C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Cherokee Nation After The Trail of Tears
1 hour, 1 minuteThe Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation talked about the tribe's history following their removal from the Southeast to present-day Oklahoma. Chief Chuck Hoskin focused on how the Cherokee concentrated on rebuilding and strengthening their culture despite much adversity. This talk was part of an all-day conference titled, "John Marshall, the Supreme Court, and the Trail of Tears" that was co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and Preservation Virginia.
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Lectures in History: 1960s African American Voter Registration
49 minutesEmory University professor Carol Anderson taught a class about efforts in the early 1960s to register African American voters in Mississippi. She described some of the leaders of the movement, their tactics and the opposition they faced from segregationists.
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Lectures in History: Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
54 minutesUniversity of Alabama professor Joshua Rothman taught a class on abolition and pro-slavery movements in the early 1800s. He highlighted the way that both sides used printing presses and mailing literature to spread their ideas.
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Lectures in History: Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"
1 hour, 13 minutesTulane University professor John "Ray" Proctor taught a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Fences."
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Lectures in History: Economic Policies of the Confederacy
41 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke professor Jamie Martinez taught a class about the Confederacy's economic policies during the Civil War. She explained how a pre-war focus on cotton exports over food production combined with wartime farm labor disruptions led to food shortages and riots in the South in 1863. This, she said, forced the Confederate government into developing more nationalized policies for food production and resource allocation that ran counter to their constitution's emphasis on a decentralized government.
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Lectures in History: Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
1 hour, 1 minuteWofford College professor Mark Byrnes taught a class about U.S. public opinion, the rise of radio as a national media, and the debate about whether to enter World War II. He outlined the arguments both for and against intervention and used radio clips to demonstrate the role it played in shaping American views and foreign policy.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Weaponry
55 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
27 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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Lectures in History: 1960s African American Voter Registration
49 minutesEmory University professor Carol Anderson taught a class about efforts in the early 1960s to register African American voters in Mississippi. She described some of the leaders of the movement, their tactics and the opposition they faced from segregationists.
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Lectures in History: Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
53 minutesUniversity of Alabama professor Joshua Rothman taught a class on abolition and pro-slavery movements in the early 1800s. He highlighted the way that both sides used printing presses and mailing literature to spread their ideas.
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Lectures in History: Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"
1 hour, 14 minutesTulane University professor John "Ray" Proctor taught a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Fences."
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Lectures in History: Economic Policies of the Confederacy
40 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke professor Jamie Martinez taught a class about the Confederacy's economic policies during the Civil War. She explained how a pre-war focus on cotton exports over food production combined with wartime farm labor disruptions led to food shortages and riots in the South in 1863. This, she said, forced the Confederate government into developing more nationalized policies for food production and resource allocation that ran counter to their constitution's emphasis on a decentralized government.
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Lectures in History: Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
1 hour, 2 minutesWofford College professor Mark Byrnes taught a class about U.S. public opinion, the rise of radio as a national media, and the debate about whether to enter World War II. He outlined the arguments both for and against intervention and used radio clips to demonstrate the role it played in shaping American views and foreign policy.
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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
27 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: "The Silent Invader" - 1957
32 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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Reel America: "Sniffles and Sneezes" - 1955
13 minutesThis educational film demonstrates how viruses are spread through carelessness, and how colds can be avoided and treated.
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Reel America: "We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918"
59 minutesCommissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu telling their stories, a history of the pandemic, and a look at the science of flu and the genetic sequencing of the 1918 strain based on remnants of the virus extracted from frozen bodies under Alaskan permafrost. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including more than 600,000 Americans.
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Reel America: "Mission, Measles - The Story of a Vaccine" - 1964
21 minutesThis documentary details the history of the highly contagious virus that causes measles and the development of the measles vaccine in the 1950s and early 1960s. The pharmaceutical company Merck with help from the U.S. Public Health Service produced the film. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in the year 2000, but there have been several outbreaks in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes the rising number of cases to unvaccinated international travelers who bring the disease to the U.S. and its spread in pockets of unvaccinated people.
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Reel America: "The Distant Drummer, Bridge from No Place" - 1969
25 minutesThis National Institute of Mental Health film produced by George Washington University surveys the problem of narcotics in the 1960s, and details efforts to study and implement new treatments for addiction. Narrated by actor Rod Steiger, the film is one in a four-part series narrated by Hollywood actors that argue for research and treatment rather than criminalization of drug use and possession.
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Reel America: "Distant Drummer, A Movable Scene" - 1970
23 minutesNarrated by actor Robert Mitchum, this documentary takes a sympathetic yet critical look at the late 1960s counterculture movement. With scenes in San Francisco, London, Nepal, Rome, and Istanbul, the film argues that hippies' excessive drug use is dangerous, and that "dropping out" won't solve the problems of society. George Washington University and the National Institute of Mental Health produced the film.
