Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Did You Hear It?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by stephendavis

Today (Monday, January 15) on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, I heard Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. comment on “a culture war Donald Trump is waging as if he was Sherman marching through the South.” Here In Georgia, we have heard … Continue reading →

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Chuck Schumer Channels Major Sullivan Ballou

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Meg Groeling

My seventh graders were graphing proportional relationships in Room 3 of E. E. Brownell Middle School when President Trump was being inaugurated, so I missed it the first time. When I went to lunch, however, several people stopped me and told … Continue reading →

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1870s Politics: When a Presidential Election’s Outcome Was Contested with Threats of Violence

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Matt Stanley

This commentary originally appeared on Oct. 21, 2016, in the History News Network’s daily newsletter and is reposted here with permission. The aftermath of the 1876 presidential election saw an uncommon moment of electoral pandemonium. Coming after over a decade of … Continue reading →

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