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Season 1 Episode 253
Join me this week as I explore the history of the first iteration of the Ku Klux Klan. Learn about the earliest days of the organization, how it evol…
1 year, 3 months ago
Kidnapped At Sea with Dr. Andrew Sillen
Season 1 Episode 252
Join me for this BONUS episode where I welcome Dr. Andrew Sillen to discuss his latest book, Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry Wh…
1 year, 3 months ago
The People's Poet: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Season 1 Episode 251
Frances Harper was an abolitionist, author, and activist who spent her life in the pursuit of a better nation. Risking her safety to tour on the anti…
1 year, 3 months ago
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Season 1 Episode 250
Join me this week as I dive into the life of Eliza McCardle Johnson. In this episode I dive into McCardle's early years, her relationship with Andrew…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dear Unknown Friend with Dr. Alexis Peri
Season 1 Episode 249
Joining me this week is historian and author Dr. Alexis Peri. In this episode we discuss her latest book Dear Unknown Friend, which tells the story o…
1 year, 4 months ago
Andrew Johnson: Part Two
Season 1 Episode 248
Join me this week as I wrap up my coverage of the life and presidency of 17th President Andrew Johnson. In this episode, I dive into Johnson's meetin…
1 year, 4 months ago
Andrew Johnson: Part One
Season 1 Episode 247
Join me this week as I dive into the early life of 17th President Andrew Johnson. Learn how a man born to poor, illiterate parents beat the odds to b…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Line of Splendor with Salina Baker
Season 1 Episode 246
In this episode, historian and author Salina Baker discusses her latest book, The Line of Splendor: A Novel of Nathaneal Greene and the American Revo…
1 year, 4 months ago
The 14th Amendment
Season 1 Episode 245
Considered by some historians to be the most important amendment to the Constitution, the 14th Amendment sought to codify the protections provided by…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Memphis Massacre
Season 1 Episode 244
For a period of three days in May of 1866, the city of Memphis was plagues with violence as racial tensions exploded. The first race riot to happen a…
1 year, 5 months ago