>> thank you. >> you're watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend, on c-span 3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook, at c-span history. >> to innothing grate the one-year countdown to the grand opening of the museum of african-american history and culture the museum hosted an evening of music and speeches that culminated in historic imagery on the building's exterior walls and repeated over two succeeding nights. the museum on the national mall within sight of the national monument and white house. c-span's american history tv was there as founding director lonnie bunch introduced the museum's major themes. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> welcome all to this special commemoration and celebration of freedom. on february 22nd, 2012, president barack obama, former first lady laura bush, congressman john lewis, governor sam brownbeck, mayor vincent gray, the smithsonian and the museum's leadership, broke ground right here on this spot for this museum, the national museum of african-american history and culture. today, as you can see the building is ne

. awards. he had, as one biographer put it, "the winningest career in american sports." he lived his life with pride and maturity. and an open mind. we don't have time to list all of willie mays' statistics. lifetimeruns, .302 batting average. the list goes on and on. i won't describe that miracle grab either because willie says that was not even his best catch. i will say this, we have never seen an all-around player quite like willie before and we have not seen one cent spirit he could throw and he could field, hit for contact and for power. he was so fast he could barely keep the hat on hish ead. -- his head. willie also served our country. his quiet example helped carry for the banner of civil rights. a few years ago, willie rode with me on air force one. i told him than what i will tell you now, it is because of giants like will that someone like me could even think about running for president. [applause] and finally, we celebrate those who have challenged us to live up to our values. like to say, i, was not a policy guy. i was a getting arrested guy. billy was arrested more tha

, victory and liberation parades. by many african-americans, coming home -- homecoming was a bittersweet experience. a very disappointing experience to come back to an unchanged america. the one important element to the story is the postwar story. 1.1 million americans served, black americans served in uniform during the war. many hoped that upon returning home, their service record would mean something. it would mean something to fellow americans. and most were bitterly disappointed. we hear stories of people disembarking the ship, coming home to america and white serviceman had to go one way and black serviceman had to use another ramp and go the opposite way. we see stories of african americans returning home after having served, had to ride in the segregated train car. of course, next to the coal engine. that experience was very different from white americans, who were returning home to tickertape parades in victories elevations. black americans often return home to an unchanged situation. we had won the victory for democracy abroad, but that fight for democracy here and for civil ri

administration, what form with the american participation in that effort take? governor christie: first off, we're inheriting a situation that has been allowed to get so out of control that our options are limited. that's the first concern. the question is what you do now? not how to look back in retrospect and how to do it differently. i would say this, i would hope that france invokes article five. this is an attack on one and -- that's an attack on all. we need to be really clear about this. it seems like mrs. clinton won't use the term "radical islamic terrorism" because she thinks this will be insulting to the rest of the muslim world. i think it is clarifying. f you say you are going to war with radical islamic terrorism, then by definition, you're not going to war with the rest of islam. in my state, we have the second largest muslim american immunity -- community in the country. there are muslim americans and high-ranking positions in my staqte. -- in a my state. these are good, hard-working americans. confusion is created by euphemisms. let's remember something. they are trying

american artifacts. up next in the second of the two part program we travel to new orleans we travel to the museum. beginning with the june 6th 1944 d-day invasion. >> because our museum was originally founded back in the 1990's as the national d-day museum. by a congressional charter we would charge telling the story of the entire american experience. in this gallery we get to the big moment where united states and allies had to win this particular day. d-day june 6, 1944. behind me is our film narratedded by -- narrated by tom brokaw. he saw all of the war left over by troops who had been killed coming ashore at the beach. what we have in this case is actual artifacts and sand from utah and omaha beaches. he writes about what he found. you can see he talk about shoe polish showing kids diaries, bibles, hand grenades, toothbrushes razors. he particularly singles out in his column writing paper. he talk about how young men who gave their lives at normandy intended to write a lot of letters back home. the other thing that they had an awful lot of was cigarettes. he said that pa

nobody knew how to begin, how to make the first move. ♪ >> earlier today, american history tv was live at the national world war ii museum in new orleans. this is about four hours. >> hello. i am the senior director of research and history of the national world war ii museum. our mission here at the national world war ii museum is to tell the american experience in world war ii while it was fought, how it was one, and what it means today. the building we are in the war part of the story. behind me you will see the large portraits of the political leaders of the axis and allied powers, a lineup of the two sides engaged in this great struggle. when our visitors arrived in this gallery, we believe they will know that pearl harbor has already occurred due to exhibits on the other side of the street in our museum. with the country already at war, we have a video that introduces them to the five major strategic elements that the united states and our allies must master in order to win world war ii. that the united states elemes and our allies must master in order to win world war ii. these f

