C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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The Contenders: Eugene V. Debs
1 hour, 33 minutesFrom C-SPAN's 14-week series, "The Contenders," on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history, we feature Eugene Debs, who was a five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party. This program was recorded at Debs' home and museum in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Lectures in History: Socialism in Early 20th Century America
1 hour, 13 minutesColumbia University professor Eric Foner taught a class on the rise of socialism in America in the early 20th century. He examined socialist movements in New York City and Milwaukee and discussed the multiple presidential campaigns of Socialist Party of America candidate Eugene Debs.
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Unionizing Women Garment Workers
1 hour, 8 minutesIn the early 20th century, the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was the largest women's union in the world. It pushed to improve benefits for women in the clothing industry and inspired union action in other professions across the country. A panel of scholars looked at this union's historical significance along with the challenges its members faced in fighting for worker rights. They also described the role of minority women in the garment industry during this period. The New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History hosted this discussion.
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Reel America: "The Inheritance" - 1964
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, founded in 1914, produced this documentary to mark its 50th anniversary. The film is a history of the U.S. labor movement between 1900 and 1964, with an emphasis on improvements the union won for workers, and bitter and sometimes violent struggles with industrial leaders and federal and state governments. The union had more than 100,000 members at its peak, and in 1976 it merged with the Textile Workers of America.
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The Contenders: Eugene V. Debs
1 hour, 33 minutesFrom C-SPAN's 14-week series, "The Contenders," on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history, we feature Eugene Debs, who was a five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party. This program was recorded at Debs' home and museum in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Lectures in History: Socialism in Early 20th Century America
1 hour, 13 minutesColumbia University professor Eric Foner taught a class on the rise of socialism in America in the early 20th century. He examined socialist movements in New York City and Milwaukee and discussed the multiple presidential campaigns of Socialist Party of America candidate Eugene Debs.
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Unionizing Women Garment Workers
1 hour, 8 minutesIn the early 20th century, the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was the largest women's union in the world. It pushed to improve benefits for women in the clothing industry and inspired union action in other professions across the country. A panel of scholars looked at this union's historical significance along with the challenges its members faced in fighting for worker rights. They also described the role of minority women in the garment industry during this period. The New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History hosted this discussion.
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Reel America: "The Inheritance" - 1964
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, founded in 1914, produced this documentary to mark its 50th anniversary. The film is a history of the U.S. labor movement between 1900 and 1964, with an emphasis on improvements the union won for workers, and bitter and sometimes violent struggles with industrial leaders and federal and state governments. The union had more than 100,000 members at its peak, and in 1976 it merged with the Textile Workers of America.
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The Contenders: Eugene V. Debs
1 hour, 32 minutesFrom C-SPAN's 14-week series, "The Contenders," on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history, we feature Eugene Debs, who was a five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party. This program was recorded at Debs' home and museum in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Lectures in History: Socialism in Early 20th Century America
1 hour, 14 minutesColumbia University professor Eric Foner taught a class on the rise of socialism in America in the early 20th century. He examined socialist movements in New York City and Milwaukee and discussed the multiple presidential campaigns of Socialist Party of America candidate Eugene Debs.
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Unionizing Women Garment Workers
1 hour, 7 minutesIn the early 20th century, the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was the largest women's union in the world. It pushed to improve benefits for women in the clothing industry and inspired union action in other professions across the country. A panel of scholars looked at this union's historical significance along with the challenges its members faced in fighting for worker rights. They also described the role of minority women in the garment industry during this period. The New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History hosted this discussion.
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Indigenous People of the Great Plains
32 minutesBill Mercer, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, guided us through the Native Lifeways of the Plains exhibition which showcases items from the indigenous people of the Great Plains.
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The Contenders: Charles Hughes
2 hours, 5 minutesFrom "The Contenders," our 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history, we feature former Secretary of State and Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Hughes. He ran for President in 1916 against Woodrow Wilson. This was recorded at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Domestic Politics & Treaty of Versailles
1 hour, 11 minutesWilliam Jewell College professor Gary Armstrong discussed the U.S. Senate's rejection of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles to end World War I, which President Woodrow Wilson had spent seven months overseas negotiating. Professor Armstrong argued Wilson had hoped the treaty would vault the U.S. into a leading position in the global order, but that U.S. domestic political divisions -- combined with turmoil created by a flu pandemic, a "Red Scare," racial unrest and Wilson suffering a stroke - all contributed to his failure to achieve Senate ratification. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this event and provided the video.
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1916 Election & Foreign Policy
1 hour, 49 minutesA panel of historians debate the 1916 re-election of President Woodrow Wilson and U.S. foreign policy in a session titled: "Turning Point 1916? U.S. Foreign Relations before and after the 'Kept Us out of War' Election." Their observations in this hour and 45 minute program include America's relations with Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico.
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Origins of Woodrow Wilson's Foreign Policy
55 minutesHarvard professor Erez Manela talked about how Woodrow Wilson's American upbringing and education shaped his outlook on foreign policy as president, particularly his vision for the League of Nations in the aftermath of World War I. Mr. Manela discussed how Wilson championed self-determination and reform as "bulwarks" against both concentrated power and disorder. This video is courtesy of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The Contenders: Charles Hughes
2 hours, 4 minutesFrom "The Contenders," our 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history, we feature former Secretary of State and Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Hughes. He ran for President in 1916 against Woodrow Wilson. This was recorded at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Domestic Politics & Treaty of Versailles
1 hour, 11 minutesWilliam Jewell College professor Gary Armstrong discussed the U.S. Senate's rejection of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles to end World War I, which President Woodrow Wilson had spent seven months overseas negotiating. Professor Armstrong argued Wilson had hoped the treaty would vault the U.S. into a leading position in the global order, but that U.S. domestic political divisions -- combined with turmoil created by a flu pandemic, a "Red Scare," racial unrest and Wilson suffering a stroke - all contributed to his failure to achieve Senate ratification. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this event and provided the video.
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1916 Election & Foreign Policy
1 hour, 49 minutesA panel of historians debate the 1916 re-election of President Woodrow Wilson and U.S. foreign policy in a session titled: "Turning Point 1916? U.S. Foreign Relations before and after the 'Kept Us out of War' Election." Their observations in this hour and 45 minute program include America's relations with Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico.