C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Stalin's Correspondence with Roosevelt & Churchill
1 hour, 10 minutesDavid Reynolds, co-editor of "The Kremlin Letters: Stalin's Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt" talked about the messages sent between theses Allied leaders during World War II. He explained how they used the communication to build relationships with one another and advance wartime goals without extensive bureaucratic interference. The National World War II Museum hosted this event in January 2020.
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Reel America: "The Year 1945" United Newsreel
16 minutesThis Office of War Information United Newsreel summarizes events of the year 1945 in ten minutes.
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Lectures in History: Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
1 hour, 14 minutesWellesley College professor Brenna Greer debunked myths about Rosa Parks and the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott. Professor Greer explained that Parks was not the first African American woman who refused to give up her seat and that the boycott had planning and precedent. She also explored with the class why a simplified version of this history has become so widespread.
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Lectures in History: Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
1 hour, 8 minutesGeorge Mason University professor Sam Lebovic taught a class about U.S. politics and economics of the early Cold War period of the late-1940s and 1950s. He argued that with extreme ideologies such as fascism and communism completely discredited or out of favor, a consensus formed in the U.S. around centrist political views to the point where the political parties were barely distinguishable. On the economic front, a belief in a "mixed economy" ruled, meaning a broad acceptance of some government involvement in the market.
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Lectures in History: African Americans, Emancipation & Defining Freedom
56 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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Lectures in History: History of Abortion Legislation
1 hour, 28 minutesLa Sierra University professor Alicia Gutierrez-Romine taught a class about laws and policies regarding abortion. Starting in the 19th century, she tracked changes in medical practice and public opinion through court cases and newspaper coverage. She also described abortion restrictions, access to illegal abortions, costs, and health risks in different time periods and states.
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Lectures in History: 1890s Growing American Internationalism
1 hour, 14 minutesBaylor University professor David Smith taught a class about the growth of the internationalist worldview in 1890s America. He argued that economic, moral and political impulses caused Americans to consider a larger role in the world for their nation. Smith then detailed the actions they took, such pursuing missionary work, arguing for the expansion of the navy, and searching for new economic markets.
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Lectures in History: Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
1 hour, 14 minutesWellesley College professor Brenna Greer debunked myths about Rosa Parks and the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott. Professor Greer explained that Parks was not the first African American woman who refused to give up her seat and that the boycott had planning and precedent. She also explored with the class why a simplified version of this history has become so widespread.
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Lectures in History: Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
1 hour, 9 minutesGeorge Mason University professor Sam Lebovic taught a class about U.S. politics and economics of the early Cold War period of the late-1940s and 1950s. He argued that with extreme ideologies such as fascism and communism completely discredited or out of favor, a consensus formed in the U.S. around centrist political views to the point where the political parties were barely distinguishable. On the economic front, a belief in a "mixed economy" ruled, meaning a broad acceptance of some government involvement in the market.
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Lectures in History: African Americans, Emancipation & Defining Freedom
57 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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Lectures in History: History of Abortion Legislation
1 hour, 27 minutesLa Sierra University professor Alicia Gutierrez-Romine taught a class about laws and policies regarding abortion. Starting in the 19th century, she tracked changes in medical practice and public opinion through court cases and newspaper coverage. She also described abortion restrictions, access to illegal abortions, costs, and health risks in different time periods and states.
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Lectures in History: 1890s Growing American Internationalism
1 hour, 13 minutesBaylor University professor David Smith taught a class about the growth of the internationalist worldview in 1890s America. He argued that economic, moral and political impulses caused Americans to consider a larger role in the world for their nation. Smith then detailed the actions they took, such pursuing missionary work, arguing for the expansion of the navy, and searching for new economic markets.
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Lectures in History: Environmental Impact of California Gold Rush
1 hour, 24 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor Elliott West lectured about the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush. He described how 19th-century mining practices led to deforestation, mercury contamination, and sediment-clogged rivers. This class was part of a seminar for high school teachers hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Post-Civil War Cattle Trade
1 hour, 28 minutesKansas State University history professor James Sherow talked about his book, "The Chisholm Trail: Joseph McCoy's Great Gamble." Mr. Sherow chronicled entrepreneur Joseph McCoy's success in national and international cattle trading, which sparked the growth of the U.S. beef industry. The Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence, Kansas hosted this event.
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Pioneer Mother Statues & Monuments
1 hour, 7 minutesUniversity of North Dakota history professor Cynthia Culver Prescott talked about her book, "Pioneer Mother Monuments: Constructing Cultural Memory." She highlighted some of the Kansas City area statues and monuments of pioneer mothers at this event at the Kansas City Public Library.
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Controversial Monuments of the American West
1 hour, 31 minutesA panel of historians discussed controversial monuments in the West. Topics included 19th century statues and plaques in the American West that honor missionaries, early settlers, and U.S. military leaders who had a hand in killing and forcing the removal of devastated Indian tribes. They also compared monuments in the American south and west. This talk is part of the Western History Association Annual Meeting.
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Lectures in History: Environmental Impact of California Gold Rush
1 hour, 25 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor Elliott West lectured about the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush. He described how 19th-century mining practices led to deforestation, mercury contamination, and sediment-clogged rivers. This class was part of a seminar for high school teachers hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Post-Civil War Cattle Trade
1 hour, 27 minutesKansas State University history professor James Sherow talked about his book, "The Chisholm Trail: Joseph McCoy's Great Gamble." Mr. Sherow chronicled entrepreneur Joseph McCoy's success in national and international cattle trading, which sparked the growth of the U.S. beef industry. The Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence, Kansas hosted this event.
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Pioneer Mother Statues & Monuments
1 hour, 7 minutesUniversity of North Dakota history professor Cynthia Culver Prescott talked about her book, "Pioneer Mother Monuments: Constructing Cultural Memory." She highlighted some of the Kansas City area statues and monuments of pioneer mothers at this event at the Kansas City Public Library.
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Controversial Monuments of the American West
1 hour, 31 minutesA panel of historians discussed controversial monuments in the West. Topics included 19th century statues and plaques in the American West that honor missionaries, early settlers, and U.S. military leaders who had a hand in killing and forcing the removal of devastated Indian tribes. They also compared monuments in the American south and west. This talk is part of the Western History Association Annual Meeting.