Featured Program
CONNECTICUT HISTORY DAY
New England & The Civil War
Aired Thursday, May 1, at 1:30 p.m. on CPTV
Seventy-five years after the Revolutionary War decades since the ideal of all men being created equal first emerged New England states were still reaping the benefits and spoils of slavery despite their abolitionist beliefs. From the small towns of Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire to the large cities of Massachusetts and Connecticut, patriotic rallies and recruiting drives heralded a second revolution aimed at guaranteeing civil rights to all people. This powerful program illustrates the stories of this pivotal time in American history with archival photographs some, the first of their kind and dramatic reenactments that capture the essence of life on the battlefield, sick bed, factory and prison.
Mark Twain's Neighborhood: Nook Farm
Aired Thursday, May 1, at 3:00 p.m. on CPTV
This program profiles Nook Farm, a neighborhood on the edge of Hartford, Connecticut, which was home to some of the most intriguing personalities in the United States, including Mark Twain; author Harriet Beecher Stowe; women's suffrage activist and sister to Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker; Civil War general Joseph Hawley and others.
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