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Federalist 78 and Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained the power of judicial review and how Hamilton's…
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The History of Expanding the Supreme Court
University of Michigan Law School professor and Supreme Court historian Richard Friedman discussed how…
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The Congressional Career of Jeannette Rankin
House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott discussed the career of…
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The Use of Monkeys during the Space Program
Paul Morando, chief curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, explained…
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Japanese American Soldiers in World War II
Paul Morando, chief curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, provided…
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The Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Colorado College professor Santiago Guerra discussed the 1970 Controlled Substances Act and how it…
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Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Timothy Riley, the National Churchill Museum director and chief curator, discussed the speech that…
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Greenbacks and Early Currency in the United States
Author Joshua Greenberg discussed the system of paper currency that was in place prior to the…
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The Relationship between Clothing, Race and Politics
Stanford University law Professor Richard Thompson Ford discussed the connection between race and…
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Impact of the 1783 Treaty of Paris in the U.S.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor Kathleen DuVal discussed the impact of the 1783…
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Enlightenment and Classical Ideas in 18th Century America
Author Caroline Winterer (The Culture of Classicism) discussed how America's founders were influenced by…
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Detroit's Paradise Valley and Urban Renewal
Paradise Valley was the business and entertainment district in Detroit for African Americans from the…
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What Makes a Good Inaugural Address
Historian and author Michael Beschloss used examples of five historic inaugural addresses to discuss…
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The Federalist Papers
Grove City College president Paul McNulty explained the purpose of the Federalist Papers and how they…
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The Constitutional Convention
Grove City College president Paul McNulty explained how the meeting of the Constitutional Convention…
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1933 Inauguration Period
Eric Rauchway discussed the financial state of the country surrounding FDR's inauguration. He described…
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FDR and Hoover - 1932 Transition
Eric Rauchway talked about the relationship between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt during the…
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Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Speech
Sam Waterston read Lincoln's First Inaugural Speech. Historian Susan Schulten discussed how this speech…
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Politics and the Election of 1860
Historian Susan Schulten discussed the significance of the election of 1860. She explained the issues…
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Relative Location and Rebuilding after the Great Chicago Fire
Northwestern University History Professor Carl Smith discussed the importance of Chicago's location to…
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The Mayflower Compact
Plimoth Patuxet Deputy Executive Director Richard Pickering explained how the Pilgrims landed in New…
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History of Wheelchair Basketball
Journalist David Davis provided a history of the first wheelchair basketball teams comprised of World…
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The History of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
The Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro talked about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the…
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Historical Uses of the 25th Amendment
Michigan State University law professor Brian Kalt talked about the 25th amendment which addresses…
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Scholar Sarah Bell talked about the origin of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1874 and its…
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The History of Race and the Electoral College
Harvard University Professor Alexander Keyssar offered his thoughts about the Electoral College and how…
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Early Life of Harriet Tubman
Historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar talks about the early life of Araminta Ross (Harriet Tubman).
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CORE: Congress of Racial Equality
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Professor Traci Parker explains CORE, the Congress of Racial…
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1919 "Red Summer"
Journalist and author Cameron McWhirter and historian Saje Mathieu talked about what the conditions were…
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Marquis de Lafayette and the American Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette -- portrayed by Colonial Williamsburg’s Mark Schneider talked about Lafayette's…
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The Hijacking of Flight 93
National Park Service Ranger Adam Shaffer gave a tour of the Flight 93 National Memorial near…
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The Polio Epidemic
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked the symptoms and spread of…
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The Development of the Polio Vaccine in the 1950s
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the development and…
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Rosenwald Schools in the Segregated South
Author Stephanie Deutsche talked about the partnership between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington…
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The History of Mail-In and Absentee Voting
Bipartisan Policy Center’s John Fortier talked about the history of absentee and mail-in voting laws.…
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The Expanding Labor Force after World War II
Author and New York Times economics reporter Jim Tankersley talked about the impact that the end of…
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The Voting Rights Act and African Americans in Congress
Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott historians for the House of Representatives talked about the impact…
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The Great Migration and Black Representation in Congress
Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott, historians at the House of Representatives, talked about the Great…
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Abolitionism and the Early Women's Rights Movement
Journalist and author Elaine Weiss discussed the connections between the abolitionist movement and the…
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Phillis Wheatley
R. Scott Stephenson, Vice President of Collections, Exhibitions and Programming at the museum of the…
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Shirley Chisholm and Black Women in Politics
Purdue University associate professor of political science and African American studies Nadia Brown…
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The Origins and Legacy of the Korean War
A overview of the origins and legacy of the Korean War. A U.S. Information Agency video provides the…
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The Layout and Growth of New York City
New York School of Interior Design Architectural History Professor Barry Lewis talks about New York City…
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The Power of the Supreme Court to Check the President
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The Women's Suffrage Movement and the 19th Amendment
Journalist Erin Geiger Smith talked about the history of voting in the United States and discussed the…
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The Immigration Act of 1924
Author Jia Lynn Yang discussed the Immigration Act of 1924 and how it changed immigration policy in the…
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The 1959 Kitchen Debate
Alison Mann and Katie Speckart from the State Department’s U.S. Diplomacy Center discussed the 1959…
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Escaped Slaves in Detroit
The first race riots in Detroit happened in 1833. Those riots were sparked by the imprisonment of…
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The 1966 Fulbright Hearings on the Vietnam War
Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie explained the significance of the 1966 Vietnam hearings and how…
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The 1956 Southern Manifesto
Yale University law Professor Justin Driver talked about the 1956 “Southern Manifesto,” a document…
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The Early Life of Malcolm X
University of Texas history professor Peniel Joseph discussed the early life of Malcolm X and how that…
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The Impact of W.E.B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey
Author and historian Peniel Joseph talked about how W.E.B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey influenced the Black…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Views on Race
Craig Fehrman talked about his book, Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books…
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Nativism and the Know Nothings
Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” talked about the anti-immigrant sentiment during…
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Changes to the United States in the 1840s
Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” discussed the size and demographics of the United…
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Detroit's Birwood Wall
In 1941, a developer built the Birwood Wall in northwest Detroit that was meant to separate white and…
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1966 Civil Rights Movement in Mobile, AL
Eric Finley talked about the Civil Rights movement in Mobile, AL, including voting rights and community…
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Hidden Figures of Mobile, Alabama
Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail Tour Guide Eric Finley discusses some of Mobile,…
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Mobile, AL: Slavery and the Clotilda
Tour guide Eric Finley explains the history of the final trip of enslaved people on board the Clotilda…
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The Slave Market in Mobile, Alabama
Tour guide Eric Finley explains the history of the slave market in Mobile, Alabama.
