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The History of the KKK in American Politics with Professor Linda Gordo...

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Thursday host Allen Ruff talks to professor and award-winning historian Linda Gordon about her new book, The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition. They discuss the rise of the KKK in the twentieth century, including their presence in cities like Portland, OR and Indianapolis, […]

History Sandwiched In: Jazz in the Dairy Land

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UW-Madison School of Music Jazz History Professor Matthew Endres will present “Jazz in the Dairy Land: A Brief History of Jazz in Wisconsin”, discussing the influence on jazz by regional artists such as Al Jarreau (Milwaukee), Viola Smith (Mt. Cavalry, WI) and Woody Herman (Milwaukee).

History Sandwiched In: Re-examining the American Pioneer Spirit Throug...

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North Americans know Laura Ingalls Wilder best as the author of eight books based on her late-nineteenth-century pioneer childhood in the Midwest. These books portray a romanticized image of the individual and self-reliant pioneer; however, historical evidence shows a much more complex image of family connections and parallel family movement. Discover what the lives of […]

History Sandwiched In: Wisconsin’s Nazi Fighter

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Explore the relatively unknown story of Mildred Fish-Harnack, a University of Wisconsin graduate who helped lead the underground resistance against the Nazis until her capture, torture and execution by guillotine – the only American woman executed on the direct orders of Adolf Hitler. Delve into the tensions after WWII and how the Harnack name would […]