The Native Tongue
Native tribes and colonizers began a dialogue without a word in common. Buck Woodard describes the early exchanges.Author(s):
African American Programs at 30
African American programming adapts through the decades. Harvey Bakari outlines the goals of interpreting Williamsburg's enslaved population.
Ironworks at Jamestown
Virginia's soil yielded unexpected resources. Journeyman Blacksmith Shel Browder talks about an early iron foundry at Jamestown.Author(s):
On This Day
News and notices from the 18th century are the subject of a new compilation. Librarian Juleigh Clark describes the Revolutionary War Era Daybook.
The Governor's Palace at 75
Fresh eyes refocus an architectural icon. Chief Curator Emeritus Graham Hood on recomposing an 18th-century landmark.Author(s):
In Their Own Words
Old sources give fresh voice to slavery's story. Manager of African American programs Tricia Brooks explains how we know what we know.
Smallpox and the Covenant
America's smallpox eradication has its roots in 18th-century Boston.
Comic book history
Comic book author Bentley Boyd uses a vivid medium to snare new students of American history.Author(s):
The Joy of Discovery
Recreating 18th-century technology takes perseverance and luck, says Jay Gaynor, Director of Historic Trades.Author(s):
Bees in the Colonies
The humble honeybee sweetens the American story. Apiarist Bill Krebs says bees have been here since the beginning.Author(s):
Horses in Williamsburg
Horses lend their speed and strength to the American colonies. Head coachman Joyce Henry shares the horse's role in early Virginia.
Consider the Pumpkin
Pumpkins sustain early settlers through American winters. Author and historian Mary Miley Theobald explains why the gourd deserves more respect.Author(s):
The Rights of Youth
Children and the law: Historian Cathy Hellier and Law Professor Jim Dwyer contrast 18th-century and 21st-century juvenile justice.Author(s):
Patrick Henry's Secret
American Patriot Patrick Henry is burdened with his first wife's tragic decline into insanity. Interpreter Richard Schumann tells the tale.<
Ways out of the Climate-Finance-Energy Triple Crunch
Jeremy Leggett (Founder and CEO, Solar Century) presents the closing keynote speech for the Oxford Climate Forum 2010
Episode 104: Evidence-based early childhood education: the Abecedarian approach Early childhood educator Dr Joe Sparling discusses the Abecederian method, an evidence-based approach to improving learning environments for the very young. With host Jennifer Cook. Dr Joseph Sparling - 'Journey Into America' Screening and Iftar Dinner: (with Akbar Ahmed) Gender, Secularization and Laicity in Public Latin American Debates Gendering the Secular and Religious in turn-of-the 20th century Egypt: 'Woman,' Family and Nation Peaceful Revolutions:Religion, Nonviolence, and Citizen Uprisings in the Late 20th Century
Ambassador Akbar Ahmed discusses his film 'Journey Into America,' which examines the evolution of American identity through the lens of the American Muslim community.
Course - Group - Gender, Secularization and Laicity in Public Latin American Debates - Arizona State University > Religion and Conflict > Gender, Secularization and Laicity in Public Latin American Debates
Course - Group - Gendering the Secular and Religious in turn-of-the 20th century Egypt: 'Woman,' Family and Nation - Arizona State University > Religion and Conflict > Gendering the Secular and Religious in turn-of-the 20th century Egypt: 'Woman,' Family and Nation
Course - Group - Peaceful Revolutions:Religion, Nonviolence, and Citizen Uprisings in the Late 20th Century - Arizona State University > Religion and Conflict > Peaceful Revolutions:Religion, Nonviolence, and Citizen Uprisings in the Late 20th Century
