Arlington House in Birmingham
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2011 LCV Cities Tour” in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Steve Moore gave a tour as he talked about the history of Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, the oldest home in Birmingham, Alabama. The… read more
Steve Moore gave a tour as he talked about the history of Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, the oldest home in Birmingham, Alabama. The former plantation, built in the 1840s, was the only antebellum mansion in Birmingham to survive the Civil War.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2011 LCV Cities Tour” in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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