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American Experience, The Abolitionists: Interview with David William Blight, part 3 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 33 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 33 mins
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David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Politics, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Fugitive Slave Act, U.S., September 18, 1850, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience, 1964: Interview John H. Bracey, Historian, part 2 of 3
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 32 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 32 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr....
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions, and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 2 of an interview with historian John H. Bracey.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
John H. Bracey, Jr., 1941-, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Malcolm X, 1925-1965
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Civil rights, Politics, Police officers, Race relations, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, The Abolitionists: Interview with David William Blight, part 5 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2016), 29 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2016), 29 mins
Description
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Politics, Slavery, Slave revolts, Abolitionists, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Emancipation Proclamation, U.S., September 22, 1862, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industr...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Politics, Slavery, Slave revolts, Abolitionists, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Emancipation Proclamation, U.S., September 22, 1862, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience, Season 15, Episode 6, Interview with Mamie Till Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, 1 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Firelight Media and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience, Season 15, Episode 6 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 51 mins
This video contains an interview with Mamie Till Mobley about her son Emmett Till, an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Firelight Media and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience, Season 15, Episode 6 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 51 mins
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This video contains an interview with Mamie Till Mobley about her son Emmett Till, an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Firelight Media, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2003, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Mamie Till-Mobley, 1921-2003, Emmett Till, 1941-1955
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Racism, Lynching, Economic conditions, Family, Emmett Till, Killed, Greenwood, MS, August 28, 1955, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 2 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
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Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-, Theophilus Eugene Connor, 1897-1973
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Political violence, Social movements, Nonviolence, Political demonstrations, Social activism and activists, Prisons, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 3 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-, Diane Nash, 1938-, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Political violence, Mass media, Segregation, Racism, Political demonstrations, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2, 1964: Interview with Bob Moses, Civil Rights Activist, part 1 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 54 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 54 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 1 of an interview with civil rights activist Bob Moses.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Bob Moses, 1935-, Louis Allen, 1919-1964
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Student activism and activists, Social activism and activists, Murder, Voting rights, Politics, Civil rights, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2, 1964: Interview with Bob Moses, Civil Rights Activist, part 2 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 1 hour 6 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 1 hour 6 mins
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It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 2 of an interview with civil rights activist Bob Moses.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Bob Moses, 1935-, Mario Savio, 1942-1966, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Hubert H. Humphrey, 1911-1978, Ed King, fl. 1960, Ella Josephine Baker, 1903-1986, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Voting rights, Politics, Social movements, Civil rights, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2, Interview with Jann Wenner, Founder of Rolling Stone, part 1 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 46 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 26, Episode 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 46 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time — Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, J...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time — Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan — and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Jann Wenner, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, Bob Dylan, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Rebellions, Political demonstrations, Student activism and activists, Popular culture, Rock, Sociology, History, Politics & Policy, African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, The Abolitionists: Interview with David William Blight, part 6 of 6
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 16 mins
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War;...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 16 mins
Description
David William Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. His works include: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War; and A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionists, Abolitionism, Politics, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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