Harry C. Boyte

Harry C. Boyte, senior scholar at Augsburg College, has written about his experiences in the civil rights movement in “The Backyard Revolution,” “CommonWealth,” “The Citizen Solution,” and elsewhere.

LaborJanuary 29, 2019

The Shutdown Taught Us About the Dignity of Work

An unanticipated civics lesson, courtesy of President Trump.

Harry C. Boyte
ActivismMarch 17, 2017

The Deeper Lessons of the Incident at Middlebury

The Manichean model of framing political conflicts polarizes public life, unravels the bonds of common citizenship, and doesn’t create a broad majority base for significant change.

Harry C. Boyte
ActivismDecember 5, 2016

Free Spaces Can Help Us Fight Trumpism

In free spaces citizens learn political skills, develop public confidence, and build civic relationships across race, class, faith, and partisanship.

Harry C. Boyte
ActivismJuly 14, 2016

The Civil-Rights Movement’s Lesson for Today’s Politics

Moral prophecy is important, but without engaging our adversaries we’ll get nowhere.

Harry C. Boyte
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