Video of the Week

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  1/15/20
  

  Video of the Week: Ken Burns on the ERA

  by Ken Burns

  Ken Burns Argues One Vote Can Change History

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• SOURCE: CSPAN
  12/13/19
  

  Video of the Week: Congressional Oversight of Presidential Misconduct

  Featuring historians Jeremi Suri, Kathryn Brownell, James Banner, and Dane Kennedy. Hosted by the National History Center. 

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• SOURCE: MSNBC
  9/25/19
  

  Video of the Week: The Historical Context of Impeachment

  For the fourth time in American history, an impeachment inquiry has been launched against a sitting president. Presidential historian Jon Meacham joins Chris Jansing to discuss the context of this monumental moment in time.

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• SOURCE: PBS News Hour
  8/18/19
  

  Video of the Week: The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America

  To observe the anniversary of American slavery, The New York Times Magazine launched The 1619 Project to reframe America’s history through the lens of slavery. The project lead, reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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• SOURCE: PBS News Hour
  6/24/19
  

  Video of the Week: Why the Stonewall Riots represented a ‘sea change’ for LGBTQ rights

  On a June night in 1969, patrons of a New York City gay bar called the Stonewall Inn battled with police and set in motion the modern movement for gay rights. Fifty years later, the milestone anniversary of the event has sparked observations and celebrations nationwide -- as well as reflections from LGBTQ Americans about what cultural acceptance has meant to them.

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• SOURCE: PBS Newshour
  5/23/19
  

  Video of the Week: How discovery of the slave ship Clotilda informs U.S. history

  The remains of the last slave ship that came to America have been found in Alabama's Mobile River. In 1860, the schooner Clotilda brought 110 Africans to U.S. shores, decades after it was illegal to import slaves into the country.

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• SOURCE: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
  4/28/19
  

  Watch Your Favorite Historians Roast Trump

  Historians shot a segment showing off their wit and humor for the late night show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. 

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• SOURCE: PBS
  Accessed 4/25/19
  

  Video of the Week: New Documentary ‘Boss’ Explores Black Business in America

  The PBS film features stories from a number of African-American entrepreneurs, including several Chicagoans who played key roles in various industries, from journalist Ida B. Wells to publisher John H. Johnson.

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• SOURCE: PBS
  3/29/19
  

  Video of the Week: inside look at PBS's Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

  See how our past affects our present with this inside look of Reconstruction with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.

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• SOURCE: MSNBC
  3/27/19
  

  Video of the Week: Michael Beschloss on the Mueller Report

  Historian Michael Beschloss discusses the historic conclusion of the Mueller Report and why he says William Barr is 'not exactly coming at this as a neutral broker.'

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• SOURCE: Reuters
  3/20/19
  

  Video of the Week: DNA Reveals Diversity Amid the Crew of 16th Century Battleship

  An investigation of the DNA of the crew of King Henry VIII's battleship "Mary Rose," which sank in 1545. 

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• SOURCE: History.com
  3/12/19
  

  Video of the Week: Julia Child from WW2 Agent to Legendary Chef

  Before she became a world-famous chef, Julia Child worked for a top-secret U.S. intelligence agency, where she helped devise a recipe for shark repellent.

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• SOURCE: A Night at the Garden
  Accessed 2/27/19
  

  Video of the Week: A Night at the Garden

  Watch the Oscar-nominated short documentary. 

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• SOURCE: Full Front with Samatha Bee
  2/6/19
  

  Video of the Week: "Real Black History"

  Professors Jelani Cobb, Jamilah Lemieux, Mychal Denzel Smith, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, George Wallace, and Walter Naegle are here to remind you that Black History is American History and it doesn't fit in one tweet.

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• SOURCE: PBS Newshour
  2/5/19
  

  Video of the Week 2: Michael Beschloss Analyzes Trump's State of the Union Address

  How will President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address fit into American history?

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• SOURCE: Democracy Now!
  2/4/`9
  

  Video of the Week 1: Rhae Lynn Barnes on the History of Blackface and the Virginia Racism Scandal

  Americans Must Face Violent History of Blackface Amid Virginia Gov. Racist Photo Scandal

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/31/19
  

  Video of the Week: Historian Ruger Bregman rails against income inequality at Davos

  “I mean 1,500 private jets have flown in here to hear Sir David Attenborough speak about how we’re wrecking the planet," he said.

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• SOURCE: A.V. Club
  1/19/19
  

  Video of the Week: Rebecca Traister teaches Stephen Colbert about history's overlooked angry women

  Traister, whose new book, Good And Mad, uncovers righteously angry and forgotten women throughout American history.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  Accessed 1/17/19
  

  Video of the Week: ‘What Is Democracy?’ Review: Going Back to Greece, Documentary Asks Who Rules

  Like democracy itself, the movie assumes such a broad mandate and has such noble intentions that indicating its shortcomings seems almost beside the point.

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• SOURCE: Colossal
  12-27-2018
  

  Video of the Week: Edited Film Footage from 1890’s Paris Explores Some of the Everyday Thrills of Late 19th-Century Life

  by Kate Sierzputowski

  Videographer Guy Jones slows down film from the late 1800s to early 1900s to more accurately match the speed at which modern footage is recorded and played. In addition to editing the pace of the century-old film, Jones also adds in sound effects to make the scenes more relatable.