1865 versus 2018 and Why History Matters | 7
We live in historic times, but how do they compare to that other tumultuous era of American history — 1865 and the years following President Lincoln’s death and the end...
American History Tellers
Political Parties – The Reagan Revolution | 6
The year 1968 marked a watershed in American politics. Anti-war protests were roiling the country. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead in Memphis. Democratic President Lyndon...
Political Parties – The New Deal Coalition | 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 politics. As Americans lost...
Political Parties – The Golden Age of the GOP | 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 President, the Republican...
Political Parties – The Turbulent 1850s | 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 what to do...
Lindsay Graham’s Newest Podcast: 1865
April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to bring the assassin to justice.Heavily researched, this historical political...
History of the Lincoln Motor Company | 9
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. Founded by Henry Leland to produce...
Political Parties – Jacksonian Democracy | 2
Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to John Quincy Adams through what some called a “corrupt bargain” in the House of Representatives. The maneuver was masterminded by hot-headed but...
Political Parties – A Tale of Two Parties | 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 presidency unanimously in the Electoral College,...
Civil Rights – Interview with Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely | 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 Trotter Dammond Preacely is...