Politics and Culture in Early America
Suffolk University professor Kathryn Lasdow taught a class on politics and culture in the United States from 1800 through the 1830s. She described how the country changed during the period…
635 viewsSuffolk University professor Kathryn Lasdow taught a class on politics and culture in the United States from 1800 through the 1830s. She described how the country changed during the period…
635 viewsPrinceton University African American studies professor and native Alabaman Imani Perry provided a history of America through her travels in the South. The Palm Beach Book Festival in…
290 viewsAtlantic staff writers Adam Harris (The State Must Provide) and Clint Smith (How the Word Is Passed) discussed their books on history and racial inequality. They spoke at the 2022 Annapolis Book…
274 viewsNational Book Award-winning author Kevin Boyle provided a social and political history of the United States during the 1960s. This was a virtual event hosted by the National Archives in…
441 viewsThe Heritage Foundation’s Jonathan Butcher (Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth) and the American Enterprise Institute’s Ian Rowe (Agency ) discussed their books.…
616 viewsRev. Al Sharpton profiled lesser-known civil rights activists and how they impacted the movement. This was a virtual event hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
159 viewsWhat do Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon have in common? They faced not just political opponents, but Americans who actually…
1,660 viewsMark Clague, a University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor, talked about the history of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” its widespread use at sporting events, and…
495 viewsAuthor and Emory University professor Carol Anderson joined Book TV to talk and take calls about voting rights, gun regulation, and race in America. Her books include White Rage and The…
1,149 viewsThe Appalachian Trail stretches from Maine to Georgia. University of Michigan professor Philip D’Anieri provided a history of the construction of the trail, which is 2,200 miles long. This…
442 viewsJordan Tannenbaum, vice chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, talked about the following: his government agency’s work to preserve the country’s historic places and resources,…
535 viewsHarriett Romo and William Dupont discussed the historical and cultural heritage of the Texas-Mexico borderlands. The San Antonio Book Festival hosted this event.
110 viewsUniversity of North Carolina, Charlotte history Professor Karen Cox discussed her book, No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice. She recounted the…
716 viewsJamestown-Yorktown Foundation executive director Christy Coleman talked with historian Joanne Freeman about her scholarship on Alexander Hamilton and violence in Congress during the 19th…
212 viewsPresident Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making it now the 11th annual federal holiday and the first one established since the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth,…
7,230 viewsFormer Baltimore Sun reporter John Bainbridge Jr., author of Gun Barons: The Weapons That Transformed America and the Men Who Invented Them, talked about the inventors who started Colt,…
439 viewsChuck Klosterman looked back at the social, political, and technological happenings of the nineties, marked by the growth of the internet. This was a virtual program hosted by Powell’s…
271 viewsHow have presidential historic sites, libraries and museums incorporated slavery and race into their exhibits and tours? Historians, curators and site directors shared their stories. The…
261 viewsExperts with technology companies, museums, and historical sites discussed using digital tools to reach their audiences and improve learning experiences. The White House Historical…
160 viewsHow can historical knowledge be used to engage American citizens? Suggested answers came from a discussion with representatives of the Bill of Rights Institute, National History Day,…
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