Hank Aaron

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Hank Aaron

In this Dispatch, Dr. Deaton recalls baseball great Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth’s record in 1974.

Classroom Conversations with Dr. Stan Deaton: The Cold War and Media

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Classroom Conversations with Dr. Stan Deaton: The Cold War and Media

In this episode, GHS Education Coordinator Lisa Landers and Dr. Stan Deaton, the Dr. Elaine B. Andrews Distinguished Historian at GHS, discuss how television and other sources of media have changed the American media landscape over time. They also cover the impact of mass media on events of the Cold War and how new technologies developed during the time period have made it possible for more information to be shared at faster rates, requiring audiences to have greater critical-thinking, problem-solving, and media-literacy skills.

Tear Down This Wall: The Cold War at 75 – A Keynote Conversation with Sam Nunn

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Tear Down This Wall: The Cold War at 75 – A Keynote Conversation with Sam Nunn

Dr. Stan Deaton of the Georgia Historical Society and former U.S. senator Sam Nunn explore the impact of the Cold War on American foreign policy and national security with a man who worked with the leading Cold War warriors, from Henry Kissinger to Margaret Thatcher to Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Dr. Deaton looks back at our 32nd president’s leadership during another national crisis, the Great Depression–and how the New Deal changed the way every president since FDR has responded to a crisis.

A Georgian on the Titanic

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A Georgian on the Titanic

April 15 marks the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Dr. Deaton discusses a forgotten Georgia writer onboard that night: Jacques Futrelle.

Paul Revere’s Ride

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Paul Revere’s Ride

“The 18th of April in ’75”: To commemorate the 245th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride and the battles of Lexington & Concord. Dr. Deaton takes a look at the Midnight Ride, Longfellow’s 1860 poem, and the rise of an American legend.

The Cold War and Popular Culture: A Conversation with Grace Elizabeth Hale

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The Cold War and Popular Culture: A Conversation with Grace Elizabeth Hale

Dr. Stan Deaton of the Georgia Historical Society and Dr. Grace Elizabeth Hale of the University of Virginia discuss the history of the Cold War and its impact on American culture after World War II, such as film, television, and music, and its relationship to ongoing events such as U.S. counterculture and the civil rights movement.

Monuments to Absence: Cherokee Removal and the Contest over Southern Memory

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Monuments to Absence: Cherokee Removal and the Contest over Southern Memory

Dr. Stan Deaton of the Georgia Historical Society and Dr. Andrew Denson of Western Carolina University discuss the history of the Cherokee in Georgia and the public memory of Cherokee removal through an examination of memorials, historic sites, and tourist attractions dating from the early twentieth century to the present, and how these fit into the broader national discussion of race and memory in America.