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Modern Times Lecture Series - The Crash of 1893 and the Gilded Age

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$10 General | $5 Student | $0 Museum Members
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The financial crash of 1893 created suffering throughout the United States. It inspired labor unrest and a radical populist movement. It also motivated fundamental changes in American politics and economy. This lecture will discuss the sources of the crash and its consequences. We will examine the legacies of this difficult moment for the development of American society in the next century. 

Modern Times lectures can be attended in person or online through Zoom. Register TODAY to receive your confirmation email with the Zoom link. Then decide anytime whether you want to attend in person at the Neill-Cochran House Museum or online. It’s easy!

A recording of the talk will be provided to all registrants a few days after the lecture.

Free parking is available behind the Museum for in person attendees.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jeremi Suri, PhD, holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on politics and foreign policy, most recently: Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. His other books include: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office; Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama; Henry Kissinger and the American Century; and Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente.

Professor Suri’s writings appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other media. He is a popular public lecturer and comments frequently on radio and television news. His writing and teaching have received numerous prizes, including the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and the Pro Bene Meritis Award for Contributions to the Liberal Arts. Professor Suri hosts a weekly podcast, “This is Democracy.”

$10 General | $5 Student | $0 Museum Members
Available in person and online. Register to receive a link to watch online.

Sign up here: www.nchmuseum.org/nchm-events/mt-panic

The financial crash of 1893 created suffering throughout the United States. It inspired labor unrest and a radical populist movement. It also motivated fundamental changes in American politics and economy. This lecture will discuss the sources of the crash and its consequences. We will examine the legacies of this difficult moment for the development of American society in the next century. 

Modern Times lectures can be attended in person or online through Zoom. Register TODAY to receive your confirmation email with the Zoom link. Then decide anytime whether you want to attend in person at the Neill-Cochran House Museum or online. It’s easy!

A recording of the talk will be provided to all registrants a few days after the lecture.

Free parking is available behind the Museum for in person attendees.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jeremi Suri, PhD, holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on politics and foreign policy, most recently: Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. His other books include: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office; Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama; Henry Kissinger and the American Century; and Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente.

Professor Suri’s writings appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other media. He is a popular public lecturer and comments frequently on radio and television news. His writing and teaching have received numerous prizes, including the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and the Pro Bene Meritis Award for Contributions to the Liberal Arts. Professor Suri hosts a weekly podcast, “This is Democracy.”

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Free parking behind the Museum
More about Neill-Cochran House Museum
The Neill-Cochran House Museum is located in the heart of Austin, TX, just a few minutes walk from the UT-Austin campus. We steward the city's 10th oldest historic site (1856), including Austin's only intact slave quarters. We share our site, Austin, and Texas history from the city's birth in 1839 up to 1930 through historically furnished spaces as well as numerous rotating art and history exhibitions. The Neill-Cochran House Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more information, please contact the museum office at 512.478.2335 or info@nchmuseum.org.
When & Where
Oct 1, 2023, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: CDT
$10.00


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