middle east. >> among them were americans. >> i met many americans. i met many germans and french people and english people, but many americans. guys from new jersey. >> reporter: there were also american weapons. soldiers carry them like a badge of honor, even the children. >> how old you are? >> reporer: these child soldiers, 12 and 13 years old, now go to what isis calls schools. >> they start a new school system, which i found is completely wrong, completely crazy, but it's a system. >> reporter: isis officials trotted out a few prisoners for todenhofer to talk to. this man is one of a group of captured kurdish soldiers. he told todenhofer he was afraid. shortly after, isis put kurdish prisoners in cages dressed in orange jumpsuits. they were paraded through the streets and isis made a propaganda video out of it. it's hard to believe, but according to todenhofer, there are people in mosul who say they are better off under the islamic state. almost all are sunni. and they have suffered at the hands of iraq's shiite government. >> first of all, instead of anarchy, they have now law and

removal of 20 thousand japanese-american from the west coast during world war ii immediately the fbi arrested japanese leader all 2 thousand three hundred from the coast they arrested 14 hundred germans and 200 and 64 aliens and the government removed over 4 thousand germans, 2 thousand plus japan and italians from 13 latino-american countries and brought them to the prisoner camps it is on a secret exchange program in texas a prisoner camp it captured japanese-american and latino-american that were kidnapped in the failed prisoner challenge program this gift is in memory of the parents and brother with father the bishop founded the san francisco church on bush street in japantown and his wife succeeded him as a reverend after his death brother met a death from illnesses whale the parents were incarcerated in the prisoner camp he survived all 5 brothers in san francisco and sent their children to our public schools and the founder of the japan be bilingual bio cultural programs today i'd like to invite the speakers to come to the podium just a couple of minutes to give remarks today

texas then, we're backstage with the american history guys. they discussed the film, "the birth of a nation" and its significance. american history tv, all we can, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring syracuse, the matilda gage, one of the nation's early feminist. in the became involved national women's rights convention, the c-span staff recently visited sites about syracuse's history. ♪> what an exciting thing going on. to me, it would start not only with the cross, of course, the game we are playing here, and it has a whole history of itself. it has always been part of our history, part of our .ntertainment our enjoyment, and are medicine, to help our people. >> the women are very important. be on her the women in this event. ♪ >> with all the things that happened with the loss of land, the forced removal of our people, diseases, wars, we have really been diminished as a people with our lands, coulter, haveages, and are ways been attacked, not only physically, but through policies. for us to be hosting all the anntries today is quite acc

american dream still achievable? the founder of whole foods the head of the restaurant chain carl's, jr.. and the man who helped to build modern lowe's vegas and made a couple billion dollars to read it. our topic, what happened to the american dream? that is our show. tonight. [cheers and applause] john: the phrase american dream came with a book written in the midst of the depression america is that dream of a land where life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone and for many people the dream has come true but now ayatollah something is wrong. it is no longer accessible is it suffering or alive and well? 75 percent said suffering. is that true? how many of you think is as achievable as it was before? [cheers and applause] how many of you feel not so much? [applause] pray pessimistic. what a man who people say has lived the dream to creative for medical dash many others is called the most powerful man and lost a is. steve when -- steve steve wynn. they like you. [laughter] you are self-made multi billionaire and how did you do that? i am told the town was seedy but yo

>> next, author eric jay dolin discusses the american fur trade in his book "fur, fortune, and empire." he profiles key players including thomas jefferson and john jacob astor. eric: i remember very clearly the moment at which the idea for this book came to me. it was back in the spring of 2007. i was reading "the founding of new england." it was written in 1921. james truslow adams had a passage in there saying the "bible and the beaver" were the two mainstays of the plymouth colony in its early years. i had no idea why he had thrown the beaver into the mix. that got me curious. i quickly discovered for the better part of a decade, the main source of income for the pilgrims was trading beaver pelt with local indians and selling them in london. that got me wondering what else i didn't know about the american fur trade. i went down to my local library and started reading books about the fur trade. there was a fascinating history there that could be used to tell an equally fascinating story about american history, using the fur trade to talk about how america was transformed into

years as an american analyst. two of his three most recent books, mr. president and john marshall reveal how george washington constructed the executive and judicial branches of the government athat -- that we know today. please join me in welcoming me charles unger to the national archives. [applause] >> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, it's a privilege to be here at the national archives specially since the government tends to be in a state of flux right now. if i had to choose one word that summarizes the basis of our nation's survival for more than 200 years, it will not be patriotism or national resources because that's two words. [laughter] >> but they also contributed. land, courage, all contributed to the nation's growth and survival, but that's not the one single factor that has held us all together for all these years. this nation was founded and built on compromise. the declaration of independence was a compromise. half of the people who signed it wanted to stay british. the constitution was a come -- compromise between slave states, urban states. five major c

