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New Library of Congress ambassador named

Author Jason Reynolds was named the Library of Congress’ newest national ambassador for young people’s literature on “CBS This Morning.” The two-year position aims to raise the nation’s appreciation of youth literature, as it relates to literacy, education and the development and betterment of lives. Reynolds is a best-selling and award-winning author and poet whose work includes “Patina” and “As Brave As You.” He and the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, join “CBS This Morning.”

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CBSN Originals explores Title IX

Some survivors and those accused of sexual misconduct on college campuses say the Title IX system governing the cases is not working. Title IX was originally enacted to ensure female students were given equal access to education. The law later expanded to include sexual misconduct. CBSN Originals executive producer Adam Yamaguchi joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss "Speaking Frankly: Title IX," which spoke with both survivors and those accused of sexual misconduct.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on funding the arts

The career of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creator of the Broadway sensation "Hamilton," has benefited from grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, one of the government agencies threatened with elimination by the Trump administration. A strong proponent of arts education, especially when it comes to kids in underserved regions of the country, Miranda spoke with Erin Moriarty and "Sunday Morning" about the importance of federal funding for the arts.

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Stephen Sondheim celebrates teachers

Broadway musical legend Stephen Sondheim treasures the role that teachers have played in his life, and today helps honor educators with the annual Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards. In this web exclusive, Mo Rocca talks with Sondheim about the teachers who have inspired him, and visits with a recent award recipient, Tracey Rains of Gatlinburg-Pittman High School in Tennessee, whose selfless mentoring of student Chelsea Hayes was nothing short of life-altering.

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The story of Reconstruction

In the years following the Civil War known as Reconstruction, newly-freed African American men could finally vote, and would be elected to represent Southerners in Congress. But it was a period that would be transformed into an era of segregation and Jim Crow laws, and be taught to succeeding generations as a failed political experiment. Yet, Reconstruction is now being given its due in school curriculums, and in a new PBS documentary by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates. Mo Rocca talks with Gates, as well as with historian Eric Foner and author Lawrence Otis Graham, about some of the most noted African American figures in the post-Civil War era.

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Minecraft, a virtual blockbuster

Since its debut in 2009, Minecraft has become one of the bestselling video games of all time, remarkably without guns or blood! More than 91 million people play it every month. But it's more than a Lego-like universe in which players create things; teachers are seeing the benefits of playing Minecraft in their classrooms. David Pogue visited a middle school in Basking Ridge, N.J., and the Minefaire gathering for Minecraft enthusiasts; and talked with YouTube celebrity JeromeASF, for whom Minecraft videos aren’t just a passion, they're a calling.

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Sitting pretty: Colonial Williamsburg furniture restoration

At Colonial Williamsburg, getting the period details just right is a mission for furniture conservator Leroy Graves. Over the past three decades he has revolutionized how museums preserve and protect upholstered antiques, despite this son of sharecroppers having had virtually no formal education. A detective of sorts when it comes to repairing and refitting antiques, Graves' work is featured in an ongoing exhibition called "Upholstery CSI." Martha Teichner reports.

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