C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Civil War Weaponry
56 minutesGuilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
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American Artifacts: Mayo Clinic
25 minutesThe Mayo Clinic is consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in America. Brothers William and Charlie Mayo founded the clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 1889. Learn about the origins of Mayo and how it grew to become a world-renown medical facility.
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Reel America: "A Right to Health, Neighborhood Health Centers in Profile" - 1969
35 minutesThis U.S. government documentary promotes Office of Economic Opportunity Neighborhood Health Centers by profiling several in major cities and rural areas. The film argues that many lower income residents lack basic healthcare and instead seek help in emergency rooms when they are sick. There were 36 Neighborhood Health Centers when the film was produced. According to the National Association of Community Health Centers, 29 million people are now served in more than 12,000 communities nationwide.
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Harriet Tubman and Women's Suffrage
1 hour, 15 minutesHarriet Tubman is celebrated for her work as an abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor and Union Army scout during the Civil War. Karen Hill of the Harriet Tubman House talked about Tubman's lesser-known role as an activist in the women's suffrage movement. The President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C. hosted this conversation as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.
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American Artifacts: Meadowcroft Rockshelter
55 minutesArchaeologist James Adovasio talked about his work sifting through layers of human history dating back 19,000 years inside a rural Pennsylvania stream valley rock shelter. He explained why this and other locations have led to revised theories about when humans arrived in the Americas.
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Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Race
1 hour, 0 minuteHistory professor Laura Free examined the career of suffragist and women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with a focus on her work in the 1860s. Professor Free cited numerous examples of Stanton using racist rhetoric in her newspaper writings of the period, arguing Stanton used racism in an effort to attract allies in the fight to gain voting rights for white women only. The Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, New York hosted this event.
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James Madison & America's Founding Documents
49 minutesEmily Voss talked about James Madison's role in shaping the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the influence of his study of history and previous political experiences. Ms. Voss is education director at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution based at James Madison's Montpelier. This talk was part of Montpelier's Presidents' Day Symposium.
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James and Dolley Madison's Partnership
55 minutesThis was a talk about the marital and political partnership between James and Dolley Madison, delivered by Elizabeth Chew, vice president for museum programs and chief curator for James Madison's Montpelier. She discussed their early lives, marriage, and how Dolley's charisma and entertaining skills bolstered the political career of the more reserved James. This was part of Montpelier's annual Presidents' Day Symposium.
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Origins of U.S. Policies Toward Native Americans
35 minutesKevin Butterfield looked at the origins of U.S. policies toward Native Americans, focusing on the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and the initiatives of George Washington. Mr. Butterfield is the executive director of the National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon. This talk took place in Richmond, Virginia as part of a day-long symposium.
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Chief Justice John Marshall & the Cherokee Cases
1 hour, 10 minutesIn the 1830s, under President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokees were forcibly removed from their lands in the southeastern U.S. in what became known as the "Trail of Tears." Oklahoma University law professor Lindsay Robertson discussed the decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving the Cherokee Nation -- especially the role of Chief Justice John Marshall. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Preservation Virginia and the University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy co-hosted this event.
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Trail of Tears
40 minutesTrail of Tears Association president Jack Baker talked about the forced relocation of Native Americans in the early 19th century. Mr. Baker, a member of the Cherokee Nation, also discussed his own family's involuntary move to Oklahoma. This talk was part of an all-day conference co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy, and Preservation Virginia.
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History of UNC
6 minutesUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill Archivist Nicholas Graham discussed the university's founding, as well as its role in the growth of the city of Chapel Hill.
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History Bookshelf: Sonia Shah, "Pandemic"
50 minutesSonia Shah talked about her book, "Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond," about the spread of infectious diseases around the world over the past 50 years and what might be coming next.
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The Girl in the Picture, Remembering Vietnam
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Mark Bowden and jazz composer Hannibal Lokumbe joined United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Kim Phuc at the National Constitution Center to discuss the legacy of the Vietnam War in an event titled, "The Girl in the Picture: Remembering Vietnam." On June 8, 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut snapped a Pulitzer Prize-winning image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc, who was severely injured in a friendly fire napalm attack by South Vietnamese jets. Hannibal Lokumbe composed "Children of the Fire" when he saw the image, and performed portions of the jazz music during this program.
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The Civil War: Confederate General Hood's Texas Brigade
59 minutesSusannah Ural, author of "Hood's Texas Brigade," talked about success of this Confederate unit despite high casualties at the Battle of Antietam. She outlined the influences that shaped the brigade, including support from their families on the home front and camaraderie between the officers and soldiers. This talk was part of a symposium held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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Smithsonian Founder James Smithson
1 hour, 0 minuteSmithsonian Research Associate Heather Ewing talked about the life of English scientist James Smithson, the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution. She described how Smithson's enlightenment ideals and desire for public access to scientific findings led to the insitution's founding. Ms. Ewing is the author of, "The Lost World of James Smithson." This event was hosted by the Maryland Historical Society.
