the civil war. its place, the legacy in american culture. there is no event in our history we argue about more than the civil war. from its cause to its purpose to the details of 100 battles, we argue. we can't even agree on its name. to rephrase variously depending on the perspective of the namer, the war of northern aggression the war between the states, the war of the rebellion -- which was once the official u.s. government name for it the war for independence, the second american revolution, the war for emancipation, and probably two or three dozen more. in no other time do we have a historical memory so carefully considered, so consciously shaped and manipulated as a civil war. no other event in our lifetime has active constituent groups that patrol the intellectual universe trying to ensure that americans see this event in a particular way or from a particular perspective. today, i would like to engage in a bit of a discussion, engage you in a bit of a discussion posing you some questions, answer a few, but i have no idea what the answe

it relates to the civil war is not, as some seem to feel that too many people are interested in the civil war. the problem is that not enough are interested in the civil war. every american should be able to find the gateway into the story for engaging the civil war as part of not only the national experience, but the framework of their own lives. yet, for a hundred reasons, many not within our control, they do not. as i conclude here, let's think about that list of names. the civil war. the war of rebellion. the war for the union. the war for the southern independence. the second war for independence. each of these names speaks to a certain perspective on the war. it is easy to see why southerners would see the war as a war of northern aggression. i get that. we all get that. or the war for southern independence. lord is easy to see too why former slaves would see as the war for emancipation. or northerners as the war for rebellion. i think you can see that. some might see this as a bothersome debate. maybe it is a symptom of why so many americans are put off by the war. why do argue about stuff like that. but let's look at that, those names, in a different way. each of

it relates to the civil war is not, as some seem to feel that too many people are interested in the civil war. the problem is that not enough are interested in the civil war. every american should be able to find the gateway into the story for engaging the civil war as part of not only the national experience, but the framework of their own lives. yet, for a hundred reasons, many not within our control, they do not. as i conclude here, let's think about that list of names. the civil war. the war of rebellion. the war for the union. the war for the southern independence. the second war for independence. each of these names speaks to a certain perspective on the war. it is easy to see why southerners would see the war as a war of northern aggression. i get that. we all get that. or the war for southern independence. lord is easy to see too why former slaves would see as the war for emancipation. or northerners as the war for rebellion. i think you can see that. some might see this as a bothersome debate. maybe it is a symptom of why so many americans are put off by the war. why do argue about stuff like that. but let's look at that, those names, in a different way. each of

it was the american civil liberties union from 1976 they filed on behalf of the challenge to campaign-finance what magellan stood on first amendment grounds that has continued up to this term. why? let me take you back to 1972 there is a man in office named richard nixon a lot of political groups want him. they want to raise money to not only defeating but impeachment. and. [inaudible] [laughter] >> anyway, they want to teach them. they want to take out a full-page ad in the new york times basically arguing for impeachment, pretty much like when they attended to impeach johnson. the new york times would not run the ad. the aclu tries again and is threatened by the justice department if they proceed they may well be in violation of campaign-finance law and so they go to court. in two cases they prevail. one other thing and let me tell you what a big dad conservative it was eugene carthy. and why was this all real liberal, a real liberal not like the liberals today, real vilified liberal because he realized the status quo defended the incumbent. my.in all of this is to tell you if you think tha

i have written a book on the civil war called "the calls of all nation and international history of the american civil war." i'm going to make a few comments from outside the nation about the international context of this event. but i want to spend some time just before introducing the speakers this morning to talk about the historical context of this day. february 17 was a day of terror and destruction of disaster and vengeance. it was also a day of liberation of emancipation and the beginning of peace. it was a day of reckoning for the birthplace of secession. it was here the winter of 1860 that the south carolina secession convention initially met before they moved to charleston where they passed the resolutions to withdraw from the union. many of the speakers will be addressing the legacy of february 17. allow me to take a few minutes to provide historical context for the events leading up to that day and surrounding it. after lincoln's stunning victory in november 1864, it was clear to everyone that the union was going to sustain the war to its bitter end. not only to defeat the rebellion m

