Mark Twain and the Senate
Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book "Scenes," including Mark Twain'…
Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book "Scenes," including Mark Twain'…
In 1774, Englishman Thomas Paine arrived in America as the conflict between the colonies and Great Britai…
This lesson highlights over 15 letters sent from African Americans to President Abraham Lincoln. The less…
Howard University Playwriting & Scriptwriting Professor Denise Hart, author and Lincoln historian Edna Gr…
This lesson highlights the life and work of author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. The lesson, which …
In her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Zora Neale Hurston brings to life a southern love story that…
Ann Covell talked about a tragedy from First Lady Jane Pierce's life and its impact on her role in the Wh…
This lesson provides an overview of how the United States and the Soviet Union both shaped literature fro…
University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how states "bullied" writers during the…
University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how states "bullied" writers during the…
University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney provided opening remarks for his lecture on how C…
Born in Yuma, Arizona, César Chávez began his working life as a manual laborer. After serving in the U.S.…
The World War II correspondence between Richard and Patricia Nixon - he serving with the U.S. Navy in the…
Jennifer Connolly, principal at Preston High School (NY) talked about teaching "The Words of César Chávez…
Milton Friedman was a 1976 Nobel Prize-winning American economist and advisor to President Ronald Reagan …
A portion of the PBS series titled "Free to Choose" is highlighted in which Milton Friedman explaied infl…
Author Lanny Ebenstein discussed Friedman's views on government spending, deficits, and monetary policy.
Patricia Cunningham, teacher of AP courses in Economics and United States Government & Politics at Nazare…
Howard Dodson explained the origin of the cosmogram and the meaning of the symbols found in it. This is t…
Audio of Langston Hughes reading his poem is highlighted in this video.