Forum Explores Context, Consequences of Capitol Insurrection
A year ago on Jan. 6, supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. What is the historical context of the attack and what does it mean for the future of the nation?
Four UC Davis historians will discuss the insurrection and its implications for the midterm congressional elections at an online forum on Tuesday, Jan. 11, from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m. PST.
An open discussion will follow short presentations by history faculty:
- David Biale, Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History: “January 6 and the Fall of the Weimar Republic: Can Historical Analogies Predict the Future?”
- Gregory Downs, a historian of the U.S. Civil War, Reconstruction and 19th-century American political culture: “Insurrections, Rebellions and Coups in U.S. History.”
- Justin Leroy, an assistant professor of history specializing in U.S. history of slavery and emancipation: “Race, White Supremacy and the Insurrection.”
- Kathryn Olmsted, a professor who studies conspiracy theories and U.S. cultural and political history since World War I: “Conspiracy Theories and the Insurrection.”
The forum, “The U.S. Capitol Insurrection: One Year Later,” is part of the UC Davis Humanities Institute’s Conversation series on contemporary issues.
— Kathleen Holder, content strategist in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science