time, that people don't know about. announcer: and on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry falwell, jr. about the origins of the university, its impact on lynchburg, and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they are pleasantly surprised with how he has come around on issues that are important to evangelicals, and how he has been the best president for those

[inaudible conversations] >> c-span is in lynchburg, virginia, to feature its literary community. up next, we tour the city with lynchburg native dubois miller. >> i was born in lynchburg, virginia. finish born on tinbridge hill. it was considered the forgotten hill, and i lived on the forgotten street on the forgotten hill. this is mckinley street. there were six houses on this

announcer: net this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. we will explore lynchburg's rich literary scene and historic sites. watch this weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. on c-span2 on saturday. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> at, senator amy klobuchar and johnsonecretary jeh talk about some of the vulnerabilities in the election then voting systems. this comes as there was push thaton media discussion russian hackers had somehow penetrated u.s. put rolls before elections. is with the center for american progress. >> good afternoon everyone. i am president of the center for american progress and i am thrilled to have you all here

this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg virginia, we'll explore the rich literary scene and historic sites, watch this weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> former vice president joe biden addressed house

. >> next weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. richll explore the literary history and sites. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. the role men can play t

this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg virginia, we'll explore the rich literary scene and historic sites, watch this weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> former vice president joe biden addressed house democrats last week at their annual issues conference on capitol hill. he talked about the 2018 midterm elections and shared his views on the trump administration and state of u.s. global leadership. this is 30 minutes. thank you, you all know better. [ applause ] i'm not sure -- thank you. thanks, guys. come on. something is wrong here. what the hell has gotten into all of you. no, no, i'll tell you what, tell you what though, i have committed and mean it, i will -- i plan on spending all the time any of you want me to making sure we win back the house. we have to win back the house. not a joke. not a joke. it's within our reach. look, i was saying to joe, you've been kind enough to invite me to come and speak to the caucus a number of times and i

. >> c-span is in lynchburg, virginia, where we are learning more about the area's history. up next, we take you inside the main gallery of the lynchburg museum to learn more about manufacturing and transportation. >> welcome to the lynchburg

. >> next weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia.will explore their literary scene on site. book tv onweekend on c-span2 and sunday on american history tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. historyweek, american tv visits museums, archives, and historic places. up next, we travel to newport, look at the to breakers. this tour of the historic national landmark is about 25 minutes. >> these rooms were so ornate because the family wanted to make an impression. the first thing you notice and the first thing you walk into is the great hall. 50 feet wide, 50 feet high. and it is highly ornamented with lots of carvings. the symbol of the vanderbilt family can be seen everywhere. the acorn and the oakley. which meant strength and longevity. and you will find the acorn and the oakleaf all throughout the house. so that was the theme of the family. and there were all sorts and kinds of marble, a lot of ornamentation. this house is supposed to look like an italian palace. they wanted to make a statement that, indeed, they

. >> c-span is in lynchburg virginia learning about local history. next, we go

this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia, located along the james river. it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life and history. on saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern, we will visit the and ann spencere -- the house, to hear on how this on it brought -- how this poet brought the renaissance to lynchburg. associatedcer was with the harlem renaissance period. the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there were a whole group of people associated with that period of time that people do not know about. p.m.ncer: sunday at 2:00 eastern on american history tv, an interview with jerry falwell junior about the origins of liberty university, its impact on lynchburg, and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's am pleasantly the best president for those and really i think will end up being one of the greatest presidents. >> them, a conversation with a person who is grandfather hosted a tennis camp in ly

weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary scene and historical sites. beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern sunday tv on c-span2 and on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule, and to keep up with the latest history news. for the newck live museum of the bible in washington dc -- washington, d.c., for symposium on bible and founding of america. professor james byrd talks about the bible and the american revolution. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. >> hello everyone and welcome back. moment to silence your cell phones as you return to your tables. our third session tod

> this weekend american history tv is joining our cable partners to showcase the history of lynchburg, virginia. to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue now with a look at the history of lynchburg. >> this district is one of the most beautiful in the united states. it includes

. >> booktv is in lynchburg virginia to feature its literary community. up next, we learn about the world war ii program, operation paperclip from lynchburg college professor, brian crim. >> operation paperclip sometimes called project paperclip was an intelligence scenario that was evolving at the end of world war ii. where the allies realized what the germans had, they had made major breakthroughs in weapons technology. jet engines, submarines and of course rocket technology. there was an understanding that in allied armies -- you wanted to

