Biden administration officials and policy advocates discussed migration and U.S. strategy in Central America during an event hosted by the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC. They gave an overviewon strategies to deal with the root causes of migration and focused on a variety of issues including economic development and equality, education and labor opportunities, and working with governments to enforce rule of law.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Molly Worthen taught a class about the history and the intellectual underpinnings of Protestant fundamentalism in 20th century America. She began with the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted the teaching of evolution versus creationism in public schools and gained national attention. Later she delved into the origins and growth of Pentecostalism, which strives for a personal connection with the Divine and includes such aspects as faith healing and speaking in tongues.
Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, talked about how the U.S. government collects information on citizens and ways that information has been used for surveillance and policing. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
This look at the nation's first ladies combined biography and historical themes, and highlighted how these women influenced the country and their times. The authors - Diana Carlin, Anita McBride, and Nancy Smith - are founding members of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
This 1942 Office of Civilian Defense film talked about the importance of accurate reports from community air raid wardens as part of U.S. World War II home front defense efforts. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Molly Worthen taught a class about the history and the intellectual underpinnings of Protestant fundamentalism in 20th century America. She began with the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted the teaching of evolution versus creationism in public schools and gained national attention. Later she delved into the origins and growth of Pentecostalism, which strives for a personal connection with the Divine and includes such aspects as faith healing and speaking in tongues.
Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, talked about how the U.S. government collects information on citizens and ways that information has been used for surveillance and policing. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
This look at the nation's first ladies combined biography and historical themes, and highlighted how these women influenced the country and their times. The authors - Diana Carlin, Anita McBride, and Nancy Smith - are founding members of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
This 1942 Office of Civilian Defense film talked about the importance of accurate reports from community air raid wardens as part of U.S. World War II home front defense efforts. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Historian Barbara Gannon talked about how Civil War photographs brought the horrors of the battlefront to Americans at home, but also described the wide range of scenes and subjects available for purchase as stereoview sets during the time. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
Ruth Wisse -- a professor emeritus of Yiddish Literature at Harvard University -- recounted the history of antisemitism in the United States. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
Law professors Sheryll Cashin and Randall Kennedy - who served as law clerks to former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall - discuss the legacy of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. This event took place at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Retired Sgt. First Class Ramon Padilla shared the story behind the painting by George W. Bush included in "Portraits of Courage," the former president's tribute to the post-9/11 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He lost an arm and suffered a skull fracture in an enemy attack. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event in Yorba Linda, California, where the exhibit was on loan from the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
American History TV toured the National World War II Museum's Malcolm S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery and new interactive oral history exhibit. The National World War II Museum is located in New Orleans.
Senator John Kennedy (D-MA) accepted his party's presidential nomination at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. His remarks became known as the "New Frontier" speech.
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) addressed the 1980 Democratic Convention in New York City after earning nearly 40 percent of his party's votes during the primaries. Kennedy later released his delegates and endorsed President Jimmy Carter for re-election.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Molly Worthen taught a class about the history and the intellectual underpinnings of Protestant fundamentalism in 20th century America. She began with the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted the teaching of evolution versus creationism in public schools and gained national attention. Later she delved into the origins and growth of Pentecostalism, which strives for a personal connection with the Divine and includes such aspects as faith healing and speaking in tongues.
Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, talked about how the U.S. government collects information on citizens and ways that information has been used for surveillance and policing. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
This look at the nation's first ladies combined biography and historical themes, and highlighted how these women influenced the country and their times. The authors - Diana Carlin, Anita McBride, and Nancy Smith - are founding members of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
This 1942 Office of Civilian Defense film talked about the importance of accurate reports from community air raid wardens as part of U.S. World War II home front defense efforts. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Molly Worthen taught a class about the history and the intellectual underpinnings of Protestant fundamentalism in 20th century America. She began with the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, which pitted the teaching of evolution versus creationism in public schools and gained national attention. Later she delved into the origins and growth of Pentecostalism, which strives for a personal connection with the Divine and includes such aspects as faith healing and speaking in tongues.
Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, talked about how the U.S. government collects information on citizens and ways that information has been used for surveillance and policing. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
This look at the nation's first ladies combined biography and historical themes, and highlighted how these women influenced the country and their times. The authors - Diana Carlin, Anita McBride, and Nancy Smith - are founding members of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
This 1942 Office of Civilian Defense film talked about the importance of accurate reports from community air raid wardens as part of U.S. World War II home front defense efforts. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Historian Barbara Gannon talked about how Civil War photographs brought the horrors of the battlefront to Americans at home, but also described the wide range of scenes and subjects available for purchase as stereoview sets during the time. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
Ruth Wisse -- a professor emeritus of Yiddish Literature at Harvard University -- recounted the history of antisemitism in the United States. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
Law professors Sheryll Cashin and Randall Kennedy - who served as law clerks to former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall - discuss the legacy of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. This event took place at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Retired Sgt. First Class Ramon Padilla shared the story behind the painting by George W. Bush included in "Portraits of Courage," the former president's tribute to the post-9/11 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He lost an arm and suffered a skull fracture in an enemy attack. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event in Yorba Linda, California, where the exhibit was on loan from the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
American History TV toured the National World War II Museum's Malcolm S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery and new interactive oral history exhibit. The National World War II Museum is located in New Orleans.
