All right. Today were going to pick up from the post. The post American Revolution era. So were going into the 1780s in im calling this the development of the republic. So were coming out of this out of this war. This conflict. I needed you to make sure that understand why revolution happened and not just why. But now were with the aftermath of that conflict. So within Chapter Seven and eight, these are some of the themes that we need to be to deal the ideology that all men are created equal. Now we know that theres some issues with thacong out of the declaration of independence, 1776, going forrd we do know that. There were folks thawe excluded it from full citizenship ship even beree really really get started. Let me back up one. This of b rule we talked about who finally answered the revolution the native aristocracy that it was their commit admit even in declaration of independence that they were pledging their lives and their fortunes to this. Now theyve got to live up to that pro
If you feel00 optimistic. At 202 7848001 if you are pessimistic. It you can also weigh in on social media. And you canitter reach us on facebook as well. Again, black friday. Where is the economy . As you go out today, 80 you will be one of the many who pick up a flatscreen tv. Streetalks, the wall tunnel joined at the hip nafta and cheap tvs. One of the biggest casualties of the trade scuffle between mexico and the u. S. Is one of the most consumer products, a cheap flatpanel Television Set. Every year, consumers by more than 40 million tvs and they are assembled in mexico. Just to give you a graphic of the spike in Television Set sales under nafta, the decline in price first of all of a 55 underv up near 6,000 now 1000 in many cases in 2017. The market share is rising as well. Your views on the economy. If you are optimistic, 202 7488000. If you are pessimistic 202 7848001. This is part of the conversation on trade, on tax reform when the Senate Returns next week. This is the front p
History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Next on American History television, pulitzer prizewinning author eic foner on the challenges of establishing civil rights for friedman in the reconstruction period and beyond. Eric foner. With that, i would like to introduce eric foner. Eric when iuntered was a College Student thinking about becoming an historian and had visions of riding a good book. Then i read freemen, free soil, maybe ir and thought ought to stop now. I will not be able to write a book that good. Whatis is his first book, is he going to write . I ran away from antebellum history. You cant compete with people like him. I have come back to antebellum history and slavery and since then, i have relied on many of erics more than 20 books. I would review the list, but we do not have that much time. I do want to say, and this is the fun of introducing a speaker, looking at his selected publications, i notice he has written a
Beth hill is fort tie continue row georgia key to a continent and it was written by a director of fort ticonderoga in the 1960s. Its still the preeminent book that provides the history of fort ticonderoga. And then my last book which is unrelated to my district, but i try to and im interested in books of powerful women in United States history, and as i was recently walking through a bookstore, i saw the autobiography of helen keller the story of my life. Obviously, that was published quite a long time ago, but when i was in middle school, i remember reading the miracle worker in my english class so im really looking forward to reading the story of her life. And booktv wants the know what youre reading this summer. Tweet us your answer booktv or you can post it on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Up next on booktv, a discussion with the author of this book the tough luck constitution and the assault on health care reform, is the name of the book, and North Western University La
Venues. David particularly in his book race in the union, has examined the postwar culture in america and eric has literally written the book reconstruction. Has this wonderful new book that takes a look at lincolns evolution on this issue, where it took the country. Let me start by observing something that you all know, which is we are living in or maybe living through is a better era in which raw emotions are being continually laid bare about the status of americans, race relations, refugee status. We all know recent examples. Let me tell you about one that occurred some months ago, but may have slipped through the cracks as we focus on current events. , Hillary Clinton was appearing in iowa, defending her choice, interestingly, as Abraham Lincoln as her favorite president. They asked secretary clinton, who is your favorite president . She said, im sorry, bill. Its a ram lincoln. Why, she was asked. Its Abraham Lincoln. Why, she was asked. She said because he was willing to forgive.