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Tocqueville in Philadelphia

Sean Kelley,Program Director,EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY HISTORIC SITE talked about the Eastern State Penitentiary and provided a tour of t… read more

Sean Kelley,Program Director,EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY HISTORIC SITE

talked about the Eastern State Penitentiary and provided a tour of the site.

Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Philadelphia in October 1831.

During their stay there, they visited Eastern State Penitentiary. He also highlighted what Tocqueville and Beaumont saw and wrote about the facility and its inmates. close

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Program ID:
92939-1
Category:
C-SPAN Specials
Format:
Call-In
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Oct 14, 1997 | 8:21am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Jul 15, 2001 | 3:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Oct 14, 1997 | 8:21am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 14, 1997 | 7:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 04, 2001 | 1:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 04, 2001 | 4:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 07, 2001 | 1:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 07, 2001 | 4:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 08, 2001 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 08, 2001 | 4:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 11, 2001 | 12:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 11, 2001 | 3:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 14, 2001 | 12:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 14, 2001 | 3:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 15, 2001 | 12:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 15, 2001 | 3:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
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