The historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit," her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, was considered in a conversation that included the composer's son. Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute in New York hosted this event.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
The White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant's military service, presidency, and legacy.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
If President James Garfield had not been assassinated, would he have pursued post-Civil War Reconstruction policies intended by Abraham Lincoln? Benjamin Arrington addressed that question in a virtual talk hosted by the White House Historical Association. Mr. Arrington is site director at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio.
Author Fergus Bordewich discusses President Ulysses Grant's efforts to dismantle the KKK and other Reconstruction-era white supremist groups.The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
The White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant's military service, presidency, and legacy.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
If President James Garfield had not been assassinated, would he have pursued post-Civil War Reconstruction policies intended by Abraham Lincoln? Benjamin Arrington addressed that question in a virtual talk hosted by the White House Historical Association. Mr. Arrington is site director at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio.
Author Fergus Bordewich discusses President Ulysses Grant's efforts to dismantle the KKK and other Reconstruction-era white supremist groups.The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
The White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant's military service, presidency, and legacy.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
If President James Garfield had not been assassinated, would he have pursued post-Civil War Reconstruction policies intended by Abraham Lincoln? Benjamin Arrington addressed that question in a virtual talk hosted by the White House Historical Association. Mr. Arrington is site director at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio.
Author Fergus Bordewich discusses President Ulysses Grant's efforts to dismantle the KKK and other Reconstruction-era white supremist groups.The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
Historian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
The White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant's military service, presidency, and legacy.
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation for the 20th century to be called "The American Century." The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this program.
If President James Garfield had not been assassinated, would he have pursued post-Civil War Reconstruction policies intended by Abraham Lincoln? Benjamin Arrington addressed that question in a virtual talk hosted by the White House Historical Association. Mr. Arrington is site director at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio.
Author Fergus Bordewich discusses President Ulysses Grant's efforts to dismantle the KKK and other Reconstruction-era white supremist groups.The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
