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Historian Heather Cox Richardson makes sense of politics today by looking to the past

On Point | Podcast

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This chapter explores the parallels between the current political landscape in the US and significant historical events, particularly from the post-Civil War era to the Civil Rights Act. The historian discusses the implications of past voting rights suppression on today's political dynamics and the rise of one-party states.

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