experiences. he was a fulbright professor of american history three times, in rome, genoa, and rio de janeiro. he taught one year at the university of leeds in england. he has spent a good deal of time traveling in europe and latin america. he has authored seven books in addition to numerous articles, blogs and guest op-ed pieces. several of his essays for the new york times "disunion" series came out of the research for the "cause of all nations." he has written for salon.com, usa today, and other popular journals. most of his early research and writing involved the social history of 19th century america. he branched out a few years ago with a comparative study of the u.s. and italy and the problems with their south. america, italy, and the southern question. tonight, he speaks on his book, "the cause of all nations, and international history of the american civil war." it has been named one of the best nonfiction books of the year by circus reviews. welcome, dr. doyle. [applause] mr. doyle: thank you very much for that very kind introduction. i am delighted to know this will be goin

honor to welcome you to the white house before. in happier times than this. as americans, we stand by our friends. in good times and in bad. no matter what. so on behalf of the american people, i want to once again express our deepest condolences to you, and all of the people of france, for the heinous attacks that took place in paris. we're here today to declare that the united states and france stanunited. in total solidarity. to deliver justice to the terrorists and those who sent them. and to defend our nations. in that spirit, with heavy but strong hearts, i welcome you here today. francois, with your understanding, my statement today will be a little longer today than usual. i've been traveling. and, this is an important moment for hour nations and the world. this barbaric terrorist group, isil or dash, in its murderous ideology pose a serious threat to all of us. it must be destroyed. we must do it together. this is the unity of purpose that brings us here today. on your visit here last year, you said that the french love america. now we love the french. sometimes, we americans

embrazing american values. it would tear communities apart >>> but donald trump campaign has surged thanks in part to his hard line immigration polls refused to back down. he noted that deportations have been carried out before. >> you don't get nicer, you don't get friendlier. they moved a million and a half people out. we have no choice >>> donald trump historical numbers are at best in dispute and pursuing his plan would require getting past some basket math. deporting 11 undocumented immigrants within to years would mean finding and arresting 15,000 people a day, pulling this off would require hiring thousands of additional law enforcement agents. assuming you did that, the next challenge would involve the u.s. constitution and the right known as due process. that means all undocumented immigrants trying to avoid deportation are entitled to collect and submit evidence hire an attorney if they can afford one and make their case before a judge. as it stands, the u.s. government's executive office for immigration review says it has roughly 350 such judges. the office says there is

the sacrifice of all the americans who died in submarines in the second world war. >> i've learned that you can do anything you want to. you can do anything you want to, and it's just such a great opportunity. i would advise any first lady to do what she wants to do. you're going to be criticized no matter what you do. i could've stayed at the white house, poured tea, and i would have been criticized. i got a lot of criticism. but you learn to live with it, as i said earlier. you expected and you live with it, and never let it influence me. >> she was her husband's political partner from their first campaign. as first lady, she attended jimmy carter's cabinet meetings, championing women's rights and mental health issues, even testifying before congress there are -- their partnership on health and peacekeeping issues has spent four decades. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies, influence and image," examined the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, for martha washington t

the entire american experience in world war ii. gallery, we get to the big moment where the united states and her allies had to win this particular day. d-day, june 6, 1944. behind me is a film narrated by tom brokaw, which gives our visitors the overarching story of d-day at normandy. next to me over here on the left, it's a very special exhibit. this is an exhibit case dedicated to ernie pyle's long, thin line of anguish column. ernie pyle actually walked to the beaches at normandy where andamerican forces landed, he saw all the pieces of war left over. what we have in this case is actual artifacts and sand from utah and omaha beaches. pyle writes about what he found. you can see he talked about shoe les,sh, sewing kits, bib hand grenades, toothbrushes, razors. he particularly singles out in his column writing paper. young menbout how the who gave their lives at normandy intended to write an awful lot of letters back home. the other thing they had an awful lot of was cigarettes. he said that packs of cigarettes had been handed out to the troops before the landings began , and he

what americans are thinking and saying about race and what we have learned says a lot about where this country is headed. take a look at this. 45% of blacks say that they have felt that their lives were in danger because of their race. a lot more to come on that. but first i want to go to ryan young in chicago on the streets. take us to where you are right now. >> don, you can see behind me these are the protesters who have stopped on michigan avenue. this is michigan and roosevelt. they have blocked off the center of the street. michigan avenue, one of the busiest streets in chicago is shut down. we are going to walk closer to show you what is going on here. they are all screaming and chanting. they are doing what they have done in several intersections. they have blocking it off and having conversations. and they will go down another block and block that off and start walking once again. the police officers who have been watching them all night. you can see them here not intact ca -- in tactical gear. the ones in car get ahead and block off the road. that is what they are doing

