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BFW Revisited: The Nat Turner Revolt
In our last episode, Episode 399, we discussed Denmark Vesey’s revolt and the way biblical texts and scripture enabled Vesey to organize wha…
1 year, 9 months ago
399 Denmark Vesey's Bible
Episode 399
Denmark Vesey’s failed revolt in 1822 could have been the largest insurrection of enslaved people against their enslavers in United States h…
1 year, 9 months ago
BFW Revisited: World of the Wampanoag, Pt. 2
This week is Thanksgiving week in the United States. On Thursday, most of us will sit down with friends, family, and other loved ones and sh…
1 year, 10 months ago
398 The Shawnee-Dunmore War, 1774
Episode 398
After the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763), Great Britain instituted the Proclamation Line of 1763. The Line sought to create a lasting peace in…
1 year, 10 months ago
BFW Revisited: World of the Wampanoag, Pt. 1
It’s November, the time of year when we Americans get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. Although the federal holiday we know and honor tod…
1 year, 10 months ago
397 Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Episode 397
The North American continent is approximately 160 million years old, yet in the United States, we tend to focus on what amounts to 3300 mill…
1 year, 10 months ago
BFW Revisited: Committees & Congresses of the American Revolution
Ben Franklin’s World Revisited is a series where Liz surfaces one of our earlier episodes that complements and adds additional perspectives …
1 year, 11 months ago
396 Carpenters' Hall & the First Continental Congress
Episode 396
“Monday, September 5, 1774. A number of the Delegates chosen and appointed by the Several Colonies and Provinces in North America to meet an…
1 year, 11 months ago
395 The Great New York Fire of 1776
Episode 395
When we think about the American Revolution, textbooks, documentaries, and historic sites have trained most of us to think about American tr…
1 year, 11 months ago
394 The Pursuit of Happiness
Episode 394
What did Thomas Jefferson and the members of the Second Continental Congress mean when they wrote “the pursuit of Happiness” into the United…
2 years ago