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The Civil War may have ended on the battlefield, but America continues to wage a long and unfinished internal fight for democracy.


In 1865, the Confederacy was comprehensively militarily defeated, its economy shattered, and its leaders in exile or in jail. Yet in the years that followed, Lincoln's vision of a genuinely united country never took root. Apart from a few brief months, when the presence of the Union army in the South proved liberating for newly freed Black Americans, the victory was squandered. Old white supremacist habits returned, more ferocious than before.


Join us as Dr. Jeremi Suri discusses his new book, Civil War by Other Means, showing how resistance to a more equal Union began immediately. From the first postwar riots to the return of Confederate exiles to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson to the highly contested and consequential election of 1876. He will explore the conflicts and questions Americans wrestled with as competing visions of democracy, race, and freedom came to a vicious breaking point.


There will be a book signing, and you can purchase Civil War by Other Means on-site.


A reception will follow in the Thunderbird Pub with complimentary bites and a cash bar.

Speakers

  • Dr. Jeremi Suri (Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at University of Texas at Austin)

    Dr. Jeremi Suri

    Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at University of Texas at Austin

    Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

    Professor Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on politics and foreign policy, most recently: Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. His other books include: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office; Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama; Henry Kissinger and the American Century; and Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente. His writings appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other media.

    Professor Suri is a popular public lecturer and comments frequently on radio and television news. His writing and teaching have received numerous prizes, including the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and the Pro Bene Meritis Award for Contributions to the Liberal Arts. Professor Suri hosts a weekly podcast, “This is Democracy.”

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Tickets

PCFR Members
Member Price Complimentary
General Public
Standard Price Complimentary

Agenda

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Speaker Program
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Reception
Thunderbird Pub

Preparation Materials

Jeremi Suri Program One-pager.pdfdownload

[PODCAST] 'This is Democracy' with Dr. Jeremi Suri

The future of democracy is uncertain, but the 'This is Democracy' podcast is committed to its urgent renewal today. Host, Dr. Jeremi Suri, draws on historical knowledge to inspire a contemporary democratic renaissance and brings together thoughtful voices from different generations to help make sense of current challenges and propose positive steps forward.

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Forty-seven years to the day after the United States suffered the then-bloodiest attack on our territory at Pearl Harbor, our nation exited an era of continuous fear of annihilation. From World War II through the Cold War, first the Japanese and German war machines and then the Soviet military had threatened to destroy the United States and its most vital partners around the world. But on Dec. 7, 1988 a most unlikely hero, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, opened a new pathway to peace.

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The Attack on Paul Pelosi and America's Long History of Political Violence

by Dr. Jeremi Suri, TIME

Surrounded by law enforcement, the fugitive, John Wilkes Booth, refused to surrender. "I struck for my country," he explained. "A country that groaned beneath this tyranny, and prayed for this end." Abraham Lincoln's assassin believed in the righteousness of his cause until the very end. He died from a gunshot wound as he resisted arrest, with the final words: "I did what I thought was best." History shows that violence is deeply engrained in American politics.

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Venue

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Haas Digital Global Forum
401 N 1st Street

Phoenix, Arizona

If you have any questions please contact Samuel Richardson

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