Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the nations capitol to wherever you are this is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Our topic today were going to start with discussion of native americans won two different discussions we arere having. Want to make clear that is going to be a couple weeks but are going to use that as a way to link our focus is kind of around them. We are thinking more legal policy and issues. We think about this in the broad 19th century way. I will keep things to deal with. The second halfon of our semestr one of the questions we are picking up on is what is it mean to be an american . Who could claim to be an american to take us through the end of our semester as we deal for 19th century. And her upcoming weeks well talk about immigrants. Were going to talkbo about progressive era this is a good start point to think about who is claiming american status and what does that mean . We are going to build from some of the ideas with manifest destin
To start with our discussion of native americans. This is one of two different discussions. Were having i want to make clear that were not talking about the indian wars in this kind of lecture thats going to be in a couple weeks and were gonna use that as as a way to link. Kind of wars throughout the 19th century all the way up to it including the spanishamerican war so our focus is were kind of around that. Were thinking more kind of legal policy and issues and and such so the goal is to think in that broad 19th century way so our start point is a couple key things we need to kind of deal with the second half of our semester one of the Big Questions were picking up on is what does it mean to be an american . All right who can claim to be an american . Thats one of the Big Questions thats going to kind of . Take us through the end of our semester into as we deal with the 19th century. So in upcoming weeks were going to talk about, you know, immigrants. Were going to talk about kind of
lecture. that s going to be in a couple of weeks. we are going to use that as a way to link kind of wars throughout the 19th century all the way up to, and including, the spanish american war. so, our focus is kind of around that. we are thinking more kind of legal policy and issues, and such. so, the goal is to think in that broad 19th century way. so, our start point is a couple key things we need to kind of deal with. the second half of our semester, one of the big questions we are picking up on is, what does it mean to be an american? all right, who cannot claim to be an american? that s one of the big questions that s going to kind of take us through the end of our semester into, as we deal with the 19th century. so, in the upcoming weeks, we will talk about, you know, immigrants, we will talk about kind of the progressive era, things like that. but i think this is a good start point to think about who is claiming american status and what does that mean. so, we are going
act which prohibits government restrictions on abortion. even the so-called pro-choice republicans susan collins and lisa murkowski, you know, the same ones that claimed this would never happen. after presiding over the vote vice president kamala harris called out republican extremism. this vote clearly suggests that the senate is not where majority of americans are on this issue. it also makes clear that a priority for all who care about this issue, a priority should be to elect pro-choice leaders at the local, the state and the federal level because what we are seeing around this country are extremist republican leaders who are seeking to criminalize and punish women for making decisions about their own body. of course, the democrats in house joe manchin also voted no. he s not the only democrat with a moral opposition to abortion. bob casey voted with the democrat saying the circumstances around the entire debate on abortion have changed now that the supreme court has
Charter has invested billions building infrastructure, upgrading technology, and powering opportunities in communities bignd small. Charter is connecting us. Good morning and welcome to the history biography stage at the library of Congress National book festival. I am mark sweeney the deputy laboring in congress the theme of the book festival brings us together so let me say how wonderful it is to see you all here together in person for the First Time Since we gathered here last in 2019. We are thrilled that cspan book tv viewers are also joining us, so welcome. [applause] cspan will be recording the events on stage. The stage has a long history of being one of the festivals most popular stages. Today you will be hearing from authors that go deeply into the role women play in the civil rights movement. The relationship with bald eagle a more completeag accounting of the mexicanco revolution and strange history behind the search for the nile river and many other topics. You learn a lot