American History

Please read “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and answer the following question: Some have argued that Martin Luther King Jr.’s tone in his writing and speeches was too subdued or deferential. According to what you read, did you find his tone to be too deferential in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail?”

Please read “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and answer the following question: Some have argued that Martin Luther King Jr.’s tone in his writing and speeches was too subdued or deferential. According to what you read, did you find his tone to be too deferential in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail?” Draw on support from […]

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Date: August 24th, 2022

Read the article below – Why study history? – by renowned historian Dr. Peter Stearns of George Mason University.

Read the article below – Why study history? – by renowned historian Dr. Peter Stearns of George Mason University. Next, watch the video titled “Introduction: Why Study History? by Dr. J. Rufus Fears” under the article “link” below. If you so choose, you can substitute an additional reading, by Dr. William McNeill, in lieu of […]

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Date: August 23rd, 2022

Five “schools” or approaches to the study of colonial America

This is assignment is based on the material in PPT #1 and associated readings. In the history of colonial American history (otherwise known as colonial American historiography), there have been several different “schools” or approaches to the subject of colonial America, including the Nationalists, the Imperial School, the Progressives, the New Social History, and the […]

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Date: August 23rd, 2022