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#NewJimCrow: (3) What does Alexander identify as the biggest barriers to resisting the new Jim Crow? Are there other important ones she leaves out? How might these be overcome? #HIST102

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#NewJimCrow: Some questions: (1) Was the new Jim Crow inevitable? What would have had to be different to have prevented it? (2) Why do you think there has been so little challenge to the new Jim Crow? #HIST102

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#NewJimCrow: Acc to Alexander, why did mass incarceration begin when it did? Do you think mass incarceration was an intentional goal of the War on Drugs, or an unintended consequence (and how much does it matter)? How does race fit into this story? #HIST102

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Beyond a public feud between two well known historians, what would you say is the broader significance of Tony Judt's critiques of how John Gaddis writes the Cold War? #HIST209B

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#GodsOwnParty: Why do you think the Moral Majority was so successful in getting votes and mobilizing voters? What factors were most important in explaining its popularity? Where do you see religion's influence in politics today? #HIST102

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For your reference, the US bombs in Laos gif: https://t.co/JQnJC1tiwQ #HIst209A #HIST209B

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The woman who helped Nixon scuttle the 1968 peace talks: https://t.co/BxvNaC2MsA #HIST209A #HIST209B

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Why do Americans know so little about what the Vietnam War and its aftermath meant for peoples living in Southeast Asia? How can we make sense of these gaps in Americans' understanding of this history? #HIST209B

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How does our understanding of the Vietnam War change when we reframe it as part of a longer story that continues beyond 1973 or 1975? #HIST209A

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The Molly Ringwald piece I mentioned in class, in case there's interest: https://t.co/icBycF4NTc #HIST209B

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More on Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and Peter Norman & the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics: https://t.co/hRgCHqObcH #HIST102

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One refugee's reflection on the Burns/Novick documentary: https://t.co/ebdfd5Elc0
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A great write-up of Vietnam War history by a widely respected US historian: https://t.co/F942t1e8f6 #HIST209A #HIST209B

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2) What do you think is the value of what Elliott calls "wild history?" What are some of its limitations?
3) What would a good balance between top-down and bottom-up history look like? #HIST209B

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Some ?s: 1) Ken Burns & Lynn Novick deliberately excluded professional historians from his recent documentary on Vietnam. Are there advantages to his approach? What do you think about this decision? https://t.co/UFHZG6WDQa …
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3) Ken Burns & Lynn Novick deliberately excluded professional historians from his recent documentary on Vietnam. What do you think about this decision? https://t.co/UFHZG6WDQa
#HIST209A

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Some ?s to consider: 1) What factors have shaped how Vietnam is remembered?
2) How can we reconcile different perspectives of Vietnam? #HIST209A

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https://t.co/bWvTmg8TWq I would argue the 1967 movie, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," reflects an emphasis on race relations as "interpersonal" relations. To be fair, movies generally tend to focus on personal relationships, so this emphasis is not exceptional. #HIST102 #Payne

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1) How did the Cold War intersect with the civil rights movement in the US?
2) What were some of the limitations of Cold War pressures?
3) What does Dudziak's argument not explain? #HIST102

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What are some of the limitations on Connelly's call for historians to "take off the Cold War lens?" How far can we reasonably take this effort? #HIST209B