I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement. Douglas Brinkley civilfigureking Change image and share on social
I feel like I'm always learning from people. Douglas Brinkley feellearnpeople Change image and share on social
I'm not a historian who thinks Confederate memorials should be boarded up. Douglas Brinkley boardconfederatehistorian Change image and share on social
If you're a Kennedy and you go to Italy or you go to Argentina, you're treated as royalty. And in the United States, we're endlessly fascinated by the family. Douglas Brinkley argentinaendlesslyfamily Change image and share on social
It is a long revisionist road up from the bottom for George W. Bush. He is ranked toward the bottom rung of presidents. Douglas Brinkley bottombushgeorge Change image and share on social
Animals interest me more than anything else. Douglas Brinkley animalinterest Change image and share on social
Reagan was a pure liberation, free-and-fair election American. Douglas Brinkley americanelectionfair Change image and share on social
If D-Day - the greatest amphibious operation ever undertaken - failed, there would be no going back to the drawing board for the Allies. Regrouping and attempting another massive invasion of German-occupied France even a few months later in 1944 wasn't an option. Douglas Brinkley allyamphibiousattempt share on social
Theodore Roosevelt had been enthralled with the idea of Texas since 1883, when he arrived in the Dakota Territory to ranch cattle. Douglas Brinkley arrivecattledakota Change image and share on social
I was stunned to find out there had never been a serious, scholarly biography ever written on Rosa Parks. Douglas Brinkley biographyfindpark Change image and share on social
