Videos

The American Antiquarian Society hosted a panel discussion on how early Americans confronted epidemics and pandemics -- from diphtheria to yellow fever to cholera. They looked at case studie…

Ben Mutschler discussed his book, The Province of Affliction: Illness and the Making of Early New England. His focus is on how families and various arms of the government adapted and respond…

Historian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory. Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was ki…

Cornell University history professor Mary Beth Norton presented a talk titled “Reflections on Gender in Anglo-America.” The lecture was based on four books she published between 1980 and 201…

Historians Peter Onuf, David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed discussed defining equality and the Declaration of Independence. They talked about the views and interpretations of W.E.B. DuBois,…