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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
Eric Jay Dolin traces the evolution of America’s lighthouse system, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles that were fought to illuminate the nation’s hardscrabble coastlines.
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Black Sailors and Citizenship in the Era of the Gag Rule
Kate Masur, professor at Northwestern University, will discuss her book project, “Police Powers, the Anti-Slavery Movement, and the Origins of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
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Dear Senator: Estes Kefauver and the Anti-Crime Crusade in the South
Tammy Ingram, associate professor of history at the College of Charleston, discusses her research and book project, The Wickedest City in America: Sex, Race, and Organized Crime in the Jim Crow South.
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First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
Every President has had some experience as a parent. Of the 43 men who have served in the nation’s highest office, 38 have fathered biological children, and the other five adopted children.
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Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency
Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, served one term, from 1929 to 1933.
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A Young General and the Fall of Richmond by Bill Quatman
Despite his military achievements and his association with many of the great names of American history, Godfrey Weitzel (1835–1884) is perhaps the least known of all the Union generals.
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The History of Finance in American Political Campaigns
A bipartisan group of former Members of Congress, along with other issue experts, will discuss the evolution of campaign finance and share their personal experiences running for public office and raising money.
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The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United States
Answers to questions about who ended slavery, how, and why remain fiercely contested more than a century and a half after the passage of the 13th Amendment.