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Common Reason and Uncommon Politics: The American Revolution in the Twenty-First Century

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By Howard DeLong *60

Published Oct. 10, 2019

Common Reason and Uncommon Politics (Belcrest Press) explores how the philosophy behind the American Revolution can inspire a new political direction to unify America. The steps political leaders took then to advance a new movement inspired political bridges — and those same steps might be used help confront the latest political polarization, nearly three centuries later.

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Terri Sewell ’86 at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, stands next to a portrait of civil rights leader John Lewis.
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