american history tv, tonight at 8:00 on lectures and history, the university of michigan professor martha jones on female slaves and the law. sunday at 8:00 on the presidency, president george h w bush cost former secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find our complete television schedule and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> next, we hear from historian andrew needham about the role of electricity in the southwest and how it was fueled by coal from native american lands and the social inequalities that resulted from the demand for cheap power. needham is the author of "power lines, phoenix and the making of the modern southwest." this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> let me say welcome to the new york university institute for public knowledge. i'm the director of ipk. i am happy to

martha jones on female slaves and the law. sunday at eight, president former hw bush's secretary of state on the fall of the berlin wall. complete television schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. us -- call us, email us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> on a recent visit to the in france, rliament po prentice called on the european union to promote democracy and transparency. and spoke out about the distrust between politicians and citizens. he also talked about supporting human rights. the pontius visit marks the first visit in 26 years. is about 45 minutes. [applause] [applause] [applause] your holiness, esteemed guests, ladies r and gentlemen, 26 years ago, pope john paul ii addressed the european parliaments. speech was a milestone, and the beginning of the process of unification of europe. today, pope francis is addressing european parliament. the members represent more than people from 28 countries. of this nat

next, professor martha jones talked about the mid-19th century court case of celia, a female slave who killed her master after repeated sexual assaults. the class discusses what options she may have had, and the involvement of her fellow slaves

next, university of michigan professor martha jones talked about the mid-19th century court case of celia, a female slave who killed her master after repeated sexual assaults. the class discusses what options she may have had, and the involvement of her fellow slaves and her master's white neighbors in her court case. that is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> today we will continue the discussion we were having, that we began a couple weeks ago, talking about the history of slavery, and in particular, of slave women. we already had a chance to look at the case of harriet jacobs, one of the best remembered of the slave narratives. there, jacobs introduces us to that dimension of slavery that is exemplified, and we might say central to the experience of slave women and that is sexual violence. we will come back a little bit to talk about jacobs in comparison to our case today, that of celia. we also talked about wpa narratives, and one of the things we noticed is the extent some issues, including sexual violence -- violence generally, and sexual violence in particular -- was rather muted in

martha jones on female slaves and the law. sunday at 8:00, president george bush's james baker on the fall of the berlin wall. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. e-mail us. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook follow us on twitter. the feist chair of the federal reserve board of governors stanley visscher talks about the u.s. economy. he spoke to a wall street journal economics correspondent. >> good morning everybody. thank you vice chairman ficsher for joining us. we have a special treat, in addition to being the vice chairman of the fed, mr. fischer was the former governor of the bank of israel and the number two at the imf so you have a unique perspective on the global economy and global landscape. people in this room have footprints all over the world so i wanted to talk to you for a little bit about the global economic backdrop. i think everyone is talking right now about oil prices. they have fallen 25% this year and in the last few weeks what does that tell y

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next university of michigan professor martha jones talks about how female slayves were treated undert the time. >>> next, university of michigan professor martha jones talks about the court case of creela a female slave who killed her owner after numerous sexual assaults. she looks at the involvement of her fellow slaves and her owner's white neighbors in her court case this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >>> today we're going to continue the discussion that we began a couple of weeks ago talking about the history of slavery, and in particular the experiences of enslaved women. we have already had a chance to look at the case of harriet jacobs, one of the best remembered of the slave narratives. there jacobs introduced us if you will to that dimension slavery that is especially vilified and exemplified by slave women and that is -- that of celia. we have also looked at the wpa narratives and one of the things we noticed about those narratives is you'll recall was the extent to which some issues including sexual violence, violence generally but sexual violence in particular was rath

at 8:00, the university michigan professor martha jones on female slaves and the law. at 8:00, president george h.w. bush is former secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find out complete schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. >> next, a discussion about white house efforts on reforming the apartments after ferguson, missouri and elsewhere. from "washington journal" this is 15 minutes. minutes. questioning us is the president of the international association of chiefs of police who previously served as the police chief, the university of central florida. the altamonteh springs police department. is there a disconnect between the public and police today? >> well, peter, it depends on the community in the u.s.. we see some parts of the country that have incredible long-term community relations between law enforcement and the public and there are some areas that don't. to try to cast it with a broad net is difficult. is there room for improvement? we need to be

