Buildings collapse, then a tsunami brings even more devastation. Well have the latest. And signs of the times from banners and billboards to Old School Lawn signs, these displays of democracy have been seen as a predictor for an areas election results. How true is that . We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Millions more will vote by tuesday. And i believe when you use your power to vote, well change the course of this country and the course of history. There are just three days left before election day. There will be no heating in the winter. No air conditioning in the summer and no electricity whatever the hell you want it. Right now you have it made. Youre so lucky. You are so lucky im your president. We are better than this. And we deserve better than this. The candidates race across the country fighting over votes in the battleground states. Its really a choice between the trump boom and a biden depression. We are rounding the turn on the pandemic w
Culture. We look at exhibits and artifacts chronicling the africanamerican story from slavery through the inauguration of the first africanamerican president. And we talk to Museum Specialists. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. You are looking at the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture on the mall in washington, d. C. It is the newest Smithsonian Museum opening back in september. And this week it welcomed its 1 millionth visitor through these doors. Tonight we will take you through the doors of this museum that for artifacts that chronicled the africanamerican experience and also telling a shared american story. Well be live for the next 2. 5 hours. In about 40 minutes well be taking your calls, tweets, facebook posts for curators. Were joined inside with Robert Wilkins to talk about how this museum came about. He is the author of the book long road to hard truth. 100 year mission to create the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture. Thanks
Welcome to the slavery and freedom exhibition. Im mary elliott. Im a Museum Specialist and cokurater of the slavery and freedom exhibition, which is one of three exhibitions here in this museum. We actually have three exhibitions in this gallery, and those exhibitions cover 15th century africa and europe all the way through today. Some of the things we cover include holding on to humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. We look at the harsh reality of slavery and freedom and the resistance and survival of a people. We look at how africans and africanamericans shape the world as well as the nation. We look at how they were shaped by the landscape and shaped the landscape. Its important to point out that means socially, politically, economically, geographically, culturally and intellectually. Whats very important for people to understand is throughout this museum we look at these stories that are american stories. Theyre human stories and theyre told through the africanameric
Weekend on cspan 3. To join the conversation like us on facebook at cspan history. Each week American History tvs american artifacts visits museums, archives and historic places. It opened in september of 2016, located on the National Mall near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nations capitol with capacity crowds almost every day. We tour the history galleries which began almost three stories underground. I am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the slave freedom exhibition, which is one of three exhibitions here in the history museum. We actually have three exhibitions in this gallery, and those exhibitions cover 15th century africa and europe all the way through today. Some of the things we include holding onto humanity in some of the most inhumane conditions. We look at the harsh reality but resistance and survival of a people. We look at how africans and africanamericans shape the world as well as by a nation. We look at how the
An entity in trouble to turn it around because that is what i spent the first 20 years of my career doing, and i thought the country needed the same thing. Lynchburg was named for its founder, john lynch. It had a rich manufacturing history as well as civil war ties to the nearby sandusky and the nearby Appomattox Courthouse. This painting tells a unique story. There is damage to the painting and the tradition passed to the family is that this painting was fanned allies by Union Soldiers during their occupation at the civil war battle. Writtenind some accounts of the vandalism that took place during the battle. For the next 90 minutes, we will feature the citys local history beginning with poplar history beginning with Poplar Forest, Thomas Jeffersons private retreat. What you see behind me is jeffersons most infamous, perfect work of architecture. Poplar forest. That was his villa retreat that he started building when president. It is not known very much because jefferson kept it a se