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We are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway home of the largest single day sporting event in the world, the indianapolis 500. Before me is the car that won the first indianapolis 500, and we will learn more about why it is based here in indianapolis. The white flag is out. Tomorrow, the speedway will be quiet waiting for the next running of the race. It is not just a race. There is all kinds of Community Events going on out here, and autographed sessions with the drivers and memorabilia sale, and it is nonstop entertainment for the entire weekend. You know, once the race begins, i think that a l...

Free state although we did have laws that did challenge the freedoms for africanamericans coming here. 1825,w that as early as previous to that, there were some appear. We know that there were 55 africanamericans living here in the city and that population continued to grow. It was a slow growth but it continued to grow. We are entering what would have been the heart of the Africanamerican Community. As we crossed the site here, as you look to your right, you will see a lot of activity. You will see a large brick building in the background. An african methodist episcopal church. To 1860lding d...

History tv is joining our spectrum Cable Partners to showcase the history of indianapolis. To watch more video from the cities on our tour, visit cspan. Org cities tour. We continue with our look at the history of indianapolis. We are driving around downtown indianapolis with our guest from the Indiana State Museum. What is your role with the museum and what are we looking at today . Curator of social history at the Indiana State Museum which means i spend a lot of time doing research and in particular africanAmerican History. Today we are glad to visit the historical locations that help to te...

And Candace Mueller hard has several books like that about roosevelt, his trip to the amazon and another book about garfield, those are great books but also very entertaining. We want to hear what you are reading. Send your list via social media, booktv. The cspan city store is exploring the american story as we take a booktv and American History tv on the road with support from our spectrum Cable Partners this weekend we travel to indianapolis is coming up in the next hour learn about the citys Literary History and speak with local authors including from Robert F Kennedy in the indiana primar...

Weekend on cspan3. At the Benjamin Harrison president ial site where cspan is learning about the citys history. It is here that the 23rd president lived until his death in 1901. We are here at the home of Benjamin Harrison. This is an iconic spot. This is where he stood when people went to see him speak in 1888 when he was running for the presidency. He ran a front porch campaign. He didnt have the same from porch as you see behind us today. There was a stupa at the front door. He stood in that area and spoke to the crowds of people. Harrison is probably one of the most under known president. ...