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Extension - Frederick Douglass' "Narrative" and Beyond
Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass went on to become a writer, orator, statesman and key l…
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Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"
This lesson details the history and impact of singer Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." The lesson, which …
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Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"
The original version of "Strange Fruit" from 1939 is played. Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute in N…
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Mark Twain and the Senate
Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book "Scenes," including Mark Twain'…
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Extension - Thomas Paine and "Common Sense"
In 1774, Englishman Thomas Paine arrived in America as the conflict between the colonies and Great Britai…
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African American Letters to Abraham Lincoln
This lesson highlights over 15 letters sent from African Americans to President Abraham Lincoln. The less…
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Prejudice and Inequality for Black Soldiers
Howard University Playwriting & Scriptwriting Professor Denise Hart, author and Lincoln historian Edna Gr…
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Author and Abolitionist Lydia Maria Child
This lesson highlights the life and work of author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. The lesson, which …
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Extension - "Their Eyes Were Watching God” and the Harlem Renaissance
In her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Zora Neale Hurston brings to life a southern love story that…
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First Lady Jane Pierce and a Tragedy
Ann Covell talked about a tragedy from First Lady Jane Pierce's life and its impact on her role in the Wh…
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The Cold War and Global Literature
This lesson provides an overview of how the United States and the Soviet Union both shaped literature fro…
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C.L.R. James
University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how states "bullied" writers during the…
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Claudia Jones
University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how states "bullied" writers during the…
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The Carrot and the Stick
University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney provided opening remarks for his lecture on how C…
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Book That Shaped America - “The Words of César Chávez"
Born in Yuma, Arizona, César Chávez began his working life as a manual laborer. After serving in the U.S.…
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Nixon World War II Love Letters
The World War II correspondence between Richard and Patricia Nixon - he serving with the U.S. Navy in the…
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Teaching "The Words of César Chávez"
Jennifer Connolly, principal at Preston High School (NY) talked about teaching "The Words of César Chávez…
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Book That Shaped America - “Free to Choose”
Milton Friedman was a 1976 Nobel Prize-winning American economist and advisor to President Ronald Reagan …
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Milton Friedman on Inflation
A portion of the PBS series titled "Free to Choose" is highlighted in which Milton Friedman explaied infl…
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Milton Friedman on Government Spending
Author Lanny Ebenstein discussed Friedman's views on government spending, deficits, and monetary policy.
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