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Lincoln's Second Inaugural w/ Jamelle Bouie (1865) [Part 1]
This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to March 1865 to talk ab out Abraham Lincoln for the first time in our series. There are tw…
2 months, 1 week ago
How To 250: Live from On Air Fest!
This past week, we took part in On Air Fest in Brooklyn, soft-launching a series of bonus conversations about America 250 and the work of history in …
2 months, 1 week ago
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How Valley Forge Forged George Washington [Part Two]
Our conversation about the Continental Army's winter at Valley Forge, PA continues with a look at how the troops were trained, and what the winter of…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Valley Forge: From Militia To US Army (1778) [Part One]
This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to the winter of 1777-1778 and the strategic retreat by the Continental Army to Valley Forg…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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The Bomb And The Flag [Some Sunday Context]
For our "Sunday Context" series, we advance the story from Iwo Jima by a few months to August 1945, when the United States drops nuclear weapons on J…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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The Iwo Jima Mystery And The Power Of War Images [Part Two]
It's part two of our look at Joe Rosenthal's iconic photo "Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima." Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the mystery over who is actu…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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"Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima" (1945) [Part 1]
This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to February 1945, when attention in WWII has shifted to the Pacific. American forces are "i…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Roots: The Book [Some Sunday Context]
For our "Sunday Context" series, we look at Alex Haley's book "Roots" -- how it became a sensation, accusations of plagiarism, and how it led to the …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
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What Roots Viewers Saw [Part 2]
It's part two of our "50 Weeks That Shaped America" look at the premiere of Alex Haley’s “Roots.”Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss some of the key scene…
3 months ago
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Roots Takes Over The Airwaves (1977) [Part 1]
This week on "50 Weeks That Shaped America," we're headed to the winter of 1977, when everyone was tuned into a major TV phenomenon -- Alex Haley’s “…
3 months ago