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Luke Schleif: Bryan, William Jennings - 1914–1918 online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. William Jennings Bryan cylinder recordings - Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project - the University of California, Santa Barbara Library. "The Deity of Christ" – paper by Bryan on the subject.
William Jennings Bryan stepped off the train at Dayton in July of 1925, ready to fight for a "righteous cause." For thirty years the Great Commoner had been a progressive force in the Democratic ...
Jun 12, 2015 · William Jennings Bryan—the “Great Commoner,” three-time Democratic nominee for President, and Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ruling elder—argued for the prosecution, the State of Tennessee, which alleged that Scopes had broken the Butler Act by teaching human evolution at a state-funded school. Billed as a grand showdown between ...
When television coverage begins at a presidential nominating convention, it is only a matter of time before some commentator alludes to William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic convention as the leading example of an orator's ability to sway listeners. More than a century after Bryan delivered that speech, his ...
Aug 5, 2020 · William Jennings Bryan's campaign for the presidency courted the rural vote. Bryan lost—but lines were drawn. As the presidential election year of 1896 began, things were looking rosy for the ...
William Jennings Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois. He was educated at Illinois College in Jacksonville and Union Law School in Chicago. Bryan practiced law in Jacksonville for several years, but in 1887 moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where he hoped to launch a political career. William Jennings Bryan was elected to Congress twice, 1890 and 1892.
United States presidential election of 1896, American presidential election held on November 3, 1896, in which Republican William McKinley defeated Democrat-Populist William Jennings Bryan. The presidential campaign of 1896 was one of the most exciting in American history. The central issue was the
