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Political Parties - The New Deal Coalition
Season 8 Episode 5
The 1929 stock market crash saw 14 billion dollars vanish in a matter of hours — and with it, the Republican party’s decades-long grip on American po…
7 years, 5 months ago
Political Parties - The Golden Age of the GOP
Season 8 Episode 4
As the Civil War came to a close, the government set its sights once again on the future of the United States. Working closely with a Republican Pres…
7 years, 5 months ago
Political Parties - The Turbulent 1850s
Season 8 Episode 3
The United States won the The Mexican–American War in the 1840s, and with it vast new stretches of western land. But in the 1850s, the question of wh…
7 years, 5 months ago
Political Parties - Jacksonian Democracy
Season 8 Episode 2
Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to John Quincy Adams through what some called a “corrupt bargain” in the House of Representatives.…
7 years, 5 months ago
Political Parties - A Tale of Two Parties
Season 8 Episode 1
In the earliest days of the United States, there was no such thing as an organized political party. George Washington, elected twice to the presidenc…
7 years, 6 months ago
History of the Lincoln Motor Company
Named after one of the greatest U.S. presidents, the Lincoln Motor Company has become as ingrained in American culture as the Statue of Liberty. Foun…
7 years, 6 months ago
Civil Rights - Interview with Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely
Season 7 Episode 7
We conclude our series on the American Civil Right Movement with an interview with a woman who was there, on the front lines of the fight.
Peggy Trott…
7 years, 6 months ago
Civil Rights - The Unfinished Journey
Season 7 Episode 6
Seeking to build upon the gains of the early 1960s, Civil Rights activists pushed forward on a series of ambitious efforts. Voting rights activists r…
7 years, 6 months ago
Civil Rights - On The March
Season 7 Episode 5
As the Civil Rights movement entered the landmark years of 1963 and 1964, activists had faced many challenges - but had also won many victories. Now,…
7 years, 6 months ago
Civil Rights - Prairie Fire
Season 7 Episode 4
As the Civil Rights movement entered the Sixties, a new generation of activists took the fore. Frustrated by the pace of progress but emboldened by s…
7 years, 6 months ago