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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945

Economics, Government and Civics, World History

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David M. Kennedy is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History at Stanford University. Freedom from Fear focuses primarily on political and economic developments, recounting how presidents and citizens responded to the two great...

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Severity of Economic Hardship During the Depression

Economics

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John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights

Government and Civics

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Dred Scott and the Constitutionality of Slavery

Government and Civics

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A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917–1950

Economics, Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

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Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln

Art, Literature

An eminent Lincoln scholar, Douglas Wilson is the director emeritus of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. In Honor’s Voice, Professor Wilson draws on testimonies and recollections by Abraham Lincoln’s...

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The Three Constitutions

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

During this session, Professor Cornell will look at the three distinct phases of the Constitution as an overview. The first is the Constitution in the 18 th century as imagined by the Founding Fathers. The Constitution went through...

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The Effects of the Civil War on the South

Economics, Government and Civics

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Monuments and Memorials: The South in American History

Edward L. Ayers speaks about the idea of memory and its relationship to American history.

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War between Neighbors: The Coming of the Civil War

Government and Civics

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Edward L. Ayers is Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia where he is also the Hugh P. Kelly Professor of History. Here he looks at the Civil War’s impact on the lives of people in...

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90,943 items

Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945

Severity of Economic Hardship During the Depression

John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights

Dred Scott and the Constitutionality of Slavery

A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917–1950

Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln

The Three Constitutions

The Effects of the Civil War on the South

Monuments and Memorials: The South in American History

War between Neighbors: The Coming of the Civil War

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