The Talk
This talk was about the US elections. How ethical and transparent they are?
Dr Allan talked about the US elections. He is an expert witness in more than 75 civil and voting rights cases. As an expert for the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights he discovered the vast disparity in rates at which officials rejected ballots cast by blacks and whites in Florida’s 2000 presidential election.
Allan Lichtman, Dr
Allan J. Lichtman received his PhD from Harvard University. He is Distinguished Professor of History and formerly chair of the Department of History at American University in Washington, D.C.
He has written several books.
His book, FDR and the Jews was published by Harvard University Press under their Belknap Imprint reserved for works of special distinction and lasting value.
Dr. Lichtman has provided commentary for all major U.S. television and radio networks, the Voice of America, and many foreign broadcast companies, including BBC and CBC.
He has published more than 200 scholarly and op-ed articles that have appeared in such publications as the American Historical Review, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Law and Politics, the Journal of Legal Studies, the International Journal of Forecasting, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Lichtman has been an expert witness in more than 75 civil and voting rights cases. As an expert for the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights he discovered the vast disparity in rates at which officials rejected ballots cast by blacks and whites in Florida’s 2000 presidential election. He has worked on numerous cases for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and has worked for such civil rights organizations as the NAACP, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund.He has also been a consultant and expert witness for numerous state and local governments. He received the 1992-93 Scholar/Teacher award at American University.
Dr. Lichtman’s biography is published in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World .
