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    Daniel Ellsberg on Nuclear Proliferation

    Daniel Ellsberg, best known for leaking sensitive Vietnam War documents known as the Pentagon Papers, talks about his career and his fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Many …

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    Life and Legacy of Biographer and Historian Stephen B. Oates, Part 3

    Historians and authors spoke about the life and legacy of biographer and University of Massachusetts Amherst history professor Stephen Oates. Professor Oates, who died in 2021, specialized i…

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    Life and Legacy of Biographer and Historian Stephen B. Oates, Part 2

    Historian Harold Holzer spoke about the life and legacy of biographer and University of Massachusetts Amherst history professor Stephen Oates. Professor Oates, who died in 2021, specialized …

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    Life and Legacy of Biographer and Historian Stephen B. Oates, Part 1

    The University of Massachusetts Amherst hosted a memorial service and discussion on the life and career of biographer and history professor Stephen Oates. Professor Oates, who died in 2021, …

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    Daniel Ellsberg on Nuclear War Planning and Policy

    The University of Massachusetts, Amherst recently announced the acquisition of the papers of Daniel Ellsberg, which became part of their special collections library. In an event marking the …

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    Sit-ins and the Civil Rights Movement

    University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Traci Parker talked about the lunch counter sit-ins that took place in the early 1960s as part of the civil rights movement. She described how o…

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    University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2017 Commencement Address

    Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gave the 2017 commencement address to graduating students at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She encouraged graduates to become involved with publ…

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    Direct Action and Protest

    Panelists talked about the history and use of direct action as a means of non-violent protest. Topics included the Keystone XL Pipeline, the Black Lives Matter movement, housing evictions, r…

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    University of Massachusetts Amherst Commencement Address

    Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA) gave the commencement address to the 2014 graduating class of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in McGuirk Alumni Stadium. He called on the students to…

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    Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election

    Mark Crispin Miller talked about his book Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election and Why They’ll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them), published by Basic Books. Profess…

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    Afghanistan's Endless War

    Larry Goodson, author of Afghanistan’s Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics and the Rise of the Taliban, analyzes events in Afghanistan during the last 20 years and the importance o…

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    University of Massachusetts Commencement

    In a commencement address to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Billie Jean King encouraged the graduates to chase their dreams and experience life to the fullest.

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