Monuments to Absence
Author Andrew Denson looked at how the 1830s forced Cherokee removal is remembered in the South through memorials and historic sites. The Georgia Historical Society hosted this virtual event…
214 viewsAuthor Andrew Denson looked at how the 1830s forced Cherokee removal is remembered in the South through memorials and historic sites. The Georgia Historical Society hosted this virtual event…
214 viewsUniversity of Virginia Professor Grace Elizabeth Hale looked at the Cold War era and its influence on popular culture. The Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah co-hosted the e…
648 viewsThe Georgia Historical Society’s senior historian Stan Deaton interviewed former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn about the Cold War 75 years after it began. Senator Nunn served from 1972 to 1997 as a …
548 viewsUniversity of Virginia History Professor William Hitchcock discussed presidential leadership during the Cold War-era and the Cold War’s lasting impact. He is the author of The Age of Eisenho…
362 viewsUniversity of Virginia Professor Kevin Gaines looked back to the Cold War era and explained how opponents of the civil rights movement associated it with communism and how similar methods ar…
774 viewsSteve Oney talked about his book, And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank, about a 1915 murder case in Marietta, Georgia. In his book, he explores th…
1,921 viewsStan Deaton talked about commercialization and consumerism in post-World War II America. He spoke about the emergence of cars, television, fast food, and suburban communities and the impact …
864 viewsWinston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, talked about John C. Fremont, who was an explorer, mapmaker, U.S. Senator from California, two-time Republican presidential candidate, Governor of the …
512 viewsCivil War historians and social scientists discussed regional perceptions of the Civil War, which still differ 139 years later. The roundtable, titled “Why Are We Still Fighting the Civil Wa…
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