During Jim Crow segregation, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians.
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Though the 22nd Amendment prohibits Trump from being elected president again, it does not prohibit him from serving as president beyond Jan. 20, 2029. A scholar of politics and history explains.
An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is not without historical precedent, and will have impacts on security during the election campaign.
The secret recordings of two Supreme Court justices reveal dramatic differences in how they see American political life.
There are similarities between the law-and-order language used by the 1968 and 2020 presidential candidates and the racial tension and political polarization both years. But much is different.
The 2020 US election could set a record for ugliness and division. Two previous elections provide important context for what that division can mean.
A scholar from Alabama’s Auburn University at Montgomery explains how Republicans have slowly but utterly taken over Alabama politics, even while squabbling amongst themselves.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University at Montgomery
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of History and Law Faculty, The Ohio State University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
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James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
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Assistant Professor of U.S. History, Texas A&M University