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Ep. 54: Manisha Sinha on the Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Published 7 months, 3 weeks ago
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Luke talks with Manisha Sinha about her latest book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic. Topics include Amy Circuit, a freedwoman in South Carolina who was murdered by two white men in early 1868; the reactionary role of the Supreme Court during Reconstruction; the ripple effects caused by struggles for freedom and political rights; what to make of the call for a new constitution; and how we should approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Manisha is also the author of The Slave’s Cause.