Video library
American Inspiration Author Series
1:05:08
"The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers" with Cheryl McKissack Daniel
From West Africa to enslavement in North Carolina to post-Civil War Tennessee, the McKissacks survived and then thrived in this country, founding a construction business which is now the leading Black design and construction firm, McKissack & McKissack. Hear from fifth generation family member and executive Cheryl McKissack Daniel, in dialogue with Brennan Gilbane Koch of Gilbane Building Company, about their family’s history.
American Inspiration Author Series
1:03:47
"Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free" with author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
During Women’s History Month, join us to learn the hidden history of the designer Claire McCardell, who forever changed fashion—and the lives of women.
Moderated by Petra Slinkard
American Inspiration Author Series
01:11:26
"Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England" with author Gloria McCahon Whiting
This multi award-winning work of history explores how Black New Englanders maintained a sense of belonging among their kin in the face of slavery.