at the university of north carolina at greensboro. >> we are in the hodges reading room at the university of north carolina at greensboro. and we will be looking at a collection that is pretty distinct. inr 450 world war i pamphlet our holdings. think really stands out with this collection is that it really runs the gamut of combatant countries. representation of pamphlets. a large collection from the united states. we also have templates from the austro-hungarian empire. and from russia as well. i would like to show a number of

we visit the women's veterans historic project at the university of north carolina greensboro to look at a special colleges of pamphlets and memoirs of how women's roles in the military have changed over time. >> while in greensboro, we stopped by the university of north carolina at greensboro to learn about the changing roles of women in the military through the university's book rchives. >> women in the war, u.s. navy nurses line up for inspection in their new summer uniforms. every day new legions are being called to active duty afloat and ashore. ready to follow the fleet to any battle front, these traditional angels of mercy know about one code, service to hue manatee. women as always, the heroes of all wars. >> women have always served in of our in the wars country in the revolutionary war women would follow their husbands to battle and help out with cooking, laundry, volunteer nursing. some of our earliest materials are some of the civil war. this is a 1910 publication put out by the citizens executive committee of atlantic city, new jersey, honoring the civil war army nurses o

we visit the women's veterans historic project at the university of north carolina greensboro to look at a special colleges of pamphlets and memoirs of how women's roles in the military have changed over time. >> while in greensboro, we stopped by the university of north carolina at greensboro to learn about the changing roles of women in the military through the university's book rchives. >> women in the war, u.s. navy nurses line up for inspection in their new summer uniforms. every day new legions are being called to active duty afloat and ashore. ready to follow the fleet to any battle front, these traditional angels of mercy know about one code, service to hue

in the battle of guilford courthouse, in what is now greensboro, north carolina, 2100 british troops battled a larger contingent of 4500 americans fighting for independence in the revolutionary war. the city of greensboro is named for major general nathanael greene, who led the americans in battle. the c-span city's tour visited the guilford courthouse national military park to learn more about the battle. john: we are in greensboro, north carolina at the military port, standing on the battlefield of guilford courthouse. during the revolutionary war, the british had moved their campaign to the southern and had captured georgia and south carolina and were moving into north carolina to try to what they called restore authority, which meant they would conquer the land. ended up hereey at guilford courthouse in the middle of north carolina. 1780 one.ch 15, general nathanael greene, continental army, was pitted against the british army under lord cornwallis. cornwallis was making his march through north carolina, conquering the land and so forth , and general green wanted to stop that. gre

carolina at greensboro. >> we are in the hodges reading room at the university of north carolina at greensboro. and we will be looking at a collection that is pretty distinct. inr 450 world war i pamphlet our holdings. think really stands out with this collection is that it really runs the gamut of combatant countries. representation of pamphlets. a large collection from the united states. we also have templates from the austro-hungarian empire. and from russia as well. i would like to show a number of examples of the collection itself and i thought we would do it chronologically. of of the first appearances pamphlets that happens very shortly after the outbreak of the war. and you start to see pamphlets being produced by combatant countries talking about the war and what they're are really talking about at that time is fixing blame on who cause the war. countries, many of them recognized that they needed to influence their own public opinion and give people behind the support of the war to sustain the war effort. and a very lengthy and bloody war it self. a couple of these pamphlets at the beg

after he graduated from the academy here in greensboro, he went on to the university of north carolinand he graduated from there as a lawyer. to the north of the pretty, but quickly found that more business in greensboro. he found his life here as well, turning was -- her name was eliza lindsay. official inected the house. when he was in greensboro as an elected official, he worked with the quaker community. -- wife had a quaker background and he took on issues of internal improvement in the state and he had taken of issues of slavery, unusual for a politician in the south. he adopted other important thats, like education and really began to form his political platform. the governor was one of the first candidate that ran a statewide candidacy. so he wouldn't travel throughout the entire state of north carolina and he was a great order -- orator and he was very personable. andon by a good margin started his term as governor in 1841. so he operated on a platform with four different areas of .romoting the state economy one of them was through improving transportation, he did that for exa

