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    James B. Peake Collection Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Vietnam; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Madigan Army Medical Center and Northwest Health Service Support Activity, Tacoma, Washington; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Falls Church, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Seoul, Korea; Honolulu, Hawaii. Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983 - Grenada. Lieutenant General, Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995 - Haiti.
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    Madame Parliamentarian "Madame Parliamentarian," a short documentary film depicting women's active participation in Lebanon's political life, explores the reasons behind this situation and examines solutions adopted by other countries to increase the number of women in political leadership.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2015
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    Joseph Ellis: 2015 National Book Festival Joseph Ellis and David M. Rubenstein discuss "The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2015
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    A Leading Role: A Conversation on Women in the Music World A pre-concert panel discussion featuring Jane Chu, Margaret Lioi and Astrid Schween.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2015
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    Kanga Stories Phyllis Ressler speaks about her book, "Kanga Stories," a collection of historic and contemporary information on textile trade, cultural exchange and history of East Africa. Since Kanga cloth was first produced in the mid 1800s, millions of people across East and Central Africa have treasured this textile for its designs and meaning. The value of the Kanga is closely tied to culture and context...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2014
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    African-American Spirituals of the Civil War: Performance Workshop A spirituals performance workshop led by J. Weldon Norris, director of choruses at Howard University and a leading performer-scholar of spirituals. Part of a symposium on African-American Spirituals of the Civil War.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2013
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    G. Patricia Jackson-Kelly Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Army, Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983.
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    Stephen Benoit Wilson Collection Sergeant First Class, Army, Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 - Somalia. Sergeant First Class, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Iraq. Army, Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995 - Haiti.
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    Schools that Peter the Great Built: Projectors & the State in Early Modern Russia Igor Fedyukin focused on his current research for a book which, among other points, refutes the received wisdom that Peter I single-handedly designed schools and other institutions and forced them on an unwilling Russian public. A greater role was played by the administrative entrepreneurs (or "projecteurs," as they were called) who pursued their own career goals and pet ideas, and competed for status and...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2016
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    Thomas Walter Gaither oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2011 September 12 Thomas Gaither recalls growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina, attending Claflin College, and leading the college's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. He remembers the student sit-ins in Orangeburg, South Carolina, joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and being arrested for protesting in Hollywood, Florida. He discusses organizing the Freedom Rides, his belief in nonviolence, and earning his...
    • Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Gaither, Thomas Walter
    • Date: 2011-01-01

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    Burt Feintuch Oral History Ethnomusicologist Burt Feintuch discussed his life and career with Nancy Groce.
    • Contributor: Feintuch, Burt - American Folklife Center - Groce, Nancy - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2017
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    Jews of Posen Province in the 19th Century Edward David Luft discussed his book, "The Jews of Posen Province in the 19th Century."
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2016
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    Carolyn Miller and James Miller oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Port Gibson, Mississippi, 2015 December 04 James and Carolyn Miller discuss their experience of living in Port Gibson, Mississippi during the Port Gibson Movement. They specifically reference the downtown merchant boycotts and how race and class tensions impacted the local community. They discuss their persistence in building interracial coalitions and emphasize the strength of local community building, political accountability and leadership for the sustainability of Port Gibson.
    • Contributor: Bishop, John Melville - Miller, Carolyn - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Miller, James E. - Crosby, Emilye
    • Date: 2015-01-01
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    Maria Varela oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Pasadena, California, 2016 June 29 Activist and MacArthur fellow, Maria Varela, recalls her role in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), discussing her work in organizing adult literacy programs in Mississippi and her role as one of SNCC's only female photographers. Offering a Mexican American perspective of the Civil Rights Movement, she identifies how SNCC embraced multiculturalism, extending its activism to include the Chicano Movement. She reflects on her...
