In one to two, write the “big idea” or main point of thinking like a historian?

Historians work to methodically dissect the past to help us understand the present and avoid making similar mistakes in the future.

The base job of a Historian is to break down a historical events into parts to understand how the historical event or historical arc could have occurred as it did. This could range from "Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor" to "Why did the Union win the Civil War"

Each question has answers that can help future generations understand the implications of their actions.

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939