he moved to texas in his early 20's from greensboro, north carolina, partly out of wanderlust and partly because he had a job. he started as a sheepherder on a ranch south of san antonio. after a couple years there he made his way up to austin and met his wife, had a daughter named margaret. here in austin he had two day jobs he worked while honing his skills as a writer. the first one was as a draftsman at the texas general land office. he drew maps for them and he was known for drawing little themes and characters on the parameter something his coworkers thought was pretty clever. a second job was as a teller at the first national bank of austin and it is there where his life sort of took a twist for real. he was found to be embezzling money, about $850. some people said he was guilty. some people said he wasn't. some people said he was not equipped to be a teller, he was preoccupied by the teller cage. in any case he was sentenced to five years in federal prison in columbus, ohio. it looked like he came up with the penn name concurrent with being in prison. he was really embarrassed b

visit ncicap.org] tomorrow, more on greensboro, north carolina, including the 1979 murder of a party activist by members of the ku klux klan by members of the american nazi party. >> c-span is online for the iowa state fair and the road to the white house coverage. our coverage is on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. the schedule. on thursday morning starting at 11:30, it is republican mike huckabee followed by democrats martin o'malley and jim webb. eastern, at 10:30 republican jeb bush. starting at noon on saturday, republican rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee and editor bernie sanders, and on sunday afternoon, republican than carson at 5:00 and george pataki at 5:30. campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. of theer: tonight, part conference with remarks from liberal activist, discussing how to elect more democrats to local office. former ohio state senator nina turner also looked at 2014 voter turnout and why it was so low. here is that now. >> last year was the lowest voter turnout in our country in 70 years. now, think about what wa

at the wyndham championship in greensboro, north carolina, woods shot an opening round 6 under 64. it still leaves him two off the lead. a win this weekend would move woods into the 125-man field for the fedexcup playoff. >>> when we return, a check of our top stories and striking gold. divers uncover a shipwreck treasure worth millions. 20? introducing nutrient-dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna and 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. i did it... do it... take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it... and i feel beautiful. visit naturesbounty.com for details. if your purse is starting to look more like a tissue box... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec is different than claritin . because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec . muddle no more . >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. fire officials are investigating how t

to round out the ten, is scott harvey from greensboro, north carolina. denny mccarthy from rockville, maryland. a recent university of virginia graduate. mike mccoy from des moines, iowa. jordan nebergy, an oklahoma state student and robby shelton from the university of alabama. that rounds out the ten players that will play in the walker cup in less than a month. >> tom, thank you. over to you, joe. >> thank you very much. thanks for watching what was a fun week of golf here at olympia fields in olympia field, illinois. the south land of chicago. had a lot of rain this week. they did a tremendous job of getting a beautiful golf course ready. in the end, it's bryson dechambeau winning in the championship match. 7,047 entries. over 97 sites to qualify. 312 made it here to olympia fields. after stroke play, there were 64 remaining. after six rounds of match play, it's bryson dechambeau in this tremendous year of golf from smu. the ncaa individual champion and he's rolled that forward to the united states amateur championship. he will be a member representi

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. >>> greensboro, north carolina. is he back? tigerwoods at the pga wyndham, had it going on all cylinders. 11 under total. he is tied with a fellow named tom hogey. he is a rookie. this rookie has 789 career pga rounds. 79 career rounds. tiger woods? 79 career pga wins. let that marinade a little bit. we'll be back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> well, csi cyber is next. >> well, csi cyber is next. it was just an ordinary night. until he showed up-with a hungry look in his eyes. and then, he made the shot. and when jaws dropped ... he had something for that, too. the new spicy nacho chicken sandwich. with two tacos, halfsies, and a drink for 6 bucks. all in a munchie meal. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. get your first month's payment plus five years wear and tear coverage. make the most of summer... with volvo. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the nutribullet rx, nature's prescription nutrition extractor, brought to you by nutrib

