Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson explore political progressives' view of the role and definition of federal administrative agencies in the U.S. government. They compare and contrast Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson's ideas on the subject.

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Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson explore political progressive thought in relation to the ideal role of the President in the U.S. They examine Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt's understandings of the role of the Presidency, the ways in which they shaped the institutions, and the historical effects of those changes.

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Professor Ronald J. Pestritto looks at the political progressive view of the separation of powers in the U.S. government, focusing on Woodrow Wilson's thoughts on the matter as an example.

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Professors Lucas E. Morel and Diana Schaub look at the history of demands for reparation for slavery and of instances and accusations of racial profiling in the U.S. They begin with a short discussion of affirmative action statistics, continuing from the lecture "Affirmative Action."

Professor Diana Schaub compares and contrasts the writings and views of a number of civil rights and race relations writers and activists, including Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998), Charles V. Hamilton, Bell Hooks (1952–), Shelby Steele (1946–), and Ralph Ellison (1913–1994).

Professor Lucas E. Morel reviews the life and views on race relations of Marcus Garvey, examining his political philosophy and its focus on establishing an African nation. Morel also looks at the Brown v. Board of Education case, the landmark Supreme Court Case in the struggle for desegregation.

Professor Diana Schaub reviews the life and views of W.E.B. Du Bois, looking particularly at Du Bois's views on education and his debate and disagreements with Booker T. Washington. This lecture continues from the lecture "W.E.B. Du Bois, Part One."

Professor Lucas E. Morel reviews the life and views of W.E.B. Du Bois, looking at the solutions he proposed to the problem of race relations in the U.S. and the implications of those solutions. Morel also looks at Du Bois's debate and disagreements with Booker T. Washington.

Professor Diana Schaub reviews the life and views of Booker T. Washington, contrasting Washington's policy of gradualism to the views of abolitionist and civil rights spokesperson Frederick Douglass.

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Professor David Tucker looks at the views of religion, government, and the ideal American citizen and way of life presented in early 20th-century writing and contrasts them with the views on the same subjects held by the Founding Fathers. He uses writing by the authors Flannery O'Connor (1925–1964), Herbert Croly (1869–1930), and Howard W. Kellog.