hospitals. >> next on american history tv, we hear from timothy reeves, deputy director at the dwight d. eisenhower presidential library. he discovered -- discusses the belief that social welfare programs could fill the void created by the closing of the american frontier and the loss of land which limited opportunities for the unemployed. the kansas city library hosted this hour-long event. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the director of the library. it is a pleasure to welcome you anniversary ofth the birth of eisenhower. is part of an ongoing series about president eisenhower, and we look more -- forward to doing more. the director you'll hear from in a moment. by theries is sponsored wt temper foundation at commerce bank. cousin.the idea of my julie you can tell from her last name, married a frenchman. as a german family, this was difficult to take. but she is here tonight. we have welcomed her back into the family after that. timght you will hear from reeves, the director of the eisenhower library about dwight eisenhower and the frontier. will point out, dwight eisenhowe

verge of a global war, and we are, the american public will be very concerned about who they will vote for to lead this country. experience will matter. let's be very clear, a lot of good people in this race, very few with experience. we have seen what has happened during debates when you go up against somebody like president obama. and you do not have experience other than what you are briefed on. opportunity after opportunity was passed, because you do not go again someone he knows more than you do. is sos why this election serious, we need to win. we have to win this election and to do so we better have someone with experience like i have on the armed services committee, on offering bills and passing them on syria and iran. somebody who has written books, spent time any think tank and driven the issue of radical jihadists. ladies and gentlemen, this is an important time in our history and we cannot miss this opportunity. by putting up somebody who is not ready to take on this challenge. look at the issue of immigration. everybody looks at the issue and thinks when you hear the

american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. a look at our recent visit to see her use, new york. you're watching c-span three. american history tv. lucretia mott is so impressed that she has the speech published. that is the only speech from that convention that was published in the paper. speech, fromly that single moment of a young woman scared to go off on that podium but to overcome that because she has something to say. from that moment she goes on to become a leader in the women's movement. in her home, in the back space is parlor, this where so much of the work that she did throughout her life happened. so much of the correspondence or meetings with women like susan b anthony. so much of the work of the national women's suffrage association happened in this space. >> welcome to the matilda joslyn gage center. this room is a perfect way to learn about matilda joslyn gage. when she discovered the rights that women had in that culture, she spoke out strongly in favor of native american sovereignty. this wa

americans evade taxes. brad: there were 19,000 offshore, illegal accounts with $20 billion in assets. sharyl: of americans?s? brad: only americans. it was based out of geneva and zurich. sharyl: in 2007, he decided to blow the whistle, the first banker ever to break open the swiss banker secrecy. brad: they did not find me. i sought out the doj, the irs, the fcc sec, and the u.s. senate. when they gave this -- when i gave me -- then this information, thehewe hostile to me from day one. sharylyl he suspects it had something to do with ubs's powerful connections. the bank was a top donor to then-president george w. bush. brad: they had over $1 trillion in assets. they had offices worldwide. they had a large political influence. they hire politicians to help them for marketing or representation or lecturing or what have you. sharyl: there were also politically influential ubs brad: they are politically exposed people.. we had a very secretive desk in zurich. we had a dedicated desk and they handled the accounts directly out of washington dc. sharyl:: he says he was stunned wh when doj d

states, the house of representatives un-american activities committee is more widely known from postwar investigations of those suspected of communist ties. "real america", operation abolition, i 1960 mayittee film documenting a 1960 filtering in san francisco. the film claims that communist infiltrators protested and disrupted the hearing, although many groups, including the aclu, disputed the charge at the time. "time," ano estimated 50 million people watched "operation abolition" at meetings." of communistsample propaganda published by organization known as the calmness front. it is at this instant being distributed throughout the united states by dedicated hard-core communist agents. its pamphlet and others like play a major role in one phase of the communist war to destroy our nation, a phase called by the communists, "operation abolition." ♪ walton,man francis e chairman of the house of un-american activities. "operation: abolition." this is what the communist call their current activities to discredit j edgar hoover. party has given top priority to operation abolition and has a

they are doing so to protest u.s. foreign policy and not bring deaths to americans. the anti-american sentiments swept up americans inside iran. an iranian american businessman lobbied for relations between the west. he was arrested by authorities in object. they have not been leased. in september, a lebanese information technology specialist was arrested. he had permanent residence status in the united states. reports claim that zacha has ties to u.s. military intelligence. there's jason rezaian, the washington correspondent in tehran arrested on espionage charges, and received his verdict, which is secret, while he languishes in the notorious prison. now journalists inside iran have been calling for political reformer targeted for arrest. in the last week, at least five prominent journalists have been custody by the iranian revolutionary guard, a powerful agency. the republican guard is more powerful than the police. it owes its allegiance to the leader ayatollah khamenei. these arrests appear to be the opening shots in a struggle between government hardliners and the moder

