And how many were enslaved including those born free in the north. Enjoy American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Now, a hearing on the Health Concerns of veterans exposed to dangerous chemicals in uzbekistan known as k2. A veteran told members of the House Oversight committee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to veterans who served at the base between 2001 and 2005. Hearin this is about 90 minutes. Ecur ity all right. Good morning, everyone. O welcome to todays hybrid will hearing of the national Oversight Committee on the committee of oversight and me government reform. Pursuant to house rules, some persons will appear remotely anl some in person via webex. Ce mas. Let me remind everyone from thea latest guidance from the house. Physician all individuals attending this hearing in persos will have to wear a face mask. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaki
Through the work of cspans city tours, well introduce you to some of these women. Youll learn why western territories and states were on the leading edge of the movement and youll hear how a letter from a mother to her son would help lead to the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. We begin in syracuse new york where we talk about Lucretia Mott. Lucretia mott is the most important white female abolitionist and one of the most important women in American History. Yet, shes not received the same amount of historical attention as someone like Elizabeth Cady stanton. Shes not a household name. My biography of Lucretia Mott is titled Lucretia Motts heresy. And the heresy refers to her own activist strategy. He always said to other activists, we must agitate. He advised reformers to stand out in our heresy, to confront social injustices, political injustices, legal injustices, and not be afraid to be labeled an iniffidel or nonconformist. And thats what Lucreti
I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information im excited to share with you. And i do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. The cover that youre looking at there on the screen is the cover of my most recent book, peace on our terms. And it is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactly 100 years ago, as the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the first world war. And was able to begin both dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping onto the global stage and asserting an agenda of womens rights and gender equality. And at the core, demanding the right for women to be able to help shape t
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From the ravages of the cold war. One quick the cia in despair by the moral compromises they made on the duplicitous and distractive americans, anyone would be so heartbroken to take his own life. The quiet americans 4 cia spies at the dawn of the cold wara tragedy in 3 acts is the story of these four men and how the United States at the pinnacle of its power managed to permanently damaged moral standing in the world. The author of say nothing says in this beautifully observed book Scott Anderson unearths devastating secret of how the United States lost during the cold war. Are focusing on this Colorful Life of four legendary interesting distilled a larger geopolitical saga into internet story of flawed but talented men and the inescapable american idealism and power. It is a helluva book with scenes about the unintended consequences of espionage and intervention that still resonate today. Scott anderson is the author of two novels, lawrence in arabia, International Bestseller which wa