Dr. Jurgen Buchenau UNC Charlotte historian on President Polk lecture

Dr. Jurgen Buchenau, Dowd Term Chair of Capitalism Studies in the Department of History at UNC Charlotte, joins Lisa Price to discuss his upcoming America 250 presentation at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site Saturday, February 7. He explains Polk’s legacy, the historical impact of the U.S.-Mexican War, and how the lecture places the former president’s actions into a broader international context.

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