Most important slave conspiracies in american history. He spoke about it at the university of richmond 20 years ago and hes going to be interviewed about that book later today for television. Most of dr. Egertons work has been on the subject of slave resistance, colonization and abolitionism during the American Revolution and Early National period. You will find a partial list of his publications in your program. His work deals with the intersection of race and politics. His most recent books deal with the mid19th century. Years of meteors, steven douglas, Abraham Lincoln and the election that brought on the civil war. And the wars of reconstruction, the brief violent history of americas most progressive era. His talk today will draw mostly from that final book and the title of his talk today is black activism in the wars of reconstruction. Ladies and gentlemen, doug egerton. Thank you. Good morning. Nice to be back in richmo. I have already learned at least one important lesson this m
Prime ministers questions will be on wednesday and again on sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern and pacific. Cspan. Orgytime on where you can find video of past prime ministers questions and other British Public affairs programs. Newhis monday on cspans series landmark cases, dredd scott was enslaved to a surgeon named emerson. Emerson was assigned to duties in free states where scott married. Greatest outcry to buy his freedom from emersons dredd tried to buy his freedom from emersons widow but she refused and they soon. Sued. Thisa jones will explore ruling. Monday atases, lies monday at 9 00ve p. M. Eastern. We will be taking facebook posts and tweets during the program. For background on each case, order your copy of the companion book. A dollarslable for . 95 plus shipping at cspan. Org landmark cases. At 18. 95 plus shipping cspan. Org landmark cases. Live coverage from the no inels problem solvers manchester. Speakers include a republican and Democratic Candidates talking about uniting
Cspans landmark cases series continues next monday. Scott was enslaved by dr. John emerson. Scottemerson died, mr. Tried unsuccessfully to in freedom for himself and his family because he lived in illinois territory for four years where slavery would be legal. Will it back at the scott versus sandford case. That is live next monday at 9 p. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan3 you can learn more about our landmark cases series which explores the human stories and constitutional dramas behind some of the Supreme Courts most significance decisions. From the website, you can find cspans landmark cases book which features the illegal impact of each case written by tony morrow and published by cspan in cooperation with cq press. Landmark cases is available for at95 plus shipping cspan. Org landmarkcases. Boehner postpones elections for majority leader, whip. The writer of the peace joins us from cap of the piece joins us from capitol hill. Some somener was pressure under members of the congress to
Moderated by its president , jeffrey rosen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. I am jeffrey rosen, president and ceo. It is so great to welcome you back to the keynote Opening Event of our blockbuster fall season. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america started by congress to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And we are about to be transformed by the opening at the end of october of a new gallery displaying one of the 12 surviving original copies of the bill of rights. This is the first time that an original copy of the bill of rights is returning to philadelphia in 200 years. It will be enjoying the new gallery with rare copies of the declaration of independence and the constitution. Making us one of the only institutions in america to display these three documents in one place. This will be the anchor for an incredible forum of debates and panels and podcasts about the bill of rights and i hope you will join u
Shes 17 years old. In 2012, she was shot in the head by a taliban gunman who boarded her school bus. She survived and continued to campaign for the rights of girls to go to school. She shares the award with Kailash Satyarthi, a leader in the International Movement against child slavery and the exploitation of child workers. Yousafzai is a pakistini muslim, satyarthi is a hindu from india. Then, as tens of thousands are expected to converge in ferguson, missouri, for a weekend of protests demanding justice for Michael Brown, we speak with three of protests lead organizers, including st. Louis rapper, tef poe. I told the Police Officer the other day but we were protesting, you have the guns and we dont. So the notion that you are afraid of us when you have all of the weapons in the world, is ridiculous. You can bring a tank, armored vehicles, tear gas, smoke bombs, you can bring assault rifles. All i have is this. It makes zero sense. And here in detroit, a judge has ruled the city can c