. and university of richmond resident emeritus the film birth of the nation and the ends. american history tv all weekend every week and. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring syracuse new york, home of the year a canal. posted by our time warner cable partners. recent leave visited many sites circuiting the city's history. learn more. >>. solomon is probably the most iconic american woman that i know. she was someone when you look at her life is incredible area going from slavery to freedom and then continuing on the best for nearly 92 years. most people know her affectionately as the moses of people. that's related to all of her duties of the underground railroad. she's a euro. that's the thing that the constant. fearlessness. 1859, he decided offered would be the place of permanent residence. she was able to purchase the land where she built her for a mouse. be knew that this would accepting is for her to live. also place for she could prosper area it provided the resources for her. these 32 acres are an assemblage. at the top member president, she opened but only to h

done. it has been the wrong thing to do. it is hurting the american economy. [applause] and let me, add one other thing on this, be very aware now. what hillary clinton is talking about doing, if she is president of the united states is to make sure that the government gets even more involved in the economy, even more involved in making choices for everybody. you do not want that to happen. you need someone who will stand up on the stage and prosecute the case against her and prosecute it strong. that's what i'll do. [applause] moderator: senator santorum, do you agree with governor christie. you also said that the fed should be audited but many worry that given the congressional challenges that they face, by having congressional oversight of the fed, which has been historically an independent body, you would be making the fed much more political. how would you navigate that risk? >> i agree with governor christie. i don't think you can make it anymore political than it's been. they are proteching a president that is overtaxing and overregulating, shutting down this economy and the

. that is what they have done. it has been the wrong thing to do. it is hurting the american economy. [applause] and let me, add one other thing on this, be very aware now. what hillary clinton is talking about doing, if she is president of the united states is to make sure that the government gets even more involved in the economy, even more involved in making choices for everybody. you do not want that to happen. you need someone who will stand up on the stage and prosecute the case against her and prosecute it strong. that's what i'll do. [applause] moderator: senator santorum, do you agree with governor christie. you also said that the fed should be audited but many worry that given the congressional challenges that they face, by having congressional oversight of the fed, which has been historically an independent body, you would be making the fed much more political. how would you navigate that risk? >> i agree with governor christie. i don't think you can make it anymore political than it's been. they are proteching a president that is overtaxing and overregulating, shutting do

gonzalez, the 23 old american student killed in the paris attacks. she has been described as a proud first-generation mexican-american. we will speak to her cousin in los angeles. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. russian authorities have confirmed a bomb brought down a passenger plane over the sinai peninsula in egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. the self-proclaimed islamic state had claimed responsibility for taking down the plane, calling it retaliation for russia's airstrikes in syria. russian officials say an examination of the wreckage confirms an improvised explosive device went off soon after the plane departed sharm el sheikh en route to st. petersburg. russian president vladimir putin vowed to intensify russian airstrikes in syria in response to the bombing. people inder of our sinai is one of the bloodiest by the number of victims of such crimes. we won't wipe off tears over our hearts and souls. it will stay with us forever. but that will not prevent us from finding an

ellis provides a new look at the american revolution on booktv. [applause] >> we are very honored and privileged to have one of the leading authors and scholars of the revolutionary war period in our country, joseph ellis. joseph ellis is a person who grew up in washington, went to william and mary, then got his ph.d. at yale and spent most of his academic career teaching at college where he was dean of the faculty at one point and dow prof. and taught at williams at west point and university of massachusetts at amherst and on the side when he hasn't been teaching was writing best selling books, among them biographies of john adams, george washington, thomas jefferson, a book on thomas jefferson, american sphinx, won the national book award and his book on the revolutionary brothers, founding brothers, revolutionary generation won the pulitzer prize in 2001. he has written a book i have here, "the quartet: orchestrating the second american revolution, 1783-1789," for ten weeks on the new york times best-seller list, about what he would call the second american revolution, the revoluti

