History

Tom Gjelten speaks about 'A Nation of Nations'
Insights into United States immigration history and what it tells us about our country today.
Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Words and Music
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, "Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words," by MPR's Mindy Ratner.
'America First' foreign policy: Then and now
The long history of debate over America's role in the world, and whether to be interventionist or isolationist. President Trump's "America First" nationalistic approach has been seen before.
Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later
Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that's not the way he was viewed in the last years of his life.
National Book Award finalists: 'Never Caught' and 'Democracy in Chains'
Two 2017 National Book Award finalists speak at Concordia College in Moorhead about their books, "Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge," and "Democracy in Chains."
The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.
As we come to the end of Women's History Month, this hour you'll hear about a Minnesota woman who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
How Russia's history informs its present and future
A century later, an in-depth conversation on the legacy of the Russian Revolution and its impact on Russia's role in the world today.
Amy Chua on rediscovering our national identity
Best-selling author and Yale law professor Amy Chua speaks about the dangers of our polarized America and the importance of a strong national identity.