Watch: How We Got Trump: A View from History
Feb 16
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Macalester College recently hosted Gerald Horne as the Mahmoud El-Kati Distinguished Lectureship in American Studies in the Alexander G. Hill Ballroom. Duchess was pleased to welcome and introduce Dr. Horne, a renowned historian and author, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and one of the nation’s leading scholars on race, class, and global power.
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I read the post about the history behind how Trump got a view of history, and it made me think more about how big events link back to earlier moments in politics that I never knew. One semester when I had so many deadlines I had to write my management assignment while trying to keep up with history readings, so the part about understanding past causes really hit home. It reminded me that looking back can help us see today more clearly.