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Civil War “Contraband”

  We think we know the story of the end of slavery in the United States: Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery with a stroke of his pen, and millions of enslaved men, women and children went forward happily into their new lives as freedpeople. But the reality wasn’t quite so sunny. Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 5 years3 years ago
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Tainted Love: Love Canal and the Fight for Environmental Rights

Join Katie and Tommy as they talk environmental justice from the Love Canal disaster to now with their guest, Dr. Richard S. Newman. It’s a Valentine’s Day special, History Buffs style!

By Contributor, 5 years3 years ago
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McKinley, Roosevelt, and the Pan-American Exposition

Join Dan and Elizabeth as they discuss an anarchist, an assassination, and the unconventional inauguration of one of our nation’s most unconventional presidents.

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 5 years3 years ago
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Poor Relief in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Poor Relief in the 18th and 19th Centuries

By Marissa Rhodes, 5 years3 years ago
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Mini Cast: Snow and the City

How does severe weather – specifically blizzards – impact the lives of Americans? Sarah, Dan and Tommy dig in to the long-term and short term effects of winter storms.

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 5 years3 years ago
Interview

Turning the Page with Jonathan Dewald

Tommy and Marissa interview Jonathan Dewald, a historian, blogger, and Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo, about his highly anticipated new book, Status, Power and Identity in Early Modern France: The Rohan Family, 1550-1715. The result is a fascinating discussion about the Rohan family, which lived across eras that historians Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 5 years3 years ago
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Charlemagne’s Christmas Coronation: A Very Merry HistoryBuffs Holiday Special

Join Marissa and Katie as they journey back to Rome on Christmas Day in the year 800 for one of the most famous coronations in European history. It’s a Christmas special, HistoryBuffs style! Show Notes and Further Reading “Bones of an Emperor,” Medieval Histories, January 30, 2014. Robert W. Dyson, Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 5 years3 years ago
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Man on the Street Interviews after Pearl Harbor

Join Elizabeth, Katie, and Dan as they dig into America’s reaction to war with Japan on the days following the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.

By Contributor, 5 years3 years ago
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A History (and Food!) Buffs Thanksgiving

All of us probably have a really clear image of Thanksgiving dinner: the roasted turkey, the savory stuffing, the cranberry sauce (or can-shaped cranberry log), and of course, the sweet, flaky pies. But even though this has become the standard menu of this traditional American feast,  it doesn’t really have a Read more…

By Averill Earls, 5 years3 years ago
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Veterans Day and A History of Federal Benefits for Vets

  Marissa, Sarah, and Averill discuss veterans benefits and a history of federal support for U.S. veterans. The History Buffs Producers thank our nation’s veterans for their service! Show Notes & Further Reading: Goldberg, Chad. Citizens and Paupers: Relief, Rights, and Race from the Freedmen’s Bureau to Workfare. Chicago: University of Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 5 years3 years ago

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