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Alaina Roberts discussed her new book, “I’ve Been Here All the While - Black Freedom on Native Land,” in which she uses archival research and family history to reexamine the land rights of I…

Douglas Winiarski discussed his book Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England. The Newberry Library in Chicago hosted this onl…

Penn State University History Professor A.K. Sandoval-Strausz talked about his book, Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City, in which he argued that Latin American imm…

Journalist Ben Austen reported on public housing in the U.S., retracing the development and demolition of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project, which at one time provided public housing t…

Kate Larson talked about her book Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an Ameican Hero, published by Ballantine Books. In it the author chronicled the life of one of the …

Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen talked about the history of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s impact on both the right and left in the United States and on multitudinous aspects of America…

Scott Turow and Judge Richard Posner talked about the future of book publishing in the digital age and related topics. They also responded to questions from members of the audience at the Ne…

Eric Foner examines Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts on slavery. Mr. Foner relays that early in Mr. Lincoln’s political career he was “naturally anti-slavery” but adhered to the Constitution’s pro…

Representative Jesse Jackson,Jr. , a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, provided opening and closing remarks. Moderated by Professor James Horton, panelists discussed Afr…

Beryl Satter talked about her book Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America (Metropolitan Books; March 17, 2009). Professor Satter, chair of the hist…

Professor Elliot Gorn spoke about his book, Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America, published by Hill & Wang. The biography is about social activist Mother Jones and the times in …

Lauro Martines talked about his book, April Blood: Florence and the Plot Against the Medici, published by Oxford University Press. He described the political feuds between the Pazzi family …

Mr. Higbie and Mr. Savage talked about the time period in which Upton Sinclair and Theodore Dreiser wrote. They also talked about the fictional representations of Chicago in both authors' wo…

Author Ms. Linda Kerber talked about her book No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship, published by Hill & Wang Publications. The book is about how me…

Mr. Cullen described the history of the Newberry Library, the strengths of its collections, and its future. Ms. Hamilton conducted a tour of the current exhibit, “Living Treasures,” which in…

Mr. Holli talked about his book, The American Mayor: The Best and Worst Big-City Leaders published by Pennsylvania State University, which lists the 10 best and worst American mayors since 1…

Prof. Francis Jennings talked about Benjamin Franklin, Politician: The Mask and the Man, published by W.W. Norton. His book explores areas of his life and career not covered in Franklin’s au…

Historian Laurence Levine spoke about his book, “The Opening of the American Mind: Canons, Culture & History.” The book is labeled as a response to conservative critics of American higher ed…