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American History TV: Marking the Unofficial
End of Summer
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Here's
highlights on American History TV for this Labor Day weekend.
• Saturday's full lineup of programs here (C‑SPAN2)
• Sunday's full lineup of programs here (C‑SPAN3)
•
Monday's
full lineup of programs here (C‑SPAN2)
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Featured Saturday on C‑SPAN2
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Brilliant Exiles Exhibit:
American Women in Paris, 1900–1939
Watch:
6:15 pm
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American History TV tours the National Portrait Gallery
exhibit "Brilliant
Exiles," which tells the story of American
women who went to Paris in the early 20th century hoping to make
their mark on the arts while breaking gender and racial barriers they
encountered in the United States. Robyn
Asleson, the gallery's prints and drawings
curator, was the guide.
Among the 57 women showcased in the exhibit are Berenice
Abbott, Josephine Baker, Sylvia Beach,
Romaine
Brooks, Zelda Fitzgerald, Nancy Elizabeth
Prophet, and Gertrude Stein.
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Featured Saturday on C‑SPAN2
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Robin Bernstein, “Freeman's
Challenge”
Watch:
4:05 pm
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Harvard
University professor Robin
Bernstein's book "Freeman's
Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit" focuses
on the rise of the for-profit prisons in 19th century New York and,
in particular, a former inmate William Freeman, who
challenged the convict leasing system at the time. Within the prison
walls were industrialized factories creating goods such as furniture,
carpets, and harnesses — all made for private industry by unpaid
inmates.
The
American Antiquarian Society in Worcester,
Massachusetts, hosted this program.
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Featured Saturday on C‑SPAN2
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Christopher Minty,
“Unfriendly to Liberty”
Watch:
5:10 pm
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Author
Christopher
Minty chronicles the organization and
political culture of loyalists in New York during the lead-up to the
American Revolution as detailed in his book, "Unfriendly to
Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution
in New York City." He delves into pivotal events
between 1768 and 1776 that fostered sympathies among New York
colonists toward remaining within the British Empire and made New
York City a loyalist hub throughout the war.
George Washington’s Mount Vernon hosted
this event.
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Historic Convention Speeches
George W. Bush – 2000
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In
the final week of American History TV's Historic Convention Speeches series, this
Saturday features Texas Governor George W. Bush
accepting his party's nomination at the 2000
Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Gov.
Bush told delegates, "I come from a different place, and it has
made me a different leader."
• 7 pm:
George
W. Bush – 2000 (Ep. 11)
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Coming up Sunday on C‑SPAN
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Q&A: Patrick Kennedy, “Profiles in Mental Health Courage”
This Labor Day weekend, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy
(D-RI) talks about Americans who have struggled with mental illness
and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it. He shares
the stories of the people profiled in his book, "Profiles in
Mental Health Courage," including himself and
members of his own family.
Tune in at 8 pm
& 11 pm or enjoy Q&A as a podcast.
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Featured Monday on C‑SPAN2
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Unions and Labor History
Watch:
9:41 am/pm
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Joseph
McCartin, Labor and Working-Class History
Association president and Georgetown professor, discusses the history
of working-class people, how unions started in the United States, and
the changing role of unions since their height in the 1950s.
The interview took place at the 2024 Organization
of American Historians Conference in New Orleans.
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C‑SPAN’s‑The‑Weekly: AI: History for Congress ... and a New Voice for
Jennifer Wexton
History was recently made in
Congress. For the first time, a member addressed colleagues on the
floor — using Artificial Intelligence.
Representative Jennifer
Wexton (D-VA) made the following remarks on
July 25, 2024:
"I
hope I can be a voice, even an AI voice, for Americans facing
accessibility challenges and other disabilities because, too often,
people only see us for that disability. In truth, we are so much
more. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing this
Disability Pride Month and in celebrating the strength and
perseverance of the disability community."
•
Why did Congresswoman Wexton need Artificial Intelligence to speak?
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How did AI pull it off?
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And what did she sound like before AI cloned her voice?
Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN’s podcast The Weekly.
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About American
History TV
Explore our nation's past and discover the people and events that
document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with
American History TV to museums and historic sites. Watch archival
speeches from former presidents and other national leaders. Visit
classrooms, lectures and symposiums featuring professors and
historians.
Every
Saturday on C-SPAN2 starting at 8 am ET
or
online anytime at c-span.org/history.
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