Course detail: From Gilded Age to the Progressive Era McCrite Topeka Residents

The Gilded Age (1876-1896) was a time of unprecedented American industrial expansion, which generated powerful corporate empires, rising inequality, violent worker-management clashes, Populist discontent in farm states like Kansas, as well as remedies ranging from "free silver" to socialism. During the Progressive Era (1900-1916), Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson helped promote more modest reforms, such as "trust busting" laws and court rulings, the Federal Reserve System, and Meat Inspection Act. Were people like Andrew Carnegie "captains of Industry" or "robber barons"? We tackle this and other questions by examining conflicting viewpoints as well as film clips from historical documentaries.


Instructor Bio: Carl Graves, Ph.D., holds a master's degree in US history from KU and a doctorate from Harvard. He taught at the university and community college levels, and at Kansas City's Pembroke Hill School.

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 Session Information: OC25248F

Schedule: Every day, starting on 03/26/25 and ending on 04/09/25
Times: 02:00pm-04:00pm CDT
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McCrite Plaza Topeka Residents : $0.00

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Carl Graves

Facility Detail

McCrite Plaza Topeka - In Person
1608 SW 37th Street
Topeka, KS 66611

Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $5.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 7 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.