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The Blinding Of Isaac Woodard


Join special guests Michelle Norris, Jamila Ephron, and Kari Frederickson for an exclusive preview of the PBS American Experience premiere of The Blinding of Isaac Woodard. Find an Event

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan


Karen Tumulty describes how the made-in-Hollywood marriage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan is more than a love story—it’s the partnership that made him President. Find an Event

The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix their Democracy, 1865–1915


In "The Age of Acrimony," Jon Grinspan charts the rise and fall of 19th-century America’s unruly politics. Find an Event

The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America


In "The Ledger and the Chain," historian Joshua D. Rothman recounts the forgotten story of America’s internal slave trade—and its role in the making of America. Find an Event

The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court 


In "The Rule of Five," Richard J. Lazarus tells the gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Find an Event

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American


Author Paula Yoo examines the outrage over the killing of Vincent Chin and the first federal civil rights trial involving a crime against an Asian American. Find an Event

Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis


In "Nuclear Folly," Serhii Plokhy offers a harrowing account of the Cuban Missile Crisis and how the U.S. and USSR came to the brink of nuclear apocalypse. Find an Event

Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR


"Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women whose voices defined NPR. Find an Event

Göring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World


Jonathan Petropoulos's new book, "Göring’s Man in Paris," tells the story of Bruno Lohse, who helped supervise the Nazis’ systematic theft of thousands of artworks during World War II. Find an Event

Making a New American Constitution and the Question of Constitutional Reform


In his recent book, Van Cleve explores flaws in the U.S. Constitution and proposes solutions for them.
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