Trials & Triumphs Of American Freedom

America in Perspective comprehensively examines American history through the lens of the American Dream. This 9-part video series features notable Americans that explore themes of meritocracy, the self-healing nature of America, and securing the American Dream for future generations.

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0:00 America in Perspective
1:48 George Washington
2:08 What is the American Dream?
4:02 Beginnings of America
4:31 Is the American Dream Dead?
5:47 The American Founders
6:31 The Declaration of Independence
9:26 A Self-Healing Nation
10:38 The Future of America
11:48 Introduction: Civil War
13:07 America in Perspective Theme
13:30 Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
14:06 A More Perfect Union
14:40 Factors of the Civil War
17:35 The Dred Scott Case
19:41 Fighting for America
20:35 Robert Smalls
21:43 Robert E. Lee in the Aftermath of the War
23:08 The Constitution & Consensus-Based Law
24:38 The Importance of Studying American History
26:31 Introduction: Industrialization, Modernization, & War
27:14 America in Perspective Theme
27:37 Edmund Burke
27:52 Regulations Hurt Business
28:15 The Industrial Revolution in America
31:23 Karl Marx & Marxism
33:35 World War II
35:41 American Innovation
37:10 Government Expansion
37:43 America in Perspective Theme
38:06 Frederick Douglass Quote
38:29 The Stock Market Crash & Great Depression
40:22 FDR's New Deal
41:51 The Founders' View on Government
42:25 COVID-19 Pandemic
43:46 Resilience of America & Limited Government
46:38 The Reagan Era
47:48 Regulating Technology
48:22 The Socialist Movement in America
49:42 Modern America Introduction
50:32 America in Perspective Theme
50:56 Dwight Eisenhower Quote
51:06 The Role of the Government
55:14 Racial Injustice
56:32 Entitlements
58:12 COVID-19 Pandemic
58:57 American Principles That Unite us
1:00:26 Why Immigrants Come to America Introduction
1:01:22 America in Perspective Theme
1:01:45 Elon Musk Quote
1:02:00 Stories of Immigration
1:04:39 Complex Immigration Policy
1:06:11 Opportunities in America
1:07:03 Threats to Meritocracy
1:09:28 Threats to Our Future Introduction
1:10:18 America in Perspective Theme
1:10:42 Ronald Reagan Quote
1:11:08 Threats Antithetical to the American Dream
1:14:11 Border Security
1:14:46 Social Security & Freedom of Choice
1:15:39 Divisions in America
1:15:56 Limiting Economic Freedom
1:16:12 A Lack of Statesmen
1:16:30 Low Trust in Government
1:16:48 Low Civic Engagement
1:17:37 Why America Succeeds
1:19:00 Meritocracy Introduction
1:19:56 America in Perspective Theme
1:20:18 Ayn Rand Quote
1:20:37 What is Meritocracy?
1:22:28 Civil Rights Movement
1:24:54 Sandra Day O'Connor
1:25:45 Frederick Douglass
1:26:38 The Home Depot Story
1:27:26 Barbara Barrett Makes History
1:28:12 Threats to Meritocracy
1:29:40 Restore the American Dream Introduction
1:30:36 America in Perspective Theme
1:31:00 Martin Luther King Jr. Quote
1:31:18 What the American Dream Makes Possible
1:32:43 Challenges for the American Dream
1:33:11 Uniting Americans Despite Our Differences
1:35:08 The Goals of Policy Making
1:36:07 Contributing to Society
1:38:01 Will You Believe in America?
1:40:14 Credits

Ezekiel 33
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.