Videos

Historians Peter Onuf, David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed discussed defining equality and the Declaration of Independence. They talked about the views and interpretations of W.E.B. DuBois,…

Ellen Dunlap, Elizabeth Pope, and Tom Knoles talked about the American Antiquarian Society, one of the largest repositories in the country of original books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspaper…

In this tour of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, we look at materials dating from the first European settlement of America - including the first Bible printed in…

Professor Jill Lepore gave a talk, illustrated with photographs, about her book, A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States, published by Alfred A. Knopf. The…

Author Jill Lepore talked about her new book, “The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity.” The book describes a conflict between Native Americans and British co…