Yearly Archives: 2022

CBS Sunday Morning: Voting Rights Comments for MLK Day

Nearly six decades after John Lewis, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and others fought “Jim Crow” laws that blocked some Americans from the ballot box, leading to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, voting rights are under siege again. Historian and bestselling author Douglas Brinkley talks about recent Republican-led efforts to restrict access to our…

WBUR/NPR: Radio Interview on Jan 6th Anniversary

For historian Douglas Brinkley, Jan. 6 is a day to remember why it’s important to fight for democracy. An outgoing president inciting a riot at the Capitol is historically significant, he says, and Americans need to remember this event for years to come. “It’s a dark day on the calendar of American history,” he says.…