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The Future of the American Negro
- By: Booker Washington
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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Written in 1899 by Booker T. Washington, an American educator, orator, and advisor to several United States presidents, The Future of the American Negro outlines Washington's ideas on the history of African American people and their need for education in order to advance themselves within society.
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The Future of the American Negro
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 09-12-2021
- Language: English
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Foul Ball
- By: Jim Bouton
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert, Lesa Lockford
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
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With his trademark wit and distinctive voice, legendary Ball Four author Jim Bouton recounts his battle against local elites' efforts to replace Wahconah Park, one of the oldest parks in the United States, against the wishes and votes of local citizens. But Foul Ball is more than just a lively romp about saving an old ballpark near Bouton's home in Massachusetts.
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Foul Ball
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert, Lesa Lockford
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 03-05-2022
- Language: English
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Behind the Scenes
- Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
- By: Elizabeth Keckley
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Born in Virginia in 1818, Elizabeth Keckley grew up enslaved until she was able to purchase her and her son's freedom with money made from working as a seamstress. As she continued to perfect her craft, her styles caught the attention of the elite in Washington, DC. It wasn't until the day of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration that she crossed paths with Mary Todd Lincoln, who took Elizabeth on as her personal confidante and seamstress. Behind the Scenes offers an intimate look into the enslaved and free life of Elizabeth Keckley and the lives of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.
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Behind the Scenes
- Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 08-03-2022
- Language: English
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Death in a Promised Land
- The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
- By: Scott Ellsworth
- Narrated by: Pat Grimes
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Widely believed to be the most extreme incidence of white racial violence against African Americans in modern United States history, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resulted in the destruction of more than 1,000 Black-owned businesses and homes as well as the murder of between 50 and 300 Black residents. Exhaustively researched and critically acclaimed, Death in a Promised Land is the definitive account of the Tulsa race riot and its aftermath, in which much of the history of the destruction and violence was covered up.
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Death in a Promised Land
- The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
- Narrated by: Pat Grimes
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-06-2021
- Language: English
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The Supreme Court
- An Up-to-the-Minute Presentation
- By: Alison Gash
- Narrated by: Alison Gash
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Few at the founding could have ever imagined the Supreme Court becoming one of the most powerful policymaking institutions in the United States. Yet today, the Court has the power to sidestep public opinion, upend federal legislation, constrain state governance and even bring down the president. Professor Alison Gash will take us back to the Court's humble beginnings, charting how the Court amassed its power under Justice Marshall's leadership.
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The Supreme Court
- An Up-to-the-Minute Presentation
- Narrated by: Alison Gash
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 17-08-2021
- Language: English
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The Supreme Court
- How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Headed?
- By: Alison Gash
- Narrated by: Alison Gash
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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The Founding Fathers likely could not have ever imagined the Supreme Court becoming one of the most powerful policymaking institutions in the United States. Yet today, the Court has the power to sidestep public opinion, upend federal legislation, constrain state governance, and even bring down the president. Professor Gash will demonstrate why the Court's makeup can make or break American public policy.
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The Supreme Court
- How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Headed?
- Narrated by: Alison Gash
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 20-07-2021
- Language: English
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FDR
- The Making of the American Century
- By: Jeremi Suri
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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This lecture will examine the transformational presidency of Franklin Roosevelt and show how domestic policy was connected to foreign policy, particularly President Roosevelt's successful efforts to defeat fascism and remake the international order. It will investigate President Roosevelt's ideas, his leadership style, and his legacies for contemporary American domestic and foreign policy.
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FDR
- The Making of the American Century
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 20-07-2021
- Language: English
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FDR and the Evolution of an American Ideal
- By: Jeffrey Engel
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Engel
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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The United States stands for freedom. No politician dares say otherwise, lest they seek an early retirement. But what kind of freedom, precisely, and for whom? Franklin Roosevelt offered an answer in 1941. Believing the United States had a role to play in the battle against Nazi and fascist aggression already underway in Europe, he called Americans to arms to preserve their very freedoms. Four freedoms, to be exact: freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion, and freedom from fear.
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FDR and the Evolution of an American Ideal
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Engel
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 13-07-2021
- Language: English
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The Political Genius of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- By: Jeffrey Engel
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Engel
- Length: 55 mins
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He was our longest-serving president and also our best. Washington set precedents. Lincoln preserved the union. But only Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to the nation's highest office four times. Only Roosevelt faced an economic crisis so severe it remains our benchmark today for calamity. The solutions he made public forged the country, and in large part the world, we live in today.
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The Political Genius of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Engel
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 13-07-2021
- Language: English
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A Jewish Founding Father?
- Alexander Hamilton's Hidden Life
- By: Andrew Porwancher
- Narrated by: Andrew Porwancher
- Length: 47 mins
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On a sun-kissed island in the West Indies, a young boy named Alexander Hamilton began a most unlikely journey in the 1750s. His meteoric rise from Caribbean obscurity to American founder has long captivated historians and, more recently, Broadway audiences. Yet one crucial aspect of Hamilton's life has remained submerged for centuries: the weight of the evidence suggests that he was in fact Jewish. Drawing on untapped sources in the West Indies, Professor Porwancher makes the case for Hamilton's Jewish ancestry and explores his ongoing relationships with Jews throughout his lifetime.
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A Jewish Founding Father?
- Alexander Hamilton's Hidden Life
- Narrated by: Andrew Porwancher
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 22-06-2021
- Language: English
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Free Speech
- The First Amendment in Crisis
- By: Andrew Porwancher
- Narrated by: Andrew Porwancher
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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The First Amendment to the Constitution is considered a pillar of our democracy. By placing checks on governmental power to silence its populace, its protections have important ramifications. But the First Amendment is not simply a legal concept - it has significant and far-reaching cultural implications as well. This course will consider questions of how we define speech, and when the state or others can interfere with individual rights.
