pam fessler is the author. she's a correspondent for npr. it's been wonderful to talk to you. >> you too, laura. thank you very much. i really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. in the 2000 presidential election, texas governor george w. bush defeated vice president al gore in one of the most highly contested races in u.s. history. the election wasn't decided until five weeks after, when the u.s. supreme court stopped a florida recount. this ultimately awarded the state's electoral votes and the presidency to bush. we begin from december 13, 2000, followed by george w. bush's victory remarks later the same evening. watch, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> every saturday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on american history tv, on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents

pam fessler is the author. she's a correspondent.ank you so much, this has really been wonderful to talk to you. >> you too, laura. thank you very much, i really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> on lectures in history, sally mcmillen teaches a class about the polio epidemic in the united states, in the early to mid 20th century, starting with a major outbreak in 1960, in brooklyn, new york. the -- that killed more than 6000 people. professor mcmillon also talked about president trump in, roosevelt helping to find a cure by starting the march of dimes organization. in addition, she details the effort that planned the 1955 announcement of a successful vaccine created by doctor jonas salk. >> okay i jwa

pam fessler is the author. she's a correspondent.thank you so much, this has really been wonderful to talk to you. >> thank you very much, i appreciate it. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] -- watchingalking american history tv only on c-span3. each week, american history america brings two films that provide context for today's issues. ♪ >> in 1957, pennsylvania attracted international attention when violence arrived did as billy myers junior and his family moved into a three-bedroom house. family is close to the norm. ,hey have three small children one is one month old. myers served for 2.5 years in the army and was a staff sergeant. he works as a laboratory technician and is studying as an electrical engineer. his wife is a college graduate. their home is modestly furnished and their car was bought on time. normare close to the except in one respect. william myers junior an

pam fessler is the author. she's a correspondent. thank you so much, this has >> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. the 400thar is anniversary of the pilgrims landing in new england on plymouth harbor in massachusetts. this week on "reel america," we mark the anniversary with four films about their story produced for classroom use. "the pilgrims." 1955 encyclopaedia britannica interpretation filmed mostly in a london studio. it dramatizes the pilgrims' flight from religious persecution and their voyage on the mayflower, culminating in the founding of the plymouth colony in 1620. in about 20 minutes, 1980's version of the pilgrims' story "plymouth colony: the first year." ,much of this cornet educational film is taken from william bradford's journal. then we feature a 1940 film that focuses on how early colonists lived. it is titled "early settlers of new england, salem 1626-1629." minutes in about 45 "the beginning at plymouth , colony." a distinctly cold war interpretation, part lecture, part dramat

. >>> up next, author and national public radio correspondent pam fessler discusses her book "carville's cure: lepsy, stigma and the might for justice" looking at americans with l lepro

. >>> up next, author and national public radio correspondent pam fessler discusses her book "car ville'sure: leprosy, treatment and fight for justice." it looks at the history of america's hospitals for leprosy in louisiana which began operation in 1894 and closed in 1999. the kansas city library hosted the video. joining us is steven wolf from kansas city. >> i'm the director of programming and marketing at the kansas city public library and my job is to take care of a couple housekeeping items before i hand things off to two women who are far smarter and far more entertaining than i am. if at any point you have questions for the author, you can put them in our chat box and we will get to as many as we can. if you would like to purchase the book, and we hope you will, it's available through most retailers but we at the kansas city library like to point