She Came to Slay
Historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar chronicled the life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of…
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The Nickel Boys
Award-winning author Colson Whitehead discussed his book, The Nickel Boys. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
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Centennial Suffrage Commemoration
The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission hosted a conversation on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, author Elaine Weiss, and Libra…
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Summer Series Books by First Ladies
Book TV looked at several programs with books by First Ladies.
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Cultural Institutions and Social Unrest
The Library of Congress hosted an online conversation between Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch about how cultural institutions can come to the countr…
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The Great Influenza
Tulane University Professor John Barry discussed his book, The Great Influenza, which provides a history of the 1918 influenza outbreak.
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The Library Book
Author and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean recounted the Los Angeles Public Library Fire of 1986.
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