The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis: Part I

The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis: Part I

Author: The New York Historical March 20, 2023 Duration: 35:11
The US’s entrance into World War I marked the beginning of a period in American history characterized by lynching, aggressive union-busting, mass civilian arrests, and stringent government censorship of the press, all amidst the backdrop of the war, a pandemic, and the specter of the Russian Revolution. In this first of two discussions, Adam Hochschild, author of American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis, illuminates the dark currents of this oft-over...

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