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The Dawes Act and Indian Land Ownership
Muscogee (Creek) Nation curator John Beaver discussed the 1887 Dawes Act which changed how Indians in…
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The Double V Campaign During World War II
Kim Guise gave a tour of the “Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII”…
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The French Settlement of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, AL tour guide Eric Finley explained the founding of Mobile by the French in 1702.
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The Truman Doctrine
Clay Bauske, curator at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, talked about the origins of…
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The Works Progress Administration
Sandra Opdycke of Vassar College’s Institute for Innovation in Social Policy explained the history of…
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The Legacy of John C. Fremont
Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” talked about his book, Imperfect Union, which…
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Hamilton's Financial Plan
Chris Meyers, director of education for the Museum of American Finance, explained Alexander Hamilton's…
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Levittown and Post-World War II Suburbanization
Professor Evan Friss talked about the evolution of suburbs after World War II. Using Levittown, NY as an…
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The Origins of Redlining
Professor Evan Friss talked about the origins of redlining and the creation of the Home Owners' Loan…
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Women's Christian Temperance Union and Suffrage
Historian Kate Clarke Lemay talked about the Women's Christian Temperance movement and how it impacted…
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Labor Unions and the 1892 Homestead Steel Strike
Joshua Freeman, history professor at Queens College discussed the 1982 steel strike in Homestead, PA and…
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Changes in the Labor Force in the 1890s
Washington University in St. Louis history professor Margaret Garb talked about the ways that labor…
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Interpreting Documents during the AP U.S. History Exam
Jason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of Fabric of a Nation: A Brief History with Skills and…
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The 1960 U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Gary Powers, Jr., son of the U-2 pilot shot down in the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The U-2 spy…
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The Division of Germany and Berlin after World War II
This 1962 film documents Germany and the city of Berlin after World War II. It highlights the factors…
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Civil Defense and Fallout Shelters during the Cold War
Gary Powers, Jr. gave a tour of the Cold War Museum in Warrenton, Virginia. He spoke about the actions…
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Society after the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan,…
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Mormon Pioneers in Missouri
Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Elder George Peterson explained the migration of Mormons to…
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The American Exclave of Point Roberts, Washington
Residents of Point Roberts, Washington told their story about the hardships created by living in the…
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Industrialization and Lowell Mill Girls
Queens College History professor Joshua Freeman talked about the history of factories. He discussed…
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American Transcendentalism and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Christie Jackson, senior curator of the Trustees of Reservations gave a tour of the Old Manse in…
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Horace Mann and Early Public Education
Author Nikhal Goyal discussed Horace Mann's role in developing the American public education system in…
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
Edith Gelles and Jim Taylor talked about the legacy of John and Abigail Adams and the passage of the…
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President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats
Historian and commentator Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed President Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chats…
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Charles Lindbergh and the First Solo Transatlantic Flight
At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., curator Jeremy Kinney explained…
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Victory Gardens during World War II
This 1942 U.S. Department of Agriculture film promotes Victory Gardens and provides instructions to help…
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The Wright Brothers and the First Flight
At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., curator Jeremy Kinney explained…
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Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations
Scott Christianson talked about his book, 100 Documents that Changed the World: From the Magna Carta to…
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The First Great Awakening
Baylor University professor Thomas Kidd taught a class on the first Great Awakening. He spoke about the…
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Triangular Trade in New England
Keith Stokes of 1696 Heritage Group discussed the concept known as triangle trade that connected the…
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William Penn and the Quakers
Lynne Calamia gave a tour of the Arch Street Friends Meeting House in Philadelphia. She explained a…
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The Settlement of Detroit and New France
Bill Pringle, curatorial assistant at the Detroit Historical Museum toured the museum and explained the…
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Native American Governance and the U.S. Constitution
Kevin Gover explains the theory of how the ideas found in Native American governance influenced the…
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The Doctrine of Discovery
Kevin Gover explains the origin of this European concept which claimed indigenous people around the…
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Native Americans and the U.S. Armed Forces
National Museum of the American Indian Director Kevin Gover discussed the use of Native American names…
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Religion in Colonial America
Baylor University professor Thomas Kidd explained the religious differences between the regions of the…
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The Spanish Settlement of Los Angeles
Ken Luftig Viste, curator at the La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a Mexican-American cultural center in…
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The Spanish Settlement in Tucson, Arizona
Jonathan Mabry, Historic Preservation Officer in Tucson, AZ and Rick Collins, Vice President of the…
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The Spanish Empire in Western Florida
Rob Blount, executive director of Mission San Luis in Tallahassee, Florida, talked about the Spanish…
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The First and Second Industrial Revolutions
Norton Reamer, author of "Investment: A History", talked about the first and second industrial…
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