C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
1 hour, 3 minutesUniversity of Central Arkansas historian Marcus Witcher explored conservatives' criticism of President Reagan's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union during the 1980s. He also explained how conservatives gradually downplayed this criticism in later decades as they sought to reimagine their relationship with the 40th president. The Federalist Society's Montgomery, Alabama chapter hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Road to Democracy" - 1948
20 minutesThis U.S. Army film documents efforts in post-World War II Japan to dismantle the nation's war machine, establish peaceful government, and rebuild its infrastructure and economy. In September of 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the United States, bringing an end to World War II. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces carried out widespread reforms under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur.
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Reel America: "Here is Germany" - 1945
51 minutesOriginally titled "Know Your Enemy: Germany" and intended for release during World War II, this U.S. War Department film was revised after Germany's surrender into an orientation film for occupying forces and released in the fall of 1945. Tracing the modern history of Germany from the 1700s, the film sets out to understand how a cultured people ended up launching two world wars and murdering millions of innocent civilians. The film also casts blame upon post-World War I Allies for allowing Germany to rebuild its military, and argues that this can never happen again. This film includes scenes of death camps and war that viewers may find disturbing.
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Reel America: "A Ceiling on Your Home!" - 1946
18 minutesThis post-World War II film argues for a continuation of wartime rent control and shows the difficulties veterans face in locating jobs and affordable housing. The sponsor is the U.S. Office of Price Administration which was created by executive order in 1941 to control prices on rent and other essential goods and services. The film includes testimonials by renters and landlords who support continued rent control.
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American Artifacts: History of African Americans in Congress - 19th Century
28 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski & House curator Farar Elliott use a selection of artifacts to tell the story of the first 22 black members of Congress who served between 1869 and 1901.
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American Artifacts: History of African Americans in Congress - 20th Century
46 minutesU.S. House of Representatives Historian Matthew Wasnieski and House Curator Farar Elliott use a selection of artifacts from their collections to tell the story of black members of congress between the 1920s and the 1970s. This program draws upon the House History publication "Black Americans in Congress."
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History of Documentary Filmmaking in America
1 hour, 26 minutesFilmmaker and author Jon Wilkman discussed his book "Screening Reality: How Documentary Filmmakers Reimagined America," which explores the history of American non-fiction films and television from the late nineteenth century to the present. The video was provided by The Burbank Channel.
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The Civil War: 1863 Richmond Bread Riots
50 minutesKelly Hancock of the American Civil War Museum talked about the 1863 Richmond bread riots. She described the inflation and scarcity of goods that led hundreds of poor and working-class women to protest, as well as the trials and laws passed in the aftermath. The American Civil War Museum provided this video.
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Reel America: "The American Revolution of '63 Part 1" - NBC News Report
1 hour, 14 minutesOn September 2, 1963, NBC News broadcast a three-hour program on the status of the civil rights movement. Reporting from 75 locations throughout the United States, the broadcast is organized into three parts, with each attempting to answer a question: 1) How did the civil rights revolution begin? 2) What course is it following? 3) What are the effects of the revolution? This 70 minutes is the first part of the report and covers slavery and Jim Crow laws, protests and violent responses in Georgia, Alabama, and Maryland as well as in northern cities such as Chicago, New York and Englewood, New Jersey.
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Reel America: "The American Revolution of '63 Part 2" - NBC News Report
49 minutesOn September 2, 1963, NBC News broadcast a three-hour program on the status of the civil rights movement. Reporting from 75 locations throughout the United States, it includes appearances by well-known activists, scenes from historic civil rights events, and comments from integration opponents. This 50-minute portion of the report covers the sit-in movement, the assassination of Medgar Evers, the Little Rock, Arkansas school integration crisis, and other events.
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Reel America: "The American Revolution of '63 Part 3" - NBC News Report
51 minutesLess than one week after the August 28, 1963 March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, NBC News broadcast a three-hour program on the status of the civil rights movement. This concluding 45-minute segment of the sweeping report examines the question: what are the effects of the civil rights revolution? This broadcast uses NBC archival footage to cover early 1960s conflicts including school integration struggles in New Orleans, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Georgia, and concludes with a look at the March on Washington and arguments for and against President Kennedy's proposed civil rights bill.
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Marion Cheek Jackson Center
6 minutesMembers of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center discussed Chapel Hill's Civil Rights history, including the Chapel Hill Nine sit-in on February 28, 1960.
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History Bookshelf: Miriam Pawel, "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"
46 minutesMiriam Pawel talked about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, in which she chronicles the life and activism of United Farm Workers co-founder and president Cesar Chavez. This event took place at the second annual San Antonio Book Festival, held on April 5, 2014, and was filmed in the auditorium of the San Antonio Central Library.
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Legacies of Racial Violence
1 hour, 14 minutesGeoff Ward talked about the legacies of racial violence in America, particularly during the Jim Crow era. He is a professor of African and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. The National World War I Museum and Memorial hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: 1865 Black Diamond Naval Disaster
50 minutesIn late-April 1865, with the Civil War drawing to a close, the barge Black Diamond sank following a nighttime collision on the lower Potomac River with a steamer loaded with Union troops. The accident resulted in the deaths of 87 men. Karen Stone, manager of the St. Mary's County, Maryland Museums Division, detailed the events of that night and why this naval disaster is often overshadowed by other events at the time, such as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt for his killer John Wilkes Booth. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine hosted this conversation and provided the video.
