Videos

Historians discussed the founders of the United States. The 2023 George Washington Symposium was hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia.

Author David Waldstreicher talked about the life and work of Phillis Wheatley, who was enslaved as a child but learned to read and write and went on to become a published poet in colonial Am…

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed recalled the announcement of the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philade…

On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in Texas. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed explained the significance of Junet…

Authors Annette Gordon-Reed and Clint Smith spoke about the legacy of slavery in America. The Boston Book Festival sponsored this virtual event.

Author, Harvard University professor, and historian Annette Gordon-Reed talked about American presidents, slavery, and emancipation. Her books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hemingse…

Historians discussed the lives of loyalists, Native Americans and African Americans in the aftermath of the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence. This discussion was part of a conference…

Annette Gordon-Reed talked about the history and legacy of Juneteenth, the June 19 day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans in Texas were informed of their emancipation. She also talked a…

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and other history experts reflected on Juneteenth and the historical significance of the now national holiday. Earlier in the week, President Biden s…

Columbia University Journalism School and the Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University presented their annual awards that ‘honor the best in American nonfiction writing.’ This …

Authors Annette Gordon-Reed, Elizabeth Hinton, and Jelani Cobb offered their thoughts on racial injustice in America. This virtual program was hosted by Liveright Publishing in New York City…

Harvard University professor Annette Gordon-Reed talked about the legacy of Andrew Johnson, the nation’s 17th president who took office following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. Pro…

Historians David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed talked about recent debates over historical monuments, discussing how people could make decisions about removing or contextualizing them based…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed presents a biography of the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson (1865-1869). A Southern Democrat who remained aligned with t…

The Congressional Black Caucus hosted a ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans to arrive in British North America. Participants included House Speaker Nancy Pe…

Authors discussed the impact of the Trump administration on government. They spoke at the 2019 Brooklyn Book Festival.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card talked about the impact and future of representative …

Historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Douglas Brinkley examined the framing of the Constitution and speculated about the founders' thoughts on the balance of power in the U.S. government today.…

Book TV presented coverage of the 69th annual National Book Awards, which included awards in non-fiction and fiction categories. Novelist Isabel Allende was awarded the Medal for Distinguish…

New York Times ethicist columnist Kwame Appiah explored the role identity plays in society. He’s joined in conversation by historian Annette Gordon-Reed.