Brown v. Board and the Civil Rights Movement
Fifty-one years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the landmark Brown v. the Board of Education ruling, clearing the way for the eventual desegregation of the nation's schools.…[...]
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“Take Back the Media” – A C-Ville Talks event
Who owns the media? Does media ownership affect how Americans are informed about the issues of the day? Which news sources can you trust to seek out the truth in…[...]
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Sissy Spacek: An Evening of Expression
In May 2005, writer and radio essayist Janis Jaquith interviewed Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek at CharlottesvilleGuv,!v,,us Paramount Theater. The event was the kickoff of the successful campaign to raise…[...]
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Public Forum: Globalization and Inequality
We hear so much about globalization that it's become just another word that many Americans tune out as soon as they hear it uttered. Yet, many political scientists have serious…[...]
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Engaging the Mind: Chris Holstege Lecture on Bioterror
How prepared is Virginia to deal with a possible biological or chemical attack from terrorists? That's just one of the questions that Doctor Chris Holstege spends his time trying to…[...]
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PUBLIC HEARING pilot program
This 27 minute documentary pilot is an experiment in raw reporting from the February 17 meeting of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The idea for the show is to send one…[...]
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