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February 27, 2017
In this episode Thomas Thurston spoke with Isela Gutiérrez, the Associate Research Director for Democracy North Carolina and a speaker on the Gilder Lehrman Center’s “Right...
February 20, 2017
In this episode Thomas Thurston spoke with Elena Shih, an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University and a visiting fellow at the Gilder ...
February 20, 2017
On February 17th Yale News writer Susan Gonzalez published a piece titled “Any time is a good time for illumination by Frederick Douglas, says Yale historian”. The piece...
February 7, 2017
On the morning of February 7th, 2017 The Atlantic published an article written by GLC Director David Blight titled “Frederick Douglas, Refugee. You can find the full article...
February 7, 2017
Center Releases Podcast on Slavery  by: Anastasiia Posnova In conjunction with the Black History Month, the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and...
February 7, 2017
On February 6th, 2017 PBS aired “Birth of a Movement” a film by Bestor Cram and Susan Grey featuring GLC director, David Blight. You can find the PBS broadcast schedule, more...
February 6, 2017
In this episode David Blight speaks with Bryan Stevenson, the founding director of the Equal Justice Initiative and the author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and...