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President Woodrow Wilson told Black leaders, ‘Segregation is not a humiliation but a benefit, and ought to be so regarded by you gentlemen.’ He was one in a long line of racist American presidents.
Suffering a pandemic and the aftermath of a war that killed 50 million, the world in 1920 faced a turning point as it negotiated a new political order. As today, the key issue was racial inequality.
The self-references and superlatives used by President Trump made his State of the Union much more excessive linguistically than this speech’s tone typically is.
Despite many attempts, the Kurds have never won and kept their own nation – though, after World War I, they came close.
Multiple American presidents have viewed US support of Ukraine’s security and democracy as critical to the national interest. President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine are a major divergence.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her job, and two media scholars reflect on the career of the very first press secretary – a model of openness who respected news reporters.
While negotiating the end of the First World War at the Versailles Peace Conference, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson collapsed. Was it a neurological disorder associated with the Spanish Flu?
President Trump says an alliance with Saudi Arabia is necessary, despite evidence the country’s crown prince ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The Treaty of Versailles is often named as the main cause of World War II. But this is an overly simple explanation.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
US law limits public employees’ political activity. But in today’s hyperpartisan political world, it’s getting harder for public employees to navigate between professional neutrality and politics.
The original arguments Congress made for ‘springing ahead’ have been thoroughly debunked. So why are they still being used by legislators today?
America finds itself in uncharted territory under Donald Trump – not least when it comes to climate change and Israel policy.
Thousands marched in silence against racial violence after a riot left hundreds of blacks dead and thousands homeless. The demands of black people in 2017 remain the same as they did in 1917.
Why would McConnell push a vote to repeal Obamacare when he knows it won’t pass? It’s not as crazy as it sounds.
The 28th president’s ideology has never really gone away.
An executive order signed in 1917 created what’s been called ‘the nation’s first ministry of information.’ The media are still feeling its impact.
During the war, fear of being undermined by the enemy sparked restrictions on freedom of speech. As a result, thousands of Americans were prosecuted.
Wilson coined the phrase ‘America First’ and appealed for ‘peace without victory.’ But on April 2, 1917 he asked Congress for a declaration of war. The impact on American foreign policy was profound.
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University
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Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto
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Professor of Journalism, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer in History, Kingston University
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Regents Professor of History, University of Montana
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Director, School of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor and Chair of Department of Politics, Sewanee: The University of the South
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Directeur de recherche de classe exceptionnelle (emeritus) of the C.N.R.S., École polytechnique
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Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Affairs & Associate Professor, School of Public Service; Nonresident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Boise State University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of History, University of Richmond