she has written for the “new york times” and for the “civil war times.” her phd in americannd brown. she has written two books. one you will find fascinating is "ruin nation: destruction and the american civil war." her other book was published in 2005. she is working on a third book. i am looking forward to that one. she is also the author of an interesting, slightly saucy blog called "historista." it examines the cool and weird ways people engage with history. please welcome megan kate nelson. [applause] >> perfect. excellent. i would like to echo thanks for bringing us here today. thanks to all of you for coming out on this dreary day to listen to us talk about destruction during the american civil war, which is one of my favorite topics. it was a beautiful day in late may 1865, when brown, a treasury agent, stood on the west bank of the congaree river and looked up at columbia. “the city,” he wrote, “presents a fine appearance. finer to me and the effects of sherman's bombardment and torch. we could see hundreds of chimneys against the sky, walls without roofs, it was a

the best-known, but most controversial, and i would hasten to add, misunderstood, aspects of the american civil war. the marker we dedicate today is one of 25 markers installed by the georgia historical society and our partners, over the last five years as a part of the civil war 150 historical marker project. a public education and heritage tourism initiative, launched by the georgia historical society to help georgia's and visitors to our state gain a better understanding of the cataclysmic struggle 150 years ago that shaped and changed forever the destiny of our nation and the continued relevance and meaning of the civil war to the world we live in today. the georgia historical society is the independent statewide institution responsible for collecting and teaching georgia history. founded in 1839, the society is the oldest continuously operated historical institution in the south, and one of the oldest in the nation. for the past 175 years the georgia historical society has helped georgians through education and research to study the past, in order to make sense of the present and create a

i see massachusetts troops that came from baltimore during the american civil war in the same place where i sit every day in the united states senate. i see the american liberty elm at the foot of the steps of the united states senate. the american liberty elm whose roots are traced back to the boston common when the british chopped it down as their last act as they evacuated boston under the guns of general washington at dorchester heights. the artillery men knox, the deal was they would not burn boston and we would not think the fleet. they did chopped the american liberty elm down. homestead, who did the landscape, planted in american liberty elm at the foot of the united states senate. i invited a british ambassador up to explain why they chopped it down. massachusetts has had a part of the history. for me, it is a people's building. we are reminded every day, of the wonderful things and you go to the building and the senate floor, you are constantly rubbing shoulders with older people. people who have a n in norma's reverence for the physical structure and what is happening inside. i

the chesapeake or the civil war where the armies are great engines of emancipation. it's the worst thing that can happen to a slave holder's world. >> jefferson does believe in the separation of races for native americans, they can become civilized they can become white in other words, and they can adopt farming ways, and become effectively whites. after all, all good virginians we probably have a few in the room, you're all decendents of pocahontas if i'm not mistaken. >> i'm a 19th century guy, i have no idea what was going on with pocahontas. that's so early. many people as we move through the 19th century would use thomas jefferson in the sectional debates to but res arguments for state rights, in a system, within a union that has become unbalanced as the government is threatening rights of the constituent parts. what would jefferson say about that? >> well, he wasn't in his grave yet during the missouri controversy, but he did some turning over nonetheless because when it looked like the union would fall apart, i don't know if you all know about the missouri controversy, it was weather or not missouri would be admitted as a slave state to the union it ultimately was in tandem with the free state o

now, it violates the privacy of americans and makes individuals worldwide less likely to share sensitive information. that's the basis of a new lawsuit by the american civil liberties union on behalf of the wikimedia foundation and other organizations against the national security agency. a challenge to the mass surveillance program. catherine has more. catherine: taking the nsa to court. a lawsuit brought by the wikimedia foundation alleges the spy agency's surveillance program violates u.s. laws on. freedom of speech. at issue is the so-called upstream surveillance program which targets communications with people not in the u.s. in order to acquire foreign intelligence information. it works by tapping into high-capacity cables, switches and routers that move internet traffic through the u.s. the court action follows the aclu's failed attempt in 2013 to challenge the nsa's warrantless wiretapping program. the supreme court shot it down on grounds that the plaintiffs could not prove they had been spied upon. since then, documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden has revealed the scale and scope of the monitoring carried out by the nsa. >> we now kno

