Freedom Summer, 1964
"The quest for civil rights has never been easy, and 50 years ago this summer all eyes were on Mississippi," says Religion professor Randall Balmer.
[more]"The quest for civil rights has never been easy, and 50 years ago this summer all eyes were on Mississippi," says Religion professor Randall Balmer.
[more]"I remember Phelps for having confronted me with an ethical dilemma that haunts me to this day," says Professor Randall Balmer about the notorious pastor Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas.
[more]Professor Randall Balmer's new book, Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter, has just been published by Basic Books. Read a review of it in the Sunday, June 8, 2014, New York Times Book Review.
[more]Professor Randall Balmer explored America's fascination with violence in his Sunday, February 2, 2014, essay in The Valley News, "Super Bowl: Sacred and Profane."
[more]In an opinion piece published by the Valley News, Professor Randall Balmer says the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington celebrates “the high-water mark of the civil rights movement” while pointing out how much remains to be done.
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