The Lower East End Tenement Museum hosts a panel discussion with Irish American authors Frank McCourt and Pete Hamill and Irish author Nuala O'Faolain about the influence and presence of Irish Americans in U.S. culture, particularly in New York.

Don Vitale of Archiving Early America narrates an overview of Benjamin Franklin's early life and his scientific, social, and inventive accomplishments prior to the Revolutionary War.

Captioned and uncaptioned versions of the film are available.

This podcast provides a self-guided tour of Battleground National Cemetery. According to the Battle Creek Park website, ". . . Battleground National Cemetery is one of nine Civil War installations under the stewardship of Rock Creek Park and serves as the final resting place for the majority of Union Civil War soldiers who perished while defending Washington, D.C. during a Confederate attack on July 11th and 12th, 1864."

To listen to this tour, select "podcast" under "Battleground National Cemetery."

This podcast provides a self-guided tour of historic Fort Stevens. According to the Rock Creek Park website, "Fort Stevens served as the focal point for defending Washington, D.C. during a Confederate attack in July of 1864 and is one of nine Civil War installations under the stewardship of Rock Creek Park. On this tour, listeners will learn the role that the fort played during the Battle of Fort Stevens and hear the incredible stories of sacrifice and struggle of those individuals that worked and lived here."

To listen to this tour, select "Podcast" under "Fort Stevens."

Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield was the scene of some of the most dramatic moments in American history, July 2, 1863. In this podcast, listeners will learn more about the fighting on Little Round Top. Designed as a four-stop walking tour, this podcast can also be listened to to gain a sense of the site's layout and history.

The doomed Confederate charge July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg has become one of the most famous events in American military history. In this podcast, listeners will follow in the footsteps of Pickett's men that day. Designed as a five-stop walking tour, this podcast can also be listened to to gain a sense of the site's layout and history.

The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War began when thousands of Union soldiers plunged into D.R. Miller's cornfield. In this podcast, listeners tour the opening moments of the Battle of Antietam. Designed as an eight-stop walking tour, this podcast can also be listened to to gain a sense of the site's layout and history.

Charles McCurdy of the University of Virginia discusses the ways in which states originally legally established or abolished slavery. He discusses particularly the gradual abolition of slavery (based on age and date of birth of African Americans) in states including Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.

Kathryn Kish Sklar of SUNY-Binghamton examines the participation of African-American women in the radical abolitionist movement headed by William Lloyd Garrison. Sklar focuses particularly on the speaking of these women at abolitionist conventions.

To view this clip, select "Free Black Women in the Anti-Slavery Movement" under "African-American Experience Video."

Kathryn Kish Sklar of SUNY-Binghamton outlines the lives of the Grimke sisters, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, focusing on their entrance into the Quaker religion and the radical abolitionist movement headed by William Lloyd Garrison. Sklar notes how the Grimkes' public speaking in support of abolitionism broke away from common conventions limiting women's public participation and behavior.