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The Dunning School was a historiographical school of thought regarding the Reconstruction period of American history (1865–1877), supporting conservative elements against the Radical Republicans who introduced civil rights in the South. It was named for Columbia University professor William Archibald Dunning, who taught many of its followers.

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Dunning School

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Columbia University professor William Archibald Dunning, who taught many of its followers. The Dunning School viewpoint favored conservative elements in the...

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William Archibald Dunning

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" Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Dunning was the son of a successful businessman who enjoyed the classics. Dunning earned degrees at Columbia University...

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Dunning

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Look up dunning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dunning may refer to: Dunning, Chicago, Illinois, United States, a community area Dunning, Nebraska...

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Reconstruction era

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Institute. The Dunning School of scholars, who were trained at the history department of Columbia University under Professor William A. Dunning, analyzed Reconstruction...

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The Birth of a Nation

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then-dominant Dunning School or "Tragic Era" view of Reconstruction presented by early 20th-century historians such as William Archibald Dunning and Claude...

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Redeemers

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1877. By the turn of the 20th century, White historians, led by the Dunning School, described Reconstruction as a failure because of what they characterized...

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Radical Republicans

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participation in it were members of the Dunning School, led by William Archibald Dunning and John W. Burgess. The Dunning School, based at Columbia University in...

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Woodrow Wilson

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graduate school and his ally, ex-President Grover Cleveland, who was a Princeton trustee. Wilson wanted to integrate a proposed graduate school building...

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Black Reconstruction in America

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money to attend the conference. William Archibald Dunning, leader of what was called the Dunning School that developed at Columbia University, heard Du...

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Andrew Johnson

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blacks for political gain." Even as Rhodes and his school wrote, another group of historians (Dunning School) was setting out on the full rehabilitation of...

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Scalawag

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corrupt by Redeemers. The Dunning School of historians sympathized with the claims of the Democrats. Agreeing with the Dunning School, Franklin said that the...

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Carpetbagger

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[citation needed] Some historians of the early 1800s, who belonged to the Dunning School that believed that the Reconstruction era was fatally flawed, claimed...

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Columbia University

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general. Other schools of thought in the humanities Columbia professors made significant contributions toward include the Dunning School, founded by William...

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Presidency of Andrew Johnson

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control of Reconstruction. Though he was held in high esteem by the Dunning School of historians, more recent historians rank Johnson among the worst presidents...

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Dane Dunning

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School in Green Cove Springs, Florida, Dunning attended the University of Florida, where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators. Dunning appeared...

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Margaret Dunning

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Historical Museum. She was born in Redford, Michigan. Dunning was the daughter of Charles Dunning and Elizabeth (Bessie) Rattenbury. Margaret spent her...

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Edwin Stanton

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of a private school and a seminary behind the Stantons' residence, called "Old Academy". When he was ten, he was transferred to a school taught by a Presbyterian...

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Adelbert Ames

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point of controversy in the historiography around Reconstruction, with Dunning School and other "Lost Cause" historians casting him as a villain in American...

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Nick Dunning

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Nick Dunning (born 1957 in London) is an English actor. He is a well known theatre actor who attended RADA (Dip Hons) 1977, where he won the Ronson Prize...

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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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until joining the Pontifical Zouaves in the Papal States. A friend from his school days recognized him there in early 1866 and alerted the U.S. government...

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History of slavery

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attitude concerning slaves carried over into the historiography of the Dunning School of Reconstruction era history, which dominated in the early 20th century...

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School segregation in the United States

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discrimination by individuals or private businesses was constitutional. The Dunning School at Columbia University, provided the intellectual underpinning for Jim...

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