The room fell quiet as Eleanor Roosevelt stepped away from the podium. She had just finished speaking at a Commerce Department meeting on Black education. Her words promised change—change that many in the room doubted they’d ever see. And then, without hesitation, the First Lady crossed the floor. Every eye followed her as she stopped [...]
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America’s Leadership and the Fight for Freedom at Home
1 In the years before World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt chose to position the United States as the leader of the “Free World.” At the time, two political paths stood in stark contrast: authoritarianism, which served the interests of a select few, and liberal democracy, which promised rights and opportunities to the many. This [...]
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