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History Forum: Imperialism and America's mission abroad: A century ago and now.

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The U.S. in the Philippines
The U.S. helped the Philippines gain independence from Spain in 1898, only to annex and govern the country themselves that same year. What followed was a war that lasted three years and killed over 4,000 Americans, 20,000 Filipino soldiers and 200,000 civilians.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress

A look at globalization, racism and America's role in the world, from the perspective of events more than a century ago. Susan Harris was featured at the 2016 History Forum, and she gave her talk the intriguing title, "Pious Hypocrisies: Mark Twain, The Philippines, and America's Christian Mission Abroad."

Susan Harris is a distinguished professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas. She spoke January 23, 2016 at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul.