What Could Go Right? Change Is the Operative Force of History with Drew Gilpin Faust
Nov 15, 2023
Historian and civil rights activist, Drew Gilpin Faust, discusses the transformative power of change throughout history, the ongoing fight for equality, the influence of social and historical conditions on personal relationships, the demand for change during the 1960s, acts of revolt against oppression, the current state of higher education, and the issue of paid sick leave in the United States.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Necessary Trouble: A Reflection on America's Founding and Persistent Struggles for Equality
02:23 • 11min
Exploring the Influence of Social and Historical Conditions on Personal Relationships
13:18 • 2min
Belief in Retroactive Morality and Demand for Change
15:33 • 3min
Exploring the Mystery of Historical Change and Acts of Revolt
18:23 • 5min
The Landscape of Higher Education
23:13 • 19min
Paid Sick Leave in the United States
41:45 • 16min