In his presentation, Tim Borstelmann, E.N. and Katherine Thompson Professor of Modern World History, UNL Department of History, will discuss whether the United States is a democratic influence on the world. It will examine this question over the full sweep of American history, highlighting issues like settler colonialism, the American Revolution, the Constitution, the Civil War, U.S. imperialism overseas, the Cold War, and human rights.

This lecture is part of Nebraska Law’s Law and Democracy Series, provided by generous support from Barb and Ron Schaefer.

This program has been approved for 1.0 continuing legal education credit.

Register by visiting https://go.unl.edu/usworldcle