C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: African Americans, Emancipation & Defining Freedom
55 minutesVirginia Commonwealth University professor Nicole Myers Turner taught a class on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans following emancipation. She explained how they defined freedom for themselves while the federal government debated political and legal definitions. Professor Turner also discussed the important role of religious and educational institutions in newly freed African American communities.
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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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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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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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The Civil War: Confederate General Hood's Texas Brigade
55 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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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum - Lincoln Vault
15 minutesThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum contains over 52,000 original items pertaining to the 16th President. Archives Director Samuel Wheeler went inside the Lincoln Vault to showcase some of the museum's rarest items.
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Oral Histories: James Salerno Interview on Battles of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima
1 hour, 5 minutesJames Salerno joined the Marine Corps before the attack on Pearl Harbor and served through the end of World War II. He discusses his time in the Pacific theater, including fighting in the battles of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2007 for its oral history collection.
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Lectures in History: 1918 Influenza Pandemic & Public Information
1 hour, 14 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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Crispus Attucks in American Memory
1 hour, 14 minutesHistorian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, "First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory." Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was killed at the Boston Massacre, has sometimes been celebrated and other times forgotten or vilified by Americans. The American Antiquarian Society hosted this event to mark the 250th anniversary of the March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre.
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Reel America: "Preventing the Spread of Disease" - 1940
12 minutesThis 1940 educational film shows how communities and individuals can prevent the spread of disease through safe drinking water, vaccinations and practicing good hygiene.
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U.S. & Japanese Perspectives on World War II
1 hour, 15 minutesGrand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center hosted a discussion looking at U.S. and Japanese perspectives on World War II. Speakers included Pia White, whose father was a Japanese Ambassador with key roles in the 1940 alliance among Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan -- as well as negotiations in Washington, D.C. leading up to the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. We also heard from Brian Hauenstein, grandson of Col. Ralph Hauenstein, who served as intelligence chief under Gen. Dwight Eisenhower in the war's European Theater. The Hauenstein Center is named for Ralph Hauenstein.
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Reel America: "The Work of the Public Health Service" - 1936
55 minutesThis United States Public Health Service film details a variety of methods used to combat the spread of communicable disease; from inspecting ships and immigrants at Ellis Island, to combating mosquito and rat populations, to working with state and local authorities. The United States Public Health Service originated with an Act of Congress in 1798 for the "relief of sick and disabled seamen." The role and responsibilities of what is now called the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service has changed and evolved over the years since then. This program includes graphic scenes of disease that may be disturbing to some viewers.
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Reel America: "Army Medical Laboratories" - 1947
40 minutesThis 1947 War Department film provides an overview of the United States Army medical laboratories during World War II and their mission to both heal soldiers and prevent, detect, and control epidemics. With footage from inside working labs, it highlights training and treatment facilities across the United States and shows the capabilities of field hospitals and overseas stations.
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Reel America: "Health for All, All for Health" - 1988
15 minutesThis World Health Organization (WHO) video documents and promotes the role of the United Nations agency in combating disease, beginning with a brief history of how disease has afflicted humans through history, and the story of the origins of the WHO.
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Reel America: "Community Health and You" - 1954
10 minutesThis 1950s educational film uses the experiences of two teenagers and others in the community to show how the health system works in a small town. The film covers vaccinations, protections for clean water, healthy food and detection and prevention of disease.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
40 minutesWe toured a reconstructed World War II U.S. Army Airborne Division barracks with living history enthusiast Greg Henesy, who showed us vehicles and detailed the 150 lbs of equipment worn by paratroopers who participated in the Normandy invasion on D-Day and other battles.
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Tour of San Antonio's Pearl District
5 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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Crispus Attucks in American Memory
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, "First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory." Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was killed at the Boston Massacre, has sometimes been celebrated and other times forgotten or vilified by Americans. The American Antiquarian Society hosted this event to mark the 250th anniversary of the March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre.
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Booknotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, "No Ordinary Time"
1 hour, 0 minuteDoris Kearns Goodwin talked about her recently published book, "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II," published by Simon and Schuster, which focused on the White House scene during Franklin Roosevelt's term, including the intimate circle of friends surrounding President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Q&A: Richard Norton Smith
1 hour, 0 minutePresidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about "An Uncommon Man," his biography of President Herbert Hoover.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
40 minutesWe toured a reconstructed World War II U.S. Army Airborne Division barracks with living history enthusiast Greg Henesy, who showed us vehicles and detailed the 150 lbs of equipment worn by paratroopers who participated in the Normandy invasion on D-Day and other battles.
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West Virginia Folklore
5 minutesThe West Virginia Humanities Council's state folklorist Emily Hilliard discussed the ways the West Virginia Folklife program is documenting traditional Appalachian culture in the Mountain State, and who gets included in the Appalachian identity.
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Crispus Attucks in American Memory
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, "First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory." Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was killed at the Boston Massacre, has sometimes been celebrated and other times forgotten or vilified by Americans. The American Antiquarian Society hosted this event to mark the 250th anniversary of the March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre.
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Booknotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, "No Ordinary Time"
1 hour, 0 minuteDoris Kearns Goodwin talked about her recently published book, "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II," published by Simon and Schuster, which focused on the White House scene during Franklin Roosevelt's term, including the intimate circle of friends surrounding President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Q&A: Richard Norton Smith
1 hour, 0 minutePresidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about "An Uncommon Man," his biography of President Herbert Hoover.
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Reel America: "The Work of the Public Health Service" - 1936
55 minutesThis United States Public Health Service film details a variety of methods used to combat the spread of communicable disease; from inspecting ships and immigrants at Ellis Island, to combating mosquito and rat populations, to working with state and local authorities. The United States Public Health Service originated with an Act of Congress in 1798 for the "relief of sick and disabled seamen." The role and responsibilities of what is now called the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service has changed and evolved over the years since then. This program includes graphic scenes of disease that may be disturbing to some viewers.
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Reel America: "Army Medical Laboratories" - 1947
40 minutesThis 1947 War Department film provides an overview of the United States Army medical laboratories during World War II and their mission to both heal soldiers and prevent, detect, and control epidemics. With footage from inside working labs, it highlights training and treatment facilities across the United States and shows the capabilities of field hospitals and overseas stations.
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Reel America: "Health for All, All for Health" - 1988
14 minutesThis World Health Organization (WHO) video documents and promotes the role of the United Nations agency in combating disease, beginning with a brief history of how disease has afflicted humans through history, and the story of the origins of the WHO.
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Reel America: "Community Health and You" - 1954
11 minutesThis 1950s educational film uses the experiences of two teenagers and others in the community to show how the health system works in a small town. The film covers vaccinations, protections for clean water, healthy food and detection and prevention of disease.
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Booknotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, "No Ordinary Time"
1 hour, 0 minuteDoris Kearns Goodwin talked about her recently published book, "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II," published by Simon and Schuster, which focused on the White House scene during Franklin Roosevelt's term, including the intimate circle of friends surrounding President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Crispus Attucks in American Memory
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, "First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory." Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was killed at the Boston Massacre, has sometimes been celebrated and other times forgotten or vilified by Americans. The American Antiquarian Society hosted this event to mark the 250th anniversary of the March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre.
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Interpreting the American Revolution & Civil War
1 hour, 46 minutesArt historian Judy Scott Feldman analyzed artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and Civil War. She talked about the influence of paintings, sculptures and memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.