chase the new orleans tribune, a black newspaper, took note with pride. that hepaper reported would be practicing were previously, and was and how they put it, "the infamous tawny sat enthroned between -- decreeing that i colored man has no rights." it was indeed a new era. thank you. [applause] >> the c-span cities tour takes look tv in american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. next weekend with the visitor that is in wisconsin -- visited madison, wisconsin. >> the call, to every citizen. it is an unending struggle to keep government representative. >> he is probably the most important political figure in and one ofistory, the most important in the history of the 20th century in the united states. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is. he was one of the first to use the term. he was a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950's as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i. he stood his ground, advo

the new orleans tribune, a black newspaper, took note with pride. the newspaper reported that he would be practicing where previously, and listen how they put it, "the infamous taney sat enthroned, decreeing that a colored man has no rights that the white man is bound to respect." it was indeed a new era. thank you. [applause] coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span two, here on c-span we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv, the programs that tell our nation story. american artifacts, recovering what areof fear -- effects revealed about america's past. the repress it and say, looking at the legacy of our nations commanders in chief. lectures in history, the top college professors delving into america's past. our new series, railamerica, featuring government and education films from the 1930's to the 1970's. c-span3, created by the cable tv industry and wanted by your local cable or satellite provider.

union occupied new orleans, leaders such as john baptiste through the newspaper the new orleans tribune accused lincoln of not being radical enough. they condemned his reconstruction plan as too lenient. and they made the case that congress and not the president should direct the course of reconstruction. similar arguments were advanced by a small but vocal group of white radicals, men such as maryland's henry winter davis who rejected his amnesty policy and worried that lincoln might accept some sort of compromised peace. lincoln was the lesser of two evils this choice between mcclellan and lincoln was seen in that light. let me conclude by turning to my final question, the election of 1864 is a turning point. who does this mean for the southerners? namely that the election of 1864 was a turning point in the war. one illuminating way to approach this is modelled by the scholar in a provocative essay on the subject. it's a fallacy exercise. he asks whether lincoln's defeat would have led to confederate independence and answers with a resounding no, he would not have led to confederate i

in union occupied new orleans, african-american leaders such as john baptiste and others through the newspaper the new orleans tribune accused lincoln of not being radical enough. they condemned his reconstruction plan as too lenient. they pushed for african-american suffrage highlighting the heroism of black military service and they made the case that congress, not the president, should direct the course of reconstruction. similar rgments were advanced by a small but vocal cadre of white radicals from border states. men such as maryland's henry winter davis who rejected lincoln's amnesty policy and worried that lynn cop might be willing after the election to accept some sort of compromised peace. for radical republicans then lincoln was the lesser of two evils. this choice between mclellan was lincoln was seen in that light. let me conclude by turning to my final question. the election of 1864 as a turning poturn ing point. what do these many division among southerners mean in the modern scholarship, namely that the election of 1864 was a turning point in the war. one illuminating way to approach this issue is mode

in union occupied new orleans and african-americans through the newspaper, the tribune accused lincoln of not being radical enough. they condemned his plans as too lenient and pushed for sufferage highlighting the heroism of service and said the congress and not the president should direct the course. similar arguments by a small but vo vocal cad re. they worried that lincoln might be willing after the election to accept a compromise. for radical republicans, lincoln was the lesser of two evils between mclellan and lincoln seen in that light. let me conclude with the turning point. what do all of these many divisions mean for another claim in the modern scholarship, namely that the election was a turning point in the war. one illuminating way is modelled by the scholar william c davis in an essay on the subject. it's a falisy of reversibility exercise. he asked whether lincoln's defeat would have led to independence and he answers with a resounding no. it would not have led to confederate 2347ds and would not have done so because in the event of a democratic victory, lincoln would have