C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Hearing on Religious Hate Crimes
2 hours, 33 minutesThe Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing to examine ways to address the increasing number of religious hate crimes in the United States. The special counsel for religious discrimination within the civil rights division at the Justice Department testified. Other experts including the police chief of Arlington, Texas Police Department and a religious hate crime victim also appeared before committee members. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee while Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) serves as the ranking member.
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Reel America: Paul Kengor on CBS's "Town Meeting of the World"
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Reel America: AHTV - CBS News "Town Meeting of the World"
53 minutesCBS News special conversation with Sen. Robert Kennedy (D-New York) and Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-California) taking questions via satellite from a group of international students in London at the BBC. The topic is "The Image of America and the Youth of the World" but many of the questions concerned U.S. policy in Vietnam.
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Reel America: Paul Kengor on CBS's "Town Meeting of the World" Part 2
5 minutesGrove City College political science professor Paul Kengor, author of the National Review article "The Great Forgotten Debate," follows the May 15, 1967 CBS program "Town Meeting of the World" with concluding remarks. The CBS program included California Governor Ronald Reagan and New York Senator Robert Kennedy discussing via satellite "The Image of America and the Youth of the World" with a group of international students in London.
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1790 Congressional Debate on Slavery & Race
59 minutesHistory professor Paul Polgar talks about the federal Congress' first national debate on slavery and race held in 1790. Professor Polgar argues that this discussion; which focused on Congress' ability to interfere with slavery and with immigration and the definition of citizenship, set the tone for race in America for the next seven decades.
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History of Newspaper Boys
11 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Vincent DiGirolamo about what life was like for newspaper boys both in the cities and on the railroads in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Abraham Lincoln & Joshua Speed
1 hour, 5 minutesHistory professor and psychoanalyst Charles Strozier discusses letters exchanged by Abraham Lincoln and his friend Joshua Speed. Strozier is the author of, "Your Friend Forever, A. Lincoln: The Enduring Friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed." The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia sponsored this event in Washington, DC.
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Reflections on U.S. Entry into World War I
1 hour, 0 minuteA panel of historians discuss what motivated the United States to declare war on Germany in 1917. They also explore how U.S. diplomacy was transformed after World War I and the influence of the Great War on conflicts around the world in the 21st century. April 6th, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into World War I.
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History of the Buffalo Soldier Regiments
1 hour, 9 minutesHistorian John Langellier discusses his book, "Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army." We hear about the all-black U.S. Army regiments ordered to defend the western frontier following the Civil War, the consequences for Native Americans and African-American soldiers, and the Buffalo Soldier experience throughout Colorado. The History Colorado Center in Denver hosted this event.
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1917 to the Present
1 hour, 6 minutesThe Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College in Pennsylvania recently hosted a two-day conference titled "The God That Failed: Communism & Socialism Then and Now." In this program, three scholars open the conference with a discussion of the influence of communism and socialism around the world since the 1917 Russian Revolution one hundred years ago. They also discuss how socialism was viewed in the United States in the past and its influence in the twenty-first century; including the presidential run of Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Charity Efforts for the Irish Great Famine
1 hour, 25 minutesHistorians describe the Great Famine in Ireland during the mid-19th century, and discuss how people across the globe, from Boston to Istanbul, contributed to relief efforts. They focus on the story of a group of Bostonians that filled the U.S. Navy ship -- the Jamestown-- with food and supplies for the Irish. The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf: John Shaw, "JFK in the Senate"
1 hour, 15 minutesJohn Shaw, congressional correspondent for Market News International, recounts former President Kennedy's U.S. Senate career representing Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. His book is titled, "JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency." Former Senator Richard Lugar introduces the author. This was recorded at the German Marshall Fund in Washington, DC in 2013.
