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Red Dead's History - A Video Game, An Obsession, and America's Violent Past

Lectures in History by C-SPAN

May 10, 202671:56Society & Culture

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, history professor Tore Olsson discussed what the video games Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 get right and wrong about American history. This event was hosted by Union Ave Books and the Ea...

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Red Dead's History - A Video Game, An Obsession, and America's Violent Past is an episode from Lectures in History by C-SPAN. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, history professor Tore Olsson discussed what the video games Red Dead Redempti...

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Published May 10, 2026, 71:56 long, audio available.