Secretary of State John Kerry and First Lady Michelle Obama handed out 10 Women of Courage Awards. The annual award recognizes women from around the world who have shown courage and leadership in advocating for women's rights.

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Gustavo Mohar, the former Sub-Secretary for Population, Migration and Religious Affairs, at the Interior Ministry in the Government of Mexico, discussed the changing migration patterns between Mexico and the United States.

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A panel of experts and activists address the unregulated nature of domestic work and its resulting potential for abuse in a discussion hosted by the Aspen Institute.

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Experts discussed how America has changed 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as the disparities that still exist, at an event hosted by the New America Foundation and Washington Monthly Magazine.

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Professor Martin Duberman speaks about his book, "Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left," with Dissent magazine online editor Nick Serpe.

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Award-winning journalist Dave Cullen presents a comprehensive account of the mass shooting at Columbine High School, which occurred on April 20, 1999. Book TV interviewed Dave Cullen at the 2009 Los Angles Times Festival of Books.

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Experts from the election administration field take a look at how election laws and technology impacted voting, why voters faced long lines this year, and how data collection can improve the voting experience in the future.

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On Book TV’s In Depth, author and medical doctor, Senator Tom Coburn . The second term U.S. Senator from Oklahoma will spend three hours taking viewers’ calls, Facebook comments, emails and tweets on topics such as the fiscal cliff, the Affordable Care Act, and the future of the Republican party, among others.

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The history of the transition from slavery to freedom for African Americans is told at the Gilmore Cabin on the grounds of James Madison's Montpelier in Virginia.  Born a slave for President Madison in 1810, George Gilmore and his wife Polly raised five children on a small sharecropper farm after emancipation.  Built by George Gilmore and his sons, the cabin is one of only a few existing freedman's homes left standing in the United States.

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Author and historian Mark Grimsley explains how American military conflicts through history have contributed to the formation and understanding of racial identities. He discusses the roles of African Americans on both the Union and Confederate sides of the Civil War. Mr. Grimsley spoke at the 2012 Civil War Institute Conference at Gettysburg College.

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