Marketplace of Ideas

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthJune 6, 2016May 30, 2016

The Political Parties of the 1820s and 1830s

In the 1820s and 1830s, Working Men’s political parties emerged, changing the discourse of the two major political parties, the Democrats and Whigs. From Philadelphia outward, “Working Men’s political parties sprang up in various places . . . , fed by the discontents of journeymen under the impact of industrialization.” Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: […]

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthMay 10, 2016May 7, 2016

Challenging White Supremacy

In the midst of President Andrew Jackson’s presidency, white supremacy was becoming a prominent principle in American society, facilitating confrontation between whites and blacks but also between whites and Native Americans. Just months into Jackson’s first term, David Walker published a controversial and incendiary pamphlet: An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, But in […]