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Dr. Lee A. Farrow, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Distinguished Research Professor at Auburn University at Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama will give a presentation on “What to See in the South,” focusing on historic and cultural sites in the south that any visitor will want to include on their itinerary.

Jazz is a distinctly American musical form but it has its roots in Africa and among European immigrants sharing diverse musical traditions. How this musical form evolved from the Southern piney woods to New Orleans and, eventually, to Chicago and New York and beyond is a story of blending -- both of musical forms and…

Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes are two of America’s most inspirational poets, one white, the other Black. Whitman’s 19th century poetry depicted a new nation, increasingly urban, increasingly diverse, and with unlimited prospects. Yet, he also noted the challenges in preserving a democratic form of government. Hughes, writing in the 20th century, also acknowledged the…

“The American South is a unique region, influenced by its rich history and warm climate, and its culture and language reflect this. Life in the South moves more slowly, as does its dialects, with the well-known drawl and colorful sayings.” Dr. Lee A. Farrow is Chair of the Department of History and World Cultures, Distinguished…

Since the 1960s, American women have experienced significant advances in work, education, legal status, political visibility, and athletics.  Yet, it seems that feminism has stalled if not regressed in recent years, particularly in terms of childcare legislation, maternity leave, and pay equity. Changes in public policy, and class and race fissures among women themselves have…

Dr. Lee A. Farrow is Chair of the Department of History and World Cultures, Distinguished Research Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor at Auburn University at Montgomery, in Montgomery, Alabama. She grew up in Louisiana and received her PhD from Tulane University. Her area of expertise is Russian History, with a focus on the history of…

Until the 1930s, housing in America was primarily a private enterprise. But the Great Migration of Blacks from the farm to the city, and from the South to the North created severe housing shortages. As a way to address the population crunch as well as to generate work during the Great Depression, the US government…

Rachel Koch is an educator and an optimist. She has been working in higher education for the last thirteen years. From 2010 to 2018, she taught writing and ran a first-year writing program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.Then, from 2018 to 2019, she completed a yearlong fellowship in Moscow, Russia at the Higher…

Приглашаем вас на прямой эфир профессора Дэвида Р. Голдфилда “When Government Was Good and America was Great”. С конца Второй мировой войны до 1970 года США пережили период необычайного экономического роста и социального благополучия. Эта четверть века отмечена достижениями в области расового, этнического и религиозного равенства, гендерного равенства, защиты окружающей среды и доступа к образованию.…

Speaker: Professor David R. Goldfield, an American historian, writer, film director, and professor. About the lecture: The American South has always been different – slavery, secession, poverty, rural, and racially segregated – seemingly the reverse of American ideals and realities.  As novelist William Faulkner noted, in the South, the past is not even past, as…

We invite you to watch the live broadcast "Civil Rights: The Constant Battle for Justice and Equality in the USA" by the historian, Professor David Goldfield. On the air, you will learn how black people of America fought for their rights, what prevented them from achieving equality and why it is now so difficult to…