When we think of immigration we tend to think of people crossing over nation-state borders, from one country to another. These borders seem somehow solid in our collective mind, yet they normally only exist within treaties, maps, and in perceived ideas of community. But in many ways, borders are arbitrary Read more…
Dr. Carson was wrong in his characterization of the American slave experience. On this episode of the History Buffs Podcast, Drs. Earls and Handley-Cousins discuss the force and violence of population transfers in both the Atlantic Slave Trade and the U.S. Indian Removal Act.
Join Averill, Katie, and Dan as they discuss American base acquisition.
The History Buffs discuss the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War.
Join Marissa, Sarah and Averill as they talk about crime, mental illness, and the law.
Join Averill and Sarah this week as they trace the journeys of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , an early Spanish explorer to the southern United States.
Join Averill, Sarah, and Marissa as they discuss the utopian movements of the 19th century in the U.S.
Join Katie and Sarah as they investigate the rise of Spiritualism in the second episode of our America’s Second Great Awakening series.
Discover the Burned Over District in New York and its role in the Second Great Awakening with the History Buffs.
How a Buffalonian’s bravery fought and beat the laws persecuting gay men in New York.