now we have "justice with judge jeanine." >>> right now on justice. >> there would be no american boots on the ground. >> about face yet again. the president sends u.s. troops into one of the most dangerous troops on earth, syria, when for years, he said it wasn't going to happen. is tonight's opening statement. plus, who would protest against cops in a city where a cop was gunned down just days before? one of the men who organized this rally is here tonight. it's the interview you don't want to miss. >>> and then, a murder mystery, sparked national attention. did this woman intentionally kill her fiance on a kayak trip and make it look like an accident? tonight you'll see the real facts and hear my verdict. justice starts now. hello and welcome to justice, i'm judge jeanine pirro, and thanks for being with us tonight. so now we're sending troops to syria, not combat, mind you, just to train and assist. but the bottom for me and every military family in america, is that we have boots on the ground in a country where our president said they would never be, that it would be a mistak

broader problems that i think the vast majority of americans recognize. the other night, mr. president, i went to a premiere of a short film on the trans-alaska pipeline system, what we call in alaska, taps. let me tell you a little bit about taps. it's alaska's 800-mile artery of steel that was done in the most responsible manner in terms of the environment that brings much energy to our country. when it was built, it was actually one of the biggest private-sector construction projects ever in the history of our great nation and literally directly and indirectly employed tens of thousands of americans. it has carried almost 17 billion barrels of oil, american oil, to energy-thirsty american markets and continue to provide thousands and thousands of jobs not only in alaska but throughout the country. and it is certainly a technological and environmental marvel. and here's the thing, mr. president. that kind of huge project was built in three years. think about that. 800 miles of steel pipeline crossing three mountain ranges, more than 30 major rivers and streams. it took americans three y

little been in african-american communities, as opposed to powder cocaine, which is predominantly been in the ajor populations community. but the sentences for crack cocaine are so much stiffer and longer that you can see a racial component in even those sentences given out by the justice system. so we're dealing with a systemic , institutional issue. and sometimes i even think that it's been so ingrained and embedded in the larger population that it's not even realized that there are issues. this is a way of life, this is the way things are, this is how it's been. and we have to break that cycle. it is just unconscionable that these young people that have done what we've asked them to do, do well in school, move on to college, and get an education so you can be a productive citizen in this country have to worry about these type of issues as they're trying to get their education. ms. lee: let me thank the gentleman for his kind remarks and digging deeper into the subject and raising in many ways the unconscious biases that are reflected oftentimes in the policies and the laws of they h

condolences e people of france. across america, the american people send condolences to the victims, the families and to the first responders. we understand the pain and the loss that accompany a terrorist attack. some feel it in the most personal way. some never come home. but others share in the loss. in our case, many shared in the response and the recovery as well n. a dark hour, we were reminded of the things that bound us together. i hope you will feel something similar take hold in your terrible hour as well. we've already seen rays of light begin to shine through the darkness. we saw it even last friday. then, as paris reeled, a soft hum emanated from a tunnel. march, came the echo in french, march on. enemies in history and rivals on the soccer, had united around a common humanity. dazed, disoriented but alive, french and german fans marched through the tunnels together. some put defiance to verse. against us, they sang, tyranny hath unfurled its bloody banner. and, indeed, that night it had. a song sung so many times before came alive with new meaning that horrible night.

, american history "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. next, we visit the national world war ii museum in new orleans to learn about the exhibit of "fighting for the right fight: african american experiences in world war ii." curator at the national world war ii museum. 2015 and in july of will run through may. at which point, we will want a national tour of the show. we are particularly proud of this exhibit, and artifacts therein. there are some fantastic stories which i will tell you about shortly. we crafted this special exhibit with the help of the national advisory board. so african-american scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, who helped guide and steer the conversation, in regards to the exhibit and the african-american experience in world war ii. when thinking about the importance of this story, and the importance of african-american stories during world war ii, the founder of the national world war ii museum, stephen ambrose, wrote in "citizen soldiers" that the world's greatest democracy fought the world's biggest racis

harry jones of the african american civil war memorial and museum takes an in-depth look at the actions and strategies employed by african americans in their struggle for freedom, from slavery billions in the 1830's to black enlistment in the union army during the civil war, the national civil war museum hosted this hour and 45 minute event. >> good morning. i'd like to thank the national civil war museum for hosting this. i'd like to give a special thanks to the commissioner for making this possible, sponsoring this program, allowing me to share this american story not only with the good folk of harrisburg, but thanks to c-span and the good folks of the country. today's lecture, the first of two lectures is entitled, recruiting the freedom fighters in the war of the rebellion. this is a lost stories -- lost stories series. we are telling a story that often does not get told. a history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. we are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. since the stern necessities of this

