University of Utah Political Science Professor James Curry taught a class about the creation of the Electoral College and explained how it works as a part of the presidential election process. Professor Curry taught the class prior to the 2020 vice presidential debate, which took place October 7 at the University of Utah. 
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Electoral College

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County, political science professor William Blake discusses early 20th century Supreme Court cases on laws regulating minimum wages and maximum hours for female workers.
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Women & Employment Laws in the Early 20th Century

University of Kentucky writing and rhetoric professor Brandon Erby discussed the legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley and her efforts to bring awareness to the 1955 murder of her son Emmett Till. The University of Kentucky is located in Lexington. 
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Mamie Till-Mobley & Remembering Emmett Till

Chapman University history professor Luke Nichter discusses Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign and the issues in that year’s presidential election.
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Richard Nixon & the 1968 Election

Prairie View A&M history professor Ronald Goodwin discussed the early Republic and how Americans tried to define equality and interpret the Constitution in the first decades of the United States. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas. 
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The Development of the Early Republic

University of California, Davis, law professor Mary Ziegler discussed the history of abortion and contraception laws in the United States.
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Electoral College

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