Lectures and Media

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Speeches and Lectures

‘Appalling!” Historians torch Supreme Court’s handling of Trump ballot case

The Last Word Lawrence O’Donnell – MSNBC

https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/-appalling-historians-torch-supreme-court-s-handling-of-trump-ballot-case-203917893596

Drew Faust explores creating ‘Necessary Trouble’ in new memoir

wbur Radio Boston with Tiziana Dearing

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https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/10/27/drew-faust-harvard-israel-palestine-affirmative-action

Drew Gilpin Faust | Understanding Our New World

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Videos and Podcasts

Former Harvard president on how ‘Necessary Trouble’ brings change

Former Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss her new book, “Necessary Trouble,” a memoir of growing up in the segregated South and supporting the civil rights movement.

Counter-Memories: Viet Thanh Nguyen & Drew Faust

Vietnamese-American novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen and historian Drew Faust engage in a conversation about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. – a black granite wall engraved with the names of Americans who died in the Vietnam War, often cited among the most highly controversial armed conflicts in United States history.

E Pluribus Unum Truth Series with Drew Faust

In this first conversation, historians and experts will explore the “truth” in our history. They will discuss some of the periods and events in our history that have laid the foundation for the systems that continue to perpetuate racism and oppress people of color in the U.S, including the Civil War, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era.