. >> you are a couple years out of liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. when you started doing this professionally you came into political activism and training people how did you find the standard set of rules that was currently underway and the organizations that were already in placeve to do these things? >> when i was in college it was a quite conservative university and i would try to bite people that like me and i had a good base of other conservative activists and i tried to grow with and help empower me and my personal political journey but i realized in talking to my friends around the country and other colleges that there was a need for a network of young conservatives that was willing to help another empower and grow the movement on college campuses and after college i got involved with leadership and with campus .org because i viewed it and had an opportunity to help the students that didn't have the nsexperience i had to help give them the tools and resources they needed to help them get their opinions out there because there is such a lack o

. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia, with the help of our comcast cable partners, we'll explore their literary scenes and historic sites. watch this weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on "book tv" on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on "american history tv" on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> sunday night on "q&a," ichael fabey on his book " crash b.c.a." >> first, there is a public shaming and chinese lost face and it's hard for westerners to know what it means to the asian culture, especially to someone that's big as proud as china. they lost face and they came away with the never again mentality. so they start after that -- this mindset we will build up our navy and we will build up our missile defense forces in such a way we never lose face like this again. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress,

weekend american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of lynchburg, virginia. we continue now with our look at the history of lynchburg. >>> this congressional district is one of the most beautiful districts in the united states. it includes the cities of lynchburg and roanake that's about 50 miles southwest of here and it moves north primarily on the west side of the blue ridge mountains to front royal virginia. includes about 1.2 million acres of national forest land. it's the largest agriculture

next weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia with the help of our cable partners we will explore lynchburg's literary scene and historic sites. watch next weekend on book tv on c-span2 and sunday on c-span3 great working with our cable affiliates as we explore america . >> next on american history tv, s whoarn about james byrne served in the u.s. house and senate, as a supreme court justice, and in the franklin d. roosevelt administrator. byrnes was a key figure in the implementation of the new deal and the implementation of the economy. lkis explains the relationship between fdr and byrnes. we will also hear from supreme court justice stephen breyer. the supreme court historical society hosted this 50 minute program in the supreme court chamber. james: i am pleased to welcome you to the fourth of our four lectures and the lecture series on supreme court justices in presidential cabinets. tonight's lecture will focus on james byrnes, who during his lifelong career in politics and public service served not only as a public justice on this housesbut also in both of

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> we are in front of the world war i memorial in lynchburg, virginia. c-span is learning more about local history. during world war i, the city served as a manufacturing center . up next, we will look inside the lynchburg history museum to learn more and

. >> our city's tour staff recently traveled to lynchburg virginia to learn about its rich history. len about lynchburg and other stops on our tours. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> next, harvard law professor talks about the origins of first amendment rights for african-american student protesters. he's the author of the forthcoming book. the new york historical society hosted this hour long event. >>> good evening. i'm dale gregory. vice president for public programs and i'm thrilled to welcome you to our spectacular robert h smith auditorium. tonight's program, the first amendment, the constitution on campus is part the bernard and schwartz distinguished speaker series which is the heart of the public programs. i would like to thank mr. schwartz for his support to invite so many authors and historians. let's give him a big hand. [ applause ] i'd also like to recognize and thank three extraordinary trustees board chair, pam shafler and rick reese and susan danalo with us tonight. give them a big hand as well. [ applause ] >> and we al

. >> next weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. richll explore the literary history and sites. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. the role men can play in the me to movement and how they can change their behavior that leads to sexual harassment and assault. this is 40 minutes. >> we are focusing on the way in which sexual assault, for years, has been a sort of campus issue. often with the shocking statistic of one in four women were one in five women on college campuses will be raped before she graduates. seen that sexual violence and sexual harassment continue to follow people into their careers after college. the purpose of this panel is to think more holistically about whatroblem of violent and remains that can be sort of transferred. i will start by introducing one of the foremost experts at stony brook and the author of many books. he has studied this issue in many different ways. ,'m interested to ask michael what is it that men in their careers need to have already learned? ranks thank you. thank you fo

next weekend, the c-span's cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. we will explore the rich literary scene. watch next week in 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2 and american history tv on c-span3. we explore america. next on lectures in history, johns hopkins professor ronald walters talks about albert parson, a confederate soldier who became a leader in the anarchist movement. he uses the 1886 haymarket affair, a bombing, as a case study in describing anarchist violence and the government's response. this is just under one hour. ronald: i am going to begin in 19 six. a german sociologist and historian published a collection of essays. one of those essays translated into why is there no socialism in the united states? , seeing america

we are in front of the world war i memorial in lynchburg, virginia. learning more about local history. during world war i the city served as a manufacturing center and red cross station. next, we go inside the lynchburg history museum and learn more. talk to i am going to you about our world war i exhibit called it was my privilege and by duty. lynchburg in world war i.

