C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
Expand All-
Inside the American Indian Movement
2 hours, 22 minutesSpeakers discussed the American Indian Movement from its early leadership to the controversial trial of Leonard Peltier, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in a 1975 shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Georgetown University Law School in Washington, DC, in partnership with the Native American Law Student Association, hosted this event.
-
The U.S. Post and the Making of the American West"
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian and author Cameron Blevins explained how a national network of some 100,000 post offices transformed the American West in the mid to late 19th century. Southern Methodist University's Center for Presidential History and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies hosted this event.
-
John Leshy, "Our Common Ground"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor John Leshy discussed key early political decisions that helped create American public lands policy, resulting in the more than 600 million acres of forests, plains, mountains, wetlands, deserts, and shorelines the U.S. government holds today. The University of Utah's Quinney College of Law hosted this event.
-
Elliott West, "Continental Reckoning"
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America's expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked. This program was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Pryor Center.
-
Erika Bolstad, "Windfall"
59 minutesAuthor Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family's inherited mineral rights in North Dakota - and what she learned about the oil industry's impact on the American West, and the boom and bust economies that shaped the people and land. Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, hosted this event.
-
Lynn Hudson, "West of Jim Crow"
1 hour, 13 minutesLynn Hudson talked about her book, "West of Jim Crow: The Fight Against California's Color Line." She described African Americans' quest for civil rights in California from statehood in 1850 through the 1950s. This virtual program was hosted by the California Historical Society.
-
Reel America: Understanding Tornados - 1975
16 minutesThis NASA video from 1975 described advancements in tornado research and the importance of information from early warning satellites. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
-
The U.S. Post and the Making of the American West"
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian and author Cameron Blevins explained how a national network of some 100,000 post offices transformed the American West in the mid to late 19th century. Southern Methodist University's Center for Presidential History and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies hosted this event.
-
John Leshy, "Our Common Ground"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor John Leshy discussed key early political decisions that helped create American public lands policy, resulting in the more than 600 million acres of forests, plains, mountains, wetlands, deserts, and shorelines the U.S. government holds today. The University of Utah's Quinney College of Law hosted this event.
-
Elliott West, "Continental Reckoning"
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America's expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked. This program was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Pryor Center.
-
Erika Bolstad, "Windfall"
59 minutesAuthor Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family's inherited mineral rights in North Dakota - and what she learned about the oil industry's impact on the American West, and the boom and bust economies that shaped the people and land. Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, hosted this event.
-
Lynn Hudson, "West of Jim Crow"
1 hour, 13 minutesLynn Hudson talked about her book, "West of Jim Crow: The Fight Against California's Color Line." She described African Americans' quest for civil rights in California from statehood in 1850 through the 1950s. This virtual program was hosted by the California Historical Society.
-
Reel America: Understanding Tornados - 1975
16 minutesThis NASA video from 1975 described advancements in tornado research and the importance of information from early warning satellites. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
-
The U.S. Post and the Making of the American West"
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian and author Cameron Blevins explained how a national network of some 100,000 post offices transformed the American West in the mid to late 19th century. Southern Methodist University's Center for Presidential History and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies hosted this event.
-
John Leshy, "Our Common Ground"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor John Leshy discussed key early political decisions that helped create American public lands policy, resulting in the more than 600 million acres of forests, plains, mountains, wetlands, deserts, and shorelines the U.S. government holds today. The University of Utah's Quinney College of Law hosted this event.
-
Elliott West, "Continental Reckoning"
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America's expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked. This program was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Pryor Center.
-
Erika Bolstad, "Windfall"
59 minutesAuthor Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family's inherited mineral rights in North Dakota - and what she learned about the oil industry's impact on the American West, and the boom and bust economies that shaped the people and land. Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, hosted this event.
-
Lynn Hudson, "West of Jim Crow"
1 hour, 13 minutesLynn Hudson talked about her book, "West of Jim Crow: The Fight Against California's Color Line." She described African Americans' quest for civil rights in California from statehood in 1850 through the 1950s. This virtual program was hosted by the California Historical Society.
-
Reel America: Understanding Tornados - 1975
15 minutesThis NASA video from 1975 described advancements in tornado research and the importance of information from early warning satellites. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
-
The U.S. Post and the Making of the American West"
1 hour, 8 minutesHistorian and author Cameron Blevins explained how a national network of some 100,000 post offices transformed the American West in the mid to late 19th century. Southern Methodist University's Center for Presidential History and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies hosted this event.
-
John Leshy, "Our Common Ground"
1 hour, 9 minutesAuthor John Leshy discussed key early political decisions that helped create American public lands policy, resulting in the more than 600 million acres of forests, plains, mountains, wetlands, deserts, and shorelines the U.S. government holds today. The University of Utah's Quinney College of Law hosted this event.
-
Reel America: Understanding Tornados - 1975
15 minutesThis NASA video from 1975 described advancements in tornado research and the importance of information from early warning satellites. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
-
Elliott West, "Continental Reckoning"
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America's expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked. This program was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Pryor Center.
-
Erika Bolstad, "Windfall"
59 minutesAuthor Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family's inherited mineral rights in North Dakota - and what she learned about the oil industry's impact on the American West, and the boom and bust economies that shaped the people and land. Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, hosted this event.
-
Lynn Hudson, "West of Jim Crow"
1 hour, 12 minutesLynn Hudson talked about her book, "West of Jim Crow: The Fight Against California's Color Line." She described African Americans' quest for civil rights in California from statehood in 1850 through the 1950s. This virtual program was hosted by the California Historical Society.