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Georgetown University & Slavery
44 minutesGeorgetown University held a ceremony to mark the renaming of two campus buildings: one for Isaac Hawkins, one of 272 enslaved persons sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of Jesuits to pay off debts; the other for Anne Marie Becraft, a free woman of color who, in 1820 at the age of 15, established a school for Catholic black girls in Georgetown
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The Civil War: The Human Side of Civil War Leadership
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Ralph Peters discusses the human side of several Civil War leaders, such as Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson and Union General Francis Barlow. He looks at their personalities, backgrounds and families, and how these impacted their leadership abilities. This talk was part of a day-long seminar on Civil War leadership hosted by Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
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The Civil War: Religion & the Shenandoah Valley
41 minutesVirginia Military Institute professor John Matsui discusses the role of religion in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War, and how religious differences between the Union occupiers and Confederate citizens of the valley often led to disagreements about politics and -- in particular -- the abolition of slavery. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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Hoover Color Films
9 minutesPhoto archivist Lynn Smith talks about the color home movies belonging to President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover that she recently discovered in the collection of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum. The films show Herbert Hoover fishing in a boat and playing Medicine Ball on the White House lawn. Lou Hoover is seen walking in the White House Rose Garden and playing catch with the family dogs. The films were shot on an early form of color film and were donated by the Hoover's grandson, Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, who is seen as a baby in these movies.
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Lectures in History: Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidency
1 hour, 51 minutesWestern University in Ontario professors Shauna Devine and Neville Thompson teach a class about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's time in office. Professor Devine describes Roosevelt's domestic policies such as the New Deal and other social welfare programs. Professor Thompson talks about the global politics leading up to World War II and President Roosevelt's relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Both professors discuss how Roosevelt's critics felt that he was expanding executive powers too far.
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George Washington's Cabinet
10 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about how and why George Washington formed his presidental cabinet. She also discusses how the American cabinet system differed from the British equivalent.
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Reel America: The Black American Heroes of World War I"
59 minutesThe soldiers of the 369th U.S. Infantry Regiment, an all-black unit known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," served with the French army in World War I. This documentary uses interviews with WWI veterans, photographs, and archival film to tell their story. The film was directed by Harlem-born filmmaker William Miles.
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Gideon v. Wainwright & the Right to Counsel
1 hour, 1 minuteA panel of jurists and attorneys discuss Gideon v. Wainwright, the 1963 Supreme Court landmark case that ruled criminal defendants at the state level have a right to counsel. The panel also talk about the impact this case has in the courtroom today. The Supreme Court Historical Society along with the Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association hosted the event.
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Lectures in History: Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidency
1 hour, 51 minutesWestern University in Ontario professors Shauna Devine and Neville Thompson teach a class about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's time in office. Professor Devine describes Roosevelt's domestic policies such as the New Deal and other social welfare programs. Professor Thompson talks about the global politics leading up to World War II and President Roosevelt's relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Both professors discuss how Roosevelt's critics felt that he was expanding executive powers too far.
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George Washington's Cabinet
10 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about how and why George Washington formed his presidental cabinet. She also discusses how the American cabinet system differed from the British equivalent.
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History Bookshelf: John Shaw, "JFK in the Senate"
1 hour, 15 minutesJohn Shaw, congressional correspondent for Market News International, recounts former President Kennedy's U.S. Senate career representing Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. His book is titled, "JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency." Former Senator Richard Lugar introduces the author. This was recorded at the German Marshall Fund in Washington, DC in 2013.
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Georgetown University & Slavery
44 minutesGeorgetown University held a ceremony to mark the renaming of two campus buildings: one for Isaac Hawkins, one of 272 enslaved persons sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of Jesuits to pay off debts; the other for Anne Marie Becraft, a free woman of color who, in 1820 at the age of 15, established a school for Catholic black girls in Georgetown
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1790 Congressional Debate on Slavery & Race
1 hour, 0 minuteHistory professor Paul Polgar talks about the federal Congress' first national debate on slavery and race held in 1790. Professor Polgar argues that this discussion; which focused on Congress' ability to interfere with slavery and with immigration and the definition of citizenship, set the tone for race in America for the next seven decades.
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1917 to the Present
1 hour, 5 minutesThe Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College in Pennsylvania recently hosted a two-day conference titled "The God That Failed: Communism & Socialism Then and Now." In this program, three scholars open the conference with a discussion of the influence of communism and socialism around the world since the 1917 Russian Revolution one hundred years ago. They also discuss how socialism was viewed in the United States in the past and its influence in the twenty-first century; including the presidential run of Senator Bernie Sanders.
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History of the Buffalo Soldier Regiments
1 hour, 5 minutesHistorian John Langellier discusses his book, "Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army." We hear about the all-black U.S. Army regiments ordered to defend the western frontier following the Civil War, the consequences for Native Americans and African-American soldiers, and the Buffalo Soldier experience throughout Colorado. The History Colorado Center in Denver hosted this event.