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On each episode of American Rhapsody we interview those who have witnessed American history firsthand: politicians, reporters, photographers and activists—all of whom have since donated their personal or professional archives to the Briscoe Center. We also interview historians, filmmakers and other researchers who work in the center’s collections. These collections are the evidence of the past. Without them, there is no history, only myth. Each week we ask: what actually happened? The sum of all those answers in an American Rhapsody.
Unknown Host hosts American Rhapsody, a history show with 16 episodes published.
The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas has extended our main gallery exhibit and, in celebration, is taking a closer look at the items and documents that make up History and Fate: The Goodwins
The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas has extended our main gallery exhibit and, in celebration, is taking a closer look at the items and documents that make up History and Fate: The Goodwins
The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas has extended our main gallery exhibit and, in celebration, is taking a closer look at the items and documents that make up History and Fate: The Goodwins
Documents used in this exhibit cover an era from Spanish rule to the end of the Civil War, including petitions signed by Spanish Governors, survey maps, and emancipation papers for entire families. These personal, often
“Freedom Papers: Evidence of Emancipation” highlights examples of how enslaved people gained freedom before the Civil War in the American south. Through the purchase of bonds, travel to states where the right to freedom
After establishing himself as a pioneer in the news media industry in Texas, Will Hobby served as Lt. Gov. of Texas from 1915 until September 1917, when he became Governor. He led Texas’ effort to support the American mi
First drawn into the fight against racial segregation in the 1960s, Alice Embree became a leader of Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Texas at Austin and embarked on a lifelong journey of social acti
It might surprise you that the Briscoe Center’s collections are not only global in their reach—they are, literally, astronomical. In this episode, we will explore outer space through the art of quilts. While living on th
Americans have been shocked by the stream of visual information that has flooded the news and social media over the past year. We have also witnessed the deplorable treatment of many journalists covering these events. In
The passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote for women — a significant constitutional milestone. But women’s activism has not always united disparate groups into collective action, nor have its aims and
A pioneer of a street-theater approach to activism, Abbie Hoffman played a key role in the Chicago police riot of 1968 and the ensuing court case known as the trial of the Chicago 7. Johanna Hoffman Lawrenson discussed t
Don Carleton speaks with Daina Berry, chair of the Department of History at UT Austin. Her research and teaching—which focuses on the history of the enslaved—has utilized many of the Briscoe Center’s collections, in part
Sometimes, politics is so nasty, so partisan, that you better laugh—or else you might cry. Molly Ivins was a legendary reporter and columnist — hilariously acerbic, staunchly feminist and uniquely Texan — who pilloried t
Investigative reporter Wayne Barrett began reporting on Donald Trump in 1979. He was perhaps the first journalist to take Trump seriously and became a renowned authority on the would-be president, as well as a mentor to
Don Carleton speaks with Ben Wright about the Briscoe Center’s Texas Oil Industry records, which help document the miseries of the Spanish Flu pandemic between 1918 and 1920. Austin American-Statesman columnist Michael B
On each episode of American Rhapsody, we interview those who have witnessed American history firsthand: politicians, reporters, photographers, and activists—all of whom have since donated their personal or professional a
Doris Kearns Goodwin
presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times #1 best-selling author
1 appearance on this show
Karen Nyberg
Retired NASA Astronaut, Engineer
1 appearance on this show
Nancy
Councillor · Mindful Momentum
1 appearance on this show
Ben Wright
Director of Disability Access in Prison Education · University of Texas at Dallas
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Michael Barnes
Director of Campus Accessibility · Michael Barnes Family Behavioral Institute
1 appearance on this show
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