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History 7418
20th Century America
KC Johnson
kcjohnson9@gmail.com
Thursdays at 6.20pm
This course examines themes in U.S. history since 1900.
Requirements:
- Informed participation: 40%
- Research Essay (12-15 pages):
50%
- Study questions (one set): 10%
Books can be purchased by following the links below.
Schedule:
- February 1: Introduction
- February 8: Michael McGerr,
A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in
America, 1870-1920
- February 15: No
class—CONVERSION DAY
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February 22: Michael Klarman,
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for
Racial Equality
- March 1:
No class--Williams talk
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March
1/8: Colin Gordon,
New Deals: Business, Labor, and Politics in America
- Kevin McMahon,
Reconsidering Roosevelt on Race
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March 15: Melvyn Leffler,
Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration,
and the Cold War
Natalya, Michael
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March 22: Thomas Sugrue,
Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit
Valerie, Linda
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March 29:
No class
- April 5: No class--spring break
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April 12:
Penny Von Eschen,
Race against Empire: Black Americans
and Anticolonialism, 1937-1957
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Jonathan Rosenberg,
How Far the Promised Land?: World Affairs and the American Civil Rights
Movement from the First World War to Vietnam
Matt, Alma
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Robert Caro,
Master of the Senate: Years of Lyndon Johnson, vol. 3, pp.
109-684 only
Nick, Vigani
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April 19: Tim Naftali, "One
Hell of a Gamble": Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Castro
Fred, Melissa
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April 26: Dan Carter,
The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New
Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics
Stacy, Raquel
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May 3: Bruce Schulman,
The Seventies: The Great Shift in American
Culture, Society, and Politics
Ryan, Lisa
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May 10: Frances FitzGerald,
Way Out there in the Blue
Allan, Arnie
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May 17: Jeffrey Rosen,
The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom
in an Anxious Age
Heather, Brad
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