University of Iowa professor of history Marshall T. Poe interviews historian and author Giles MacDonogh on his book After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation, which examines Allied atrocities in Germany following the end of World War II, including atrocities committed by Russians, Americans, British, and French.
From the Maine Humanities Council website:
"Donna Cassidy is Professor of American & New England Studies and Art History at the University of Southern Maine. Her most recent book, Marsden Hartley: Race, Region, and Nation, led to her current research on U.S. artists in Quebec and Atlantic Canada from 1890 to 1940. In this talk, co-sponsored by the Yarmouth and North Yarmouth historical societies, Cassidy describes the travels of those artists in the region, and discusses the influence of the landscape and people on their work."
Wendy Wick Reaves looks at two self-portraits by the artist Isabel Bishop (1902-1988), who focused on portraying women in the New York urban environment she worked in.
Donald L. Miller looks at World War II and the United States' experience of it, on the home front; in the air; and, finally, on the ground in Europe.
Donald L. Miller and Douglas Brinkley look at the United States from 1929 to 1937—the time of the Great Depression. The presentation discusses FDR's presidency and his New Deal; the work of journalists such as photographer Dorothea Lange; the establishment of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); Eleanor Roosevelt; criticism of FDR; the re-invigoration of the labor movement; and the Social Security Act.
Rachael Penman of the National Museum of Crime and Punishment discusses the persuasive technique and presence of Lyndon B. Johnson, both during and before his presidency.
From the Maine Humanities Council website:
"Thomas J. Brown is Associate Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Southern Studies. He is a Distinguished Lecturer with the Organization of American Historians. In this lecture, Brown examined the ways in which debates over regionalism, race relations and governmental power have influenced how America has remembered Abraham Lincoln, particularly in public monuments."
According to the Foundation of U.S. History website:
"Dr. Allida Black discusses FDR’s April 28, 1935, Fireside Chat focused primarily on the Works Relief Program."
The presentation is divided into 10 short clips.
Kansas Museum of History curators discuss the history behind a pair of geta sandals that Colonel James C. Hughes brought back from the Bataan Death March, which took place in the Philippines during World War II.
In this presentation by the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, 10 clips tell the story of Florence Kahn (1866-1948), the fifth female congressperson.