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Sharing American History Lessons in 140 Characters or Less

Clip: 12/7/2012 | 6m 36s

Sharing Lessons in American History in 140 Characters or Less

How does modern technology allow us to engage in conversations about the past? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historian Michael Beschloss about how the Twitter-verse has opened up new ways to view history in the digital age.

12/07/2012

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