thomas and martha peter were ardent federalists, one possible reason why they had the names of columbia, america, and britannia on their three daughters. unlike her older sisters, britannia was educated locally in georgetown, spending four years at the young ladies academy at the convent, the school is known as georgetown visitation. in 1842, britannia married beverly kennon, a naval officer who was command dent of the washington navy yard. tragically, their marriage was 16 months. during those 16 months, before tanya gave birth to the couple's only child, martha, who she called markie who was only 4 months old at the time of commodore kennon's death. newly widowed, they returned to tudor place to live with britannia's mother. except for a brief period at the on set of the civil war, she made tutor place her home for the rest of her life living there for 67 years. as i mentioned earlier, beginning in 1894, britannia's grandchildren started prompting her to share her recollections of past events and her vast knowledge of family history. this undertaking allowed the grandchildren to commit to pape

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debbie comes to america as a hero of the 40 meters and we talked a little bit about previous times of a group of very intelligent hand highly educated germans who came here a result of the revolution of 1848 and the failure of germany so it goes to early comes into philadelphia. any goes out to wisconsin for a settles and his wife, was when he led the first kindergarten in america. and it all goes back to his wife injures himself as almost immediately nominated the governor of wisconsin and later on becomes a senator from missouri. but as i look at back to his life and try to find out with her came to washington, can't find any signs indicate washington. we campaigned at fort lincoln in 1851 and got a national reputation for that and so represented it along with some others in the german immigrants. they were key in the election of lincoln. we know that he came this is lincoln while he was president. and so we know he came to washington at that point. but as far as i can find them a he did not come to washington during this period. >> sure, were going to do two final question, quick o

his wife is the one who had the first kindergarten and america. promoted the idea of kindergarten and goes all back to his wife. he was almost immediately nominated to lieutenant governor of wisconsin. later on becomes a senator from missouri. but as i look back through his life to find out whether he come to washington i did not find any sign he came to washington. he campaigned for lincoln in 1851 and got a national reputation for that. and it sort of represented along with some others the german immigrants who were quite key. we know he came and visited lincoln while he was president. as far as we can find he did not come during this period. >> sure. you know what, we are going to do i know i said to already run student two final there is a quick one and one i think you're going to enjoy part less are at the quick one did congress pay a fee to use the old brick capitol building? >> yes they lease it. they gave a flat amount of money i believe is 5000, this is in the book. they gave a flat amount of money for the furnishings and then leased the

that's because origin stories matter as much now as ever before in america. james, the aha is trying to influence this debate now roiling the the nation over what should be taught in history and social studies classes. first, what are divisive concepts and where did this controversy come from? >> well, divisive concepts seem to be things that some people are objecting to that teachers are teaching in their classrooms as part of american history. it seems to be that teaching the history of division is problematic for some people, and that's where this term divisive contents are. that if you teach students that america was deeply divided over slavery, over jim crow, over various things over the course of our history, then what some people are arguing is these aren't business concepts that divide our country. rather than these being the history of our country that we have to understand if we're going to deal with divisions. >> in other words, students need to learn about these divisive concepts, in your view. >> students need to learn the history of division, of

as much,, now as ever before in america. james, the h a, trying to influence this debate, now embroiling the nation, over what should be taught in history, and social studies classes. first, what are activists of concepts, and where did this controversy come from? >> and evasive concepts seem to be things that, some people, are objecting to that teaches, and that teachers are teaching, in the classrooms, as part of american history. it seems to be, that teaching the history of division, is, problematic, for some people. that is where this term, division concepts, are. if you teach students that america, was deeply, divided over slavery, over jim crow, over various things, over the course of our history, then, what's some people argue, is that these are division of concepts. they divide our country. rather than these being the history of our country, that we need to understand, if we are going to deal with division. >> in other words, students need to learn how these concepts, in your view. >> students need to learn the histo

from "the atlantic," a great essay by george hacker, can siskts save america? we can't agree on what should be in civics education, but there is agreement that, pointing to those polls before that, civics education is failing young people. to the extent they get any at all. what's your take on that? >> oh, i think our testing data shows that mathematics education is failing young people. i think we know from some of the conversations about mask-wearing that there must be something about our science education that's failing americans. >> definitely. >> we have a different kind of crisis here. what's failing -- and it's true. i mean, lack of civic knowledge is a problem. to question about that. >> attack on expertise. >> it's an attack on expertise. that's right. and that's very different -- civic education is about democracy, actually, and we also have attacks on democracy right now that are a problem. but the attack on expertise is a problem in terms of when we think about whether it's science, whether it's history, and there is an attack on inquiry. and that's

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protests with investigative journalist lawrence roberts, author of "may day 1971: the untold history of america's biggest mass arrest." [ radio chatter ] [ crowd chanting "the whole world is watching: ] >>> this was the spring offensive, the mobilization of masses of people at a given time and place attracts worldwide news coverage and attention. for the protest organizer, inciter, and promoter, it is a vital and necessary tactic. on april 24, 1971, the national peace action coalition, supported by welfare rights groups, labor unions, and others, held a massive demonstration in washington, d.c. some 175,000 people from all walks of life, with differing ideologies and purposes, marched from the white house to the capitol. washington has grown accustomed to this method of voicing dissent. although larger than most, this was an organized demonstration with parade permits, marshals, and responsible leadership. the demonstrators came. their positions on the war, racial discrimination, and other political issues were made known. throughout the rally, officers of the metropolitan police were directed to

host: the book mayday 1971: a white house at war, a revolt in the streets and the untold history of america's biggest mass arrest. guest: thank you for having me. host: throughout todays' conversation you have been -- throughout today's conversation and have been watching video of the protests. you can watch a re-air of this is segment tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. on c-span3. thank you all for watching today.

