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Summary:

"As an installment of UGA Press's "History in the Headlines" series, this book offers a rich discussion between highly respected scholars on the historical backdrop and context for contemporary "issues" (from the headlines). In addition to the historical context, these "conversations" demonstrate how historians speak to one another about contentious topics and can contribute in meaningful ways to the public's understanding. This volume focuses on the historical context of the January 6th invasion of the U.S. Capitol. In the free-flowing conversation, the participants also discussed if -- and if so, how -- historians should engage in public debates"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• What Should We Call the Sixth of January? / by Jill Lepore
• What Trump Shares with the "Lost Cause" of the Confederacy / by Karen L. Cox
• Dangers from the Enemy Within / by Eric Foner
• How Trumpism May Endure / by David Blight
• A Line Was Crossed on January 6: We Need to Declare That Emphatically, Historian Writes, before It's Too Late / by Joanne B. Freeman
• America's Third Reconstruction / by Peniel E. Joseph
• Militia Groups Were Hiding in Plain Sight on January 6. They're Still Dangerous / by Kathleen Belew
• January 4, 2022, Letters from an American / by Heather Cox Richardson
• July 12, 2022, Letters from an American / by Heather Cox Richardson
• January 6 Hearings: The Truth May Not Be Enough to Prove Democracy Is Still a Viable Form of Government / by Heather Cox Richardson.

Contributors:

Downs, Jim, 1973- , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

History in the headlines (Athens, Ga.)

Subjects:

Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021

Radicalism — Washington (D.C.) — History — 21st century

Political violence — Washington (D.C.) — History — 21st century

United States — Politics and government — 2017-2021

Riots — Washington (D.C.) — History — 21st century

Domestic terrorism — United States — History — 21st century

Trump, Donald, 1946-

Presidents — United States — Election — 2020

White supremacy movements — United States — History — 21st century

Paramilitary forces — United States — History — 21st century

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Capitol Riot (Washington, D.C. : 2021)

2000-2099

Political violence

Politics and government

Riots

Domestic terrorism

Radicalism

Presidents — Election

Presidents

White supremacy movements

Paramilitary forces

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

x, 128 pages ; 18 cm.

Call Numbers:

E915 .J356 2024

ISBNs:

9780820364056 (hardcover)
0820364053 (hardcover)
9780820364049 (paperback)
0820364045 (paperback)
9780820364063 (electronic book) [Invalid]
9780820364070 (electronic book) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2023040861

OCLC Numbers:

1399529672