it's kind of like the american civil war. mean one of the historians of the american civil war famously said, it takes 100 years before you could really talk without powerful emotions on both sides about a civil war. there were wars between brothers, wars between people who know each other and even more bloody and, therefore, an even more bitter, therefore. and the spanish -- so our nest of hope that someday to be able to donate this extraordinary collection of material to a museum that can curate it and take care of it, but not yet. >> good evening, thank you for coming to dallas and opening this up. in "the wall street journal" last saturday you were featured in the best five picks of the spanish civil war. what process did you use to choose the five books of speakers i'm sorry, i'm having trouble understanding. >> what process did you use to pick the five books that you featured in "the wall street journal" last week? >> how did i research the book? >> how did you pick them? >> how did i pick the subject? really just becau

for more, we are joined by eunice rho is advocacy and policy counsel for the american civil liberties. welcome to democracy now! talk about the law. eunice: thank you for having me. there was a long passed following a native american was dismissed from his job and denied unemployment benefits. he challenged the decision as a burden on his religious belief, so the supreme court ruled against the native american religious believer. in response, congress and a to the federal religious freedom restoration act. amy: this is under president clinton and this is what he keeps citing, we're not doing anything clinton did or other states. eunice: and i have to be honest and say the aclu was part of a broad coalition. fast-forward to 2015, a different context. this law was introduced last year, and once a legislature failed to pass a ban on same-sex marriage -- they followed it up in 2015 because they did not pass it last year, and this time around, the leadership said we are not intended for this law to be used to discriminate. we said great. we support religious freedom. we do not want it to b

begun foundry which is now the american civil war museum. the merger with the museum of the confederacy. the unfinished roof, that is where i work. it is cool to see a place you are familiar with in an 1865 photograph. that is chock of exhibits and displays. this one like i say, kind of annoys me. i prefer this one, up on the richmond and petersburg embankment. this thing here is a burned out gate onto a bridge which is burned out as well. you are looking over the ruins of the confederate arsenal or armory. this is essentially be warmaking heart of the confederacy. without this, without what you are looking at in this image there is no war. it is that simple. now you are overlooking these ruins after the fire. i like blowing things up. that sounded wrong, didn't it? [laughter] you know what i meant. now you can see the laboratory buildings. you really get a sense for orderliness, cleanliness. to show you how almost insanely clear these things are, remember these negatives are about this big. the lens is this egg. they are getting deep focus w

the proper, you know, normal charges of oversight and procedure, then we intrude upon that ability to enjoy these civil liberties. >> reporter: several court cases are around way across the country, most filed by the americanil liberties union to compel law enforcement agency to his reveal their use of sting rays. the technology may be the best way in lean time to his pursue suspects, but so far there are no legal checks on the technology. john, it's worth noting here that at a time when we are giving away more of our privacy online and in our phones have been ever before. there are ways that people are trying to device to kind of counter act this technology, i have here a pouch made by a company called tunnel that is a copper-lined, copper foil that you are supposed to be able to slide your phone in to and that would in theory protect you from sting ray surveillance, while we sort of feel as if this is a thing where who cares if i am not an -- a guilty criminal people of take to trying trying to take in to their own hands to protect against that surveillance. >> i guess that works until you take the phone out. >> reporter: that's exactly right. >> all right, jake, thank you. vincent hill is a private inve

the american civil liberties union put out a report based on research from 2010 to 2014. ere criminally charged in 2% of those cases. the aclu says there's no formal system to track deaths involved in the state but maryland's general assembly is considering bills that address police accountability. >>> also new tonight, a search in montgomery county for this man. police say he's been fraudulently using somebody's credit card but he didn't steal the card. rather he cloned it likely by using an atm skimmer at some point. cameras caught the man using the cloned card at a store in bethesda. if you have any information, call the police. >>> we've learned new details in the death of a local high school student from testimony that brought his mother to tears today. it came during a preliminary hearing. he's accused of shooting a high school student, brendan wilson back in november along the path known as "the cut." a detective says smalls admitted they lured him into the cut after they had a dispute with him. smalls reported that he kept firing in while son's body even after the