, or puddle at some point. it would force the americans who live there to ask federal bureaucrats for permission to do just about anything on their own property. we're not talking about just a few acres falling under bureaucrat control here and there. according to analysis by the american farm bureau we're talking about centralized federal control extending to nearly 92% of wisconsin, 95% of california, 98% of new york, 99% of pennsylvania, and if you believe this, 100% of virginia, the entire state. this isn't some clean water regulation. it's an unprecedented federal power grab that clumsily and poorly pretends to masquerade as one. it's obvious why waters of the u.s. would be a left-winger's dream. it's equally obvious why democratic leaders would want to pretend this rule is about clean water rather than admit what it's really about. because the true purpose and scope of this regulation is basically indefensible. 31 states have already filed suits against it. two courts have ruled it's likely illegal and one court found that the rule was so flawed that it had to be the result of a

author of "justice at war, the story of the japanese-american internment cases." and the executive director of the korematsu institute. explore the policies during world war ii and we will follow his life before, during and after the court's decision. that is coming up next on the landmark cases. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it is available for $8.95 plus shipping. www.c-span.org/landmarkcases. > american history tv, a panel of scholars looks at the history of incarceration and prison reform in the united states. panelists examine different trends in prison structure and inmate control from the early days of the republic to modern times. they also discuss the issue of race and the prison system. the national history center posted this event. it's a little over an hour. >> good afternoon. my name is dane kennedy. i'm the director of the national history center, which is associated with the american historical association. i want to welcome all of you this afternoon to this congressional briefing on the history of

history news. >>> up next on "american history tv" his toritorian discusses hik "nixon, kissinger and the shah" the book looks at president nixon's relationship with the shah of iran and its impact on u.s. foreign policy during the cold war. the richard nixon foundation hosted this event. it's a little over half an hour. >> thank you all for being here. thank you for coming all the way from london for this talk. i urge everyone to read this book if you really want to understand the u.s./iranian relationship today and iran's position in the world. let me first ask you, what inspired you to write this, undertake this project? >> well, first of all, can i just say thank you to the nixon foundation and to jonathan for the very kind invitation to come. they've taken such good care of me. i haven't been to california since i was a child. and i absolutely love it. i look out my office in london it's mostly raining, so to be here is a real pleasure. so, this book was a labor of love basically. i come from an iranian family. i was born very shortly after the fall of the shah. the revolution and th

. on american history tv, on c-span 3. each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. next, we visit the world war ii museum. the world warr at ii museum. we have a special exhibit at the museum. it opened in july, 2015, and will run through may. we are particularly proud of this exhibit and the artifacts therein. there are some fantastic stories that i will tell you about shortly. we crafted a special exhibit with the help of a national advisory board. african-american scholars from around the country, including the smithsonian institution, helped guide the conversation in regards to the exhibit and the african-american experience in world war ii. in thinking about the importance of the story, and the importance of african-american stories during world war ii, the founder of the national world war ii in "citizen biggest,," the world's democracy fought the world's biggest races with a segregated army. that is really the great irony of world war ii, or one of them, at least. those are some of the stories we are trying to tell in this exhibit

>> axelrod: over the river and through the snow, americans head out of town under tight security. >> our military, our intelligence, and our homeland security agencies are on the case. >> axelrod: also tonight, calls for peace after chicago police release video of the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white cop. how the hits frank gifford took on the football field affected his long-term health. and a carpenter helps kids build a better life. >> reporter: what do you think about the chair? >> i think that it's perfect. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> axelrod: good evening, scott's off tonight. i'm jim axelrod. today, as nearly 47 million people began heading out of town for thanksgiving, president obama took the unusual step of going on national television to assure them they'll be safe. with isis threatening paris-like attacks in this country, the president said every element of america's security apparatus is "on the case." here's homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. >> i want the american people to know that we are

storage area in a paris hospital. >>> separatist groups in mali. 19 people, including one american, were killed when two gunmen stormed the radisson blu hotel. the mali government and northern separatists have been negotiating more than two years. the hotel was about to host another round of peace talks. >>> 46 million americans are expected to travel this weekend. according to a new poll a vast majority of americans believe a large-scale attack like the one is paris is likely in the near future. jamie yuccas has more on the stepped-up holiday security. >> reporter: 46 million will travel in the united states this week and they will see extra officers and patrol dogs and gonzalez at virtually every airport and train station and tourist destination in the country. homeland security secretary jeh johnson says his agency is ready for anything. >> i always hesitate to rank threats, but the potential copy cat, the lone wolf actor is one we are continually focused on. >> reporter: lines at the airport will be longer and slower. the tsa says it will handle 25 million passengers this week

