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- A project of the UVA Center for Politics and Community Idea Stations, "Ball of Confusion" is a one-hour documentary that examines the 1968 presidential contest in the context of a difficult and contentious year in American history. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, racial unrest, nationwide riots, and a continuing war in Vietnam put the nation on edge and produced a historic three-way presidential election. Through archival footage and compelling interviews, the film shows how the election was influenced by the fractures in the United States' social and political foundations, leaving deep scars that would affect generations to come.
- The United States Constitution has been the foundation for the United States government and its citizens for over two hundred years. Many people believe it is the "gold standard" for fledgling democracies all over the world, but others believe it has fundamental flaws that must be addressed.
- The enduring political and social legacy of the 1964 U.S. presidential campaign and election.
- The Community Idea Stations' new documentary "Charlottesville" explores the events that led to the tragedies of August 11 and 12, 2017, and grapples with the difficult question of how such acts could have occurred in modern America.
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy is perhaps the most charismatic person to have held the office of President of the United States. This program examines the enduring influence of his presidency on each of the nine men who have come after him.
- Over fifty years ago there was a concerted effort by the elected leaders of many southern states to oppose racial desegregation of public schools. Following a mandate by the U.S. Supreme Court to desegregate, Virginia's government instead chose to lead a movement called Massive Resistance that affected the lives of school children across most of the South and left a permanent scar.
- In January 1990, Lawrence Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves, stood poised to become the governor of Virginia. That he was America's first elected African-American governor made this an historic victory. That it happened in Virginia - home of the capital of the Confederacy - made it truly remarkable. Watch the fascinating story of this skilled legislator, lawyer and politician.
- In an age of hyper-polarization, the UVA Center for Politics documentary "Common Grounds?" investigates the political climate on a US college campus. Can tomorrow's generation find common ground? Do they even want to?