In the News: James Roger Sharp
Sharp Discusses the Election of 1800 With the Washington Post
Professor Emeritus James Roger Sharp was quoted in the Washington Post article, "Maryland races could take days to call. The election of 1800 was worse."
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Sharp examines racism, US history in Syracuse.com piece
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Sharp op-ed on survival of democracy published on Syracuse.com
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Sharp op-ed on Trump, First Amendment on Syracuse.com
"Freedom of the press and speech are the critical defenses for protecting our democracy. To lose that protective function of a free press is simply a catastrophic and dangerous step closer to an authoritarian state," writes James Roger Sharp, professor emeritus of history.
Sharp op-ed on Electoral College published on Syracuse.com
"The survival of our democracy requires public confidence in the country's institutions—a confidence that has been shaken by this election. Cynicism promotes resignation and non-participation and a dangerous and thoughtless acceptance of facile, misleading and false promises," writes James Roger Sharp, professor emeritus of history.
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American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994 (vol. 2)
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American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994 (vol. 1)
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American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis
The Jacksonians Versus the Banks: Politics in the States after the Panic of 1837