the fact that it was the american civil war in relation to the objectives of the war the fact that you had a despised minority who, for the second time in american history had proved themselves to be good soldiers as they had in the american war, and one thing we found over the years is that military service particularly tends to be not only radicalizing, but there are things they will not tolerate when they got home and we have seen that with or after war particularly in response to african-american sailors. particularly with that after desegregating the army. it was something most of the military oppose. you look at the military now and it is one of the showcase places where merit is rewarded, where women and minorities are the highest position of authority or people are expected to achieve and people are expected to be trained. for many people, the service has been the way in which cigarette education and the way they were able to get out. we know of that. we also take a look at one country in particular that has been possibly fighting for 70 years. there is a lot of things coming o

the thing that so many americans had difficult with. >> that was his war. that's the revolution, and that is -- >> the revolution they were fighting -- >> it's the same -- they're both civil wars. >> you need that to identify that thing against which you're fighting, whether it's loyalists, these anglo americans who wouldn't give up on their kings. or at least in the north for a while, you can demonize the slave holders for forcing this war on a liberty loving people. >> the war of 1812, you could demonize new england? >> whoa! >> you could. >> we said we were going to leave 20 minutes for questions at the end. it's 4:38:02:03 -- unless you have a parting thought -- >> no. >> they may come up in the course of questions. if you don't have any questions we'll keep talking we're capable of filling how much time we have. if you have a question, raise your hand and someone will appear with a microphone and put it in front of you. this is really problematic. >> mike, have you to ask the first question many there's one right behind you. >> oh, i have so many questions. >> would you identify yourself? >> i'm an ameritus professioner in the history department. i've been in the spe

the american civil liberties union followed suit monday. wants documents on how new jersey handled ebola. governor christie said he was following policy when he ordered the quarn teeantine of a nurse that had ebola in after can. >>> and police say this man stab stabbed a man after a tour in philadelphia. one of the men is in critical condition. >>> and look at this. on monday the owner of a 5-month-old puppy left it outside tied to a pole in kensington. surveillance video shows the man grabbing the puppy and then taking off in a royal blue suv. if you recognize that vehicle call police. >>> meantime take a look at this video. nbc 10 got it from the millville school district in cumberland county yesterday. authorities say it shows a school bus aide stealing from students. police arrested the suspect they say rifled through backpacks and took bagged lunches from the kids. the authorities charged rosa rios with robbery and left. she stole from preschool kids as young as 3. >>> and a big honor for the camden county man and his son seen in this

. >>> they abuse their power, according to the american civil liberties union, about red clay school district officials. in court papers today the aclu says red clay made it easier for people in favor of a tax increase to vote. they say the school blocked parking for some people, opposed to the tax boost. a spokesperson for red clay tells us the allegations are completely untrue. >>> a controversial comment on social media costs a school employee her job. what the employee has to say about this deadly police shooting and what a judge said about the decision to fire her. >>> well we'll be returning to winter-like weather this weekend. i'm tracking highs well blov average. plus when we warm back up in my first alert seven-day forecast. >>> and the wilmington city council says crime and violence is an epidemic so they asked the centers for disease control to take a look at things. a sneak at their findings up ahead. here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who didn't settle for just one opinion on their diagnosis or recommended treatment plan they explored their options. and

the government has fought that lawsuit brought by the aclu, the american civil liberties union for more than a decade now. we have seen some of the photos already but in 2009, congress passed a law allowing the secretary of defense to keep more photos that have not been made public still secret if it was determined that their release would endanger u.s. citizens, troops or government personnel abroad. those photos have not yet been publicly released but the judge in this case of the southern district of new york says the government has not been specific enough about all this and has now given the defense department 16 days to appeal his ruling. we will of course keep an eye on this developing story. >>> dozens of world war ii veterans gathering today perhaps for the last time on the pacific island of iwo jima marking 70 years since one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war. the men were flown in from guam and toured the black sand beaches where 70,000 marines invaded deeply dug-in japanese forces in the early -- early 1945. after 36 days of battle, american forces secured the islan

the american civil liberties union filed papers supporting the team's position cancelling the trademark would violate the team's right to free speech. the aclu argues the government cannot yank the trademark simply because it doesn't like the name. however in, that same paperwork the aclu says it is joining the fight to punt the name because it does believe it's offensive. last year a federal panel ruled the trademark should be canceled, but the team is challenging that decision in court. >>> today jurors watched video of the boston marathon suspect before and after the blasts. the fbi pieced together video and photos of dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev when everyone reacts to the first explosion. you can see dzhokhar calmly make his way out of the crowd. 12 seconds later new video shows him running away and 30 minutes after that the defendant is buying milk at a grocery store. the next day security cameras at the umass dartmouth gym show dzhokhar swiping in and staying about an hour. tsarnaev's lawyers admit he's responsible for the bombings but hope to avoid the death february by insuri