and on c-span 3 saturday night at 8:00 on lectures of history, martha jones on female slaves and the law. sunday at 8:00, president h.w. bush's secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall and liberation of eastern europe. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-of 26-3400 or e-mail us the comments@cspan.org. >> welcome to the session on the situation in iraq and syrian specifically the threat imposed by the event. a name tag is not included in the well-deserved knight hood. thank you for coming. if i could begin with a relatively straight forward question. if you could just please perhaps, gentleman i'll begin with giving a sense of what you think priorities should be for defense engagement in the middle east. >> the defense seems to advise for the middle east. and carry the enjoy to the kurdish region of iraq. although that is made across all of iraq. and my fairly consistent theme about engagement in the middle east is it is an area that is highly complex, highly complicated and closes

and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday night at 8:00, university of michigan professor martha joneson the presidency, president george h.w. bush's former secretary of state james baker on the fall of the wall. find our complete schedule on c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a twe tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on c-span3, we comp lemth that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events, and on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series, the civil wars 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past, history bookshelf with the best known history writesers, the presidency looking at the policies of our commanders in chief. lectures in history with

next, professor martha jones talked about the mid-19th century court case of celia, a female slave who killed her master after repeated sexual assaults. the class discusses what options she may have had, and the involvement of her fellow slaves and her master's white neighbors in her court case. is about an hour and 20 minutes. today we will continue the discussion we were having, particularly the experiences of slave women. look at thence to case of harriet jacobs, one of the best remembered of the slave narratives. us to thatoduces dimension of slavery that is exemplified, and we might say central to the experience of slave women and that is sexual violence. we will come back to discuss jacobs in relation to today's case, celia. we also talked about wpa narratives and the extent to which some issues, including sexual violence -- violence generally, and sexual violence in particular -- was rather muted in the slave narratives. toe we have the opportunity take another pass at this question, to try to see this dimension of slavery through the experience of celia. you have all begun to s

. >> next martha jones talks about the mid-19th century court case of celia, a female slave who killed her owner after repeated sexual assaults. looks at the involvement of her fellow slaves and owners white neighbors in her court case. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> today we will continue the discussion we were having, that we began a couple weeks ago, talking about the history of slavery, and in particular, the experiences of slave women. we already had a chance to look at the case of harriet jacobs, one of the best remembered of the slave narratives. there, jacobs introduces us to that dimension of slavery that is exemplified, and we might say central to the experience of slave women and that is sexual violence. we will come back a little bit to talk about jacobs in comparison to our case today, that of celia. we also talked about wpa narratives, and one of the things we noticed is the extent to which some issues, including sexual violence -- violence generally, and sexual violence in particular -- was rather muted in the slave narratives. here we have the opportunity to t

on american history tv on c-span3 saturday night at 8 on lectures in history, martha jones on female slaves and the law. and sunday at 8:00 on the presidency, president h.w. bush's former secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find our schedule at c-span.org and let us know about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or tweet us @cspan. >>> in his book, "supreme city" donald miller describes how in the 1920s new york became the country's cultural capital by showcasing the newest ideas in music, art and architecture. he spoke at the new york library. it's an hour and a half. >> thank you. i want to thank the library and especially debra hirsch for organizing this event. can you guys hear me in the back? can you hear me now? no? yes? all right. i'll speak loudly. well, it's great to be in the city and lecturing on the city that you wrote about and in the very place in the city that you wrote about, midtown manhattan. a couple of preliminaries before we roll into this illustra

american history tv, saturday t 8:00 :00, martha jones on female slaves. us -- bush'sw put secretary james baker. schedule onplete c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us. e-mail us. send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> now incoming foreign relations chair bob corker talks priorities.n policy topics include syria, russia, and iran. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. on behalf of my board of directors, it is a pleasure to welcome you to our forum. i want to thank the presenting sponsor raytheon. before introducing the first panel, i want to note that the framing issue is a world in crisis. we could have no better introductory panel to address bob corkerhen addressing the question of what the u.s. should do. fred will be moderating the discussion. he served in 2000 as the editorial page editor for the washington post. every monday, he publishes a column which i believe everyone reads religiously. he has also served as bureau chief in tokyo and moscow. it i

