Videos

Todd Groce talked about Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s background, his “March to the Sea” campaign, and how General Sherman is remembered. He described Sherman’s method as “hard wa…

Stan Deaton talked about commercialization and consumerism in post-World War II America. He spoke about the emergence of cars, television, fast food, and suburban communities and the impact …

Historians talked about the Reconstruction era and the various ways historians have viewed the period over time. They also spoke about Reconstruction in Tennessee, and how some citizens in t…

Todd Groce, president of the Georgia Historical Society, talked about the significance of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s “March to the Sea” campaign and how it has been remembered. This …

Todd Groce talked about the origins of the Civil War and the motivations of both sides to fight. He argued that the fall of Atlanta had come to mark the symbolic end of the Confederacy and t…

Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, talked about John C. Fremont, who was an explorer, mapmaker, U.S. Senator from California, two-time Republican presidential candidate, Governor of the …

Justice Clarence Thomas spoke a dedication ceremony for a historical marker honoring the Pin Point Community. Following his prepared remarks the unveiling of the marker was shown.

Georgia secession banners supporting South Carolina’s departure from the Union were shown. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2011 LCV Cities Tour” in Savannah, Geo…

Todd Groce showed the historical marker at the place where General Sherman issued his famous Special Field Orders 15 -- more commonly known as “40 Acres and a Mule” -- which influenced gener…

A surviving original draft of the Constitution was shown, housed inside the vaults of the Georgia Historical Society. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2011 LCV Ci…