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Tour the city of New Orleans with Tulane professor, author, and historian Richard Campanella, as he highlights the French Quarter, Treme', and other Big Easy neighborhoods. C-SPAN’s Local…

During Reconstruction, African Americans in Winston-Salem settled in an area that became known as the Happy Hill neighborhood. Cheryl Harry, Organizer of the Happy Hill Shotgun House Project…

In August of 1791, the only successful slave revolt began in the modern day nation of Haiti. Philippe Girard recounted the life of the former slave whose rose to lead a revolution and ultima…

Jesmyn Ward is the first woman to win two National Book Awards for Fiction. She talked about why race is a prominent topic in her writing and why she decided to address these issues through …

Historian Walter Isaacson has written numerous biographies from Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. He explained how he chooses who to write about and the challenges that come…

The Memphis Room at the Benjamin Hooks Central Library collects items that tell the history of Memphis. Archivist and Hidden History of Memphis author Wayne Dowdy talked about highlighted do…

Lawrence, Kansas, was known as the center for the resistance against the Confederacy during the Civil War. Steve Nowak, executive director at the Watkins Museum of History, explained the ori…

Ida Lewis was a famous lighthouse keeper at Newport Harbor. Documentarian and Johnson and Wales professor Marian Gagnon explained how Lewis saved lives and became a nationally known figure d…

In the early 19th century, Jean Lafitte operated as a privateer across Southern Louisiana. McNeese State University Professor Keagan LeJeune explained what brought Lafitte to South Western L…

During the Gilded Age, Newport, Rhode Island, became the summer home to many of the country’s most wealthy, including the Vanderbilts. The Preservation Society of Newport County CEO Trudy Co…

Retired radio personality J.R. Snider gave a driving tour of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Winston-…

Pottawatomie County Historic Society director Ken Landry discussed the settlement of Shawnee and the impact that the railroad had on the growth of the town in the 1890s. C-SPAN’s Local Co…

Jean Lafitte operated as a privateer and pirate across Southern Louisiana in the early 19th century. Keagan LeJeune explained what brought Lafitte to this region and shared some of the stori…

Jack Gary, director of Archaeology and Landscapes, talked about some of the items found at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, including pieces that tell the story of slave life, trades practi…

Housed in the Wake Forest Library is the Maya Angelou Film and Theater Collection. Librarian Megan Mulder featured items that chronicle Angelou’s career on stage and behind the camera. C-…

The Wilcox Collection is one of the largest assemblages of American left and right wing political literature in the country. Curator of the Wilcox Collection Becky Schulte highlighted items …

Memphis' historic Beale Street began in 1841 as a place for African American travelers to listen to music and buy and sell goods. In her book, Memphis in Black and White, Memphis University …

Established in 1957, Stax Records became synonymous with Memphis and southern soul music with acts such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and the Staples Singers. Executive Director Jeff Kollath…

The archives at Elvis Presley’s Graceland contain over 1.5 million artifacts from the singer’s personal life and music career. Archivist Angie Marchese showcased some of their more unique it…

In 1898, George Vanderbilt II brought his new bride, Edith Dresser, to Biltmore, his 175,000 square foot estate. In her book, The Last Castle, Denise Kiernan recounts their lives there and E…