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It is still open today. In this hourlong program, curator sarah levit shows us what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. We decided to do this exhibition for many reasons, one of which i think its a real important moment to be talking about the role of the federal government in providing Public Health and providing healthcare for the mentally ill. And what that role has been over time. I think this is an interesting time to talk about that. Also, right now...

Ok, move out. [gunshots] narrator since 1949, this now body of water has been both a symbolic and a realistic moat, separating the taiwan island complex from the mainland of china. Also known as formosa, these islands are both the seat of the government of the republic of china, commonly referred to as grc, as well as the armed fortress of its military establishment. Taiwan is an island of considerable variety. The eastern half is dominated by a chain of rugged mountains. While to the west lie f...

That is Sexual Violence. We will come back a little bit to talk about jacobs in comparison to our case today, that of celia. We also talked about wpa narratives, and one of the things we noticed about those narratives is the extent to which some issues, including Sexual Violence violence generally, and Sexual Violence, in particular was rather muted in the slave narratives. And so here, we have with the celia case the opportunity to take another pass at this question, to try to see this dimensio...

Coauthors of indianapolis the true story of the worst sea disaster in u. S. Naval history and the fiftyyear fight to exonerate an innocent man. I often refer to the stories in the National Archives. We are not just a storehouse to billions of pages and miles of films that hold stories of our past. In these records, you can discover human lives and how the great and small events of history change them. Today, we will hear the stories of the men who sailed the uss indianapolis during world war ii....

Last to get them back. We struggled vainly to regain our bearings while depression, fear and failure took stock of the nation. A 10th of the population of the United States was unemployed. One out of every four of us was on relief. In vain, we looked for something to restore our confidence and hope and our courage. Without jobs we had no money and without money we could not purchase food for the hungry mouths at home. Our only hope lay in charity. Hunger drove people to the bread lines, anxiousl...

Because we were the first to lose our jobs when old man depression came along, and the last to get them back. We struggled vainly to regain our bearings while depression, fear and failure took stock of the nation. A 10th of the population of the United States one 6th of the unemployed. One out of every four of us was on relief. In vain, we looked for something to restore our confidence and hope and our courage. Without jobs we had no money and without money we could not purchase food for the hun...

Part of your week. Think derek like to harris excuse me, jared harris excuse me, hardisty. I would like to thank cspan for filming us so that others who cannot be with us tonight can see it at a later date. And thank you to the Abigail Adams Historical Society and their board of directors, who offered us this wonderful opportunity to partner with them as we did last year with their speaker, edith gillis. Abigails rich history in this us every day. S thank you. The hingham Historical Society is f...

Educational institutions designed to mold the minds and bodies of italys children between the ages five and 11 undertook a mission to rejuvenate the italian race and create a second roman empire. This project depended on the twin beliefs that the italian population did, indeed, constitute a distinct race and that certain aspects of its moral and physical makeup could be influenced during childhood. The book released last year is the work of our visiting author, dr. Eden maclean. Dr. Mclean is a ...

Congress, the play was directed by or sun wells. On the Opening Night in 1936, 10,000 people crowded the streets of harlem in preferred to score a ticket. We were a discouraged people. Because we were the first to lose our jobs when the old man depression came along. The struggle while depression fear and failure stop the nation. A tenth of the population of the United States went out of every four of us was in vain we sought for something to restore our confidence, our whole our courage. Withou...

Nation. A 10th of the population of the united states. One out of every four of us was on relief. Looked for something to restore our confidence and hope. Without jobs we had no money and without money we could not purchase food for the hungry mouths at home. Our only hope laid in charity. As bread lines were built up people anxiously waited for a sign of better days. And then came the work program. One by one, it took us out of the bread line and gave us a new chance to take our place in the no...