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Teaching the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Primary Sources
Join us for an evening teacher workshop at the National Archives Museum to learn strategies and resources for teaching the history of D-Day.
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Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture
Author and historian Matthew Costello examines how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered U.S. presidents since George Washington’s death in 1799.
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The First Migrants: How Black Homesteaders’ Quest for Land and Freedom Heralded America’s Great Migration
Authors Richard Edwards and Jacob K. Friefeld will discuss the largely unknown story of Black people who migrated from the South to the Great Plains between 1877 and 1920 in search of land and freedom.
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Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War
Edda L. Fields-Black will describe the Combahee River Raid, when Harriet Tubman ventured into the heart of slave territory—Beaufort, SC, to live, work, and gather intelligence for a daring raid.
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Garrett Graff, Author of UFO: The Inside Story
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum welcomes back Garrett Graff to discuss his recent book, UFO: The Inside Story of the US Governments Search for Alien Life Here - and Out There.
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When Watergate Changed the World with Garrett M. Graff
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation as we explore the legacy of Watergate
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Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction
Author Fergus Bordewich and Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan will discuss how President Ulysses S. Grant battled both Southern enemies of Reconstruction and Northern conciliators.
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Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
Benjamin L. Carp's new book tells the full story of an iconic episode in American history—the Boston Tea Party—exploding myths, exploring the unique city life of 18th-century Boston.
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Romney: A Reckoning - Featuring McKay Coppins, Author and Award-winning Journalist
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Romney: A Reckoning is a remarkably illuminating biography of one of America’s most fascinating political figures.
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The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny
R. J. Boutelle will discuss what Manifest Destiny meant for African Americans.