Heather Ann Thompson
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Heather Ann Thompson

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Heather Ann Thompson is an Author with 11 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2015 Forum as an Associate Professor for the History Department in the Temple University. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2017 with an average of 1,911 views per program as a Professor for History and Afro-American and African Studies in the University of Michigan. Most appearances with Khalil Gibran Muhammad (3). Most common tags: Prisons, Civil Unrest, Race Relations.

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Videos: 1 c. August 1, 2015 - Present Professor, History and Afro-American and African Studies, University of Michigan


Videos: 6 c. August 1, 2009 - Present Associate Professor, History Department, Temple University


Videos: 4

Recent Appearances

  • <em>Whose Detroit?</em>

    Whose Detroit?

    In her book Whose Detroit?, Heather Ann Thompson examined the racial and political tensions that plagued Detroit for much of …

  • 1967 Detroit Riots

    1967 Detroit Riots

    American History TV presented live coverage from the Detroit Free Press newsroom to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Det…

  • <em>Blood in the Water</em>

    Blood in the Water

    Heather Ann Thompson talked about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and

  • 1967 Detroit Rebellion

    1967 Detroit Rebellion

    Panelists talked about different aspects of the 1967 Detroit Rebellion. The Detroit Rebellion, also known as 12th Street Riot…

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