saturday at 8 pm martha jones on famous lives and the law. from secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. this is an conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. chuck hagel published a report of a number of sexual assault in the military. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon. president obama wanted a back on the progress in the fight against sexual assault in a military. gen dempsey and generals know reported on the president this week on the review. i will announce the latest actions to improve the prevention and response efforts. want to thank everyone, many involved in this, but i want to thank everybody who was involved in this compounds of review. it was organised and supported by the defence department. to thank in particular for the personal readiness, jess white. announced her retirement after years of distinguished frauds for this country. i have to issue a stay on the was until this mission complete, she did, and i appreciate that.

and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday night at 8:00 on lectures in history, martha jones on female slaves in the law. , george h.w.0 bush's secretary of state, james baker, on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find a complete television schedule on c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at the following number. e-mail us at the following address. citizen tweet at the following address. join c-span conversation, like some facebook, follow us on twitter. headline.a no indictment in eric garner chokehold case for nypd officer. are staging a diet and in grand central station. they are reacting to a staten island grand jury the decided not to bring criminal charges. the decision triggered outrage and spurred protesters to take to the streets. to helpt obama vowed heal the rift that exist between the police and those they observe -- serve. here's what he said. >> is some of you may have heard, there was a decision that came out today by a grand jury not to indict police officers who had interacted with

martha jones on female slaves and the law. sunday at 8:00, president george former secretary of state james baker on the follows the berlin wall and the liberation of europe. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. the pentagon released a report on the number of rapes and sexual assault in the military that have happened in 2014. the study was done by the sexual -- sexualrevention prevention society. but it's good afternoon. -- >> good afternoon. president obama asked the dod to onort back with the progress the fight against sexual assault in the military. we briefed the president this week. everyone, andk there were many involved in this, but i want to thank anyone involved in this comprehensive review, which was organized and directed by our sexual assault prevention and response office, the defensive manpower data center. i want to thank our just white.ry i think you know she has announced

and on c-span3 tonight at 8:00, professor martha jones on female slaves and the law. and sunday at 8:00, george h.w. bush's former secretary of state on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find our complete schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs we are watching -- you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> next, a look at the response to a and the challenges ahead with dr. anthony fauci. and response coordinator for the white house ron klain. this is one hour. >> over the course of the last year, we have been engaged in a conversation regarding the future of the university. how in the face of a set of new disruptions that are really changing the ways in which higher education is understood and perhaps delivered, we have been wrestling with what it means for us. what do we need to protect and embrace? what do we need to respond to in terms of some of the challenges? as we thought about our history and we have thought ab

history tv on c-span 3, saturday night at history,ectures in university of michigan professor martha jones on female slaves and the law. sunday at 8:00 on the presidency, president george h.w. bush's former secretary of state, james baker, on the fall of the berlin wall, and the liberation of eastern europe. find our complete television schedule at koibz c-span.org, what you think about the programs you're watching. us, or send us a tweet. # like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. the, a conversation on staten island grand jury decision to not indict a police garner case.e eric new york congressman jeff reese joined us on "washington talk about the case and law enforcement relations with minority communities. tinue. host: democratic congressman hakeem jeffries represents brooklyn in the congress this morning and he joins us to talk about budget issues and other things as the 113th congress winds down. talking to our viewers this money, reaction to the grand jury decision on staten island yesterday. what was your reaction? guest: good morning, bill. it's good to be back. miscarriage was

on c-span three, saturday night at a clock on lectures in history, martha jones on female slaves andhe law. and sunday at 8:00 on the presidency, president george h.w. bush's former prep -- secretary of state on the fall of the berlin wall. find our complete television schedule on c-span.org and let us know about what you think about the programs you're watching. us, or send us a tweet. conversation,n like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> washington journal continues. host: the house is set to come in at 9:00 eastern this morning. we're joined with sean duffy to talk about budget issues, the debate ahead on the continuing resolution as it gets resolved here in the next week at least. before we get underway, we have been talking this morning about reaction about the decision in the grand jury there. a question we are closing our is the justice system. faith in law great enforcement. sometimes, mistakes are made. we see that calls being made. we have to have a look at the good, the bad, the ugly our system. make sure it is working. we do not want to lose faith in our justice sy

