Drew Gilpin Faust recalls growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s
…parlayed her new global perspective into work with the Civil Rights Movement. Of all the chapters, “The Class of 1968” most vividly evokes a world on the cusp of change,…
Historian Timothy S. Huebner discusses how a “culture of constitutionalism” shaped the Civil War era
…streams of historical interpretation. First, he emphasizes the revolutionary impact of the Civil War upon American life, arguing that because of the South’s deep investment in slavery, only war could…
C.T. Vivian recounts a life devoted to justice and nonviolence
…role with SCLC. By 1963, he was organizing in Birmingham, Alabama, where the protests for Black freedom garnered national and international attention. Throughout the book, Vivian emphasizes the discipline of…
Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life captures the civil rights leader in his full humanity
…status as a moral hero. Yet he also shied from personal conflict, sank into fits of depression, and engaged in reckless marital affairs. How do we reconcile these two sides…
Vanderbilt philosophers Scott F. Aikin and Robert B. Talisse discuss their handbook for political disagreement
…heart.” You’re correct that Scott and I argue that democracy is the political manifestation of the basic aspiration to be rational; in short, democracy provides the social and political background…
