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NAFTA, Maquiladoras, and Mexican Immigration in the late 20th Century
Why NAFTA is important. Also, where jeans come from. Elizabeth and Averill talk Maquiladoras, NAFTA, and manufacturing in Mexico and the US.
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Mexican Immigration in the 20th century: Revolution, Welfare, and Braceros
Read the full transcript. The Bracero Program began in 1942, and was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, which started the legalization and control of Mexican migrant workers along America’s southern border area. Read more…
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We Belong Here: Manifest Destiny, Immigration, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Read the transcript. 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 Read more…
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Forced Migration
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.
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How America Got Its Bases
Join Averill, Katie, and Dan as they discuss American base acquisition.
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Abortion and Birth Control before Roe v. Wade
Download this episode (right click and save) At the Women’s Marches across the U.S. on January 21st, there were hundreds–maybe thousands–of women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who held up signs that conveyed their Read more…
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Early American Family Limitation
Sarah and Elizabeth discuss methods of family limitation in Early America. Just in case you need some tips.
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Thanksgiving: Part II
It's our annual #Thanksgiving episode - and this time we talk about some regionally varied ways of giving thanks, and feasting for Thanksgiving.
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Cash in a Bag
Join Elizabeth and Katie as they discuss some scintillating political scandals in U.S. politics.
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The Travels of Cabeza de Vaca
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.