people in a framework of basic freedom and fairness. someone once said the difference between an american and any other kind of person is an american lives in anticipation of the future because he knows it will be a great place. other people fear the future. i was just able to petition of past failures. well, there is a lot of truth to that. if there is one thing that we are sure of, it is that nothing is impossible and that man is capable of improving his circumstances beyond what we are told. there are those in our land who would have us believe that the u.s. like other great civilizations of the past has breached the zenith of its power. that we are reduced to bickering with each other and no longer possessed of the will to cope with their problems. much of this talk has come from leaders who claim that our problems are too difficult to handle. we are supposed to meekly accept failures as the most that can humanly be done. they tell us we must learn to live with less and teach our children that their lives will be less prosperous than ours have been. that the america of the coming year

americans across the country hate congress, because of these kinds of tactics. it uses budgetary gimmicks to give the idea that there is an offset in spending that's happening here. this is a big problem. the higher the national debt grows, it means slower economic growth for so many americans across the country who are already struggling in the economy. >> jonas, you say this is a bad deal but not as bad as it might be. >> it's the greatest budget deal we've had in several years. unfortunately that's not saying much, but it is actually the most secure from like defaulting on debt point of view, general craziness. sure, it's great. the problem is, to lisa's point, which is half right, the long-term problem doesn't go away. it's a good solid can-cake. a few weeks. not until the next president. the problem is it doesn't address the issues. it does a lot with gimmicks. stupid gimmicks. talking about raiding the oil reserves to come up with a few billion dollars as if we were in some sort of war and needed to tap that. we're selling at low oil prices. we're not selling the gold off,

that suggests ben carson the is guy americans want to see in office right now? >> with all due respect to dr. carson, i'm glad he is in the race, but i think that you can't take one poll and isolation. as you know, for example, the "real clear politics" takes the average of all the polls in the country still has trump winning by leaps and bounds you have to look at other polls. trish: right percent poll out today does have donald trump winning in that poll. to your point there are other polls suggesting other things. surprised ben carson, has come up from behind and donald trump as strong as he has, gina. can you explain that? >> probably a little bit after trump, he doesn't necessarily have that sort of get teal civility that a lot of conservatives appreciate. the character aspect after presidential candidate is important to a lot of voters and they like the humility and things. i think when they don't see that in trump, maybe they're out there looking for that in somebody else. i think that's okay. i think so far, you know the conservatives in this race are having a very thou

bombing is the right instinct that president obama has what president obama has missing american leadership to arm and kurdish forces on the ground it strike at the islamic state at their base in syria and basically take back fallujah. >> nato should be doing that i know you disagree with the ambassador. you are not going to be able to protect yourself, america is not going to be able to protect itself. relying on saudi arabia and egypt and jordan. nato, why are we spending $700 million a year on at a time toe. i don't understand. if they can't do this, they can't do anything. >> nato keeps the peels in europe. cold war soviets. but the ambassador he certainly has some very good inticket and i'm with him on most points. air descrix alone are not -- even intensified air strikes inat the bus stop find in terms of numbers are meaningless. meaningless unless you are willing to hit the right target. and owe obama doesn't want any collateral damage. no civilian casualties. so you can drop more bombs in the desert. isis isn't impressed. if i also comment about the point about arming the

nationals were detained crossing the mexican border into texas. in order to protect americans, most governors are call canning on president obama to stop for now his plan to fast track 10000 syrian refugees in this country and president obama not taking it seriously. >> these are the folks that suggest they are so tough that talking to putin or using rhetoric will stop the problems out there butxd apparently are afraid of widows and orphans coming in to america as part of a compassion. i can't think of a more potent recruitment tool for isil than the rhetoric coming out of here in the course of this debate. >> the idea that they pose a significant threat than all of the tourist that come every single day, that doesn't jive with reality and not what our law enforcement think. >> but the majority of the americans don't feel the same way as the commander in chief. 53 percent of the americans don't think we should take in syrian refugeesÑi right now and only 28 percent a>y;u with president obama. and on top of this, a deadly terrorist attack in mali is capping off this deadly month. at

very least misunderstood. amy: a leading washington progressive think tank, the center for american progress, welcomes israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu prompting a revolt among some staffers. we will speak to a former center employee about netanyahu's speech and leaked emails showing the center had censored its own writers on the topic of israel. and as republican presidential candidates come out against raising the minimum wage we , speak to nobel winning economist joe stiglitz about "rewriting the rules of the american economy: an agenda for growth and shared prosperity." is as low as 45 years ago, half-century ago, says something. in economy that does we've had technological change, globalization, all of these things which are supposed to make our economy better and stronger and yet at the bottom, they haven't had a pay raise in a half-century. it is not a living wage. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. up to 7500 kurdish peshmerga forces backed by .u.s-led -- us-led warplanes have la