Global I.q. Minute With Jim Falk

Civil War By Other Means - America's Long & Unfinished Fight For Democracy

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The Civil War may have ended on April 9, 1865, but over 150 years later, the fight for a stable democracy continues with polarizing civil tension in the United States. The fight to preserve the Union is more tightly knit with the fight for democracy than any of can imagine. What are the implications of our forgotten history and what impact does it have on our future? Join us and Suri at the Gail Koppman History lecture for a book signing and discussion on our country’s history. We’ll discuss his argument that there was never a united country post the Civil War and what emerged was a country striving to rebuild and unite, but ultimately unable to. About the Speaker Jeremi Suri is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, where he holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs. Suri teaches award-winning graduate and undergraduate courses on strategy and decision-making, leadership, globalization, internationa