. >>> well today marks 50 years since a major turning point in the american civil rights movement. it was march 7th, 1965 when hundreds of protesters tried to march from selma alabama to the state capitol of montgomery rallying for voting rates. but they were confronted and many were beaten to the front. that day was remembered as bloody sunday. president obama was in alabama for today's symbolic march and later acknowledge the importance of remembering what happened here and the enduring need for diplomacy. >> sickle will most powerful word in our democracy is the word we. we the people. we shall overcome. yes, we can. and that word is owned by no one, it belongs to everyone. >> and president obama went on a call to young people who turned out for the march to come together and fight for continued equality, all around the world. >>> well, four candidates running for mayor in philadelphia discussed a few hot button issues today. group called pennsylvania working families hosted a candidate forum today right there in center city. anthony williams, jim kenny nelson diaz, and doug oliv

this all stems from a freedom of information act request that the american civil liberties union filed in 2003 asking for documents about the treatment of detainees by the u.s. military in various places around the world. and there have been various numbers floated over time. but there is a possibility that there could be hundreds or even thousands of photographs what they depict and whether they depict what could be considered abuse is also unclear. >> so what does the government do in these next two months? what are their options? >> well the government asked for a couple of months to decide whether it should appeal or whether it wanted to appeal. so that's one thing that apparently the defense department will be deciding. it's also possible that the government could try to answer some of the judge's questions about specifically what these photographs are, and specifically why each one should be withheld. >> and so this of course doesn't sit been with the aclu who won this ruling at the moment. >> absolutely. their organization has wanted these to be released for more than a decade.

. >>> today marks 50 years since a major turning point in the american civil rights movement. arch 7th 1965, hundreds of protesters tried to march from selma, alabama to the state capitol of montgomery rallying for voting rights. the they were confronted by police and many were beaten in the ground. that day is remembered as bloody sunday. president obama was in a alabama a for today's symbolic march and acknowledged the importance of remembering the importance of what happened here and enduring need for diplomacy. >> the the single most powerful word in our democracy is the word we. we the people. we shall overcome. yes, we can. that word is owned by no one, it belongs to everyone. >> mr. obama called on young people who turned out for the march to come together and fight for continued equality all around the world. >>> sue vega and abc news will have have have much more on the anniversary of bloody sunday. coming up on world newsweek end right here at six abc at 6:30. >>> a loud noise sparked a lock down at the white house meanwhile. it happened at 10:00 a.m. as president oba

. >> we are back now to american history tv's live coverage of the seminar on the closing of the american civil war 150 years ago this spring. >> both received excellent reviews. today, she will talk on legacies of appomattox, lee's surrender. pre--- please welcome professor varon. elizabeth: thank you. thank you very much. it is a pleasure to share the stage with these scholars. i am grateful to patrick for having included me. you gained great insight into the appomattox campaign and the surrender seen. i would like to turn our attention now to the immediate aftermath, to the political debate's bond by appomattox -- debate spawned by appomattox. i will argue lee and grant represented distinct visions of what the honorable peace would look like. they were fundamentally incompatible, contrary to a myth. they represented fundamentally incompatible visions of what the peace would look like and why the war turned out the way it did. i also try to take us beyond lee and grant. as the drama unfolded, countrymen and women would crowd the scene and have their own agenda aspirations, and dreams. among t