    • Contributor: Varela, Maria - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
    • Date: 2016-01-01
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    Kids Euro: The Complete History of Malta (More or Less) The Library hosted a performance from the More or Less Theatre of Malta: "(Almost) Everything About Malta!: The Complete History of Malta (More or Less)." The event was part of the Kids Euro Festival, presented annually in Washington, D.C., by the European Union member states.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
    • Date: 2014
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    Dion Diamond oral history interview conducted by David Cline in Washington, District of Columbia, 2015 December 13 Dion Diamond discusses his activism and experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. He remembers growing up in segregated Petersburg, Virginia, and attending Howard University, where he began organizing for civil rights. He also recalls his work in Mississippi and Louisiana as a Freedom Rider and activist, his studies at University of Wisconsin and Harvard University, and his later career. Finally, he speaks about contemporary...
    • Contributor: Diamond, Dion T. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
    • Date: 2015-01-01
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    Nathaniel Hawthorne Jones oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2015 December 03 Nathaniel Hawthorne Jones was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi in 1914. He recalls his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, specifically the Port Gibson Movement, in Mississippi. He discusses being drafted into the Navy in 1944 and the racial discrimination he experienced in his role as a Steward Mate. During the Port Gibson Movement, he was involved in the Port Gibson Merchant Boycotts, organizing...
    • Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bishop, John Melville - Jones, Nathaniel Hawthorne - Crosby, Emilye
    • Date: 2015-01-01
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    Jay Winik: 2015 National Book Festival Jay Winik discusses "1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2015
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    Gregory Hadfield Collection Army, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Fort Lewis, Washington; Panama. E-7, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Kirkuk, Iraq; Tikrit, Iraq. Air Force, Operation Allied Force, 1999 - Kosovo; Italy. Air Force, Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina - Saudi Arabia; Turkey; Bosnia.
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    Remembering James Madison: Character, Vision & Experience At a symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison, Drew McCoy discussed his many significant contributions to the nation's history, such as his defense of religious liberty, his role as architect and principal defender of the Constitution of the United States, his introduction of the legislation that produced the Bill of Rights, and his service as secretary of state (1801-1809)...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 2001
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    Frankye Adams Johnson oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Jackson, Mississippi, 2015 December 06 Frankye Adams-Johnson recalls her involvement as a Civil Rights activist in the Jackson Movement. While a student at Tougaloo College she became involved with SNCC, the Freedom Riders and the March on Washington. Placing emphasis on the themes of racial consciousness, gender and violence, she traces the evolution of her political role, concluding with her involvement in the Black Panther Party.
    • Contributor: Adams-Johnson, Frankye - Bishop, John Melville - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Crosby, Emilye
    • Date: 2015-01-01
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    Eddie Holloway oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2015 December 02 Eddie Holloway discusses growing up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as well as his involvement in Freedom Schools and other civil rights causes. He remembers his experiences as a child in a segregated society and school system, attending University of Southern Mississippi during its transition from a segregated to an integrated school, and his observations of the current educational environment as Dean of Students at USM.
    • Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Bishop, John Melville - Holloway, Eddie A. - Crosby, Emilye
    • Date: 2015-01-01
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    James Madison & the Social Utility of Religion: Risks vs. Rewards James Hudson discussed the role of religion in the life of James Madison at this a symposium celebrating the 250th anniversary of Madison's birth. Thomas Jefferson overshadowed his close friend and coadjutor James Madison in many ways, but in one, at least, Madison was demonstrably superior to his Monticello neighbor--in his ability to keep his religious views private. He divulged so much about so...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 2001
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    Joseph Howell and Embry Howell oral history interview conducted by David Cline in Washington, District of Columbia, 2015 December 13 Joseph and Embry Howell recall the summer of 1966 in Southern Georgia. Recruited by Charlie Sherrod of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) they discuss the complexities they encountered from embodying a white identity, most significantly through their experience of living with a black family in the South. They emphasize how changing racial perception and power influenced a shift in SNCC's tactic of nonviolence,...
    • Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Howell, Embry - Howell, Joseph T. - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
    • Date: 2015-01-01
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    Harold K. Brown oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in San Diego, California, 2016 June 28 Harold "Hal" K. Brown talks about his activist work in obtaining housing and voting rights for San Diego's African American communities. He also discusses his time working in Apartheid-era Lesotho with the Peace Corps, his tenure as chairman of San Diego's CORE branch, and his thoughts on contemporary activism and racial and economic inequality.
    • Contributor: Brown, Harold K. - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
    • Date: 2016-01-01