David Levering Lewis

5 Appearances
Professor of History, New York University

Videos 5

The March on Washington, 50 Years Later
Society, HistoryAir Date 08/28/2013
Rep. John Lewis reflects on his life as a civil rights activist; scholars discuss the legacy of MLK and the March on Washington.
W.E.B. Du Bois Panel
Society, HistoryAir Date 02/06/1997
Filmmaker Louis Massiah and biographer David Levering Lewis on the life of African American activist W.E.B. Du Bois.
Barry McCaffrey; Richard Holbrooke; Julius Erving; W.E.B. Du Bois Panel
Society, Sports, HealthAir Date 02/06/1997
Barry McCaffrey on drug policy; Richard Holbrooke on Pamela Harriman; Julius Erving; the life of W.E.B. Du Bois.
Race in America
SocietyAir Date 02/24/1995
African-American writers and scholars discuss issues of race in America.
Race in America; Douglas McGrath
Entertainment, SocietyAir Date 02/24/1995
African-American writers and scholars discuss issues of race in America; Douglas McGrath on "Bullets Over Broadway."

Arnold Rampersad
Books, Sports, Health
Air Date 06/14/1993
Arnold Rampersad of Princeton on the book "Days of Grace," which he wrote with the late tennis player Arthur Ashe. 14:39
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Patrick Tyler; Elie Wiesel; 'War Torn'
World, Politics, Books, Society, History, Media
Air Date 11/27/2002
Patrick Tyler on Saudi Arabia; author Elie Wiesel; journalists introduce "War Torn: Stories of War From the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam." 53:30
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Pauline Maier; American Jewish Culture
Society, History, Religion
Air Date 07/04/1997
Historian Maier on the Declaration of Independence. A debate on whether American Jews have lost their Jewish culture and ethnicity. 53:57
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Rudolf Jaenisch
Politics, Health, Science
Air Date 08/03/2005
The MIT biologist comments on the bill to increase federal funding for stem cell research and President Bush's promise to veto. 10:00
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Henry Kissinger
World, History
Air Date 04/16/1998
A conversation about Pol Pot with Dr. Henry Kissinger. 22:34
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