To think about what i think its core dialectic was. The tension between democracy and efficiency. These were both ideals that people from a Broad Spectrum of political backgrounds in the progressive era believed were important. And they believed they were not incompatible, but you can see some ways in which they were fundamentally at some tension. So again, throughout class today be thinking about democracy versus efficiency. So the central question for historians of the early 20th century what is progressivism . A famous article that came out in 1982 was entitled in search of progressism, which i think aptly summed up the way that the historians were rummaging around, knowing that the progressive era existed but quibbling about what counted as progressive his. Who counted, when it started. Some people limit only to the Political Party that it was named for. Others define it much more broadly. So for me in this class this is how im going to define progressivism. In the broadest sense,
Theyre welcome to the stream home edition im josh rushing and were live from my home today they were talking about the race for a vaccine for coping 1000 in the novel coronavirus. Person to bring out that this is going to live on you tube and so what you do if youre watching on you tube is join us in that you tube chat over there give me some questions to ask questions for our panelists today well get you in gauged in the discussion now were talking about cove it covered in 1000 were looking at so far more than 13000000 cases worldwide and this is this is astounding more than 573000 deaths. And how long its been around maybe what 67 months yesterday were looking at 200000 new cases in the world with about in the depression when you see those so about 200000 new cases in the world today right now in about 3700 deaths a day 3700 s. Today there is no cure for it and the best hope is a vaccine now this is a i want to share with you a comment from a doctor whos in our community dr meir khan
Early 20th century attempted to improve social and Economic Conditions through trust busting, interstate regulation and prohibition. Also Theodore Roosevelt the periods most dominant political figure. Our goal today is to think about what progressivism was, and to think about what i think its core dialectic. Was the tension between democracy and efficiency. These were both ideals that people from a Broad Spectrum of political spectrums in the progressive area believed were important, and they believe they werent incompatible but you can see some ways in which they were fundamentally at some tension. So again throughout cost day think about democracy versus efficiency. So the central question for historians at the earliest 20th century is what is progressivism . A famous article that he met in 1982 with entitled, in search of progressed subsystem, which i think aptly summed up the way historians were rummaging around knowing that the progressive area existed but wondering about what it
Matter to you. Down to 0. Hey there welcome to the stream home edition im josh rushing and were live from my home today they were talking about the race for a vaccine for kovan 1000 in the novel coronavirus. Person to bring out that this is going out live on you tube and so what i want you to if youre watching on you tube is join us in that you tube chat over there give me some questions to ask questions for our panelists today well get you in caged in the discussion now were talking about cove it covered in 1000 were looking at so far more than 13000000 cases worldwide and this is this is astounding more than 573000 deaths and how long its been around maybe what 67 months yesterday we were looking at 200000. 00 new cases in the world with a bow and the dipping when you see this so about 200000 new cases in the world today right now in about 3700 deaths a day 3700 s. Today there is no cure for it and the best hope out is a vaccine now this is a i want to share with you a comment from a
Chad williams is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era. Next, he talks about the postwar activism of the soldiers, explaining how after fighting with the idea of democracy abroad, many return to join movements to secure more rights and better social standing for African American here at home. National world War One Museum, in kansas missouri of 2019. Now id like to introduce our first speaker for this morning. Doctor chad williams, he is a agus this professor and history at african and African American studies at brandon university. He specializes in African American and modern United States history, world war i and African American intellectual history. He is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era, which received the 2011 liberty, legacy, Foundation Awards from the organization of american historian and the 2011 distinguish book of war society of military history. He is also a part o