Retracing the steps of Alexis de Tocqueville's 1831 journey.
The Tocqueville series is launched with a live program from the Tocqueville family chateau. Descendants of Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, Tocqueville scholars and others discuss the family origins and history of both men.
C-SPAN visited Sing Sing Prison located in Ossining, New York for an unedited look at modern prison life. French Aristoc…
History professor Seymour Drescher and Tocqueville discussion series director Marilyn Crouch-Kraitchman provided backgro…
After a broadcast of a forum on religion and civil society from October 28, two of the participants Michael J. Sande…
Leading scholars discussed the impact of Tocqueville’s writings on religion and society during the 1830s and the roles d…
The Tocqueville series was launched with a live program from the Normandy, France chateau of the Tocqueville family. Des…
Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Norfolk, Virginia while on their way to Washington, D.C. in Januar…
Tocqueville and Beaumont visited Fayetteville, North Carolina while on their way to Washington, D.C. in January 1832. Th…
Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visited Columbia, South Carolina in January 1832. Dean Graham talked about…
Beginning in May 1997, the C-SPAN School Bus retraced the steps of Alexis de Tocqueville, author of Democracy in America, who traveled throughout the U.S. in 1831 with his friend, Gustave de Beaumont. Starting in Newport, RI, the bus explored the eastern half of the U.S. Over 9 months, the Bus made 55 stops along Tocqueville's route and discussed the same issues he raised -- issues such as religion and politics, the impact and power of the press and the changing role of government.
