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Summary of Heather Cox Richardson's Democracy Awakening
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Get the Summary of Heather Cox Richardson's Democracy Awakening in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Over the decades, a small group of wealthy people have attempted to rewrite America's history, promising to return the country to an imaginary past and leading it toward authoritarianism. In Democracy Awakening (2023), historian Heather Cox Richardson delves into the historical context of the formation of the United States, examining the paradoxical nature of a democracy founded on principles of equality by men who themselves were slave owners. She details the ideological battles that have shaped American society and the constant struggle for equal rights, asserting that American democracy is a perpetual work in progress...
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Table of contents
- Overview
- The New Deal
- The Fight Against Racial Discrimination
- The American Cowboy and the Southern Strategy
- Divisive Tactics
- The Shift Away from Democracy
- Alliances and Manipulation
- Trump’s Reign
- Growing Violence
- Power and a World of Problems
- January 6
- America’s Founding
- The Constitution
- Equality
- A New America
- Democracy’s Unfinished Journey
- About the Author