C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Reel America: "Nuremberg"- 1948
1 hour, 15 minutesThis 1948 U.S. Army documentary of the Nuremberg trials was first screened in Germany in November, 1948 and was not released in the U.S. until a restored version was completed by a team in 2016. Using Nazi and allied films, documents, and testimony, "Nuremberg" chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, its annexation of neighboring countries, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. This version has English language narration recorded over the trial sound, and contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
2 hours, 47 minutesForeign dignitaries and Holocaust survivors gathered to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp run by Nazis during World War II. The ceremony concluded with a candle vigil held in memory of those killed at the concentration camp.
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Remembering the Holocaust
44 minutesThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted a commemorative ceremony to remember those who perished and to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day - observed every January 27 on the anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp liberation during World War II. Among the speakers are two survivors who offered their memories and a prayer.
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Studying the Holocaust
1 hour, 14 minutesHolocaust scholars discussed recent trends in scholarship as well as new findings. They stressed the brutality of the Nazi regime, and that the Holocaust and military fighting of World War II were interelated events that should be understood that way in histories. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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Reel America: "Nuremberg"- 1948
1 hour, 15 minutesThis 1948 U.S. Army documentary of the Nuremberg trials was first screened in Germany in November, 1948 and was not released in the U.S. until a restored version was completed by a team in 2016. Using Nazi and allied films, documents, and testimony, "Nuremberg" chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, its annexation of neighboring countries, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. This version has English language narration recorded over the trial sound, and contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
2 hours, 47 minutesForeign dignitaries and Holocaust survivors gathered to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp run by Nazis during World War II. The ceremony concluded with a candle vigil held in memory of those killed at the concentration camp.
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Remembering the Holocaust
44 minutesThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted a commemorative ceremony to remember those who perished and to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day - observed every January 27 on the anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp liberation during World War II. Among the speakers are two survivors who offered their memories and a prayer.
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Studying the Holocaust
1 hour, 14 minutesHolocaust scholars discussed recent trends in scholarship as well as new findings. They stressed the brutality of the Nazi regime, and that the Holocaust and military fighting of World War II were interelated events that should be understood that way in histories. This event was part of the National World War II Museum's annual conference.
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Reel America: "Nuremberg"- 1948
1 hour, 16 minutesThis 1948 U.S. Army documentary of the Nuremberg trials was first screened in Germany in November, 1948 and was not released in the U.S. until a restored version was completed by a team in 2016. Using Nazi and allied films, documents, and testimony, "Nuremberg" chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, its annexation of neighboring countries, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. This version has English language narration recorded over the trial sound, and contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Reel America: "The New Girl" - 1959
33 minutesProduced by the President's Committee on Government Contracts, this film dramatizes the racial tensions caused by the first hiring of a black secretary by a private company doing federal contract work. In 1953, President Eisenhower issued an executive order requiring equal employment opportunities for minorities in government contract work, and this film was widely distributed to encourage compliance with the anti-discrimination effort.
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Lectures in History: Expanding Rights in the 1960s & '70s
50 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor William Sturkey taught a class about expanding rights in the 1960s and '70s, looking at women's liberation and the gay rights movement. He covered topics such as birth control, the Equal Rights Amendment and the Stonewall riots.
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NASA Research Mathematician Katherine Johnson
10 minutesWest Virginia native and West Virginia State University alumnus Katherine Johnson played a pivotal role in NASA's missions to put men in space and on the moon. WVSU President Anthony Jenkins talked about Mrs. Johnson's contributions.
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Lectures in History: Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
1 hour, 18 minutesIowa State University professor Carmen Bain taught a class on women's work on family farms during the 20th century. She argued that societal expectations for what roles were appropriate for men and women did not reflect the realities of shared farm labor.
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Amelia Earhart - Legend & Legacy
1 hour, 17 minutesSmithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dorothy Cochrane used images to discuss the life and legacy of record-setting aviator Amelia Earhart; the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean, and the first to fly solo across the United States. She also discussed some of the theories behind Earhart's 1937 disappearance while attempting a 29,000 mile flight around the world. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Ladies Wear the Blue" - 1974
31 minutes"Ladies Wear the Blue" is a U.S. Navy documentary and recruitment film tracing the history of women in the Navy from 1917 to 1974. It features an interview with World War I and World War II veteran Captain Joy Hancock. The second half of the film explores how contributions by Navy women increased beginning in the mid-1960s as restrictions were removed, and opportunities opened up in a variety of fields.
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African American Women & Sports
17 minutesProfessor Amira Rose Davis examined the history of African American women in sports, including women who played baseball in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s and women who participated in various Olympic sports. This interview was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting.
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Women Voters,1920-2016
1 hour, 4 minutesChristina Wolbrecht, political scientist and author of "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage" discussed how politicians and the media have attempted to understand and define women as voters since the passage of the 19th Amendment. She also analyzed the accuracy of assumptions about women voters in the 2016 election - the first to feature a female presidential candidate from a major party. The Boston Athenaeum hosted the event.
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Reel America: "The New Girl" - 1959
33 minutesProduced by the President's Committee on Government Contracts, this film dramatizes the racial tensions caused by the first hiring of a black secretary by a private company doing federal contract work. In 1953, President Eisenhower issued an executive order requiring equal employment opportunities for minorities in government contract work, and this film was widely distributed to encourage compliance with the anti-discrimination effort.
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Lectures in History: Expanding Rights in the 1960s & '70s
50 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor William Sturkey taught a class about expanding rights in the 1960s and '70s, looking at women's liberation and the gay rights movement. He covered topics such as birth control, the Equal Rights Amendment and the Stonewall riots.
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NASA Research Mathematician Katherine Johnson
10 minutesWest Virginia native and West Virginia State University alumnus Katherine Johnson played a pivotal role in NASA's missions to put men in space and on the moon. WVSU President Anthony Jenkins talked about Mrs. Johnson's contributions.
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Lectures in History: Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
1 hour, 18 minutesIowa State University professor Carmen Bain taught a class on women's work on family farms during the 20th century. She argued that societal expectations for what roles were appropriate for men and women did not reflect the realities of shared farm labor.
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Amelia Earhart - Legend & Legacy
1 hour, 17 minutesSmithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dorothy Cochrane used images to discuss the life and legacy of record-setting aviator Amelia Earhart; the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean, and the first to fly solo across the United States. She also discussed some of the theories behind Earhart's 1937 disappearance while attempting a 29,000 mile flight around the world. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Ladies Wear the Blue" - 1974
31 minutes"Ladies Wear the Blue" is a U.S. Navy documentary and recruitment film tracing the history of women in the Navy from 1917 to 1974. It features an interview with World War I and World War II veteran Captain Joy Hancock. The second half of the film explores how contributions by Navy women increased beginning in the mid-1960s as restrictions were removed, and opportunities opened up in a variety of fields.
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African American Women & Sports
17 minutesProfessor Amira Rose Davis examined the history of African American women in sports, including women who played baseball in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s and women who participated in various Olympic sports. This interview was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting.
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Women Voters,1920-2016
1 hour, 3 minutesChristina Wolbrecht, political scientist and author of "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage" discussed how politicians and the media have attempted to understand and define women as voters since the passage of the 19th Amendment. She also analyzed the accuracy of assumptions about women voters in the 2016 election - the first to feature a female presidential candidate from a major party. The Boston Athenaeum hosted the event.