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Over the last several decades, many families have pursued alternatives to traditional public education, including private religious schools, charter s ...  View More

Explore the political world of the early United States during the nation's first decades. This course examines the rise of political parties, disagree ...  View More

This course examines the 1932**1933 famine in Soviet Ukraine within the broader context of Joseph Stalin**s Five-Year Plan and Soviet agricultural col ...  View More

Dive into one of history's most famous technological rivalries as Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla battled to shape the future of electricity. This sess ...  View More

Recent years have seen increased public debate over books and instructional materials in schools and libraries, particularly regarding topics such as ...  View More

This course examines connections between American racial laws during the Jim Crow era and the development of Nazi Germany**s Nuremberg Laws in the 193 ...  View More

Contemporary American society faces growing disagreements over how individuals evaluate evidence, expertise, religious belief, media sources, and clai ...  View More

In 1897, the African American 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps rode an incredible 1,900 miles. This class explores the U.S. Army's short-lived infatuation ...  View More

What did Italian mathematician Galileo Galilei actually see through the telescope over 400 years ago? How did he, as well as his opponents, interpret ...  View More

Explore the life of John Brown, from the violence of Bleeding Kansas to his 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, an attempt to spark an uprising against slaver ...  View More

Almost five centuries ago, Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius published his monumental work, On the Structure of the Human Body. Why did this book rev ...  View More

Dive into the remarkable life and complicated legacy of Ulysses S. Grant. Follow his journey from young military officer and struggling civilian to ce ...  View More