Drawing on his forthcoming book Bicentennial: A Revolutionary History of the 1970s, acclaimed historian Marc Stein revisits the commemoration of the nation’s 200th birthday, highlighting the participation and protests of diverse communities and movements—especially in Philadelphia—with particular attention to African Americans, AAPI, Latinos, LGBTQ+ Americans, Native Americans, and women.
Marc Stein is a historian of U.S. law, politics, and society, with research and teaching interests in constitutional law, social movements, gender, race, and sexuality. His publications explore twentieth-century urban gay and lesbian history, U.S. Supreme Court decisions on sex, marriage, and reproduction, queer political activism, and sexual politics in the discipline of history. Over the last decade, he has taught courses on U.S. constitutional law, gender and sexuality in North American history, and the history of twentieth-century political movements.
Join us for this timely lecture with Marc!