Constitutional Academy: The Constitution and Social Justice in the Progressive Era
Featured Speaker - Michael Willrich, Brandeis University
November 8, 2007,
5:00 – 8:30 pm
ESD 112 Conference Center
Michael Willrich of Brandeis University presented Social Justice and the Constitution in the Progressive Era. Utilizing rich multimedia resources, Willrich led participants in an investigation of the birth of the modern welfare state, exploring a time when so many ideas we now regard as "common sense" found their origins. Willrich paid special attention to two court cases: Lochner v. New York (1905) and Muller v. Oregon (1908).
Presentation Materials:
Presentation Audio
- MP3 Audio: Social Justice and the Constitution in the Progressive Era Part 1
- MP3 Audio: Social Justice and the Constitution in the Progressive Era Part 2
Presentation Video
- Video: Social Justice and the Constitution in the Progressive Era Part 1
- Video: Social Justice and the Constitution in the Progressive Era Part 2
Support materials:
- The Constitution and Social Justice in the Progressive Era: An Overview
- Eric Foner: Freedom and the Progressive State
- Nancy Woloch: Introduction to Muller v Oregon
- Lochner v New York
- Muller v. Oregon
- A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire
- The Photography of Jacob Riis - 1
- The Photography of Jacob Riis - 2
- Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933