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African-American Voices of the Civil War
April 28, 2004
Charles Fuller writer, 1982 Pulitzer Prize
Donald Yacavone senior associate editor, Massachusetts Historical Society
Nina Silber associate professor, history, Boston University

A special evening program featuring Charles Fuller, 1982 Pulitzer Prize in drama winner for A Soldier's Play. Discussions and performances bring the testimonies of slaves, soldiers, reporters and activists from the Civil War to life, in celebration of the publication of Freedom's Journey.

History | Politics & Public Affairs
Activism | African American | American Civil War | american literature | Human Rights | Military & Warfare | prejudice | Race
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Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part I
Malik Neal
00:50:40
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincol
US Supreme Court and Race
Randall Kennedy
01:07:00
Two Harvard legal scholars discuss the complex and often misunderstood history of how decisions by the United States Supreme Court have affected the legal status of racial minorities in America, and ask if the Supreme Court has been a friend or a foe to African Americans.
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part II
Hill Harper
01:31:12
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincol
The Obama Year
Michael Porter
00:43:20
Harvard economist and business guru Michael E. Porter, pundit and advisor to presidents past David Gergen, Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier, and Atlantic Monthly senior editor Jack Beatty mix it up with a frank assessment of the President Obama's progress on his new agenda.
Noam Chomsky: Obama Administration and US Foreign Policy
Noam Chomsky
01:20:00
Noam Chomsky, renowned for both his work in the field of linguistics and as a critic of US policies, offers a critical perspective on the foreign policy of the Obama administration.
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Wes Moore
01:03:00
Wes Moore, combat veteran and former White House Fellow, discusses chance, fate, family, and accountability and his new book The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. He then introduces representatives from non-profit organizations that work to provide opportunity for at-risk students.
Image of A Soldier's Play (Dramabook)
Author: Charles Fuller
Publisher: Hill and Wang (1982)
Binding: Paperback, 100 pages
Image of Gender and the Sectional Conflict (The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era)
Author: Nina Silber
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 144 pages
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