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He were watching American History tv. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts explores the history of the United States through objects. Next, we speak to the house of representatives historian and house curator about the history of African Americans who served in congress and see a selection of artifacts from the collection. The story is not one everybody is familiar with. We had 22 africanamericans serve. It has to do with the role of congress during the civil war, and the decade after. During the civil war, there was a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed...

Happen right away. The role of the radicals becomes more assertive after the end of the war. After lincoln was assassinated, president johnson takes over and has an even more lenient view than lincoln of how the Southern States are going to be readmitted, and he is pushed constantly by the radical republicans. In a short time, roughly for five years, they pass a series of constitutional amendments and also laws that bring about the equality of africanamericans in the south and that starts with the passage of the 13th amendment. That is ratified later that year, banning slavery, outlawing slave...

It has to do with the role of congress during the civil war, and in the decade after. During the civil war, there was a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of africanamericans, and wanted to create a society in the south after the war that was a multiracial society. These were radicals in the house like thaddeus stevens, the chairman of the ways and means committee. A very powerful leader. Also people like henry winter davis, eliza washburn. In the senate, people like Charles Sumner and benjamin wade. And they really drove the agenda and pushed the Lin...

Programs online. Booktv. Org. Welcome to the gaithersburg book festival. Welcome to the seventh annual book festival. Tank you for coming, lets cross our fingers, i would like to say gaithersburg is a wonderful city, we are pleased to bring, generous supporters and sponsors and volunteers, say a hearty thank you. A few announcements, please silent all devices. If you are tweeting today use the hashtag dbf and we need your feedback, surveys are available on the website. I am pleased to introduce offer kristen green who will sign books after the presentation, in politics and prose, a great partn...

Brought to the tasks. They are truly visionaries. It is unfortunately dont have the opportunity of having this conference in the new museum space. But when you look over at the National Museum of African American history and recognize that a few short years ago, there was nothing there, and what lonnie has accomplished is mindboggling. The idea that lonnie and jim have had about making this engagementand an with the past as a central aspect of opening the museum to the American Public is really quite terrific. I must say i feel uneasy standing up here at this moment. This is the last session o...