The Plot Against America (by Philip Roth)
We give you the imaginary presidency of Charles Lindbergh, the cycles of human history, and what the heck was really going on in 1940. This week, “The Plot Against America”, a limited series on HBO, and a novel by Philip Roth.
Extras:
The Plot Against America trailer // 3 min https://bit.ly/plotagainsttrailer
interview with author Philip Roth // 5 min https://bit.ly/prothinterview
interview with author Philip Roth // article https://bit.ly/nytrothinterview
the 1939 opinion poll on Jewish population // article https://bit.ly/1939poll
Charles Lindbergh’s anti-Semitic speech // audiohttps://bit.ly/lindberghspeech
the 1936 poll about FDR becoming a dictator // articlehttps://bit.ly/fdrdictator
the history of quotas on Jewish students at Ivy Leagues // articlehttps://bit.ly/ivyleaguedisc
the Howe-Strauss generational cycle theory // articlehttps://bit.ly/generationaltheory
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