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Author Rita Roberts talked about letters between African American families during the Civil War era. The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston hosted this program.
119 viewsAuthor Rita Roberts talked about letters between African American families during the Civil War era. The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston hosted this program.
119 viewsPatricia O’Toole recounted the struggle between President Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge over ratification of the 1919 Versailles Treaty, which ended World War I…
524 viewsHistorian Daphne Geanacopoulos discussed the life of Sarah Kidd, wife of pirate Captain Kidd, who secretly aided her husband while living as one of New York’s most prominent citizens. The Ma…
445 viewsHarvard University professor Reed Gochberg provided a history of museums in the 19th century that included debates over curators, collections, and the importance of certain historical object…
316 viewsShowtime and C-SPAN producers talked about creating documentaries and dramas about the nation’s first ladies. The Massachusetts Historical Society hosted this virtual event.
263 viewsHistorian Tegan Kehoe looked back at the history of health care in America through a collection of artifacts that range from a toothbrush and thermometer to a wheelchair and a vial of penici…
178 viewsBoston College history professor Charles Gallagher provided a history of the Christian Front, a far-right militant organization that espoused anti-Semitic and anti-Communist beliefs in the l…
540 viewsMichelle Marchetti Coughlin discussed her book, Penelope Winslow, Plymouth Colony First Lady: Re-Imagining a Life. A descendant of English nobility, Winslow was the wife of Josiah Winslow, P…
321 viewsBoston Red Sox historian Gordon Edes led a panel discussion on the team’s home front and battlefield contributions during World War II. Through the stories of Hall of Famer Ted Williams and …
633 viewsCivil War historian James Oakes examined how Abraham Lincoln thoughout his political career used the Constitution to abolish slavery. This was a virtual event hosted by the Massachusetts His…
604 viewsFiona Deans Halloran, author of Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons, and Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley talked about the life and work of the 19th-century…
320 viewsJoshua Greenberg discussed his book, Bank Notes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic, which examines the design and use of paper money in the antebellum era. He e…
439 viewsA panel of historians discussed several of the most contested presidential elections in American history: 1800, 1824, 1860, and 1876. They compared the elections to each other and to the 202…
280 viewsJohn Turner, a George Mason University religious studies professor, provided a history of the Plymouth Colony, established in 1620 by English settlers. This was a virtual event hosted by the…
501 viewsTexas A&M University-Central Texas History Professor Luke Nichter recalled the political career of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., a Republican senator turned foreign policy advisor to five president…
646 viewsPanelists compared founding-era politics to today’s. They stressed that while government size and voting demographics have changed, many issues that concern Americans today worried those in …
1,685 viewsHistorian Amy Watson talked about British imperialism and the New England Patriot movement in the 1700s. She described the movement’s ideology, discussed why they were involved in the 1745 s…
350 viewsSalve Regina University English professor Donna Harrington-Lueker discussed the concept of summer reading that was popularized in the nineteenth century. This was a virtual event hosted by t…
641 viewsPurdue University history professor John Larson looked at how colonial Americans utilized industry to benefit themselves to the detriment of the environment. This was a virtual program hoste…
662 viewsHistory Professor Daniel Mandell argued that early Americans were critical of economic inequality and believed fiscal parity was an essential part of a functional society. This virtual event…
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