City Upon a Hill Blog

City Upon A Hill

dperiod — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:59:02 +0000

The following graphs are used to demonstrate the number of references president’s during the 20th century made to the “City Upon a Hill” idea, particularly as described by historian Alan Brinkley in an article for the Atlantic called the The Messiah Complex. The data was compiled by Dr. Murnane’s D period history class, after reviewing presidential speeches found at the Presidential Speech Archive at the Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Students discussed the “ups and downs,” comparing them to a time line of U.S. History. Students then commented to this post, explaining WHY these “ups and downs” appeared over the course of the 20th century.

Obama’s Inaugural Address

dperiod — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:27:05 +0000

President Obama’s Inaugural Address marked the beginning of America’s first black president to take the oath.

Full Text (click here)

Video (click here)

His address to Congress, Feb 2009 (click here)

Welcome

dperiod — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:06:50 +0000

Welcome to Dr. Murnane’s D period history class blog. Here we will post the results to our “City Upon a Hill” project and compare the speeches of former presidents to President Obama. This blog will feature a time line, a spreadsheet with the final tally, video and photos.