Some other programs to look out for this weekend on booktv, robert jones talks about the declining influence of White Christians in the country. New york times reporter Donald Mcneil jr. Discusses the origins and spread of the zika virus. Now, thats just a few of the programs youll see this weekend on booktv on cspan2. For a complete television schedule, go to our web site, booktv. Org. You can also get updates via twitter and facebook. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now were going to kick off the weekend with a look at the decisions of the Supreme Court under former chief Justice Warren burger. Linda greenhouse is one of the Supreme Courts best and most experienced observers. She covered the court for the New York Times for decades and now teaches at yale law where shes the knight distinguished journalist in residence. Shes written in Oxford University press very short introduction to the Supreme Court which is apparently currentl
That happened in 1804, at the young age of 47. Im rand scholet, president of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society, or for short the aha society. We had many discoveries and we just revealed three new ones this past thursday at liberty hall. Check online for that. The aha Society Needs to give a special thanks to a number of organizations that made this program possible today. Especially Trinity Church, who hosts this, partners with great spirit and support, the congregant, the u. S. Coast guard and auxiliary, as you heard mentioned that Alexander Hamilton was the founder of the u. S. Coast guard. And the members of the aha society and the board of directors all worked hard to bring this together. We had 32 events in 20 locations over 10 days. And it took everyones support and encouragement. The aha society joins with you to honor Alexander Hamiltons life and his legacy. In that light, well be presenting the first hamilton legacy award to Richard Brookhiser for his two decades of wo
Museum director lonnie bunch and curator paul talked with American History tv about the saga of the ship called sal jose. 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 shape came too close to shore and got caught in swells in a storm and struck rocks about 100 yards, 350 feet or so from shore. The captain whose last name was tried to salvage what he could from the crew. They attempted a rescue from ship to shore. He rescued himself. He rescued along with the crew. He rescued about half of the 400 enslaved mozambiquans aboard. The other half have been captured from the interior of africa and brought on board the the slave trade. In many ways history museums tend to tell the grand story, and often forget to humanize them. Our goal was to say how do we hu
Exhibition. Museum director lonnie bunch and paul gar dull lo talk about the saga of the ship called sal jose. Take us back to december 27th, 1794 camps bay off south africa and the final hours of the sal jose. On december 27th, 1794, a ship that was heading from Mozambique Island 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. This ship came to close to shore and got call in swells in a storm and struck rocks about 100 yards, 350 feet or so from shore. The captain was captaining the ship called the sal jose tried to salvage what he could from the crew. They attempted a rescue from ship to shore. He rescued himself. He rescued along with the crew he rescued about half of the 400 enslaved mozambiquens were all aboard and the other half captured from the interior of africa and brought on board in early december perished in t
Society. Weve had many discoveries and we just revealed three new ones this past thursday at liberty hall. So check online for that. The aha Society Needs to give a special thanks to a number of organizations that made this program possible today. Especially Trinity Church, who hosts this, partners with great spirit and great support. The congregant Alexander Hamilton of this church. The u. S. Coast guard and auxiliary. As you heard mentioned, that Alexander Hamilton was the founder of the u. S. Coast guard. And the members of the aha society and the board of directors all worked hard to bring this together. We had 32 events in 20 locations over ten days. And it took everyones support and encouragement. The aha society joins with you to honor Alexander Hamiltons life and his legacy. In that light the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society will be presenting the first hamilton legacy award to Richard Brookhiser for his two decades of work to educate the public about Alexander Hamilton. Th