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Talking Politics and Religion in the American History Classroom
In today’s national conversation, which lately seems more like a countrywide schoolyard brawl with citizens hurling insults and memes, it can be challenging to explore complex ideas. Politics and religion,…
LBJ’s Birthday: 27 August
27 August of 2017 marks the 109th birthday of Lyndon Baynes Johnson, our 34th president.…
Session 30 pt2: The Reagan Era and the New Deal Legacy; George W. Bush’s Founding Faith
Prof. Kesler: Focus Reagan seemed to campaign against Roosevelt's legacy, but delighted in pointing out…
Session 30 pt1: Martin Luther King, Jr; Malcolm X
Dr. Lucas Morel: Focus Does King's proposal for a "Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged"…
Session 29: Brown v. Board of Education; Martin Luther King, Jr., Non-Violent Resistance, and the American Dream
Dr. Lucas Morel: Focus In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court briefly traces the…
Session 28: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP
Juan Williams: Focus What role did Thurgood Marshall play in the Civil Rights Movement? What…
Session 27: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Democratic Leadership
Prof. Kesler: Focus The political and constitutional legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt is impressive. What…
Session 26: The Progressive Reform and Self-Government
Prof. Kesler: Focus The Progressives fought for reform at the turn of the century. What…
Session 25: Booker T. Washington; W.E.B. Du Bois
Dr. Lucas Morel: Focus What did Washington believe were the most urgent priorities for blacks…
Session 24: The Modern Era Confronts the American Founding
Profs. Morel and Kesler: Focus What did the American founding and Civil War look like…