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Free Speech
- The First Amendment in Crisis
- Narrated by: Andrew Porwancher
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 22-06-2021
- Language: English
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Six People Who Built America
- By: Jeremi Suri
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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The years between the Civil War and the Second World War marked the emergence of the United States as the wealthiest and strongest nation in the world. America's extraordinary rise was unpredictable, difficult, and often close to disaster. A diverse group of citizens made key decisions to transform the country. This lecture will focus on the two most important presidents of this period, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt.
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Six People Who Built America
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 22-06-2021
- Language: English
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Five Turning Points in American History
- By: Ed O'Donnell
- Narrated by: Ed O'Donnell
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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In the relatively short history of the United States, there have been many turning points and landmark movements that irrevocably altered the direction of the nation and signaled the dramatic start of a new historical reality. Some took the form of groundbreaking political and philosophical concepts; some were dramatic military victories and defeats. Still, others were nationwide social and religious movements or technological and scientific innovations. What all of these turning points had in common, is that they forever changed the character of America.
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Five Turning Points in American History
- Narrated by: Ed O'Donnell
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 15-06-2021
- Language: English
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Women of the American Revolution
- The Remarkable Stories You've Never Heard
- By: Carol Berkin
- Narrated by: Carol Berkin
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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This talk puts to rest another of the remarkable myths of the American Revolution: that it was an all-male affair. An 8-year home front war and American women didn't notice it? In fact, the politicization of women in the 1760s and 1770s is one of the most striking consequences of the rebellion against British rule. Women made the boycotts of British imports work. They picketed merchants who dared to sell British cloth and tea. They produced homespun or Liberty cloth as they called it - willingly engaging in the single most boring task known to colonial America.
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Women of the American Revolution
- The Remarkable Stories You've Never Heard
- Narrated by: Carol Berkin
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 08-06-2021
- Language: English
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American Immigration
- Fear, Myth, and Reality
- By: Jeffrey Engel
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Engel
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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The United States is a nation of immigrants, a beacon of hope and liberty peoples around the world have struggled to reach. Yet Americans have not always welcomed new arrivals with open arms. From colonial days to the present, debates over immigration help define who Americans are, what they believe their country has and should be, and reveal most of all each generation's politics and priorities.
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American Immigration
- Fear, Myth, and Reality
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Engel
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-06-2021
- Language: English
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The Rise and Decline of the American Presidency
- By: Jeremi Suri
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Length: 50 mins
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The American presidency is the most powerful political office in the world. Surprisingly, most contemporary presidents have found themselves severely constrained in their ability to pursue their chosen agendas for domestic and foreign policy change. This lecture will explain why, focusing on the nature of government bureaucracy, the range of American challenges and commitments, and the development of the modern media.
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The Rise and Decline of the American Presidency
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 50 mins
- Release date: 11-05-2021
- Language: English
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America in WWI
- What Really Happened, and Why It Matters
- By: Jennifer Keene
- Narrated by: Jennifer Keene
- Length: 59 mins
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Most Americans possess only a hazy understanding of World War I or its significance for the United States. So why not leave it there? Why bother with this history lesson? How the nation responded to the challenge of fighting its first modern war remade America, leading to female suffrage, the modern civil rights movement, the drive to protect civil liberties, new conceptions of military service, and an expanded role for the United States in the world. There are striking parallels between the problems Americans faced a hundred years ago in 1917-18 and the challenges we face now.
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America in WWI
- What Really Happened, and Why It Matters
- Narrated by: Jennifer Keene
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 04-05-2021
- Language: English
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What the Founding Fathers Were Really Like (and What We Can Learn from Them Today)
- By: Carol Berkin
- Narrated by: Carol Berkin
- Length: 39 mins
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Most of us know that America's Founding Fathers attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia and drafted the Constitution of the United States. The delegates decided to replace the Articles of Confederation with a document that strengthened the federal government, with the most contentious issue being legislative representation. Eventually, a compromise established the bicameral Congress to ensure both equal and proportional representation. But a lot more happened as well - much of it underreported or misunderstood.
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What the Founding Fathers Were Really Like (and What We Can Learn from Them Today)
- Narrated by: Carol Berkin
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 39 mins
- Release date: 13-04-2021
- Language: English
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A Different America
- How Our Country Has Changed from 1969 Through Today
- By: Matthew Andrews
- Narrated by: Matthew Andrews
- Length: 57 mins
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How much has American society changed since the 1960s? And how do you gauge the extent of this change? In this lecture session, we will try to answer these questions by exploring a few of the more significant and pivotal moments in American history through the prism of sports. We will look beyond competitive outcomes on the fields of play - who won, who lost, and by how much? - and instead will focus on what these moments can reveal about the struggles for racial justice and gender equality in our nation.
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A Different America
- How Our Country Has Changed from 1969 Through Today
- Narrated by: Matthew Andrews
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 04-02-2021
- Language: English
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From the Darkness Cometh the Light
- Or, Struggles for Freedom
- By: Lucy A. Delaney
- Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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During the hardships of obtaining emancipation, two couples shared one home in Illinois. Residing with them was a young Black girl named Polly Crocket. But after five years, Polly, along with the two couples, were abducted, placed into a canoe, and taken down South where they became slaves. Polly was then bought by a prior who, after a year, faced setbacks that required him to sell all he owned, including Polly.
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From the Darkness Cometh the Light
- Or, Struggles for Freedom
- Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 02-02-2021
- Language: English
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