I am a history buff. I do enjoy seeing the fabric of our country and how things how they work and how they are made. I love American History tv. I had no idea they did history. Thats probably something i would really enjoy. With American History tv, it gives you that perspective. I may cspan contrast betwee southerners and native americans. Historian edward ayers looks at the end of the civil war and the dawn of the reconstruction era. Reconstruction began as early as the summer and fall of 1864. He points to the Republican Party expanding to include democrats who supported the union war effort. He talks about Union Victories on the battlefield, including the fall of atlanta and the Shenandoah Valley campaign. This hour long talk was part of a day long symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. Now, let me introduce our first speaker. Weve charged him with playing the role of keynote speaker to offer something of a history course in reconstruction. To highlight some of the
He is a reconstruction expert. Into some of the things of the postwar era. Im confident he is up to the task and not just because hes my boss as chairman of the museums board. Dr. Edward ayers is the founding chairman and served previously on the boards of the American Civil War center and the museum of the confederacy and for that matter, the library of virginia. Over the past eight years, he has become the face of public history. And of the civil war says question tennial says uestion tennial sesqetennial in richmond and serving as the future of richmonds past. He retired from the university of richmond last year and is now the Tucker Boatwright professor of humanities and Professor Emeritus at the university of richmond. Before he began his pioneering work with the valley of the shadow project at u. V. A. And the studies of the civil war period in augusta county, virginia, and franklin county, pennsylvania, ed was known primarily as a historian of the postwar sound. His first book w
Tonight on American History tv on cspan3, historians discuss the post civil war reconstruction era. Next edward ayers on the end of the civil war and the beginning of reconstruction. Then a discussion about black activist in the civil war and reconstruction. Mark grimsley discusses the treatment of civilians after the war. And the contrast between southerners and native americans. Historian edward ayers looks at the end of the civil war and the dawn of the reconstruction era. Reconstruction began as early as the summer and fall of 1864. He points to the Republican Party expanding to include democrats who supported the union war effort. He talks about Union Victories on the battlefield, including the fall of atlanta and the Shenandoah Valley campaign. This hour long talk was part of a day long symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. Now, let me introduce our first speaker. Weve charged him with playing the role of keynote speaker to offer something of a history course in
He also referenced Abraham Lincoln, what Martin Luther king, and dorothy day. Democrats, call 202 7488000, republicans, call 202 7488001 , independents, call 202 7488002. cspanwj is our twitter handle, join the conversation on facebook. Com cspan, or send an email to journal cspan. Org. Front top half of usa today, is this photograph by a New York Times, photographer. In this case, he was the pool photographer because they want to cut down on the number of people. This appears on the front page of usa today. This is the pope out on the speakers balcony. The crowd on the mall in washington. You can see Vice President biden here, majority leader senator Mitch Mcconnell here, Speaker John Boehner im sorry, this is kevin mccarthy, the majority leader. Ande is Speaker Boehner, nancy pelosi is standing right here. Mrs. Policy and mr. Weiner are boehner and mr. Well noncatholics. Wellknown catholics. His address was clearly calibrated for his audience which welcomed him with an excitement and
And call for the global abolition of the Death Penalty. Plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. Two catholic radicals. In these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. Amy we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk Thomas Merton. Pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Pope francis has arrived in new york where he will speak today at the United Nations general assembly. On thursday, he became the first pope to ever address a joint session of congress, where he discussed poverty, hunger, Climate Change, refugees, the Death Penalty immigration, the arms trade and u. S. Cuba , relations. After the congressional speech, pope francis skipped an offer to dine with lawmakers in order to eat with homeless residents of washington, d. C. Speaking at st.