Ronald C. White Discusses "A. Lincoln"
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Ronald C. White Jr. discusses his new biography, A. Lincoln, and examines Lincoln as a man, beyond his role and time as President, focusing on Lincoln's humility.
A Biography of America
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"A Biography of America" presents history not simply as a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized, but as a living narrative. Prominent historians—Donald L. Miller, Pauline Maier, Louis P. Masur, Waldo E. Martin, Jr., Douglas Brinkley, and Virginia Scharff—present America's story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. Thought-provoking debates and lectures encourage critical analysis of the forces that have shaped America. First-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents reveal the human side of American history—how historical figures affected events, and the impact of these events on citizens' lives. This video instructional series on American history is appropriate for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; it consists of 26 half-hour video programs, coordinated books, and a website.
Abraham Lincoln, America's Racial Dilemma, and the Power of Politics
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Professor Kevin Adams reviews the life of Abraham Lincoln, considering the contradictions of his decisions and views on race and in politics. Adams looks at how these contradictions reflected and fit into the context of Lincoln's times.
Upton Sinclair: Far More Than a Muckracker
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Professor Lauren Coodley reviews the life of writer and activist Upton Sinclair. She focuses on the details of his life not commonly included in his popular image as a "muckraker."
Jacqueline Lemelle: A Free Black Woman in 18th-century New Orleans
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Professor Jennifer Spear reviews the life of free black woman Jacqueline Lemelle in 18th-century New Orleans. Spear uses Lemelle's life as a frame to discuss 18th-century race relations and 18th-century New Orleans.
The Folly of Empire
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Editor John B. Judis discusses the foreign policy of George W. Bush and his War on Terrorism in relation to previous foreign policy trends in the U.S., from the early U.S. of the Founding Fathers onwards.
Not Your Grandfather's Benjamin Franklin: Teaching Early America through Our Most Modern Founding Father
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:04
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Professor Dee Andrews reviews the life of Benjamin Franklin, focusing on Franklin's own written materials as a window into his personality and the culture and times within which he lived.
The Complex Legacy of Dorothea Dix: The Troubled and Troubling Heroine of Social Reform
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:04
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Professor Caroline Cox reviews the life of activist Dorothea Dix (1802-1887), who fought for reform in the treatment of mental patients and served as Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War. She focuses particularly on the difficulties in separating mythology and folklore from truth in tracing Dix's life. Cox also compares and contrasts Dix with the Grimke sisters, Sarah Grimke (1792-1873) and Angelina Grimke Weld (1805-1879), Quakers who worked for both abolition and women's rights.
Was Equiano an African When He Died?
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Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:04
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Professor Clarence Walker reviews the life of ex-slave and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), using his autobiography as a frame for discussion. He looks at Equiano's experiences of the slave trade and life as both a slave (in North America and other locations) and a free man (in England).
Pocahontas in Perspective
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Professor Caroline Cox reviews the life of Pocahontas, focusing on the difficulties in understanding Pocahontas's life from her own perspective and removing her life from the mythologies that have grown up around it.