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National Civil Rights Museum Tour
A tour of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The museum is on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
November 27, 2011 : 30 min. 21 sec.

Birmingham, AL Civil Rights Institute Tour
A tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to learn about its work to educate the public and to preserve the Civil Rights history of Birmingham, AL.
November 26, 2011 : 9 min. 12 sec.

Historical Demonstrations and Political Encampments
Historian Richard Norton Smith spoke about the history of civil disobedience and encampments as a means of political protest throughout U.S. history.
November 24, 2011 : 40 min. 36 sec.

History of Bars and Taverns in the US
Author Christine Sismondo talked about bars and taverns, historical events like the American Revolution, Prohibition, civils rights, and the women's movement.
November 20, 2011 : 52 min. 48 sec.

Emacipation During The Civil War
SUNY Albany Professor Amy Murrell Taylor lectured on the questions and issues of slave emancipation during the Civil War, leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation.
November 19, 2011 : 56 min. 30 sec.

History of Executive Orders
David Abshire, president of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, talked about the history of executive orders, laws made by presidents that bypass Congress
November 17, 2011 : 41 min. 35 sec.

Veteran's Day Observance
Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery includes laying of wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns and speaking portion at cemetery's amphitheater.
November 11, 2011 : 1 hr. 7 min.

Barry Goldwater Speaks Out
An archival film about 1964 Republican Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater campaigning in New Hampshire titled "Barry Goldwater Speaks Out".
November 5, 2011 : 14 min.

19th Amendment and the National Woman's Party
A commemoration of the 91st anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution's 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, with a special panel discussion on the N.W.P.
October 30, 2011 : 1 hr. 28 min.

Little Tokyo
Bill Shishima, a docent at the Japanese American National Museum, gave a tour of Little Tokyo, near downtown Los Angeles, CA.
October 30, 2011 : 30 min. 25 sec.
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