Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSisters in Arms: Women Anti Slavery Conventions
Season 1 Episode 119
Women were a dominating and powerful force when it came to abolition. Though they were largely overlooked in male driven abolitionist societies, women pushed ahead and established their own networks …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Second Seminole War
Season 1 Episode 118
At the height for the push to relocate thousands of indigenous Americans, a conflict erupted between the Seminole of central Florida and the United States.
Known as the Second Seminole War, this conf…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Public Spaces: A Conversation with Holley Snaith
Season 1 Episode 117
This week I am joined by Holley Snaith, public historian and writer who has participated in projects with the National Park Service, The Richard Nixon Foundation and much more.
In this episode, she a…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Harriet Tubman: Part Two
Season 1 Episode 116
Join me as I wrap up the narrative of Harriet Tubman; abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor and Civil War spy.
In this episode I dive into her time on the railroad, her efforts to help the Uni…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Harriet Tubman (Part One)
Season 1 Episode 115
One of the most mythical women found in American history, the name Harriet Tubman is synonymous with the Underground Railroad.
But Tubman, who singlehandedly liberated over one hundred slaves during h…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Debtors Prisons (Listener Request)
Season 1 Episode 114
In the early days of the republic, thousands of European settlers made the journey to the new world, often without any money with which to support themselves or the costs associated with crossing The…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Season 1 Episode 113
One August night, under the cover of darkness, a small band of enslaved men quietly struck a blow against the system that claimed ownership of their bodies. As they moved from house to house, silentl…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Liberty Line: The History of the Underground Railroad
Season 1 Episode 112
Many learned about the Underground Railroad in their history classes. Often described as a super secret network filled with tunnels and various stops along the route to freedom, the Underground Railr…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Grimke Sisters: A Conversation with Broadly Underestimated
Season 1 Episode 111
Sarah and Angelina Grimké were well known abolitionist activists who not only worked tirelessly in their pursuit to end the institution of slavery, but also advocated for the rights of women.
However…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Case of Henrietta Wood (Listener Request)
Season 1 Episode 110
The topic of reparations has been a contentious debate since the end of the Civil War over a century ago. But in the immediate aftermath of the war, one woman successfully sued a man she claimed ille…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago