Post World War II Housing Segregation
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the racial fallout that ensued as many African-Americans moved from the rural south to the urban north in the 1940's and beyond. "These Blacks are coming into urban centers populated by Whites," Professo...
Process of Enslavement, The
Historian and author Ira Berlin explains that the process by which African were enslaved was much more complicated than the stereotypical notion that, "...Europeans placed a few beads....on the coast of Africa, and Africans came out and somebody bop...
Racializing of Immigrants, The
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson talks about the racial labels applied to immigrants in the mid to late nineteenth century. Professor Jacobson explains that Irish immigrants, along with Eastern European Jews, Italians ...
Professor Gerstle says: Theodore Roosevelt and Reform (Part One)
but was only willing to go so far with certain groups
Labor Market For African-Americans and Women in the 1940's, The
Professor of history Gary Gerstle explains that World War II marked a time of historic economic and industrial opportunity for African-Americans and women. Professor Gerstle talks about the iconic Rosie the Riveter image, as well as the fact that th...
Labor Movement of the 1930's, The
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the rise of organized labor in the 1930's, when the Great Depression cost millions of Americans their jobs. He explains that, in 1935, President Roosevelt engineered two of the most important pieces of l...
Jefferson, Adams, and the Constitution
Historian Peter Onuf talks about the roles played by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in the early days of the United States. Professor Onuf explains that when Jefferson was elected President in 1800 (following Adams), he wanted to, "...overthrow the...
Jefferson Before The Revolution
Historian Peter Onuf explains that Thomas Jefferson wrote what may scholars consider to be a "rehearsal" for the Declaration of Independence when he wrote an incendiary pamphlet called the Summary Review of the Rights of British America.
Jefferson's Embargo
Historian Peter Onuf talks about Jefferson's embargo, which he calls, "one of the great tragic set pieces of American history." Professor Onuf also describes the sentiment in the United States leading up to President James Madison's declaration of w...
Immigrant Story: Myth or Reality, The
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson talks about what he calls the myth of the white ethnic revival. Professor Jacobson points out that the G.I. Bill gave huge numbers of second generation white ethnic Americans their firs...