i mean when president clinton signed this bill in 1993 the american civil liberties union said this that the religious freedom restoration act was the most important legislation considered by congress since the first amendment was aprofed. okay. when then state senator barack obama voted for this bill in illinois it was with broad and bipartisan support. one of the great pieces of the legislative history of the religious freedom restoration act is a way of bringing people together consensus. this has been broadly supported on a bipartisan basis. so i would suggest to you that what explains the concerns that have been expressed across our state and this nation is the mischaracterization and in a very real sense that's why i think we need to focus specifically on this perception that this creates some license to discriminate and that's what i'm calling on the legislature to do. i think that the language is still being worked out. okay. what i want to make sure is that it is clear to hoosier, the people that i serve, and clear to anyone who would come to visit our state that there is in thi

they are in washington to mark the 150th anniversary of the end of the american civil war. touring the monuments was first on the agenda and onlookers were happy to see british nobility next to the giant of american history. >> i don't know. all tied together. >> it is. all tied together. the great mish-mash of history. >> reporter: the royals are captivating to see, even in a town where prominent figures are a familiar sight. charles and camilla are over at mount vernon now. then they go separate ways. camilla visiting the shakespeare theater, seeing a small production there, and prince charles will visit the national archives also expected to meet with government and business leaders to talk about plastic waste and the harm that does when plastic is trashed into the ocean. angie? >>> and good afternoon. good morning. again storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. prince charles looking at the magna carta turning 800 this year. hard to believe. u.s. of a. not here 250. that document is 800 years old. the view over washington. the national shrine of immaculate conception. beau

poignant and historical remembrance, tens of thousands gathered today to honor a turning point in the american civil rights movement. president obama traveling to selma to speak at that commemoration and recreate that same walk across that small but now iconic bridge, the short walk taken 50 years ago today that ended back then with protesters tear gassed and clubbed by the alabama state police. those demonstrations organized by dr. martin luther king jr. in the struggle for full voting fights for african-american citizens, a day that later became known as bloody sunday. >> 50 years later, to think from where we've come to where we've gone, to think that we have the opportunity to see the first black president. it almost brings tearing to my eyes. it's a great day. what would martin say if he were here today. >> that sunday five decades ago, what began as a peaceful march across across the bridge on the road to montgomery, but turned violent when alabama state troopers as you can see there attacked. it was an iconic moment in the fight for american democracy. >> the single most powerful word in our

the civil war, and you can't do it. there is not a battle like this anywhere else in the american civil war. mounted calvary attacking unsupported artillery. so the battle starts off at about 4:00 here at and what happens is custer cents april grade -- sends a brigade forward. but it is not a good area for fighting a battle. it is mainly shrubbery and dense forest. some trails leading through the woods. so it is very difficult for the federal cavalry to mount an attack. the confederate side is hampered because this is really unexpected. they had no idea federal cavalry were going to set upon them. there was a lack of organization. it is hard for central command to command all these guns. and they -- walker tries to get the rest of the artillery away as fast as possible. he gets about 30 guns into action, and the rest of the men are trying to head off towards lynchburg. the bulk of them go north to a place called oak hill. about an hour later, he could take little help from general gary's calvary. some of his men arrived and i believe they are dismounted at the time. so they come up to lend su

the american civil engineers has also given this nation a d plus. 16% of the bridges in this country are old muff to be eligible for med characteristic although maybe we'll change that in the budget as well. but we need to invest in these. these are good family-supporting jobs. we need to repair or crumbling infrastructure. i yield back. >> i recognize the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett for three minutes. >> and i thank you, mr. chairman. and yes, we do need to restore the crumbling infrastructure in our system, reliable transportation infrastructure is important to families, to businesses to economic growth of this country. the question is how do we facilitate that. well, for one thing we need to reassert some fiscal smonbility on the federal government on how they handle these matters and we have to restore some degree and completely flexibility to the states. no one knows better how to maintain the roads and bridges in your back yard in your back towns and cities and states than your local engineers and elected officials and we should do away with the system where we have

the extent of the damage is not immediately clear. >>> 50 years ago, hundreds of african-american civilere beaten by police in selma, alabama, in what is known as bloody sundayabilityf their were demanding the right to vote when they were attacked. more than 100 members of the u.s. congress and president obama will be in selma for the anniversary of bloody sunday. >>> there's a house in selma, alabama, that could be easily called the heart of the american civil rights movement. it was where dr. martin luther king stayed and anyone who needed a bed and bathroom. athena jones shows us that historic place. >> if these walls could talk they would tell a story of a family here in selma that has tried to give and contribute. they would also tell a story of a movement. >> reporter: on this street in selma, alabama, sits a house where time has stood still. >> this is the bedroom in which dr. king would entertain all of the phone calls that would come into this home from president johnson in the white house. this is the actual phone that he would use to take the calls. >> reporter: did you ever

