C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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1960 Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
1 hour, 3 minutesIn 1960, four African American students sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, launching a civil rights movement that would spread to other cities. University of Massachusetts, Amherst professor Traci Parker joined American History TV and Washington Journal to take viewer questions about protests against desegregation during that time. She is the author of "Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement: Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights from the 1930s to the 1980s."
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Reel America: The Story of the Greensboro Four"
58 minutesOn February 1, 1960, four college students - Ezell Blair, Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil - sat down at a "whites only" Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Joined by black and white allies and enduring daily harassment and threats, the sit-ins continued for months. This award-winning 2003 film documents the non-violent sit-in protest with extensive interviews with three of the Greensboro Four, dramatizations, and archival footage.
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Oral Histories: Esther Terry, Civil Rights History Project
59 minutesEsther Terry talked about her role in planning and participatiing in the 1960 lunch counter sit-in protests while a student at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. This interview is part of an oral history project on the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
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Lectures in History: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
1 hour, 2 minutesUniversity of Delaware professor Tiffany Gill taught a class about the role of African American women in the Civil Rights Movement. She described how beauty parlors, while often overlooked, functioned as a safe place for women to organize sit-ins, voter registration drives, and boycotts.
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History Bookshelf: Civil Rights Movement
54 minutesProfessors Elliott Gorn and Christopher Schmidt discussed the murder of Emmett Till and the lunch counter "sit-in" protests.
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House Speaker Pelosi Holds News Conference
32 minutesHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds a briefing on the legislative agenda.
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Hearing on Reopening Schools During a Pandemic
2 hours, 40 minutesA House Education and Labor subcommittee convened a hearing to examine reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. The Tennessee Education Department commissioner and the Dallas, Texas Independent School District superintendent were among the witnesses. They each spoke about their states' current plans and how safety is incorporated into them. Others who testified included a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and the president of the National Parent Teacher Association.
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National Constitution Center Discussion on the Right to Vote
1 hour, 8 minutesThe National Constitution Center hosted a discussion with legal scholars on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing the right for women to vote. The panel also discussed the 15th Amendment, 1965 Voting Rights Act, the contributions of Rep. John Lewis and access to voting during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hearing on the Census & Undocumented Immigrants
4 hours, 45 minutesThe House Oversight and Reform Committee examined the president's efforts to not count undocumented immigrants in the 2020 Census. Members of Congress questioned witnesses on the legality of the issue, history of the census and the impact of counting and not counting undocumented immigrants. Census Director Steven Dillingham admitted he was not told about the plan to omit undocumented immigrants from the apportionment count.
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American Artifacts: WWII U.S. Army Battalion Aid Station
25 minutesPhysician and living history hobbyist Jack Moody portrayed a World War II U.S. Army battalion surgeon at the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dr. Moody's medical tent was set up as a 101st Airborne battalion aid station, a mobile emergency room that would have been located close to the front lines.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
42 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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American Artifacts: WWII Combat Team in Maritime Alps
25 minutesC-SPAN visited the living history camp of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team to learn about the experiences of U.S. Army soldiers in the Maritime Alps during World War II. The 517th jumped into southern France as part of the August 15, 1944 Operation Dragoon. This camp was part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
39 minutesRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the history of the M4 Sherman tank and demonstrates how it works. The most commonly used American tank in World War II, there were more than 49,000 manufactured. They were also used by the British, Chinese, and Soviet allies, and were used by the U.S. Army until the mid 1950s.
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American Artifacts: World War II Soviet Army
31 minutesLiving history hobbyist Craig Hall portrays a Soviet Cavalry officer and discusses the role of the Soviet Union in World War II. Appearing at the annual Army Heritage Days event in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall uses weapons, equipment, uniforms, and props to argue that the sacrifices and contributions of the Soviet people were essential to the Allied victory. He is joined by Sheryl Lynne Williams who briefly discusses the role of Soviet women in combat.
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American Artifacts: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
31 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
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American Artifacts: Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
18 minutesAt the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, we visited a camp brothel in the living history village and spoke to reenactors about Victorian-era marriage expectations and Civil War camp life.
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American Artifacts: Civil War Surgery & Embalming
29 minutesAt the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, we visited a camp surgeon and embalmer in the living history village and spoke to reenactors about medical practices during the war.
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American Artifacts: WWII U.S. Army Battalion Aid Station
25 minutesPhysician and living history hobbyist Jack Moody portrayed a World War II U.S. Army battalion surgeon at the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dr. Moody's medical tent was set up as a 101st Airborne battalion aid station, a mobile emergency room that would have been located close to the front lines.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
42 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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American Artifacts: WWII Combat Team in Maritime Alps
25 minutesC-SPAN visited the living history camp of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team to learn about the experiences of U.S. Army soldiers in the Maritime Alps during World War II. The 517th jumped into southern France as part of the August 15, 1944 Operation Dragoon. This camp was part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
39 minutesRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the history of the M4 Sherman tank and demonstrates how it works. The most commonly used American tank in World War II, there were more than 49,000 manufactured. They were also used by the British, Chinese, and Soviet allies, and were used by the U.S. Army until the mid 1950s.
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American Artifacts: World War II Soviet Army
31 minutesLiving history hobbyist Craig Hall portrays a Soviet Cavalry officer and discusses the role of the Soviet Union in World War II. Appearing at the annual Army Heritage Days event in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall uses weapons, equipment, uniforms, and props to argue that the sacrifices and contributions of the Soviet people were essential to the Allied victory. He is joined by Sheryl Lynne Williams who briefly discusses the role of Soviet women in combat.
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American Artifacts: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
31 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
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American Artifacts: Sex & Marriage During the Civil War
18 minutesAt the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, we visited a camp brothel in the living history village and spoke to reenactors about Victorian-era marriage expectations and Civil War camp life.
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American Artifacts: Civil War Surgery & Embalming
28 minutesAt the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, we visited a camp surgeon and embalmer in the living history village and spoke to reenactors about medical practices during the war.
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American Artifacts: WWII U.S. Army Battalion Aid Station
26 minutesPhysician and living history hobbyist Jack Moody portrayed a World War II U.S. Army battalion surgeon at the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dr. Moody's medical tent was set up as a 101st Airborne battalion aid station, a mobile emergency room that would have been located close to the front lines.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
42 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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American Artifacts: WWII Combat Team in Maritime Alps
25 minutesC-SPAN visited the living history camp of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team to learn about the experiences of U.S. Army soldiers in the Maritime Alps during World War II. The 517th jumped into southern France as part of the August 15, 1944 Operation Dragoon. This camp was part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts: World War II M4 Sherman Tank
39 minutesRetired U.S. Army Colonel and living history hobbyist Alexander Kose explains the history of the M4 Sherman tank and demonstrates how it works. The most commonly used American tank in World War II, there were more than 49,000 manufactured. They were also used by the British, Chinese, and Soviet allies, and were used by the U.S. Army until the mid 1950s.
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American Artifacts: World War II Soviet Army
31 minutesLiving history hobbyist Craig Hall portrays a Soviet Cavalry officer and discusses the role of the Soviet Union in World War II. Appearing at the annual Army Heritage Days event in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall uses weapons, equipment, uniforms, and props to argue that the sacrifices and contributions of the Soviet people were essential to the Allied victory. He is joined by Sheryl Lynne Williams who briefly discusses the role of Soviet women in combat.
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American Artifacts: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
30 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.