Experts discuss the history of Civil War memorials and the role these memorials play in 21st-Century America.
Duration: 54:12
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January 2019
Audio
Memorializing the Civil War in 21st-Century America
January 29th, 2019
Edna Greene Medford, Eric Foner, Harold Holzer (moderator)
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January 2019
Audio
Churchill’s Sense of Humor
January 24th, 2019
Andrew Roberts
Renowned Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts discusses Churchill’s sense of humor and how his jokes served as powerful weapons in his political armory.
Duration: 55:25
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January 2019
Audio
Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
January 15th, 2019
Andrew Delbanco, Brent Staples (moderator)
Professor Andrew Delbanco discusses the role fugitive slaves played in the lead up to the Civil War with the New York Times’ Brent Staples.
Duration: 53:17
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December 2018
Audio
The Desegregation of the United States Armed Forces
December 18th, 2018
Randall Kennedy
Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy discusses the desegregation of the U.S. armed forces in the 1950s.
Duration: 57:50
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December 2018
Audio
The Fight Against ISIS
December 12th, 2018
Brett McGurk, David Petraeus (moderator)
Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, discusses the past, present, and future of the U.S. fight against ISIS with General (Ret.) Petraeus.
Duration: 57:40
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