C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Landmark Cases: KEYED 'Supreme Court Landmark Case McCulloch v. Maryland"
1 hour, 32 minutesLaw professors Mark Killenbeck and Farah Peterson talked about the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, which solidified the federal government's ability to take actions not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution and restricted state action against the legitimate use of this power. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Video clips were shown of Senate historian Dan Holt describing the Supreme Court space, which in 1819 was inside the U.S. Capitol, and former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator Daniel Webster's representation of the plaintiff in the case. A brief portion was shown of an interview with historian Lynn Scott in which she talked about the plaintiff, James McCulloch.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case, Civil Rights Cases
1 hour, 40 minutesHoward Law School Dean Danielle Holley-Walker and U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow talked about Civil Rights Cases (1883). In the group of five consolidated cases, the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875, a federal law that had granted all people access to public accommodations like trains and theaters, regardless of race. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Portions of an interview were shown with historian Edna Greene Medford. She described the work of abolitionist Frederick Douglass' with Senator Charles Sumner on passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, and Douglass' reaction to the Court's 1883 ruling. Clips of an interview were shown with the great-great-granddaughters of Justice John Marshall Harlan, who wrote the dissent in the cases.
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FEMA Administrator Gaynor Testifies on Coronavirus Response
3 hours, 11 minutesFEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor testifies on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vice President Pence Holds Coronavirus News Conference in South Carolina
49 minutesVice President Mike Pence and Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) held a press conference from the University of South Carolina in Columbia on reopening schools in the Fall. Despite the increased positive cases of the coronavirus in the South, they said that it is vital to reopen schools to ensure the educational and mental health of students, as well as providing essential services to students, such as meals and counseling. Also joining the vice president were Education Secretary Betsy Devos and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma.
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Hudson Institute Discussion on Iran and Venezuela
55 minutesThe Hudson Institute hosted a virtual discussion on the relationship between Venezuela and Iran. U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams and U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook talked about how the two isolated countries developed a relationship in the face of crippling economic and political sanctions by the U.S. and its allies.
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Senate Foreign Relations Hearing on U.S.-China Relations
2 hours, 19 minutesThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on U.S.-China relations.
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Bishop Aubrey Shines
14 minutesBishop Aubrey Shines, chairman of the newly formed Conservative Clergy of Color, discussed race relations in the U.S.
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Sen. Marco Rubio on Coronavirus Pandemic
39 minutesSen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) participates in a virtual discussion with the Hoover Institution on America's future after COVID-19.
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Daniel Cox
34 minutesAmerican Enterprise Institute's Daniel Cox discussed his latest report on parenting during the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Trump Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing
24 minutesPresident Trump gives an update on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic as positive cases continue to rise across the nation.
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CSIS Discussion on Russian Influence in the U.K. & Europe
49 minutesThe Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a virtual discussion featuring British Ambassador to the U.S. Karen Pierce on Russia's influence in the U.K. and Europe. Ambassador Pierce also discussed current relations with Russia and efforts to counter Russian influence across Europe. The Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding also participated in the discussion.
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Discussion on EU Economy During Coronavirus Pandemic
59 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute held a virtual discussion on the impact of the coronavirus on the European Union economy. Maarten Verwey, director-general of economic and financial affairs for the European Commission, spoke about various policy measures member states have taken.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Yick Wo v. Hopkins
1 hour, 31 minutesProfessors Mae Ngai and Josh Blackman talked about the 1886 Supreme Court decision in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, a case in which a Chinese laundry owner challenged a discriminatory city ordinance. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the 14th Amendment's promise of equal protection extends to immigrants and citizens. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Clips were shown of Former California Appeals Court Judge Harry Low describing some of the legal challenges faced by immigrants to the U.S; Justice Anthony Kennedy talking about the significance of the case; and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) speaking on the House floor about the 2012 resolution she sponsored in which Congress formally apologized to Chinese Americans for their 19th and early 20th century struggles in immigrating to the U.S.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Plessy v. Ferguson
1 hour, 35 minutesLaw Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a seat reserved for whites on a train. The Court's 7-1 decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the plaintiff and defendant in the case and the co-founders of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, also took part the program. Ms. Ferguson was interviewed live from New Orleans. A clip was shown of Mr. Plessy's visit to the site where his ancestor was arrested for refusing to leave the "whites-only" train car.
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American Artifacts: African American History, 1619 Through the Civil War
40 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between 1619 and the Civil War, sharing stories about individuals who led slave revolts, educated fellow freed people, and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. This was the first of a two-part tour.
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American Artifacts: African American History, Reconstruction Through Civil Rights
41 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between Reconstruction and the civil rights movement, sharing stories about individuals who were elected to Congress, served as Tuskegee Airmen and fought for desegregation.
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Chinese Americans in California
1 hour, 55 minutesA historian and a philanthropist looked at the struggles and discrimination faced by Chinese immigrants in nineteenth and early twentieth century California. First, historian Beth Lew-Williams talked about her book "The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America." She was followed by philanthropist David Lei, who gave an illustrated talk showing items in the California Historical Society's collections that illustrate systematic discrimination against the Chinese. The California Historical Society and the Chinese Historical Society of America co-hosted this event.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Yick Wo v. Hopkins
1 hour, 31 minutesProfessors Mae Ngai and Josh Blackman talked about the 1886 Supreme Court decision in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, a case in which a Chinese laundry owner challenged a discriminatory city ordinance. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the 14th Amendment's promise of equal protection extends to immigrants and citizens. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Clips were shown of Former California Appeals Court Judge Harry Low describing some of the legal challenges faced by immigrants to the U.S; Justice Anthony Kennedy talking about the significance of the case; and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) speaking on the House floor about the 2012 resolution she sponsored in which Congress formally apologized to Chinese Americans for their 19th and early 20th century struggles in immigrating to the U.S.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Plessy v. Ferguson
1 hour, 33 minutesLaw Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a seat reserved for whites on a train. The Court's 7-1 decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the plaintiff and defendant in the case and the co-founders of the Plessy and Ferguson Foundation, also took part the program. Ms. Ferguson was interviewed live from New Orleans. A clip was shown of Mr. Plessy's visit to the site where his ancestor was arrested for refusing to leave the "whites-only" train car.
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American Artifacts: African American History, 1619 Through the Civil War
39 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between 1619 and the Civil War, sharing stories about individuals who led slave revolts, educated fellow freed people, and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. This was the first of a two-part tour.
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American Artifacts: African American History, Reconstruction Through Civil Rights
42 minutesWe visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond to look at their exhibit on 400 years of African American history. Curator Karen Sherry focused on the period between Reconstruction and the civil rights movement, sharing stories about individuals who were elected to Congress, served as Tuskegee Airmen and fought for desegregation.
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Chinese Americans in California
1 hour, 55 minutesA historian and a philanthropist looked at the struggles and discrimination faced by Chinese immigrants in nineteenth and early twentieth century California. First, historian Beth Lew-Williams talked about her book "The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America." She was followed by philanthropist David Lei, who gave an illustrated talk showing items in the California Historical Society's collections that illustrate systematic discrimination against the Chinese. The California Historical Society and the Chinese Historical Society of America co-hosted this event.