on lectures and history, martha jones on female slaves and the law. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, president george h.w. bush president of state, james baker on the fall of the berlin wall. find our complete schedule on c-span.org and let us know about the programs you're watching. e-mail us at comments @c-span.org or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> a new law passed this year requiring that the federal government make all federal spending data available in digital form. the house oversight committee held a hearing to determine what progress is being made toward that goal. witnesses include and representatives from the treasury department and the white house. congressman darrell issa chairs this two-hour hearing. >> the committee will come to order. the oversight committee exists to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and second, americans deserve an efficient effective government that works for them. our duty

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university of michigan professor martha jones on female slaves 8:00 law and sunday at on the presidency, president george h.w. bush's former secretary of state on the fall to have berlin wall. find our complete television schedule on cspan.org and let us know what you think. cspan.org il us at or send us a tweet at c spanch hash tag comments. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> the pentagon released a report on the number of rapes and sexual assaults in the military that happened in 2014. it was done by the sexual -- chuck hagel spoke and also spoke about his retirement. we fwreefed president earlier this week on that report and the results and today i'm announcing the review's findings as well as the actions to continue to improve d.o.d.'s prevention and response efforts. i want to thank everyone and in e were many involved this. but i want to thank everyone. who was involved in this comprehensive review. which was organized and directed by our sexual assault prevention and response office and supported by the manpower. want to thank in particular our undersecretary of person

on american history tv, saturday :00, professor martha jones on female slaves and law. sunday at 8:00, president george h w bush's former secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the senate commerce committee heard from representatives of the national football league, major league baseball, the national basketball association, and the national hockey league about issues of domestic violence and professional athletes. here is part of what former nfl player and current vice president of football operations tony vincent had to say in his opening remarks. >> mr. chairman and committee, when i consider these issues, domestic violence was a way of life in my home growing up. my brother and i watched helplessly numerous times as my mother was beaten and knocked unconscious as we dialed 911. she struggled to seek help and finally said,

and on c-span 3 saturday night at 8:00 on lectures in history, university of michigan professor martha jones on female slaves and the law. and sunday at 8:00 on the presidency, president george h.w. bush's former secretary of state james baker on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find our complete television schedule at cspan.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet a at #c-spancomments. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> now a look at civic engagement in america. civic business and education leaders at this annual forum discuss modern citizenship, activism and corporate social responsibility. the featured speaker is retired general stanley mcchrystal who receives an award for his national service and speaks about community involvement. it's 2 1/2 hours. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the national anthem sung by diane tigh from ncoc. ♪ o say can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight'

and saturday night at 8:00, lectures in history, martha jones, on female slaves and the law. sunday at 8:00, on the presidency. baker on the fall of the berlin wall and the liberation of eastern europe. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org. (202)-626-3400. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: now on your screen is maya schenwar, the editor-in-chief of the new site called -- news site called truthout and the author of this new book, "locked down, locked out -- why prison doesn't work and how we can do better." --s schenwar, who is she is my sister, who has been incarcerated on and off for the past nine years. host: why? guest: there have been a number of reasons. the overriding element is that she is a drug addict. she has been addicted to heroin and has committed a variety of very small crimes as a result. host: was not tough to write about in your book? -- was that tough to write about in your book? guest: it was horrifying. at the beginning, i thought there must be a way to write

saturday night at 8:00, university of michigan professor martha jones on female slaves and the law.er secretary of james aker -- baker on the fall of the western wall. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us or send usail a tweet. joined the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with open phones this morning. .epublicans, 202-585-3881 democrats, 202-585-3880. .ndependents, 202-585-3882 we will get to your thoughts in just a minute. headline from "the washington post" this morning. no shutdown but a non-conservatives. and they report -- host: it goes on to say that nancy pelosi warned republicans should not expect democratic votes for bills that provide short-term funding for immigration. host: they would take up legislation that would find the government and a shorter-term vale that would fund the homeland security department and the executive action but only until mid-march. then they would address the issue when republicans control the house and senate. that is one topic for y