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Join Alabama State University Archivist Dr. Howard Robinson to examine the important role college and high school students played in the Voting Rights campaign of 1965.

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Join Kimberly Szewczyk from the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park to go beyond the Underground Railroad to learn about Harriet Tubman's 92 years of life in service.

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Join Dr. Spencer Jones to learn how Winston Churchill risked everything to fight against the policies of the British Government to prepare Britain for what he feared was an inevitable war.

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Join art historian Dr. Matthew Palczynski to explore Van Gogh’s most celebrated works in the context of Impressionism the budding Post-Impressionism movements.

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Join Art Historian Elaine Ruffolo to learn about the 14th century Venetian Republic, proudly known as “La Serenissma” — the leading maritime power in the Mediterranean. 

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Join naturalist Chris Cameron to learn about bird migration, specifically the worldwide migration of Peregrine Falcons. 

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Join Dr. Spencer Jones to explore the controversial causes of the First World War. Learn how the erratic leadership of key rulers contributed to Europe plunging into the cauldron of war.

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Join local expert Ruth Polling to explore how the expansion of the Victorian era shaped London geographically, socially and politically, creating one of today’s great economic and cultural centers.

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Join Renaissance art historian Elaine Ruffolo to follow the beginnings of Michelangelo's career by exploring his relationship with the Medici Bankers and Pope Julius II and the period of crisis under Girolamo Savonarola.

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Join Renaissance art historian Elaine Ruffolo for the second part of her lecture on Michelangelo as we follow him to Rome and learn of his contentious relationship with Pope Julius II.

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The diversity of Bermuda's immigrants over four centuries has led to a massive uptick in introduced species. Join local expert Tim Rogers to learn about the history of plant introductions in Bermuda.

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Join naturalist Chris Cameron to learn the basics of falconry and dive into the origins and evolution of this hunting practice.

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Join the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for a historical overview of the modern civil rights movement and its connection to the advancement of civil and human rights today.

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Join historian and educator Jamon Jordan to learn about the history and legacy of housing segregation and gentrification in Detroit.

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Join Dr. Samuel Wheeler, Director of Research at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, to learn about the controversial life of Mary Todd Lincoln.

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Join local expert Tony Oxford to learn about Newfoundland & Labrador's history, rich culture and its role as a strategic link between Europe and North America.

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Join Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., to learn about the history and evolution of Native American cuisine and how it may be a key to contemporary health and wellness.

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Join Chef and Culinary Anthropologist Dr. Lois Ellen Frank for a live cooking demonstration to learn about traditional Native American cuisine and how to make Spicy Corn Soup.

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Join Dr. Spencer Jones, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, as you learn how Churchill's inspirational leadership ensured Britain would resist the Nazis.

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Join Bob Wolz, Executive Director of the Harry S. Truman Little White House, as you trace Truman’s legacy and examine how his presidency continues to impact the world today.

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