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Reel America: "The Army Nurse - Soldier of Mercy"
29 minutesThis 1965 film from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" television series celebrates the contributions of Army nurses from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War. Although women nurses cared for soldiers as early as the American Revolution, the official Army Nurse Corps was not formed until 1901, in the wake of the Spanish-American War.
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Reel America: "Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy" - 1944
17 minutesThis U.S. Army film details the logistics involved in treating wounded soldiers in the field, and in hospitals in England, during and after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. From the National Archives collections, the film was marked "restricted" because of its graphic scenes of the wounded and was originally intended for military audiences only.
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Reel America: 1972 McGovern for President Campaign Film
31 minutesThis 1972 campaign film paid for by the McGovern for President Committee features Democratic nominee Sen. George McGovern (D-South Dakota) as he meets a variety of voters across the United States who are struggling with economic problems. Profiled are senior citizens, a Baltimore steelworker, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, an unemployed engineer, and Vietnam veterans.
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Reel America: "Ronald Reagan, Citizen Governor" - 1968
31 minutesThis Citizens for Reagan Committee film promotes the California governor for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. The film traces Reagan's post-war activities as a labor leader and spokesperson for General Electric, then uses clips of speeches to celebrate his accomplishments in office and his conservative approach to government. Ronald Reagan lost the 1968 nomination to the eventual winner of the general election, Richard Nixon.
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Lectures in History: Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
1 hour, 19 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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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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Reel America: "Sniffles and Sneezes" - 1955
14 minutesThis educational film demonstrates how viruses are spread through carelessness, and how colds can be avoided and treated.
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Reel America: "We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918"
59 minutesCommissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu telling their stories, a history of the pandemic, and a look at the science of flu and the genetic sequencing of the 1918 strain based on remnants of the virus extracted from frozen bodies under Alaskan permafrost. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including more than 600,000 Americans.
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Reel America: "Mission, Measles - The Story of a Vaccine" - 1964
21 minutesThis documentary details the history of the highly contagious virus that causes measles and the development of the measles vaccine in the 1950s and early 1960s. The pharmaceutical company Merck with help from the U.S. Public Health Service produced the film. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in the year 2000, but there have been several outbreaks in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes the rising number of cases to unvaccinated international travelers who bring the disease to the U.S. and its spread in pockets of unvaccinated people.
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Reel America: "The Distant Drummer, Bridge from No Place" - 1969
25 minutesThis National Institute of Mental Health film produced by George Washington University surveys the problem of narcotics in the 1960s, and details efforts to study and implement new treatments for addiction. Narrated by actor Rod Steiger, the film is one in a four-part series narrated by Hollywood actors that argue for research and treatment rather than criminalization of drug use and possession.
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Reel America: "Distant Drummer, A Movable Scene" - 1970
23 minutesNarrated by actor Robert Mitchum, this documentary takes a sympathetic yet critical look at the late 1960s counterculture movement. With scenes in San Francisco, London, Nepal, Rome, and Istanbul, the film argues that hippies' excessive drug use is dangerous, and that "dropping out" won't solve the problems of society. George Washington University and the National Institute of Mental Health produced the film.
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Reel America: "The Army Nurse - Soldier of Mercy"
29 minutesThis 1965 film from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" television series celebrates the contributions of Army nurses from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War. Although women nurses cared for soldiers as early as the American Revolution, the official Army Nurse Corps was not formed until 1901, in the wake of the Spanish-American War.
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Reel America: "Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy" - 1944
17 minutesThis U.S. Army film details the logistics involved in treating wounded soldiers in the field, and in hospitals in England, during and after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. From the National Archives collections, the film was marked "restricted" because of its graphic scenes of the wounded and was originally intended for military audiences only.
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Reel America: 1972 McGovern for President Campaign Film
31 minutesThis 1972 campaign film paid for by the McGovern for President Committee features Democratic nominee Sen. George McGovern (D-South Dakota) as he meets a variety of voters across the United States who are struggling with economic problems. Profiled are senior citizens, a Baltimore steelworker, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, an unemployed engineer, and Vietnam veterans.
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Reel America: "Ronald Reagan, Citizen Governor" - 1968
31 minutesThis Citizens for Reagan Committee film promotes the California governor for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. The film traces Reagan's post-war activities as a labor leader and spokesperson for General Electric, then uses clips of speeches to celebrate his accomplishments in office and his conservative approach to government. Ronald Reagan lost the 1968 nomination to the eventual winner of the general election, Richard Nixon.
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Lectures in History: Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century
1 hour, 17 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.