Museum in terre haute, indiana. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. Our featured contend their week is eugene v. Debs. At the turn of the 20th century, a fifetime contender on the socialist ticket and the nations most celebrated world war i protester. This footage captures debs on his return to his hometown of terre haute, indiana, following his release from prison by president Warren Harding after a federal conviction stemming from those war protests. Tonight we are in terre haute in the debs home and museum. Let me introduce you to earnest freeburg, who is a debs biographer. His book is called democracys prisoner. Eugene v. Debs, the great war and the right to dissent. Its been 85 years since debs died. Why do we care about him . Debs was one of the most important labor leaders at a crucial time and conflict between labor and. When it was a viable, growing and important part of the american political culture. Is he interesting as a snapshot in time or does he have a lasting
At the turn of the 20th century, a fivetime candidate for president on the socialist ticket and the nations most celebrated world war i protester. This december, 1921 footage captures debs on his return to his hometown of terre haute, indiana following his release from prison by president Warren Harding after a federal conviction stemming from those war protests. Tonight we are in terre haute in the debs home and museum. Let me introduce you to one of our two guests, Ernest Freeberg, a debs biographer, whose book is called, dempseys prisoner. It has been 85 years since debs died, why do we care about him . He was one of the most important labor leaders at a crucial time of conflict between labor and capital. More importantly, he was the central figure in a socialist movement at a time when it was a viable, growing, and important part of the american political culture. Is he interesting as a snapshot in time or does he have a Lasting Legacy . Like many thirdparty candidates, he and his
Beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern with cspans the contenders series. Thats followed by archival video of his 1968 president ial campaign and push to get on the california ballot. Also, a tour of the George Wallace collection at the Alabama Department of archives and history, and the discussion of segregation and politics in the 1960s in alabama. Thats friday, beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan3. And now the contenders, our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but who nevertheless changed political history. Over the next two hours, we feature former Vice President and minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey, who was the democratic candidate for president in 1968. This program was recorded at the Minnesota History center in st. Paul. This is American History tv on cspan3. Stay right there. [shouting] mr. Chairman, my fellow americans my fellow democrats, mr. Chairman, my fellow americans. My fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. This
Incident, no matter how small, give Fairfax County police a call. Rescue workers are racing to pull people out of the rubble in central italy. The 6. 2 quake struck a mountainous region popular with vacations. Days residents woke to find communities leveled. This woman says a wall fell next to her, but luckily didnt hit her. Large slabs of concrete fell from buildings and trapped people and crushed cars and survivors were just days as they huddled in a field. There are some glimmers of hope amid this destruction. Rescuers pulled a man and a young girl from the rubble alive. Italian community in the district is coming together in the wake of the natural disaster. We caught up with francesca at the embassy of italy, the director of the italian cultural society. Italians always look out for each other during difficult times. Italians are passionate people. In this moment, there is always a chance to get together and feel sorry and try to consulate each other. She along with many other ita
Here, surrounded by wonderful collections, supportive colleagues, supported by an institution that supported its staff, that i first began to care about western photographs. I came here as a very young curator, moderately ignorant as how museums worked and utterly ignorant of the history of photography. I left 10 years later a little bit wiser and certain that i found a field that was interesting and would engage me for the rest of my career. For those in the audience that supported me, thank you. To the rest of you, i hope you know how fortunate you are to have this wonderful institution and these collections, right here. Afternoontalk this about photography and the American West, a new medium in a new place that came of age together. In 1839, the year that a french man announced his New Invention to the world, much of the land now called the American West lay outside the political boundaries of the United States. In a british claimed oregon immigrants were at work ringing with indian