1920s...Beyond the Glitter, The: Women and Minorities in the Workplace
Half a million African-American workers who migrated from the rural South struggle to retain their positions in the decade of the 1920s. Unions do not attempt to enroll black workers. Although there are black teachers, n..
1924 Immigration Act, The (Part One)
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson talks about the inspiration Hitler and other prominent Nazis took from American science and the 1924 Immigration Act. "Hitler saw that law as a real inspira..
1924 Immigration Act, The (Part Three)
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson explains that there was significant opposition to the 1924 Immigration Act, but Franz Boas and others who opposed the legislation were not powerful enough t..
1924 Immigration Act, The (Part Two)
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson talks about the way politicians used the 1890 Census in order to justify the stipulations of the 1924 Immigration Act and limit the number of "undesirables"..
A New Nation: Dangers and Challenges
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about some of the most significant challenges facing the newly formed United States, including concerns that the Constitution wouldn't work, and fears that the federal government..
A Precarious Experiment: Challenges Facing the Young Nation
The United States faces a number of daunting issues in the years immediately following the war. The British do not evacuate the forts in the northwest territory or provide compensation for slaves as they had agreed. In 1..
A Young Nation Moves Forward
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about some of the key challenges the young United States faced in its early years. Among the most pressing was growing the economy to keep pace with the rapidly expanding populat..
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..
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 holdove..
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-Har..