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Lectures in History: 1918 Influenza Pandemic & Public Information
1 hour, 15 minutesStony Brook University professor Nancy Tomes taught a class about the 1918 influenza pandemic and public information efforts in the United States to stop the spread of the disease. She described methods such as canceling public gatherings, social distancing, and propaganda about good hygiene, which are still implemented. This class was filmed on March 10, 2020, during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Professor Toms compared the symptoms, economic impact, and national response between 1918 and today.
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Slavery & Native American Displacement
45 minutesUniversity of Richmond professor and president emeritus Edward Ayers discussed how the expansion of slavery and westward migration displaced Native Americans throughout the antebellum period, moving them further and further from their ancestral lands. This talk is part of, "John Marshall, the Supreme Court and the Trail of Tears," an all-day conference co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and Preservation Virginia.
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Reel America: "The Silent Invader" - 1957
31 minutesThe U.S. Surgeon General and several other leading health officials appeared on an educational TV broadcast to explain the origins, severity, symptoms, treatment, and predictions for an Asian influenza pandemic which was then in its early stages. The 1957-58 Asian H2N2 virus killed about 1 million worldwide and 116,000 in the United States. Some health officials have compared the coronavirus pandemic to the 1957-58 pandemic. This program was co-sponsored by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, the University of Pittsburgh, the American Medical Association, and the U.S. Public Health Service.
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Women & Computers
1 hour, 12 minutesClaire Evans is the author of "Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet." She discussed the extensive 20th century contributions of women to the development of computer technology. This event was part of the University of Mary Washington's Great Lives series.
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Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
13 minutesFounded by Willie Velasquez in 1974, the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project was created to increase minority participation in elections. Amy Rushing, Head of Special Collections at the University of Texas at San Antonio, showed items from the collection and explained the impact the organization had on Latinos across the Southwestern U.S.
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Reel America: March 12, 1964 Universal Newsreel
5 minutesThis Universal Newsreel reports on an upset in the 1964 Republican New Hampshire primary, when Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge beat Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona). A second story covers extensive flooding from Missouri to Pennsylvania.
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Lectures in History: 1918 Influenza Pandemic & Public Information
1 hour, 15 minutesStony Brook University professor Nancy Tomes taught a class about the 1918 influenza pandemic and public information efforts in the United States to stop the spread of the disease. She described methods such as canceling public gatherings, social distancing, and propaganda about good hygiene, which are still implemented. This class was filmed on March 10, 2020, during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Professor Toms compared the symptoms, economic impact, and national response between 1918 and today.
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Slavery & Native American Displacement
45 minutesUniversity of Richmond professor and president emeritus Edward Ayers discussed how the expansion of slavery and westward migration displaced Native Americans throughout the antebellum period, moving them further and further from their ancestral lands. This talk is part of, "John Marshall, the Supreme Court and the Trail of Tears," an all-day conference co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and Preservation Virginia.
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History Bookshelf: Sonia Shah, "Pandemic"
50 minutesSonia Shah talked about her book, "Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond," about the spread of infectious diseases around the world over the past 50 years and what might be coming next.
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The Girl in the Picture, Remembering Vietnam
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Mark Bowden and jazz composer Hannibal Lokumbe joined United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Kim Phuc at the National Constitution Center to discuss the legacy of the Vietnam War in an event titled, "The Girl in the Picture: Remembering Vietnam." On June 8, 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut snapped a Pulitzer Prize-winning image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc, who was severely injured in a friendly fire napalm attack by South Vietnamese jets. Hannibal Lokumbe composed "Children of the Fire" when he saw the image, and performed portions of the jazz music during this program.
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The Civil War: Confederate General Hood's Texas Brigade
56 minutesSusannah Ural, author of "Hood's Texas Brigade," talked about success of this Confederate unit despite high casualties at the Battle of Antietam. She outlined the influences that shaped the brigade, including support from their families on the home front and camaraderie between the officers and soldiers. This talk was part of a symposium held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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Tour of San Antonio's Pearl District
3 minutesRichard Oliver of Visit San Antonio explained the history of the city's Pearl District and the influence of German immigrants
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Smithsonian Founder James Smithson
1 hour, 0 minuteSmithsonian Research Associate Heather Ewing talked about the life of English scientist James Smithson, the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution. She described how Smithson's enlightenment ideals and desire for public access to scientific findings led to the insitution's founding. Ms. Ewing is the author of, "The Lost World of James Smithson." This event was hosted by the Maryland Historical Society.
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Origins of U.S. Policies Toward Native Americans
36 minutesKevin Butterfield looked at the origins of U.S. policies toward Native Americans, focusing on the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and the initiatives of George Washington. Mr. Butterfield is the executive director of the National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon. This talk took place in Richmond, Virginia as part of a day-long symposium.
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Chief Justice John Marshall & the Cherokee Cases
1 hour, 9 minutesIn the 1830s, under President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokees were forcibly removed from their lands in the southeastern U.S. in what became known as the "Trail of Tears." Oklahoma University law professor Lindsay Robertson discussed the decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving the Cherokee Nation -- especially the role of Chief Justice John Marshall. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Preservation Virginia and the University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy co-hosted this event.