To many peoples, even before european encroachment. It was always an important crossroads for many ancient people to come to this area. It was rich in resources. The rivers had fish in them. There was a lot of game in this area. We think as many as 14 different tribes used this area. No one tribe had a monopoly in this area. I would like to welcome you to missouri headwaters state park. We are at the headwaters of the missouri. Just west of where we are standing is where the madison and Jefferson Rivers come together to form the missouri. On our right, below us is the gallatin river. Some people refer to this as the three forks area. We have these three rivers that come together and form the missouri. This park has a lot of historical significance, especially with the lewis and Clark Expedition that came through here in 1805 searching for the headwaters of the missouri. When they arrived in this area, they realized they probably were not going to find a water route to the west. They ha
After the civil war black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffer from backlash from the white establishment. At the same time that we see the process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legal s segregation in the forms of American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. The 13th amendment, first in 1865, which finally and definitively ended 246 years of slavery and america. It was ratified in 18 68, which guaranteed Citizenship Rights to former slaves and promised to do process and protection under the law to all americans. Its an amendment regularly cited in legal cases today. And then the 15th amendment, ratified in 1870, which gave black men the right to vote.
Up next, we take you to missouri headwaters state park to hear about lewis and clark in the corps of discovery as they passed through western montana. Southwest montana is defined by all of the rivers that flow through this area. The three forks area is an important area. Has been important historically too many peoples, even before european encroachment. It was always an important crossroads for many ancient people to come to this area. It was rich in resources. The rivers had fish in them. Theres a lot of game in this area. 14 different tribes use this area. No one tribes had a monopoly in this area. I would like to welcome you to missouri headwaters state park. We are at the headwaters of the. Issouri just west of where we are standing is where the madison and Jefferson Rivers come together to form the missouri. Elow us is the Gallatin River some people refer to this as the three forks area. We have these three rivers that come together and form the missouri. Historicals a lot of si
At cspan. Org citiestour. Cspans cities tour is exploring the american story as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. Every first and third weekend of the month, we bring you the history and literary life of a different that he as we visit Historic Sites and talk to local authors. With support from our spectrum cable partners, this weekend we traveled to bozeman, montana. Situated in the southern part of the state, bozeman sits 90 miles from Yellowstone National park, drawing many tourists to the city. Over the next hour, we will learn about the history of the bozeman and the surrounding region. When i first moved to bozeman, there were so many story, story streets, story distributing, story hills, but there was not a lot written on him. There was a historian who once said to me you know, bozeman is misnamed. He said it ought to be story. Orstory bill storyville, story town. Personally, i think bozeman has a better ring to it than any of those other options. They remaine
Discussant about geoscience and how lunar samples from the Apollo Mission help scientists understand our moon and solar system. The National Archives and American Geophysical union cohosted this event. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] i am thevening, archivist of the united states. Its a pleasure to welcome you to the william g mcallen theatre, whether you are here in the room with us, or participating through facebook or youtube, and a special welcome to our cspan audience. If you could please join us for tonights program, small steps 11 giant leaps, how apollo shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in partnership with the american episcopal union, celebrating its geophysicalrsary union, celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the generous support of the boeing company. Days, we arefour commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic flight of apollo 11 and the first moon landing. We will night, july 18, screen a celebrate