David Blight Discusses Death and the Civil War
David Blight Discusses Death and the Civil War
David Blight talks about the carnage of the Civil War and how both sides tried to get back the bodies of their fallen so... Read more
17 Sep 2012
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5mins
The Van Vechten Paradox: The Harlem Renaissance, a White Man, and his Black Story
The Van Vechten Paradox: The Harlem Renaissance, a White Man, and his Black Story
Carl Van Vechten, a best-selling novelist, archivist, photographer, and negrophile promoted black culture during the era... Read more
16 Sep 2009
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40mins
Alexis de Tocqueville and the Challenge of Democracy
Alexis de Tocqueville and the Challenge of Democracy
Frank Turner, John Hay Whitney Professor of History and the director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at... Read more
22 Jun 2009
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29mins
The Founding Fathers and the American Monarchy
The Founding Fathers and the American Monarchy
Frank Prochaska, author of The Eagle and the Crown: Americans and the British Monarchy, argues in his book that America’... Read more
12 Dec 2008
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41mins
Perspectives on Freedom: An African-American Anecdote
Perspectives on Freedom: An African-American Anecdote
An autobiographical, historical metaphorical account of the African American experience. Holloway examines the grave epi... Read more
6 Aug 2007
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11mins