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Distinguished Panel Discusses America’s Shared Inheritance of Liberty, Slavery

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The conflicting themes of liberty and slavery in America's complex history stimulated a lively dialogue between a panel of experts and interested students. This thought-provoking event took place Feb. 7, in the Surfboard Room as part of the W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series.Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Edward J. Larson — also a history professor at Pepperdine and … [Read more...] about Distinguished Panel Discusses America’s Shared Inheritance of Liberty, Slavery

2. Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 1: Competing Stories of America

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Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify Part 1: Competing Stories of America This two-part series looks into some of the conversations sparked by the controversial email Dean of School of Public Policy Pete Peterson shared to a list of conservative news subscribers. Part one of our two-part series looks at how the email controversy fits into a larger … [Read more...] about 2. Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 1: Competing Stories of America

Don’t Simplify Native American History

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Graphic by Nate BartonLet’s get one thing straight: Pocahontas did not sing with the colors of the wind, run through the pine forest barefoot with her raccoon and hummingbird friends or leap onto Captain John Smith dramatically just as her father's club swung to end the man's life (sorry, Disney). Pocahontas actually died in England at the age of 21 of some unspecified … [Read more...] about Don’t Simplify Native American History