wednesday the history of greensboro, north carolina. >>> philanthropist mike bezos, son of amazon.com founder jeff bezos, talks about his experience emigrating from cuba as a boy. aspen institute walter isaacson takes place at the national constitution center in philadelphia. >>> well, the immigrant sometimes is the one who best understands that concept of freedom and what america's all about. tell us about your experience as an immigrant. how did you get here? what did you feel? >> all right. good. thank you. first of all, for allow me to be here the conversations have been so unbelievable. i'm over the top already. doing something that is so we take for granted these discussions, these conversations. it's unbelievable. okay. so go back to 1958, back in c a cuba. i was at that time maybe 13, 14 years old. and i was fine. i was a teenager doing my thing, going to school, minding my own business. there was no thought of ever leaving cuba. my dad is a -- he owned the lumber mill, which he worked hard at. that's where i learned my work ethics from. get up at 5:00 in the morning and work

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you towe take greensboro, north carolina, for a look at the literary life in that city. and as portions of the annual nations conference from phoenix, you will hear liberal activists discuss how to elect more liberal democrats to office and -- nina turner talks about low voter turnout in 2014. here's a look. lower voter was the turnout in the country in 70 years. think about what was happening seven years ago or we were a little busy with the war. 70 years. people are opting out. they do not believe folks who hold an elected space really give -- about them. i will keep it pg. pretty sad.at is , one woman, one man, one vote, the vote is the great equalizer and how hard it was for me to even try to get traction because i was not everyoneor governor knows the most important race is the secretary of state race. i am not just saying that because my sister was running if saying that because people cannot vote and they do not have access, if their voice cannot be heard through the power of their vote, you cannot for a mayor or a governor. the about box is the most important. ha

eastern. >> welcome to greensboro, north carolina, on book tv. named after revolutionary war general nathanial green, the city was also the home of albi n, a civil rights leader during the reconstruction period who

to round out the ten, is scott harvey from greensboro, north carolina.ny mccarthy from rockville, maryland. a recent university of virginia graduate. mike mccoy from des moines, iowa. jordan nebergy, an oklahoma state student and robby shelton from the university of alabama. that rounds out the ten players that will play in the walker cup in less than a month. >> tom, thank you. over to you, joe. >> thank you very much. thanks for watching what was a fun week of golf here at olympia fields in olympia field, illinois. the south land of chicago. had a lot of rain this week. they did a tremendous job of getting a beautiful golf course ready. in the end, it's bryson dechambeau winning in the championship match. 7,047 entries. over 97 sites to qualify. 312 made it here to olympia fields. after stroke play, there were 64 remaining. after six rounds of match play, it's bryson dechambeau in this tremendous year of golf from smu. the ncaa individual champion and he's rolled that forward to the united states amateur championship. he will be a member representing t

the bus blew a tire, off the side of interstate 85 outside of greensboro, north carolina. it happened around 8:30 last night. debris from the tire hit three other vehicles sending them off the road into the trees. there were cuts and bruises but no one was seriously 4ur9. >>> let's turn -- seriously hurt. >> let's turn to the weather. what do you have for us, jeff. >> one of the best weather stretches of the entire summer. 81 right now in central park. a lot of 70s in the suburbs. 81 down the shore at toms river. dew points, measuring the amount of moisture in the atmosphere between invigorating and pleasant. a spin on the weather wheel, 1:00 p.m. temperature 82. 85 by 3:00 in the afternoon. it does get warm. it goes about four above average for this date. humidity is so low it will feel super comfortable. 82 by 5:00. temperatures trailing to 80 by sunset at 7:00 this evening. your full accuweather forecast including a big warm up over the weekend along with humidity during the half hour. >>> a new school year means renewed battle over students opting out of statewide test

. >>> in greensboro, north carolina, tiger woods is just two strokes behind the leader. if he clinches the win, it would be the first one in more than two wins. >> and there is pandemonium at the national zoo. two baby pandas born two hours apart. and a birthday for big sister, who turns two today. >> it is a blowout at the national zoo. >> yeah, i remember infant twins and a toddler, have fun with that. >> and they were born and they were the size of a stick of butter, can you imagine? and you have to wait two hours between. >>> we have rain back through parts of the midwest. we have heavier downpours even a severe thunderstorm watch. there you see across northwestern arkansas. hea hea heavy downpours. in minneapolis, highs of only 76. >>> that is a look at the weather across the country, here is a peek out your window. windo. >>> cloudy skies. as we move through the day, a slightly warmer day than what we saw yesterday in the bay area. lots of sunshine in place. 87 for south bay, 80 for the peninsula. temperatures in the low to mid-80s. have a good sunday. and that's y

