C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Free to Choose: Milton Friedman on Government Control of Education
1 hour, 0 minuteNobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series "Free to Choose." Episode six was titled "What's Wrong With Our Schools?"
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Kidada Williams, "I Saw Death Coming"
56 minutesWayne State University professor Kidada Williams talked about the daily existence of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. This program was hosted by the Ann Arbor Public Library in Michigan.
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Lectures in History: Black Women During Reconstruction
46 minutesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore history Professor Arlisha Norwood taught a class on the role of black women played during the Reconstruction Era. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is an historically black university located in Princess Anne, Maryland.
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The Civil War: 1865 Battle of High Bridge
1 hour, 24 minutesHistorian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant's Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1864 Battle of Monocacy
50 minutesHistorian Ryan Quint discussed Confederate Major General Jubal Early's attack on the defenses of the bridge at Monocacy, Maryland in 1864. Union retreat opened the road to Washington for Early's men, but bought time to bolster Capital defenses. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1863 Wrightsville Bridge Burning
1 hour, 6 minutesHistorian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating militia units burned the bridge in an effort to halt the advance of Confederate forces. The action saved Wrightsville but set up the Battle of Gettysburg. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1862 Stone Bridge at Manassas
59 minutesHistorian John Hennessy talked about the fighting at, and destruction of, the Stone Bridge that crosses Bull Run at the entrance to Manassas during the battle there in 1862. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Kidada Williams, "I Saw Death Coming"
56 minutesWayne State University professor Kidada Williams talked about the daily existence of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. This program was hosted by the Ann Arbor Public Library in Michigan.
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Lectures in History: Black Women During Reconstruction
45 minutesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore history Professor Arlisha Norwood taught a class on the role of black women played during the Reconstruction Era. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is an historically black university located in Princess Anne, Maryland.
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The Civil War: 1865 Battle of High Bridge
1 hour, 24 minutesHistorian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant's Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1864 Battle of Monocacy
49 minutesHistorian Ryan Quint discussed Confederate Major General Jubal Early's attack on the defenses of the bridge at Monocacy, Maryland in 1864. Union retreat opened the road to Washington for Early's men, but bought time to bolster Capital defenses. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1863 Wrightsville Bridge Burning
1 hour, 8 minutesHistorian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating militia units burned the bridge in an effort to halt the advance of Confederate forces. The action saved Wrightsville but set up the Battle of Gettysburg. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1862 Stone Bridge at Manassas
57 minutesHistorian John Hennessy talked about the fighting at, and destruction of, the Stone Bridge that crosses Bull Run at the entrance to Manassas during the battle there in 1862. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Kidada Williams, "I Saw Death Coming"
56 minutesWayne State University professor Kidada Williams talked about the daily existence of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. This program was hosted by the Ann Arbor Public Library in Michigan.
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Lectures in History: Black Women During Reconstruction
45 minutesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore history Professor Arlisha Norwood taught a class on the role of black women played during the Reconstruction Era. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is an historically black university located in Princess Anne, Maryland.
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The Civil War: 1865 Battle of High Bridge
1 hour, 24 minutesHistorian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant's Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1864 Battle of Monocacy
51 minutesHistorian Ryan Quint discussed Confederate Major General Jubal Early's attack on the defenses of the bridge at Monocacy, Maryland in 1864. Union retreat opened the road to Washington for Early's men, but bought time to bolster Capital defenses. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1863 Wrightsville Bridge Burning
1 hour, 6 minutesHistorian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating militia units burned the bridge in an effort to halt the advance of Confederate forces. The action saved Wrightsville but set up the Battle of Gettysburg. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1862 Stone Bridge at Manassas
58 minutesHistorian John Hennessy talked about the fighting at, and destruction of, the Stone Bridge that crosses Bull Run at the entrance to Manassas during the battle there in 1862. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Kidada Williams, "I Saw Death Coming"
57 minutesWayne State University professor Kidada Williams talked about the daily existence of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. This program was hosted by the Ann Arbor Public Library in Michigan.
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Lectures in History: Black Women During Reconstruction
45 minutesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore history Professor Arlisha Norwood taught a class on the role of black women played during the Reconstruction Era. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is an historically black university located in Princess Anne, Maryland.
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The Civil War: 1865 Battle of High Bridge
1 hour, 24 minutesHistorian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant's Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1864 Battle of Monocacy
49 minutesHistorian Ryan Quint discussed Confederate Major General Jubal Early's attack on the defenses of the bridge at Monocacy, Maryland in 1864. Union retreat opened the road to Washington for Early's men, but bought time to bolster Capital defenses. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The Civil War: 1863 Wrightsville Bridge Burning
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating militia units burned the bridge in an effort to halt the advance of Confederate forces. The action saved Wrightsville but set up the Battle of Gettysburg. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.