. >> the american civil liberties union is suing the white house. the white house has acknowledged the secretive program in which it targets with drone strikes. the aclu says the public should have all the information about the white house criteria for the list in order to debate the program's merits. coming up at 11:00 p.m. eastern a conversation with the aclu's deputy legal director, we'll find out why the group is going to court now and what's different about this lawsuit. >> in chile life lifeguards are hoping that drone technology can help to save lives testing them out on beaches drones are able to reach people in danger faster than they can giving people a chance to hang onto something while they're waiting for hope to arrive. >> sounds like a great idea. >> yeah it does. >> in south korea, the government is running a 20 minute emergency defense drill. >> in the case of a mill tray tack or defense drill few people seem concerned about the alarm drills. >> when the sirens blare everyone knows the drill. and that seems to be the problem. they k

the american civil liberties union and the public needed to see the record following the edition not to indict the officer. the judge says the civil liberties union did not present the argument good enough to make the information public. they plan to appeal. >> a gruesome discovery in the deep woods. a black man was found hanging in a tree. 54-year-old otisburg disappeared two weeks ago his body found hanging by a bed sheet half a mile from his home in southwest mississippi. the fbi is now involved in this situation. >> offensive and unnecessary. john mccain firing back on dick durban for these comments about attorney general nominee loretta lynch. >> loretta lynch the first african american woman nominated to the attorney general is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the senate calendar. >> mccain says durban's words serve no purpose but to divide the senate. >> i was so surprised and disappointed in the comments that he made. comments that are totally inappropriate to be made on the floor of the senate. >> all i am saying, she deserves the same fair treatment we h

johnson -- speaking to the nation, and i think gave one of the most meaningful speeches any american president had given in modern times on civil rights and voting rights. and at the end of that speech he said "we shall overcome." that was hope. that said it all. >> joint american history tv next sunday, march 7 and 84 live coverage from soma alabama. -- selma alabama. >> each week american history tv sits in with a lecture for the nation's college professors. up next, richard reeves talks about the internment experiences of japanese-americans living on the west coast and how the press expressed hysteria over possible acts of sabotage. experiences of japanese-americans very widely depending on where they lived during a time of open racism. this is about an hour. >> part of what we're going to talk about today is the tendency for the press to all follow the same story line, which we've seen a lot of right now with two story lines that are taking up most of the news space these days. ebola, every paper's saying the same, every paper, every television, the internet is all following that story according to a pretty well known narra

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in washington there's a whole roomful of any scrips, medical documents in particular, from the american civil war that have never been opened. they are in brown paper wrappers tied with a ribbon, and no one is ever looked at them for 150 years, or whatever it is. i mean i have of course the first world war was extraordinary human experience on many levels, but i think i kind of missed my window. i'm working right now on a book about, another book of course. that's how it make a living. i'm working on a book about what sounds like the unpromising subject of energy transitions. i will eventually be writing about oil. i'm sure i will come back to dallas more than once, but right now i'm writing about elizabethan england when they ran out of trees close enough the luggage be able to afford to transport them. and they had to switch to coal. and they just hated coal. the preachers said coal is the devil's excrement. you find underground. it's black and dirty. it smells like sulfur. obviously, the devil did his business there and that's what cool is. stay away from this stuff. they had a terrible ti

it was one of the last battles of the american civil war. some of the topics today include the battle of sailor's creek, the battles of appomattox, the surrender at appomattox, and its legacy and closing operations in north carolina. this is live coverage on c-span3. [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter] >> we are going to get everybody seated again. we would like to start on with the next program. accommodate the c-span3 schedule , and get us to lunch on time. everybody likes that, right? here is david kohl's to introduce our next bigger. -- next speaker. >> just a reminder to everybody about lunch. you are free to do lunch on your own. a number of fast food places in farmville and some other sitdown restaurants. as i said last night, we are a little bit restaurant challenged here. don't have a huge selection, but many of the people go to the longwood that a call for their brunch. so if you are not sure where to go we'll let some people show you how to get down there. it dollars $.25 for all-you-can-eat brunch. our final speaker this mor

case that together these are steps that may have prevented mistakes in the past. >> during the american civil war lincoln jailed several of his critics and the supreme court ruled that was unconstitutional. lincoln ignored the decision so in a time of war if the president of the supreme supreme court disagreed that the supreme court actually have the ability to defend their rights? >> es is the answer to your question but the history is somewhat but not completely accurate. you are absolutely right that during the civil war lincoln jailed his critics in lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus so his critics couldn't come to court. i was clearly unconstitutional. but it wasn't declared unconstitutional until the ex parte milligan case after the lincoln was no longer live. i believe that the court could have declared it unconstitutional. is there a chance that a president could ignore a supreme court ruling? sure there is but i believe the supreme court has so much institutional credibility over such a long period of time but that is unlikely to happen. richard nixon initially said he was g

try to change the shapes of their skulls. >>> roger baldwin, who was famous as the founder of the american civilibberties union, would not allow a young civil liberties attorney to represent the japanese because he was a close friend of roosevelt. and all of the roosevelt policy was designed to keep as much of this secret as possible until after the 1944 election. much of this secret as possible until after the 1944 election. he won re-election for a fourth term. so it is not a new story. and immaterial has never been a new story. some of these themes racist, greed, injustice denial, are part of the history of the country. and then there comes the soul-searching the apology and the most american of coping mechanisms. let's move on. we're moving on. that is to say nothing of the indians, the native americans, who were forced out of their land and their land was taken by patriots. there was also a great deal of censorship in world war ii. there was a lot of censorship -- they only allowed pictures to come out of these camps. when the government approved of them. it takes a lot of manpower to do th

on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation story, including six series. the civilwar's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts touring sites, history book show, with the best history writers, the presidency, looking at the legacies of our nation's commanders in chief, top professors delving into america's past, and reel america, featuring films from the 1930's through the 1970's. c-span3, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> today on american history tv we are bringing you live coverage of a seminar on the closing of the civil war that took place 150 years ago this spring to participants are currently at lunch and should be back in about 10 minutes. in the meantime, we join our cities to work on the road as they -- tour as they explore the history of cities across the country. >> we are looking at the earliest rented version -- prin ted version of the gettysburg address that was printed in a pamphlet form. the actual speeches that w

american soil prince charles and camilla arriving in washington, d.c. on a trip to kentucky with a private meeting with president obama thursday. they'll be marking major milestones from the 150th anniversary of the american civil war and the death of president abraham lincoln. their trip to the u.s. aimed at strengthening the ties between america and britain. >> they're just like us the royals. >> they're not like us at all. they're not like us at all. that's kind of the whole point. >>> israel's prime minister claiming a huge victory in a tight election. what will he do next? we're live after the break. and revolutionary way. introducing plug & protect from livewatch security, an easy to use wireless security system customized just for your home. control from any smartphone, tablet, or computer and monitored by professionals 24/7. go to livewatch.com to get plug & protect interactive security delivered to your door. arm or disarm your system from anywhere. lock or unlock your doors, turn your lights off or on even oversee your home with live video. with plug & protect your security system is configured, tested, and then shipped directly to your home. no wires, no installers, just peel and place. go to livewat

it heralds the coming of the american civil war. i want to take you to one final place on the potomac trip upriver from harpers ferry. is a quiet national park today where you will find a cornfield a sunken road and a stone bridge over a creek called antietam. on september 17th, 1862, robert e. lee, allemande and outgunned army of northern virginia fought the union army of the potomac which was much larger, to a stalemate in the bloodiest single day of combat in american history. the battle of antietam mark the end of robert e. lee's first invasion across the potomac and gave abraham lincoln who was president the opportunity to issue the preliminary emancipation proclamation which in turn would allow abraham lincoln to get a new birth of freedom to the union george washington had forged. anyone who takes the journey i just described must wrestle with an unavoidable question. how did an army officer so and -- associated with george washington's legacy go to work against what we today consider george washington's greatest legacy, the u