Sandra Rodriguez narrates a basic overview of the Japanese-American internment camps and racism towards Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II. The presentation includes a range of clips and readings of anti-Japanese propaganda.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to "Japanese-American Internment," and click on the name. This will automatically download a .wmv file.

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Author, architect, and Holocaust survivor Benjamin Hirsch talks about his and his siblings' escape from Nazi Germany and their efforts to adapt to life in the American South during the 1940s, in the face of continued antisemitism.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how President Abraham Lincoln was forced to suspend some civil liberties to maintain control during the Civil War.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the 1831 rebellion started by the slave Nat Turner. The brutal aftermath sent shock waves throughout the South.

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Adrian Basora, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Director of the Project on Democratic Transitions, offers an in-depth assessment of the political, economic, and social transitions of Central and East European countries 15 years after the fall of communism; and discusses the development of non-democratic countries following 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He examines responses to democracy and looks at attempts to spread democracy.

To listen to this lecture, select "A - Adrian Basora on Democratic Transitions on Radio Times (on NPR-affiliate WHYY), 3/16/2007" under "2007."

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces how the American Revolution exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and the need for a new national constitution.

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the Philadelphia meeting of the Second Continental Congress, shortly after the American Revolution began. Benjamin Franklin proposed independence from Britain, and George Washington was appointed to lead the Continental Army.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the Quakers, or the Society of Friends, who sought a refuge in America where they could practice without persecution. Quaker William Penn found a permanent settlement in Pennsylvania.

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the departure of a group of Puritan Separatists from England aboard the Mayflower to settle a colony in America. In Plymouth, MA, they signed the Mayflower Compact, promising that all decisions of the new colony would be made by the majority.

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Michael Ray narrates a basic overview of the 1967 My Lai Massacre, including the events that led up to the Massacre and those that followed it. The presentation posits ethical questions that events like the Massacre raise.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to and click on "My Lai Massacre (Vietnam War)."

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