Historians Manisha Sinha and Eric Foner discuss the roots of the abolition movement from the Revolutionary era through the passage of the 13th Amendment.
Duration: 56:05
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Historians Manisha Sinha and Eric Foner discuss the roots of the abolition movement from the Revolutionary era through the passage of the 13th Amendment.
Duration: 56:05
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Historian Richard Brookhiser, in conversation with New-York Historical’s Vice President for Public Programs, Dale Gregory, discusses George Washington’s 1777 fight to save the Americans’ seat of government in Philadelphia.
Duration: 56:59
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Historian Russell Shorto, author of Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom, uncovers the diverse stories of six historical figures on the eve of the American Revolution—a Native American warrior, a British aristocrat, a woman, a slave, a laborer, and George Washington himself.
Duration: 56:02
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Legal scholars Geoffrey R. Stone and Amy Adler discuss Stone’s book Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century and tackle Constitutional issues including obscenity, abortion, and gay rights.
Duration: 01:23:46
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Historian David Armitage uncovers the meaning of the term “civil war” from Ancient Rome to the present day.
Duration: 56:02