Against the background of ideological ideas that have divided the nation for centuries, the election of Donald Trump in 2016 brought these divisions to a head. In the election of 2020, the country was faced with the question of whether the United States was to remain a predominately white majority or become a multicultural society. The lecture will trace the evolution of these choices and how such as immigration policy, voting rights, among other views of the future of the country, led to the belief among many that the election was fraudulent.