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This author wrote “Handicapped by History” and argued that hero-making distorts our understanding of the past.
Who is James Loewen?
In Federalist Paper #10, James Madison argued for this type of government to control factions.
What is a large republic?
This philosopher warned of a “tyranny of the majority.”
Who is John Stuart Mill?
This book reveals how white women in the South played a major role in sustaining slavery.
What is “They Were Her Property” by Stephanie Jones-Rogers?
This key principle is often challenged when laws or systems disproportionately silence marginalized voices.
What is equal representation or popular sovereignty?
This Anti-Federalist author warned that a powerful federal government would threaten individual liberties.
Who is Brutus?
Locke’s belief that government is based on the consent of the governed implies this kind of political system.
What is democracy or majority rule?
The 1898 Wilmington Massacre, often omitted from textbooks, is an example of this historical trend.
What is the erasure of racial violence or revisionist history?
This historian claimed that the language of freedom camouflaged divergent meanings in early America.
Who is Eric Foner?
This 1798 legislation restricted speech critical of the government and targeted immigrants.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
These two authors had contrasting views on majority rule—one supported it, the other feared it.
Who are Locke and Mill?
Adrienne Lafrance’s article examines this rare but significant anti-democratic event in U.S. history.
→ What is the Wilmington Coup d’État?
According to the Week 1 readings, this practice can “handicap” us by presenting simplified, glorified narratives.
→ What is hero-making in history?
Mill, Locke, and de Tocqueville all wrote about this political concept, which plays a key role in American democracy.
What is liberty (or freedom of thought and the press)?
This writer explored how the American press supports liberty but can also reflect societal power structures.
Who is Alexis de Tocqueville?
This newspaper published “Los Angeles: City of Protest,” used in a current event assignment.
What is The Guardian?
In A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn argues that history should be written from this perspective.
What is the perspective of the marginalized or the oppressed?
This famous 18th-century speech argued that liberty was worth any sacrifice, including life.
What is “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by Patrick Henry?
Mill’s argument for liberty is rooted in the principle that free expression leads to a stronger society.
What is the marketplace of ideas?
This set of laws in Mississippi severely restricted the rights of newly freed Black citizens after the Civil War.
What are the Mississippi Black Codes?