Segment from Politically Incorrect

Watch Your Mouth

The debates about political correctness spilled from the college campuses into the workplace and onto the airwaves. Historian Brian Rosenwald helps explain the tension between language and politics.

Now Be A Good Communist

The term “politically correct” goes as far back as the 1930s. According to historian Jon Zimmerman, politically correct appeared in Mao Tse Tung’s “Little Red Book” and was attached to the Nazi party by American newspapers.

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Coming To A Campus Near You: Speech Codes

Historian Nicole Hemmer talks about how college campuses in the mid-1960s led the way in determining what should and shouldn’t be said.

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Watch Your Mouth

The debates about political correctness spilled from the college campuses into the workplace and onto the airwaves. Historian Brian Rosenwald helps explain the tension between language and politics.

00:05:31