This is a presentation of Telling the Truth 2020, the New York State Writers Institute's virtual symposium on politics, tribalism, polarization, and the future of democracy. For more information on the symposium, visit [ Ссылка ]
Award-winning historian David Pietrusza has been called "the undisputed champion of chronicling American Presidential campaigns.” His books include studies of the 1920, 1932, 1948, and 1960 presidential elections and biographies of Theodore Roosevelt (Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medal, US History), gambler Arnold Rothstein (Edgar Award finalist) and Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis (Casey Award winner). Purchase his book "1920: The Year of the Six Presidents" at [ Ссылка ]
Honorable Carolyn McLaughlin has 29 years of experience in public service, preceded by 10 years as a research chemist in the areas of cosmetics development and nuclear weapons research. As a member of the Black Women’s Association of Albany (BWAA), she is involved in numerous activities designed to promote the educational development of girls, including serving as vice–president and as a member of the Scholarship Committee. The BWAA annually awards scholarships to female high school graduates of the Capital Region.
Professor José E. Cruz, in addition to his affiliation with the Political Science Department at Rockefeller College, has a joint appointment in the Department of Latin American, U.S. Latino, and Caribbean Studies (LACS) at the College of Arts and Sciences. His research is about Latino political participation in the Northeast, focusing on Puerto Ricans, and the role and impact of ethnicity in the political process. Purchase his book: "Liberalism and Identity Politics: Puerto Rican Community Organizations and Collective Action in New York City" at [ Ссылка ]
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