The Good Stuff | The Origins Of Government Surveillance | Time Capsule @TheGoodStuff | Uploaded January 2016 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
Using spies during war is nothing new. But the Union during the Civil War took it a step further and began spying on its citizens. We talk to author Stephen Towne about how government surveillance worked back then and how it relates to the snooping done today.
Learn more about the Civil War at PBS Learning Media
pbslearningmedia.org/teachcivilwar
For a more dramatic take on the Civil War, check out Mercy Street on PBS
pbs.org/mercy-street
Special Thanks to:
Stephen Towne
His book!
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Time Capsule is made in association with PBS Learning Media. In each video we will take a look at the past, and find out how what happened way back then made what happens in the here and now possible!
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Music by:
Jason Shaw
audionautix.com
Driftless Pony Club
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Benson Ramsey
Image/Video Credits:
balloon inflation, Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABrady_-_Balloon_ascension_HD-SN-99-01887.JPEG
balloon corps, Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons,commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABrady_-_Balloon_ascension_of_Thaddeus_Lowe_at_Seven_Pines_HD-SN-99-01888.JPEG
Edward Snowden, By Freedom of the Press Foundation (Freedom of the Press Foundation) [CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEdward-Snowden-FOPF-2014.jpg
Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras / Praxis Films [CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEdward_Snowden-2.jpg
NSA HQ, See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_Security_Agency_headquarters%2C_Fort_Meade%2C_Maryland.jpg
NSA logo, By U.S. Government (www.nsa.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_Security_Agency.svg
GPS Satellite, By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Navstar-2F.jpg
Telegraph Operators, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpb.03991
1890s Family, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Household_staff_of_the_Hughes_family,_c.1890s.jpg
1890s Family with Dog, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStateLibQld_1_54736_Family%2C_including_their_dog%2C_posing_for_a_portrait_in_the_1890s.jpg
Washington crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWashington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze%2C_MMA-NYC%2C_1851.jpg
Farming, Lewis Hine [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohnnie_Yellow%2C_a_young_Polish_berry_picker_on_Bottomley_Farm._Says_he_is_10_years_old_and_has_gone_to_Biloxi%2C_Miss...._-_NARA_-_523208.jpg
Union Generals, Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWilliam_Tecumseh_Sherman_and_staff_-_Brady-Handy.jpg
Harper’s weekly sketch telegraph operator, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660282
john hunt morgan, "Balloon Corps". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balloon_Corps.jpg#/media/File:Balloon_Corps.jpg
drawing of telegraph operator, loc.gov/pictures/item/2002725413
Henry B Carrington, University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/uwydbuwy~1~1~192346~155082:Portrait-of-General-Henry-B--Carrin
Man on telegraph line 1862, loc.gov/item/2006676182/#about-this-item
civil war mail, By U.S. Post Office [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALouisville_Kentucky_1861_cover%2B3c.jpg
Using spies during war is nothing new. But the Union during the Civil War took it a step further and began spying on its citizens. We talk to author Stephen Towne about how government surveillance worked back then and how it relates to the snooping done today.
Learn more about the Civil War at PBS Learning Media
pbslearningmedia.org/teachcivilwar
For a more dramatic take on the Civil War, check out Mercy Street on PBS
pbs.org/mercy-street
Special Thanks to:
Stephen Towne
His book!
amzn.to/1RRhmfb
►Subscribe: youtube.com/thegoodstuff
►Let us know what you think of our show!: bit.ly/1PrBmTj
►Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thegoodstuff
►Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/goodstuffshow
►Follow us on instagram: goodstuffshow
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Digital street team: goodstuffshow.com/digitalstreetteam
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Time Capsule is made in association with PBS Learning Media. In each video we will take a look at the past, and find out how what happened way back then made what happens in the here and now possible!
__________________________________________________________________
Music by:
Jason Shaw
audionautix.com
Driftless Pony Club
driftlessponyclub.com
Benson Ramsey
Image/Video Credits:
balloon inflation, Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABrady_-_Balloon_ascension_HD-SN-99-01887.JPEG
balloon corps, Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons,commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABrady_-_Balloon_ascension_of_Thaddeus_Lowe_at_Seven_Pines_HD-SN-99-01888.JPEG
Edward Snowden, By Freedom of the Press Foundation (Freedom of the Press Foundation) [CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEdward-Snowden-FOPF-2014.jpg
Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras / Praxis Films [CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEdward_Snowden-2.jpg
NSA HQ, See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_Security_Agency_headquarters%2C_Fort_Meade%2C_Maryland.jpg
NSA logo, By U.S. Government (www.nsa.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_Security_Agency.svg
GPS Satellite, By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Navstar-2F.jpg
Telegraph Operators, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpb.03991
1890s Family, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Household_staff_of_the_Hughes_family,_c.1890s.jpg
1890s Family with Dog, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStateLibQld_1_54736_Family%2C_including_their_dog%2C_posing_for_a_portrait_in_the_1890s.jpg
Washington crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWashington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze%2C_MMA-NYC%2C_1851.jpg
Farming, Lewis Hine [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohnnie_Yellow%2C_a_young_Polish_berry_picker_on_Bottomley_Farm._Says_he_is_10_years_old_and_has_gone_to_Biloxi%2C_Miss...._-_NARA_-_523208.jpg
Union Generals, Mathew Brady [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWilliam_Tecumseh_Sherman_and_staff_-_Brady-Handy.jpg
Harper’s weekly sketch telegraph operator, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660282
john hunt morgan, "Balloon Corps". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balloon_Corps.jpg#/media/File:Balloon_Corps.jpg
drawing of telegraph operator, loc.gov/pictures/item/2002725413
Henry B Carrington, University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/uwydbuwy~1~1~192346~155082:Portrait-of-General-Henry-B--Carrin
Man on telegraph line 1862, loc.gov/item/2006676182/#about-this-item
civil war mail, By U.S. Post Office [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALouisville_Kentucky_1861_cover%2B3c.jpg
