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Artist Harvey Pratt shared his vision for the National Native American Veterans memorial in a conversation with Kevin Gover, the director of the National Museum of the American Indian. Mr.…

Art historian Judy Scott Feldman analyzed artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and Civil War. She talked about the influence of paintings, sculptures and memorials on how history…

Wake Forest University professor John Curley taught a class on how the Cold War both influenced and was influenced by photography. He talked about the perceived documentary nature of photography and…

Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times book review, talked about How to Raise a Reader, in which she offered her thoughts on how to get children interested in reading books.

Liberty University English Professor Karen Prior talked about the value in reading great literature.

Historian H.W. Brands profiled Aaron Burr, the former vice president to Thomas Jefferson. Aaron Burr is most remembered for killing former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel on…

In his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2020 LCV Cities Tour” in Bryan and College Station, Texas, from February 15-21, 2020, to feature the history and literary life…

Tulane University professor John “Ray” Proctor taught a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences.

C-SPAN visited Amarillo, Texas to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

C-SPAN visited Chapel Hill, North Carolina to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

In 1912, at age 24, artist Georgia O’Keeffe left the East Coast and headed west to the Texas panhandle. In her book, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Wartime Texas Letters, Amy Von Lintel examined the artist’s collection of…

C-SPAN visited Indianapolis to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

Daniel Weiss, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, talked about the life of poet and musician Michael O’Donnell, who went missing in action during the Vietnam War after the…

C-SPAN visited Charleston, West Virginia to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

Les Standiford talked about his book The Man Who Invented Christmas, in which he recalls Charles Dickens' writing of A Christmas Carol. He spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair.

C-SPAN visited Laramie, Wyoming to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

C-SPAN visited Toledo, Ohio to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

C-SPAN visited Rapid City, South Dakota to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards are presented for “important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” 2019 winners included…