>> the book is made a 1971, a white house at war, a revolt in the streets and the untold history of america's biggest mass arrest. lawrence roberts, thank you very much for the conversation this morning. we appreciate. >> thank you gratified having me. >> and throughout today's conversation about those may day protests, you've been seeing video of the protests. we want to think kirk parkinson, engineered c-span, who shot some of what you see today and a lot of cities. it's a thank you to him. look at one of our cities tour visits. >> the history of gaming in nevada, you can say in a sense, begins primarily in reno. the northern part of the state was predominant to up to the 1950's. you have to remember las vegas wasn't incorporated until 1905.

it really was almost a forgotten moment when you had all these forces of the '60s and early '70s in america, the ones that characterized this tumultuous decade all clashing in washington at the same time. and as i note in the book, a lot of nixon's reaction to mayday and the decision to kind of bend or break constitutional rules was really -- you know, really sowed the seeds of the demise of the administration, the watergate scandal in some ways began on mayday. >> let's go to john, in new york. john you were in washington that day? >> caller: yes, i had organized a group from indianapolis. and we all went to the intersection that we had been assigned and were very quickly arrested. well, arrested, we were detained. we were taken to the coliseum. but we were never actually charged with anything. we were held for 24 hours or longer and -- until we were finally all released. >> john, what made you come to washington? >> the war. vietnam was not hidden as effectively as later wars were. we knew what was going on. it happened every day. this was after kent state and jackson state. this was afte

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that's all we want is just unity and just to not be murder that's the american way this is this is america right. and where do you think the movement can go should go from here. it's good so it's a long way this is just a 1st step it's communicating that's what it's about communicating with the police with within our own communities and it has to start there black lives metal all lives matter so it's all about communication i think that's the next step communication what do we want what's the end result. thank you sonia and announced so much for joining us here i want to go back to you nick and talk a little bit more about the tension in the city leading up to this evacuees were parked on standby for the long sheriff's police officers were told they could not take a break take vacation time this week. knowing that this verdict was coming and that tensions would be on high. police are standing by to the side here you heard expressions of respect for police and what they do do to this particular demonstrator and after it's really under way by the city to engage with church and community lead

this is extremely important service that they provide the city that we need to take america to try to bring people together and trying to deal with people who left behind me is a very bleak picture for a lot of americans out there. white supremacy. in fact, all of our completion, you're putting more money into the hands of somebody taking money out of the hands of other workers. everyone goes to their campus and it becomes the us versus them. this is a deal about constraining a nuclear program. the bottom line off the big question. oh, now 20. 0, be the hero. the world. nice right. ah marsha, in the news this is al jazeera. ah. hello adrian. again, this is denise. i live from dough. ha, it's $2300.00 gmc to am in israel and the deceased gaza strip for a cease fire has just taken effect in the lead up. more asked, strikes hit the gaza strip and palestinian rockets for 5 towards israel during last minutes attacks global demands for the.

i mentioned there were germans in america, many, actually, liking it here. they will basically mailed into the population. a lot of people actually have hessians ancestors. they don't even know. there was an interview with rob low, in this tv show, were one of his ancestors was at the battle of trenton. quite interesting. we're getting close to the end here. to george washington ride up in front of the american troops, and come within 30 yards of the british soldiers, and survive unscathed? now, this is a story, i think, i read in the kids book. i thought it was awesome. this statue you can see here, standing in washington d.c., and washington circle. it is supposed to show this moment, but was this true? did washington ride up that close to british soldiers and survive? i would be interested to see which you guys think, if you think this is part of washington lower, a myth, or is this, in fact, truth? did he actually do this? okay, 60% of you say yes, 40% say no. this is, in fact, true. washington, who is renowned for his ability to expose himself in danger

there is no united states of america. he is going to prove invaluable in the rest of the war of independence. he is going to prove invaluable in the creation of this nation. and this was -- was really a crucial moment for him and a crucial moment for the whole country. of course, you know, we don't know what would have happened if these did not happen. but i can say in my book, you know, you look at historians throughout the 19th, throughout the 20th, and throughout the 21st century. they constantly are talking about how significant this is. james mcpherson, the civil war historian, even says this is the most significant campaign in american history. and i think it is best summed up by a british historian who said it can be doubted whether so-few men, in such a short span of time, had more lasting or longer effects on the history of the world. and i truly believe that. i think that that's why, you know, if you get a chance. one of the things about the book is that it really focuses on the places you can go see today. the