March 11, 2009              to syllabus      New: Final Exam Questions and Instructions  

History 350: American Radicalism


Review Session for Final Exam after Class Today!
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My Office Hours for Rest of Term: Thurs. 2:00-4:00 and Mon. 8:30-10:30


[From March 9: Haymarket as the "First Red Scare"]

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I. Themes in American Radicalism 1770s-1900

    A. Equal rights--for whom?

    B. Means and Ends

        1. Voting, parties and politics

        2. Violence and non-violence

    C. Individualism and Collective Values

    D. Religion and Radicalism

    E. Race and Racism

II. Into the Twentieth Century

    A. The Limits of Equal Opportunity

    B. Do Rights Still Make Sense?

    C. Sources of Radicalism in an Industrial Capitalist Era

    D. ...And into the Twenty-first?