host: this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg virginia. river, along the james it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat, poplar forest. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life and history. on river, it is home to both liberty university 5:00 p.m. eastern on, we will hear about how ann s brought the harlem brought the harlem renaissance to lynchburg. >> anne spencer was an american poet associated with the harlem renaissance associated with them renaissance period. how she became associated with the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. there was a whole group of people associated with that t ime like anne spencer that people don't know about. host: then on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry falwell junior about the origins of its university and the role that evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they are pleasantly surprised with how he has come around to issues important to the e

. >> this weekend c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia located along the james river.it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson were treat, poplar forest. with the help of our comcast cable partners we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life and history. on saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv we will visit the m spencer house to visit and learn how the poet brought the harlem restaurant on renaissance to lynchburg. >> [inaudible] unfortunately, there's a whole group of people associated with that period of time like anna spencer and the people don't know about. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv and interview with liberty university president jerry falwell junior about the origins of the university. and its impact on lynchburg and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trumps background there really pleasantly surprised with how he has come around with issues that are important to evangelicals. he has been the best president for those issues and for, i think, feel and that being one of the greatest presiden

c-span is in lynchburg, virginia to learn more about local history. next, we go outside the city to appomattox courthouse, known as the site of the end of the civil war. we will learn about appomattox's lesser-known stories. i'm standing in front of perhaps one of the most famous courthouses in the united states , where really nothing of significance happened. appomattox courthouse. the name is pretty confusing.

thomas jefferson force in lynchburg, virginia. we are learning about the history. we speak with the archaeology department to learn about the material culture left behind and what it can tell us about the people who lived here. we have been using archaeology to help understand the lives and landscape of the different residents of this historic national landmark.

announcer: this weekend, this he spends these tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. richll ask for lynchburg's literary scene and historic sites, this weekend beginning at 5 p.m. eastern on book tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. senate minority leader chuck schumer spoke at the university of louisville's mcconnell center, about his career and his relationship with the senator mitch mcconnell. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. i want to express my gratitude to you for your service. you have done, in my

. >> our cities tour step recently went to lynchburg, virginia to learn about its history. learn more about lynchburg at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> text, henry hank thomas, a founding member of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, recounts his experiences as one of the original 13 freedom writers, civil rights activists -- freedom riders, civil rights activist who traveled on interstate buses to challenge racial segregation. described his combat medic service during the vietnam war, racial tension, and being wounded in battle. the interview is about 70 minutes. pointare here at the west center for oral history studio with mr.ry 23, 2015 henry james thomas. hello, mr. thomas. hank: hi, how are you doing? >> we are very happy to have the chance to talk to you today. bityou tell me a little about your childhood? i am interested because it seems -- your independent fighting spirit seemed to emerge earlier than most. hank: yes. childhoodrt of my and georgia, in the middle part of georgia. i was

he joins us from lynchburg, virginia.o have you with us. >> great to be with you, thanks so much. >> shannon: i often heard your father talk about the influence of reverend graham and thinks he took from his ministry and the way that he operated in the world. what can you say about his influence? >> there's no question that the influence that dr. graham had one that goes back for decades. but what's interesting is if you look back decades in the beginning of his ministry and then you look towards the end of his ministry, the one thing that you see over and over again is that the same message that he preached 80 years ago was the same message that he preached right up until the last time he had the opportunity of sharing the gospel, and that was the message of god's love through his son to jesus christ and what the gospel is all about. that kind of longevity, that kind of passion and that kind of integrity is something that all pastors, myself included, have found great comfort, great encouragement and great courage in bec

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg virginia, located along the james river, it is some to liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat. help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore the rich literary life and history. today at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv. we will visit the and spencer house to hear about how this poet brought the harlem renaissance to lynchburg. >> you was an american poet. renaissance, it harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately there is a group of people who are associated with that point in time. 2:00 p.m., ant interview with phil university president, jerry falwell junior. >> in spite of trump's are really we pleasantly surprised at how he has come around on issues that are important to evangelicals and how he has been the best andident for those issues is going to be one of the greatest presidents we have had. >> than a conversation with len johnson, who hosted a tennis camp for young african-american athletes. interest,eated this somehow he managed to be a student and transform that thating into a program would for decades,

>> next weekend the c-span city store takes you to lynchburg, virginia with the help of our comcast cable partners will export lynch for his rich literary scene and historic sites. watch next weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2 and some working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> hello, everybody. thank you for being out here today on this beautiful saturday. by name is emily and i'm a manager here at politics and prose. we have our step, welcome. if you could silence your cell phones so that we don't get interrupted with any beeping that would be great and usually we have about 30 minutes of talking and then we take questions and we are filming and so it's important and i hope you have questions that you use the microphones and if you get up and asked them as opposed to shouting them because we don't test the question in the recording. think of questions and asked the mayor that would be great. lastly, we have a few more events today so those of you who are familiar events we ask you to pull up the chairs and don't fold up the chair say. thank you