The prerequisites for the emergence of a public sphere were increasing levels of literacy which was spurred...
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Blue looks good, but not by a landslide. Get out and vote because this is closer than...
Voters were threatened and even physically forced to vote a particular way. Introduction Author Edgar Allan Poe,...
Political parties in the 19th century thought of themselves as armies – disciplined, hierarchical fighting organizations. Introduction...
Early voting periods are not remotely new to the 2020 election. First Presidential Election There are many...
African Americans, women, Native Americans, and citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 had to fight...
At the beginning of the 1880s, Democratic and Republicans candidates observed a tradition of reserve and silence...
Rumors of secret alliances, bank deals, and double-crossings were rampant in early American elections. From claims that...
To begin, a disclaimer for this article: This is not an attempt to sanitise the legacy of...
Looking at the consequences of President Nixon’s actions and how the public viewed our governmental policies afterwards. By...
Nixon had a strong “us v. them” mentality. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate On June 17,...
From the suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh to the Communist MP Shapurji Saklatvala: explore the lives of notable...
William Jennings Bryan during the 1896 campaign for U.S. president / U.S. Information Agency, Wikimedia Commons For...
From “A full and complete account of the late awful riots in Philadelphia : embellished with ten engravings”, part...
Kleroterion: This device was used for the jury selection system in Athens. Bronze identification tickets were inserted...
The Acropolis of Athens. Dominating the acropolis is the Parthenon, built between 447 and 432 BCE in the Age of Pericles, and...
Adolf Hitler and his entourage take a stroll in Paris on June 23, 1940 / German Federal...
Map of the Peterloo Massacre depicting the location and movements of protestors and soldiers at St Peter’s...
Pottery ostraka identifying Themistocles, 482 BCE. These were used in Athens to vote a particular citizen to be ostracised from the polis....
This great writer, great naturalist, and great advocate of self-reliant individualism was also one of the founding fathers...
Rose Schneiderman, an unsung forerunner of the #MeToo movement, organized women to fight for laws to protect...
(Left-to-right) Carrie Clyde Holly, Clara Cresshingham and Frances Klock They had to convince a majority of men in...
Ostraka for Ostracism / Museum of the Ancient Agora, Wikimedia Commons Although the Greek city-states differed in...
Tea Party protest at the National Mall on September 12, 2009 / Photo by NYyankees51, Wikimedia Commons...
“The Lucy Furnaces in 1886.” Carnegie Steel Company, Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania / Wikimedia Commons As the United...
Radical pamphleteer Thomas Paine advocated a republic: a state without a king. By Dr. P. Scott Corbett,...
1952 Democratic Convention / Wikimedia Commons People gain an understanding and acceptance of the political culture of...
Green Dragon Tavern, Union Street. Engraver: Russell. 1898 (approximate). Copy photograph from engraving by Russell of the...
Political parties thrive when they are able to manage the media and effectively promote their candidates, leaders,...
Walter Lippmann / Public Domain The interwar period was a moment of deep crisis everywhere. By Dr....