We The Teachers

Session 30 pt2: The Reagan Era and the New Deal Legacy; George W. Bush’s Founding Faith

Feb 23, 2016

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Focus

Reagan seemed to campaign against Roosevelt's legacy, but delighted in pointing out that he voted for him four times. Yet, he seemed to be interested in cutting back the size of the federal government and making its programs less...

Session 30 pt1: Martin Luther King, Jr; Malcolm X

Feb 16, 2016

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Focus

Does King's proposal for a "Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged" indicate a shift from his earlier vision of the American dream? Does King's advocacy of "compensatory or preferential treatment" look more to race or poverty as...

American Presidents Webinar: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Feb 15, 2016

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the subject of Saturday, 13 February's American Presidents webinar. Professor Chris Burkett, of Ashland University, moderated the 80-minute discussion between Drs. Stephen Tootle and David Krugler, which focused on topics ranging from FDR's handling of the Great Depression in both political and...

Session 29: Brown v. Board of Education; Martin Luther King, Jr., Non-Violent Resistance, and the American Dream

Feb 9, 2016

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Focus

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court briefly traces the history of public schools in America. How does this help the Court argue against racially segregated schools? What role do legal precedents play in the Court's...

Session 28: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP

Feb 2, 2016

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Focus

What role did Thurgood Marshall play in the Civil Rights Movement? What was his view of the American founding? What was his opinion of contemporary activists for civil rights, like Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X?