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Prime Time Schedule April 17 - 21

by NinaShelton

 

AMERICAN HISTORY TV
PRIME TIME PROGRAMMING APRIL 17 - 21

Here are highlights of the programming we're offering each
night this week starting at 8PM on C-SPAN3

 

Monday, April 17: The Civil War & Reconstruction
8PM: Johnston and Sherman's April 1865 Meeting
From the annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, historians Craig Symonds and John Marszalek talk about the April 1865 meeting between Union Gen. William Sherman and Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston, where Johnston surrendered the last major Confederate army at the end of the Civil War and the two discussed terms for broader peace.

Tuesday, April 18: Museums, Memorials & Archives
8PM: Memorial Museums & Memory 
The Holocaust Memorial Museum director and National September 11 Memorial & Museum president & CEO discuss the creation and message behind these memorial museums.

Wednesday, April 19: Museum of the American Revolution
8PM: Museum of the American Revolution Opening 
The opening ceremony for the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia with remarks by former Vice President Joe Biden and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough.

Thursday, April 20: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
8PM:  Harriet Tubman's Life & Legacy
Author Catherine Clinton talks about Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and her role as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Friday, April 21: Richard Nixon
8PM: Nixon's Post-White House Years 
Nixon White House alumni talk about Richard Nixon's post-presidency. They discuss their roles in the Nixon-Frost interviews, his meetings in China, the writing of his memoir, and his return to public life.

The complete American History Primetime Schedule can be found here!