The George A.V. Dunning Lecture of the Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC), presented in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA).
Event Date: Oct. 18, 2018
Please join us as we welcome Michael Schumacher and the Historical Society of Southern California to Occidental College, as we host their keynote Dunning lecture:
1968—rife with riots, assassinations, anti–Vietnam War protests, and realpolitik—was one of the most tumultuous years in the twentieth century, culminating in one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history. The Contest tells the story of that contentious election and that remarkable year. Bringing a fresh perspective to events that still resonate half a century later, this book is especially timely, giving us the long view of a turning point in American culture and politics.
1968 marked a profound shift in the nation’s culture and sense of itself. Thorough in its research and spellbinding in the telling, Schumacher’s book brings sharp focus to that year and its lessons for our current critical moment in American politics.
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