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Scholars here. Im going to introduce them very briefly, because theyre very wellknown to you, as members of the forum. And also wellknown to the cspan audience. Then well get right into some questions that ill pose to the panelists and then well turn it open to the floor and have a round of q a from all of you as well. Let me just say this at the outset. I did a quick study of these figures. Frank williams, harold holzer, Jonathan White and Thomas Horrocks here. By my count, and you know, theres some margin of error here in my calculation. But youre looking at the equivalent of about 75 books....

Next, on the civil war, a panel of historians and authors talks about factors that impacted lincoln Election Campaign in 1864. They explore lincolns expansion of president ial war powers and his relationship with both democratic and Republican Newspapers. They also debate whether the gettysburg address was the beginning of lincolns reElection Campaign and the impact of the soldiers vote. This hourlong event was part of the Lincoln Forums annual symposium in gettysburg, pennsylvania. Good morning. I welcome everybody. I am honored to be here and hosting this panel or moderating this panel on th...

Is cbs3 Eyewitness News. Demonstrators return to the streets of philadelphia marching to make themselves heard. Disrupting a Tree Lighting ceremony in city hall to protest what they call injustice in society. These protests were fueled by a new york city grand jurys decision not to indict an nypd Police Officer in the choke hold death of a black man. That is sparking hours of demonstrations in new york city and well have more on that situation in new york in just a moment. But we will start here in philadelphia. Todays protests formed at 30th street station with demonstrators blocking traffic ...

All right todd we will keep an eye on everything. In new york breaking news as a grand jury has declined to indict a Police Officer on criminal charges in the choke hold death of eric garner. A confrontation caught on video. Unarmed man was stopped in Staten Island on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes in july. Amateur rid ohio shows garner refusing to be handcuffed and officer Daniel Pantleo putting again inner a choke hold as that maneuver is banned under nypd pol willcy. New yorks mayor reacted to this Decision Just moments ago. This is now a a National Moment of grief, a National Mome...

People who want their children to see Something Like this. Reporter some felt uneasy as arguments erupted and protesters drowned out the children caroling on stage. All of these young folks down here they come out and put on a good show and they drawn them out with the sirens. Why dont they go protest somewhere else. Reporter for some two hours tensions simmered at city hall. One man was arrested for jumping a Police Barricade and officers scrambled to stop reported efforts to derail the Tree Lighting ceremony. The tree was being, unplug, and, so forth so we just had to make sure we could reco...