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American History TV followed a tour of Georgetown's historic Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society cemeteries - located in the nation's capital and the final resting place of African Americans dating back to the early 19th century. The burial ground - which began as an integrated space and later was segregated - is undergoing restoration work to preserve the history of those laid to rest there.

Archeology curator Stephen O’Neill talked about how findings from excavations at the Alden House helps re…

This was part of a television interview series Senator Keating hosted in the late 1950s and early 1960s called "Let's Look at Congress.' Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.

History professor and author John McCurdy talked about the 1774 buggery trial of British chaplain Robert Newburgh and LGBT history during the American Revolution. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this event.

American History TV toured the National Portrait Gallery exhibit "Brilliant Exiles," which tells the story of American women who went to Paris in the early* 20th century hoping to make their mark on the arts while breaking gender and racial barriers they encountered in the United States.

History professors Gregg Brazinsky (George Washington University), Steven Casey (London School of Economics and Political Science), and Mary Dudziak (Emory University) discussed the causes and early years of the Korean War.

Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution.

Author James Fichter talked about the role and politics of tea leading up to the American Revolution.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, political science professor William Blake discussed early 20th century Supreme Court cases on laws regulating minimum wages and maximum hours for female workers.

Northwestern University professor Kevin Boyle taught a class about immigration and working class life in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The woodworking industry in early 20th century South Carolina is the subject of a class co-taught by University of South Carolina professor Jessica Elfenbein and former museum executive director Lynn Robertson.

Jennifer Ross-Nazzal talked about her work on NASA oral history projects and described the wide range of jobs and positions women have held at NASA, from early human computers to the first female astronauts. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.

Stacy Schiff talked about the life and legacy of American Revolution leader Samuel Adams.

Author Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government t…

This event took place at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

The Missouri History Museum in St.

Author Samuel Freedman explored Hubert Humphrey's early political career and his advocacy for civil rights at the 1948 Democratic National Convention.

He recalled his early career in Alabama and the fight for racial equality.

This film, courtesy of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, uses interviews with several early members, photographs, and archival film to document the history of the anti-war group up until the mid-1980s.

Historians discussed how Supreme Court justices, such as John Jay, shaped the role of the court in the fi…