Cold War Educational Film
Professor Karen Rader talked about mid-20th century educational films used to teach students about nuclear warfare and science. During the Cold War, policymakers feared the U.S. population w…
1,605 viewsProfessor Karen Rader talked about mid-20th century educational films used to teach students about nuclear warfare and science. During the Cold War, policymakers feared the U.S. population w…
1,605 viewsVirginia Commonwealth University Professor Nicole Myers Turner taught a class on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans following emancipation. She explained how they defined freed…
1,435 viewsDouglas Wilder was the first African American elected as governor in U.S. history, serving Virginia from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Wilder was a guest speaker in a Virginia Commonwealth University cl…
375 viewsProfessor Emilie Raymond talked about the 1973 film Soylent Green and how it reflected the contemporary environmental movement and fears about overpopulation.
2,248 viewsVirginia Commonwealth University instructor Christopher Saladino talked about the competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union (USSR) to build advanced nuclear weaponry. He described the…
2,727 viewsDeirdre Condit spoke about the history of reproductive law in the United States. She talked about the 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut, about the prohibited use of contra…
893 viewsVice President Joe Biden and other officials spoke at a roundtable discussion on reducing gun violence that included experts who worked on gun safety issues after the Virginia Tech shootings…
159 viewsJohn Coski talked about the “arms race” between the Union and Confederate navies within the larger international context of revolutions in naval technology at that time. Technological advanc…
1,605 viewsThe children of Senator John Kerry and Senator John Edwards spoke to college students about jobs, health care, national security, the environment, and college affordability. They responded t…
177 viewsMr. Meier talked about his book, Pain Killer: A “Wonder” Drug’s Trail of Addiction and Death, published by Rodale Press. In the book, the author tells the story of the development, testing,…
361 viewsFrom Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia a Virginia Senate Debate. Sen. Chuck Robb (D-Virginia), Candidate for Re-election and former Governor George Allen (R-Virginia), U…
296 viewsThe Hurston/Wright Foundation conducted a forum on black writers and the publishing industry. Panelists explored the “current explosion” of works by black authors. They cited the industry’s …
147 viewsThe two main candidates debated state issues, such as taxes, the environment and education. The candidates made opening statements, took questions from two panelists, each other and Virginia…
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