Sean Wilentz

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Sean Wilentz is an Author and Historian with 30 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1997 Vignette as a Professor for the History Department in the Princeton University. The year with the most videos was 2006 with four videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 1,429 views per program. Most appearances with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (4), Ted Kennedy (2), Brian Lamb (2). Most common tags: U.S. History, Executive Branch, Constitution.

Appearances by Title:Author and Historian


Videos: 1 c. August 1, 1987 - Present Professor, History Department, Princeton University


Videos: 29

Recent Appearances

  • <em>American Berserk</em>

    American Berserk

    Several writers explored the American experience, historical fiction, and ideas of democracy through the lens of novels by th…

  • Allida Black and Sean Wilentz on Threats to U.S. Democracy

    Allida Black and Sean Wilentz on Threats to U.S. Democracy

    Historians Allida Black and Sean Wilentz talked about President Biden’s “Soul of the Nation” speech and threats to American d…

  • Slavery and the Constitution

    Slavery and the Constitution

    Scholars argued that the U.S. Constitution was an anti-slavery document rather than a pro-slavery one. The panelists explored…

  • <em>No Property in Man</em>

    No Property in Man

    Princeton University American History Professor Sean Wilentz looked at the framers of the Constitution and slavery.

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