On this episode of Our American Stories, the 1896 election made one thing clear: William Jennings Bryan and the Populists had tapped into a growing sense that many Americans were being left behind by a rapidly changing nation. Though Bryan lost, the reformers behind his movement lived on. Soon, a new generation of reformers known as Progressives would seek to modernize government, curb corruption, and apply expertise and administration to the problems of industrial America.

In this installment of our Story of Us—Story of America series, Dr. Bill McClay, author of Land of Hope, shares the story of the rise of the Progressive Movement and explains the ideas that reshaped American politics and society in the early 20th century.

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