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    400th Anniversary Ceremony of First Africans in Virginia

    American History TV was live from Fort Monroe for the 400th anniversary ceremony commemorating the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia and the dedication of a new visitor center.

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    Martin Luther King Memorial Dedication

    At the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the national mall, participants spoke about the legacy of the Reverend King and the civil rights movement. This program d…

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    Why Read?

    Professor Edmundson talks about his book Why Read?, published by Bloomsbury USA. The book is on the relationship between a liberal arts education and literature. The author writes that liter…

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    Lincoln Memorial 200th Birthday Ceremony

    A ceremony “Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of President Abraham Lincoln” was held by the National Park Service and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission on the plaza …

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    Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State

    Authors read works by various American and international authors to highlight the danger surveillance poses to creative freedom. The programs of PEN International and the American Civil Libe…

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    Memorial Convocation

    President Bush spoke at a memorial convocation to mourn the deaths of 32 people killed by a gunman on the Virginia Tech campus the previous day. University officials and others spoke about t…

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    The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni

    Ms. Giovanni talked about her book The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998, published by William Morrow. The book compiles her first seven volumes of poetry with an introduction, …

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    BookExpo America Interview

    Ms. Giovanni talked about her book, Rosa.

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