. >>> in greensboro, north carolina tiger woods is closing in on a pga title. he's two strokes behind in the windham championship. it would be his first major pga tour win in more than two years. >>> there's pandemonium at the national zoo in washington. the staff welcomes twin pandas. we're keeping a close eye on the tiny creatures and mom mei xiang. the two were born hours apart. the second showing up something of a surprise. officials say they're looking healthy and i should mention there's even more to celebrate today. a birthday for big sister bao bao who turns two today. >> a big blow out at the national zoo. >> i remember infant twins and a toddler -- >> they're the size of a stick of butter. >> yeah. >> very impressive. >> dylan has a check of the rest of the country's forecast. >> we have rain through parts of the midwest. we have heavier downpours even a severe thunderstorm watch, there you see it across northwestern arkansas. heavy downpours something to keep an eye on this morning. it's a cold front moving eastward. look how chilly it gets behind th

. >>> greensboro, north carolina, tiger woods is c losing in on the pga title. he's two strokes b ind leader jason gore in the third round of the wyndham championship. if he crinches the final round, it would be his first major pga tour win in more thansuwo yearc. >>> pandemonium at the national zoo in washington as the staff welcomes twin pandas. theer keeping a close eye on the tiny cubs. the two were born hours apart. i can't imagine. the second showing up as something of a surprise. officials say they're looking healthy and i should mention there's even more to celebrate today. a1birthday for big sister. baobao turns two today. >> a blowout at the zoo. >> welcome to them. infant twins and a to dler. good luck with that. >> the size of a stick of butter. n you imagine? >> then you can wait two hours. >> no in between. >>> dylan as a check of the rest of the forecast. in throughgisthe midwest. we have heavier downpours even a severe thunderstorm watch there you see across northwestern arkansas. heavy downpours, something to keep an eye on this morning. it's a

greensboro, north carolina. corporal wes mecham is patroling at 4:00 a.m. when he spots a man walking on the side of the road. >> i had traveled this road, i couldn't tell you how many times on night shift throughout my career and never -- all those times i travel that had road seen anybody walking that time of night. >> corporal mecham wonders if his car had broken down. and he's walking to get help. he turns on his lights. his dash cam turns on automatically. >> i'm not saying you're doing anything wrong, i'm just asking. we don't get too many people walking this time of night. he was very compliant. very polite. talked to me in a friendly manner. >> mecham asks to see only i.d. and even cracks joke. >> you've been walking a while. them are some wet shoes. >> the man explains he's walking to go buy a soda. aside from the late hour, this doesn't seem unusual to corporal mecham. >> just going to get something to drink or something to eat? okay, that's cool. >> what is odd, however, is the man's i.d. >> is that your i.d. right there? >> yes, sir. >> can you

he moved to texas in its early 20th from greensboro, north carolina partly out of wanderlust and becausehe had a job. he started as a sheepherder on a ranch in deptula south of san antonio after a couple years made his way up to austin and met his wife, had a daughter named margaret inherent austin yet today jobs the word while he was honing his skills as a writer. first as a draftsman at the texas general land office. he was an exceptional illustrator and he drew maps for them and he was known for drawing beans and carrots or is on the perimeter which is something his coworkers thought was -- it is where his life sort of took a twist. he was found to be embezzling money. we think about $850 some people said he was guilty. some people said he was sent. some people said he wasn't equipped to be a teller and he was preoccupied writing what have you been in any case he was sentenced to five years in federal prison in columbus, ohio. it looks like he came up with the pen name pretty much concur with being imprisoned. he was really embarrassed by the whole ordeal and try to keep a low profile

