Professors Beverly Gage, David Blight and Joanne Freeman recap their final lectures on the late 20th century and reminisce about the Bicentennial.

The final class in the course is presented by Professors Beverly Gage, David Blight, and Joanne Freeman with a recap of how we got to America at 250 and what we can all learn from the history.

Professor Beverly Gage wraps up her portion of the course with a look at the 1980s through 2007 as the nation moves from consensus politics to more divisive trends.

Professor Beverly Gage describes the growing movements on the left and the right in the 1960s and 70s while Professors Blight and Freeman try to resist the urge to stroll down memory lane.

The progress of the conservative movement in late 20th Century America is examined by Professor Beverly Gage in this lecture.

The 1960s brought prosperity, violence, and protests. Professor Beverly Gage brings into focus some of the important trends and events.

Professors Joanne Freeman and David Blight ask Professor Beverly Gage about her recent lectures on World War II and the Cold War.

The aftermath of World War II brought prosperity to America along with a growing fear of Communism. Professor Beverly Gage brings the class through the ‘red menace’ and a new security state.

World War II was the most significant event of the 20th Century and is one of the issues discussed by Professor Beverly Gage in this class.

Professors David Blight, Joanne Freeman, and Beverly Gage discuss Professor Gage’s recent lectures on the Progressive Era, The New Deal, and some Warren Harding fun facts.