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.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, August third, 10:50 am-12:15 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

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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 John Moser considers the foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson, looking at his attempts to interject idealism into international affairs and whether these were naive or legitimate efforts.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Thursday, July 15th, 9:00 am-10:30 am session; and select either the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

Professor John Moser examines U.S. foreign policy and involvement during the 1920s, considering whether the claim that the country retreated into isolationism during this period is accurate or not.

To listen to this lecture, scroll down to 10:50 am-12:20 pm on Wednesday, July 14th. This should be the lecture "Balance of Power in the 1920s." Click on the Real Audio image or text in the gray bar to the left of the main text.

Professor Jeremi Suri looks at the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt and its balancing of both American republicanism and the classical European balance of power as the U.S. rose to become a world power.

To listen to this lecture, scroll down to 9:300 am-10:30 am on Wednesday, July 14th. This should be the lecture "Theodore Roosevelt and the Balance of Power." Click on the Real Audio image or text in the gray bar to the left of the main text.

Professor John Moser discusses U.S. foreign policy in the 1890s, when the U.S. acquired territories including the Philippines and Guam. He considers how anti-imperialists believed such territorial acquisitions would threaten the ideals of republicanism.

To listen to this lecture, scroll down to the Monday, July 12th, 7:30-9:30 pm session. Then click on the Real Audio link in the gray bar to the left of the main text.

Professors John Moser and Jeremi Suri overview several schools of foreign policy: republicanism, nationalism, balance of power, and Wilsonianism. They also review what is meant by foreign policy in general.

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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and the presidential campaigns of William Jennings Bryan. Milkis and Landy use the beliefs and platforms of the two figures to compare the political ideologies of populists and progressives.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Wednesday, July 14th, 9:00 am-10:30 am session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy discuss the institution of the U.S. presidency, examining what popular memory and contemporary reactions to presidents hold as qualities of greatness.

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Dr. David W. Blight discusses the Civil War from the viewpoint of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Blight explores Douglass's relationship with Abraham Lincoln, and the ways in which their perceptions of the Civil War matched and differed.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Monday, June 21st, 2:00 pm-3:30 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.