you would be interested to know that greensboro was the last city of any major size in north carolina to integrate. having been the first to experience the sit-ins. when you talk about a formative experience, pretty much opening the door and getting in that car was like, ok, this is it. that particular moment said to me this is who, this is a huge part of of who you are that you will take a stand for what is right and you will not worry about the implications of this and the risks that you're taking. you will be -- this is who you are and you do this out of love. you don't do this out of rage and anger. you do it out of love. >>

today we traveled to greensboro, north carolina, children about the literate life of the city. that's at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> with the senate in its august break will feature booktv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span2. >> later this month on c-span2, look back at the voting rights act would've signed into law 50 years ago this month. >> this sunday night on cue and a, antiwar activist phyllis bennis on u.s. foreign policy since 9/11, the recent appreciation with iran and the war on terrorism. >> who is isis, what are the origins, why are they so vile that? all those are important and i addressed that in the book i think what's more important in some ways because it's something we can do something about is what is the u.s. policy regarding isis? why isn't it working? can to go to war against terrorism? are we doing the war wrong or is it wrong to say there should be a war against terrorism at all? i think those are the questions that in some of the most important and will be the most useful. >> sunday night at eight eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> now

today the history of greensboro, north carolina. >>> ucla released a report earlier this year about challenges facing undocumented undergraduate students in the u.s. the report called in the shadows of the ivory tower analyzes a survey of 909 undocumented graduates in 32 states who migrated from 55 countries. the first and largest study of its kind. the co-authors joined a panel at new york university earlier this year to talk about the report. >>> good morning. it is a pleasure to welcome you. and for those of you who live in new york, you know this is a rare example of sunshine in the morning. and it's not even freezing. so it's a great pleasure to welcome you to the steinhart institute for higher education policy. and i was thinking about our session this morning and thinking about how when i started this institute about 12 years ago i kept looking up the word policy in the dictionary. if you ever try to do that you discover it's a difficult word. it's hard to get a good definition. and i think that's appropriate. because when we think of policy, we each have an image in our mind or a defin

colleges that have gunsmithing like in roxborough, north carolina, they offer it and a couple of places in greensboroer it. andcan go and take a class you have to fill out the application and you do a background check. then you get your gun. that piece of paper, so you are not violating any laws. you have the right to carry it. for all the citizens who are complaining or don't want guns taken away, do with the right way and get your concealed weapons permit. you are ayou law-abiding citizen protect yourself and what the law allows us to do. there is approximately 300 million guns in the united states. over 100 million gun owners currently. is one in philadelphia. you are on the air. what's your solution to prevent gun violence? caller: good morning, i am a gun owner and a paramedic for 30 years. we have -- evaluation like they do in south carolina if you're going to have a carry permit. you should have to qualify for a test. you should have more guns, not less guns, because there is a lot of bad people out there. you have to make the rules more even so people can survive. host: what are the regulatio

eastern, we take you to greensboro, north carolina for a look at the literary life of that city. next, former defense department officials on the role of special operations and intelligence in the 21st century warfare and in the battles against al qaeda and isis. this panel was part of the 2015 aspen security forum in aspen, colorado. [applause] thanknk you and i want to clark and the forum for having is here and sponsoring this discussion. i also want to thank admiral eric olsen for stepping into the breach when we asked him this morning. assistant secretary of defense michael lumpkin was stymied by the airlines and only got as far as denver last night. he could not join us today. dr. mikeave with us vickers, former undersecretary of defense for intelligence. and also former head of special operations within the pentagon. and kathleen hicks who has held many senior roles inside the pentagon and is now at the center for strategic and international studies. i want to open with a question that has touched on all of your careers. you have all spent time fighting extremist militants

north carolina. we'll learn about the literary life of greensboro with authors of books about the women who took part in that city's civil rights sittings in the 1960's, the lawyer who lost the supreme court case plessy versus ferguson and propaganda from world war i. >> with the senate in its august break, we will feature book tv programming weeknights in primetime on c-span 2, starting at 8:00 p.m. for the weekend, here are a few special programs. 22, live fromst jackson, mississippi, for the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning at 11:30 a.m. with discussions on harper lee, civil rights, and the civil war. on saturday, september 5, we are live from our nation's capital for the 15th annual national book festival. followed on sunday with our live in depth program with former second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute lynn chaney. book tv on c-span 2, television for serious readers. tonight, a discussion from the annual aspen security form on the dangers of isi and how the groups. the is using the internet as a recruitment tool. here is a look. ts business model is enc

