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Historians, participants and spectators talked about the significance of the debates, especially the fifth debate in Galesburg Illinois. Telephone lines were also opened for viewer comments.…

Several Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas experts participated in a live call-in program. They spoke about C-SPAN’s reenaction program of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate that took place at Knox…

At an event sponsored by the Close Up Foundation, Scholars spoke to students about the role played by African American soldiers during the Civil War. They also talked about the practice of h…

Scholars talked about African-Americans, the institution of slavery, and the history of the South and Confederacy. Among the topics they addressed were regional politics in the antebellum er…

In honor of Black History Month, historians talked about the political landscape of two key eras, the 1860s and the 1960s, and how events and the presidents of those times affected the pligh…

Professor Russell Adams of Howard University and Senior Archivist Walter Hill of the National Archives & Records Administration talked about how Howard University will be hosting a panel dis…

Three college journalists expressed their views on race relations in the United States and on college campuses. Dr. Adams described the civil rights era and the differences between that move…

John Milewski hosted a Black History Month discussion between high school students and Dr. Russell Adams and Adam Powell on African-American history.

Participants spoke aboutthe role of African-American soldiers, in Union forces during the Civil War. They focused on topics such as their experiences as soldiers, life in Washington, DC and …

Current events were examined through; newspapers, interviews with journalists/newsmakers/legislators; and viewer phone calls/faxes/e-mail. In the first segment, Mr. David Baumann of Congress…

Howard University faculty and students in the political science department talked about the status of African-American men in the United States and the causes of their current state. They di…

The National Association for Multicultural Education hosted a forum on “Multicultural Education.” Panelists discussed the meanings and debated the term “Multicultural Education” and its impo…

Sandy Horwitt and Russell Adams participated in an edition of “Close Up” where they discussed race relations in the U.S., and responded to questions on the subject from an audience of high s…