Dr. Joseph Crespino, History Department Chair and Jimmy Carter Professor of History, was interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s show “Political Rewind.” The episode, “History As Comfort, Teacher In Troubled Times,” pairs Crespino with Tamar Hallerman (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Frederick Knight (Professor, Morehouse College), and Doug Shipman (former-CEO Atlanta Center for Civil and Human Rights). Read a quote from Crespino below and listen to the full episode here: “History As Comfort, Teacher in Troubled Times.”

“We have been through incredible divisive times,” Crespino said. “We have faced enormous difficulties before, and I think in that sense history can be a good guide.”