Lectures tagged "emancipation"

Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson
David O. Stewart
June 23, 2009
01:08:54
Writer David O. Stewart delves into his latest work, Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy.
Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom
David W. Blight
May 8, 2008
00:48:05
David W. Blight, Yale professor and historian, discusses his latest work, A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
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Harriet Tubman: Bound for the Promised Land
Kate Clifford Larson
February 10, 2004
00:52:38
Historian Kate Clifford Larson discusses her new book, Bound for the Promised Land, which draws on a trove of new documents and sources as well as extensive genealogical research and reveals Harriet Tubman as a complex woman who was brilliant, shrewd, deeply religious, and passionate in her p
This Far By Faith: Francis Bok Speaks Out
Francis Bok
April 21, 2003
00:50:08
Francis Bok speaks to Harvard Law School students and community members about the horrors of slavery from his own experience, and shares how his faith helped to keep him alive. Since his escape, he has dedicated his life to speaking on behalf of those who are still in bondage.