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Slavery

Slavery and Freedom in New York City

Today, we’re really excited to have an extra special episode for you. We’re honored to present this episode in conjunction with the PBS series, Secrets of the Dead. Coming up this October, Secrets of the Dead will be airing the story of the Woman in the Iron Coffin, in which Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
Slavery

Slave Codes, Black Codes & Jim Crow: Codifying the Color Line

In today’s episode we are discussing some laws in the United States that governed the bodies and lives of enslaved people and follow how those laws changed, or didn’t change, through emancipation and into the late twentieth century. So buckle up for a long look at Slave Codes, Black Codes, Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 4 years1 year ago
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Law

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: A Brief Overview and History

Studying the Fourteenth Amendment is like taking one thread of American history since the mid nineteenth century and following it through all of the major events of the period since then. It’s a great way to study history. So today we are going to discuss the Fourteenth Amendment. Explore what Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 5 years1 year ago
Crime

Celia, A Slave: The True Crime Case that Rocked the American Slave Power

Today, we’re talking about a very real murder that was committed by a very real woman who lived in Missouri in the 1850s. But while this murder had all the elements that make for a flashy and exciting true crime story – sex, rape, murder, dramatic court room scenes – Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 5 years1 year ago
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War, Conflict & Violence

Texas Independence, Slavery, and the Lost Cause: Historical Memory

Today’s discussion is about the creation of historical memory and how one war in particular, The Texas War of Independence, is remembered. But also how historical memory of that war is profoundly colored by the memory of the Civil War through what is known as the Lost Cause. We invite Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 5 years1 year ago
Episode

Passing: Race, Disability, and Gender

What do Michael Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt have to do with the debates about the North Carolina bathrooms bill?

By Marissa Rhodes, 7 years5 years ago

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