Ethnic Groups in Industry
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson talks about the links between certain ethnic groups and specific industries. Professor Jacobson explains that there were initially geographic concentrations of ethnic groups according t...
Exploitation During the Industrial Revolution
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris explains that both men and men were exploited during the Industrial Revolution. But those born in America had other options, Professor Kessler-Harris notes, including the "fabled frontier" and free lan...
Emancipation
Historian and author Ira Berlin explains that slavery in the United States was not a regional institution. It existed in the north as well as the south, until the north committed to put an end to slavery sometime after the American Revolution. Profe...
Employment During The Depression
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris talks about shifting employment demographics during Depression, The and again during World War II.
Employment During World War II
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris explains that there was less employment discrimination towards women during World War II than there was during Depression, The , but it did persist and then, "...it returns full force after the War."
Election of Thomas Jefferson, The
Historian Peter Onuf explains that the primary difference between the Jefferson presidency and that of John Adams was that Jefferson emphasized state's rights over a strong centralized government, and also paid down the national debt by more than fi...
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Immigration
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the political ascent of Franklin D. Roosevelt at the time of the Great Depression. Professor Gerstle explains that immigrants in New York City were a significant part of Roosevelt's political base. "He a...
African-American Slave Women
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris talks about the plight of slave women during the time leading up to the Civil War and beyond. "Slave women in the South are in a horrendous position," Professor Kessler-Harris says. "Most people talk a...
Abolitionist Movement, The
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris talks about the link between women and Abolitionist Movement, The . "You might want to say that it is inspired by women, to some extent, and inspires them to look for women's rights," Professor Kessler...
Adams Presidency, The
Historian Peter Onuf talks about the high points as well as the shortcomings of the John Adams presidency. On the downside, President Adams had to contend with an extremely disloyal Cabinet, consisting largely of holdovers from the second Washington...