today we travel to greensboro, north carolina to learn about the literary life of that city. >> now aok at conservative messaging for the 21st century. political commentator and author bill whittle addressed an audience at the conservative forum of silicon valley looking at ways conservatives can reach young voters using pop culture and making political candidates more appealing. [ applause ] >>> hi, everybody. i like to get this a little closer to me in case i decide to pick up a little religion tonight, and take a step back so i can hear how loud i'm being. it is a pleasure to be back up here. last time i didn't realize how close i am to berkeley and this time i did and i was surprised that my skin didn't burst into flames but i'm a degree or two warmer than otherwise and it is great to be up here. we have a large, large problem ahead of us. many times when we talk about problems out there in the real world, we talk about the problems of demographics, demographics if terms of the west disappearing, just demographically disappearing and we have a problem in the terms of the demograph

jimmy from greensboro, north carolina, independent line.ler: i think the media coverage is pretty good. it is ironic that we are talking about the 2016 election in 2015 but that goes to the whole social media thing, the 24 hour news cycle. that is where we are today in culture and society. overall, the media coverage is pretty good. host: why do you say it is pretty good, what makes you come to that conclusion? host: the fact you have so many choices to look at. cnn, you guys, msnbc cbs, you name it and you have so many choices. channels you can look at and get information -- although it is very early and you are not going to get quite all the information you need at this point. that is my point about -- it is ironic we are in 2015 talking about 2016. that is just where we are today. host: what do you think about the number of people involved particularly on the republican side? caller: i think that is wonderful. i think that is great that there are so many people that are interested in the future of our country the future of society the fu

began nonviolent protests against racial segregation at the woolworth department store in greensboro, north carolina. african-americans would sit at whites only counters and ask to be served. ine on the sit-ins greensboro. >> 1, 2010. the museum tells the story of the citians that happened in this city, which launched a wave of anti-segregation since across the south. this building once housed the woolworth store. deena: what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so the rest of us would be able to do that. a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites only access to public accommodations, and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this lunch counter to sit down, to be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this in the museum is the actual lunch counter area that has been preserved. there have been some seeds that have been taken out in other areas -- seats that have been taken out in other areas, such as the smithsonian. the four young men that sat in h

. >> welcome to greensboro, north carolina, on book tv. named after revolutionary war general nathanial green, the city was also the home of albi n, a civil rights leader during the reconstruction period who unsuccessfully argued the supreme court case that led to segregation in the u.s. for the next hour, we explore greensboro's literary scene starting with local author linda brown as she recounts her experience during the greensboro sitins during the civil rights movement. linda brown: in these mass marches going through and down elm street, some of them had eggs thrown at them and water dumped on their heads from buildings and it was, it never got to the wound where it was like it was nice. it was never nice. it was just more than the city could handle in the final analysis. it was about unanimity and solidarity and ok, we're all in this together. i grew up in ohio,

greensboro on american history tv. it is known as the gate city because of its ties to transportation. it is located in the piedmont region of central north carolina. warnere help of our time cable partners, over the next hour and a half we will look at the history of greensboro, visit the will worth counter at the center of the civil rights movement in the city. >> they came to the will worth store and asked for coffee and a piece of pipe. the response was mixed. you boys go on from here. another waitress was saying, we don't serve colored people here. here to sit down and take that first step in that demonstration. >> later, here about a deadly clash in 1979 between members of the clue clucks clan and communist party workers that killed five people -- klu klux klan and communist party workers that killed five people. peoplehave a group of standing on the sidewalls. themave cars very close to so they could reach out with their picket signs and hit the sides of the cars. you have men running back and forth. it is hard to tell who represents the klan and who represents the cwp. >> first, get an up-close look at a 200-year-old dress worn by former f