Exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. Using political cartoons and images of separatist picketing the white house, exploiting the test exploring the National Womens Party Tactics under the leadership of alice paul. Inx am the curator of floats for women, an exhibition on view at the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. I am standing in front of a large blowup of a german born actress. She was acting as columbia, the allegorical figure, during the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington d. C. That is just one event of the long Suffrage Movement that this highlights. We have 124 objects that go into the long history beginning in 1832 and 21920. 1920. Right upt o to but also carrying the 19th amendment and what it did not do. I then took the exhibition right up to the Voting Rights act. 1965. We are going to explore the 1913 parade, more in depth. So, we are standing in front of a postcard of the parade, organized by alice paul. This is a completel
This is American History tv on cspan3. Feature 40d wes hours of programs exploring our natures nations past. Dozens of films documenting the aftermath of the atomic arms that were dropped on hiroshima and nakasaki, japan in august of 1945, are available at the u. S. National archives in maryland. The film shop by japanese and american crews, were hidden and offlimits to the public for decades after world war ii ended. Up next on reel america antorian greg mitchell, author joins us to tell the story of these films. We begin with a portion of a film describing the morning of august 6, 1945 and hiroshima. This Program Includes scenes of atomic tom victims that some viewers may find atomic bomb victims that some viewers may find disturbing. It was the sixth of august. An unusually calm and clear morning. Two ininutes after 8 00, formation appeared over the city. A bomb came down from one of the giant commerce bombers. There was a giant flash and then a deafening explosion. In an instant, h
Historian greg mitchell, author of autonomic coverup, two u. S. Soldiers, hiroshima and nagasaki, and the greatest movie ever made, joins us to tell the story of these films. We begin with a portion of a film describing the morning of august 6, 1945 in hiroshima. This Program Includes scenes of atomic bomb victims that some viewers may find disturbing. It was the sixth of august. Which have been known before throughout the district was the two for the time being. It was an unusually calm and clear morning. A few minutes after 8 00, two super fortresses in formation appeared over the city. Then a bomb came hurtling down from one of the giant bombers. There was a blinding flash then a deafening explosion. In an instant, hiroshima was a scene of unprecedented chaos. Hiroshima was instantly transfigured. There was nothing left but ruins. Nothing standing to hinder a full view of the city. Greg in the first days after the atomic bombing of hiroshima , and then nagasaki three days later, 75
History tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house. And womens Party Tactics under leadership of alice paul. I am kate clarke lemay, curator of an exhibition on view of the National Portrait gallery on the smithsonian institution. Our title treatment is a large blowup of hedwig riker who was a german born actress and she was acting at columbia, the allegorical figure that represents the United States during the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington dc and that is just one event of the long Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights, 124 objects, long history beginning in 1832, right up to 1920, also querying the nineteenth amendment, to franchise all women including women of color. I took that up to the Voting Rights act of 1965. If you will come with me we are going to explore the 1913 parade more in depth. So we are standing in front of several postcards of the 1913 parade
Confiscated for decades. Youll see portions of some of the films. Then in 1945 War Department film documenting the final months of the b29 super fortress air campaign against japan. Thats followed by a discussion about president trumans order of the use of the atomic bomb, all part of what youll see every weekend during American History tv here on cspan3. Dozens of films documenting the aftermath of the atomic bombs that were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki, japan, in august of 1945, are available at the u. S. National archives in maryland. The films shot by japanese and american crews were hidden and off limits to the public for decades after world war ii ended. Up next, on reel america, historian greg mitchell, author of atomic coverup, two u. S. Soldiers, hiroshima and nagasaki, and the greatest movie never made joins us to tell the story of these films. We begin with a portion of a film describing the morning of august 6th, 1945, in hiroshima. This Program Includes scenes of atom