In slaves was more than the amount of money invested in railroads, banks, and businesses combined. This was the economic engine of europe and the united states. Pelley lonnie bunch came to this capital of the slave trade because he was determined to launch americas new National Museum on the remains of a ship. What do we find down here . A very interesting thing. Kroft im steve kroft. Stahl im lesley stahl. Safer im morley safer. Whitaker im bill whitaker. Pelley im scott pelley. Those stories tonight on 60 minutes. Whatever youre doing, plan well and enjoy life. Or, as we say at unitedhealthcare insurance company, go long. Of course, how you plan is up to you. Take healthcare. Make sure youre covered for more than what just medicare pays. Consider an aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. The only Medicare Supplement plans that carry the aarp name, and the ones that millions of people trust year after year. Its about having the coverage
Otherwise, it would crack. And then you would have to continue to repair it. So you would want to do it in cooler weather. Thanks for visit Frontier Cultural Museum. We are open 362 days a year. Please come and visit us in stanton, virginia. This is the first of a twopart series on the Frontier Culture Museum. Part 2 explores life on the early american frontier. You can watch this and other american artifacts programs any time by visiting our website at cspan. Org history. Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about American History. Located in stanford, virginia, the Frontier Cultural Museum tells the story of the early american frontier. We visit early 19th century on houses in the Shenandoah Valley and hear interpreters study early life. We visit two farm houses and a school house. And learn how National Politics impacted this area from the civil war. This is the second of a twopart series. My name is joe herget. Im mar
Up soil because were going to plant a garden. I wont be satisfied, nor will my husband until every single veteran and Military Spouse has a job who wants one. At the end of the day, my most important title is still mominchief. In 2008, Michelle Obama became the first africanamerican first lady when her husband, barack obama, was elected our 41st president. As first lady, her focus has been on social issues such as poverty and healthy living, launching the lets moving initiative against Childhood Obesity sunday night, on cspans original series, first ladies, examining the lives of first ladies and their influence. Sunday night on cspan 3. Archeological excavation of a slave ship wrecked off the african coast in 1794 is adding a new chapter to the story of the trade. Museum director lonnie bunch and curator Paul Gardullo talked with American History about the saga of the sao jose. Take us back to the day. December 7, 1794, a ship headed for Mozambique Island around the cape of good hope,
Africa, and the final hours of the ship. On december 27th, 1794, a ship that was heading from Mozambique Island in mozambique, around the cape of good hope heading towards brazil, northeast brazil, came close to capetown, south africa. Capetown was often a landing point for ships before they made their way across the long atlantic voyage and this ship came too close to shore, got caught in swells in a storm, and struck rocks about 100 yards, 350 feet or so, from shore. The captain was captaining the ship, tried to salvage what he could from the crew. They attempted a rescue from ship to shore. He rescued himself. He res i couldcued along with a rescued about half of the 400 enslaved mozambiquens aboard. The other half of those who had been captured from the interior of africa and brought on board the ship in early december, perished in those waves that night. Lonnie bunch, recently the image of a young syrian boy who died who drowned became the image of a migrant crisis taking place ri