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Remembering George Washington
1 hour, 10 minutesMatthew Costello talked about his new book "The Property of the Nation: George Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President." He discussed the ways that Americans remembered and celebrated George Washington in the 19th century. And he talked about how the freed and enslaved people on Washington's Mount Vernon estate helped shape the historical narrative about the first president. Mr. Costello is a historian at the White House Historical Association, which hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Constitutional Convention of 1787
1 hour, 0 minuteProfessor Jack Rakove talked about some of the issues debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, such as the number of representatives for each state and the method of presidential elections. He described the arguments put forth by James Madison and how delegates tried to reach compromises despite competing state interests. This class was from a course called "The Constitution: A Brief History."
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Portraying Abraham Lincoln
1 hour, 0 minuteThis was a conversation about portraying Abraham Lincoln on the stage. Ford's Theatre director Paul Tetreault talked with playwright Richard Hellesen who wrote "Necessary Sacrifices" -- a Ford's commissioned play about two meetings between Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They were joined by actors David Selby and Craig Wallace who played Lincoln and Douglass, respectively. Ford's Theatre provided this video.
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Reel America: The World I Never Made'
57 minutesJames Baldwin talked about the civil rights movement, the mistaken worship of innocence and immaturity, the interdependent connections of the world, the U.S. guilt from taking Native American lands, and other topics. He also responded to questions submitted by audience members.
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Reel America: Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm
58 minutesFormer Congresswoman Chisholm talked about her career as a politician, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a fighter for civil rights. She was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
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Reel America: August 18, 1960 Universal Newsreel
5 minutesThis newsreel includes stories about the trial of U-2 spy pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. Scenes of the trial are followed by President Eisenhower commenting at a news conference. An Air Force balloonist who performed a record setting flight and jump is also featured.
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Lectures in History: Constitutional Convention of 1787
1 hour, 0 minuteProfessor Jack Rakove talked about some of the issues debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, such as the number of representatives for each state and the method of presidential elections. He described the arguments put forth by James Madison and how delegates tried to reach compromises despite competing state interests. This class was from a course called "The Constitution: A Brief History."
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Portraying Abraham Lincoln
1 hour, 0 minuteThis was a conversation about portraying Abraham Lincoln on the stage. Ford's Theatre director Paul Tetreault talked with playwright Richard Hellesen who wrote "Necessary Sacrifices" -- a Ford's commissioned play about two meetings between Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They were joined by actors David Selby and Craig Wallace who played Lincoln and Douglass, respectively. Ford's Theatre provided this video.
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History Bookshelf: Miriam Pawel, "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"
50 minutesMiriam Pawel talked about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, in which she chronicles the life and activism of United Farm Workers co-founder and president Cesar Chavez. This event took place at the second annual San Antonio Book Festival, held on April 5, 2014, and was filmed in the auditorium of the San Antonio Central Library.
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Legacies of Racial Violence
1 hour, 15 minutesGeoff Ward talked about the legacies of racial violence in America, particularly during the Jim Crow era. He is a professor of African and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. The National World War I Museum and Memorial hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: 1865 Black Diamond Naval Disaster
50 minutesIn late-April 1865, with the Civil War drawing to a close, the barge Black Diamond sank following a nighttime collision on the lower Potomac River with a steamer loaded with Union troops. The accident resulted in the deaths of 87 men. Karen Stone, manager of the St. Mary's County, Maryland Museums Division, detailed the events of that night and why this naval disaster is often overshadowed by other events at the time, such as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt for his killer John Wilkes Booth. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine hosted this conversation and provided the video.
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Reel America: News Magazine of the Screen - 1950
15 minutesThis 1950 newsreel covers the 5th anniversary of the June, 1945 signing of the United Nations World Charter and shows scenes of UN meetings during the Korean conflict. Other stories include a premature 1950 declaration of victory in Korea, President Truman meeting Gen. MacArthur at Wake Island, Marshall Plan progress in Europe, and a look at historic U.S. Patent Office models.
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Reel America: "The American Revolution of '63 Part 1" - NBC News Report
1 hour, 13 minutesOn September 2, 1963, NBC News broadcast a three-hour program on the status of the civil rights movement. Reporting from 75 locations throughout the United States, the broadcast is organized into three parts, with each attempting to answer a question: 1) How did the civil rights revolution begin? 2) What course is it following? 3) What are the effects of the revolution? This 70 minutes is the first part of the report and covers slavery and Jim Crow laws, protests and violent responses in Georgia, Alabama, and Maryland as well as in northern cities such as Chicago, New York and Englewood, New Jersey.
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Reel America: "The American Revolution of '63 Part 2" - NBC News Report
50 minutesOn September 2, 1963, NBC News broadcast a three-hour program on the status of the civil rights movement. Reporting from 75 locations throughout the United States, it includes appearances by well-known activists, scenes from historic civil rights events, and comments from integration opponents. This 50-minute portion of the report covers the sit-in movement, the assassination of Medgar Evers, the Little Rock, Arkansas school integration crisis, and other events.