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353 Women and the Making of Catawba Identity
Episode 353
How did Indigenous people adapt to and survive the onslaught of Indigenous warfare, European diseases, and population loss between the sixte…
3 years, 6 months ago
352 James Forten and the Making of the United States
Episode 352
People of African descent have made great contributions to the United States and its history. Think about all of the food, music, dance, med…
3 years, 7 months ago
351 Wealth and Slavery in New Netherland
Episode 351
African chattel slavery, the predominant type of slavery practiced in colonial North America and the early United States, did not represent …
3 years, 7 months ago
350 The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Episode 350
Before the American Revolution became a war and a fight for independence, the Revolution was a movement and protest for more local control o…
3 years, 8 months ago
349 The Women Behind Benjamin Franklin
Episode 349
There are a lot of books about Benjamin Franklin. They tell us about his youth and accomplishments in business, politics, and diplomacy. The…
3 years, 8 months ago
348 Valley Forge
Episode 348
On December 19, 1777, George Washington marched his Continental Army into its winter encampment at Valley Forge. In school we learned this w…
3 years, 9 months ago
Bonus: Craft in Early America
Episode 292
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How did early Americans create all of the the things they needed and wanted in life?
We re-visit with Glenn Adamson…
3 years, 9 months ago
347 African and African American Music
Episode 347
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of African and African American music to the United States’ musical traditions. Steven Lewis, a …
3 years, 9 months ago
346 Music and Politics in the Early United States
Episode 346
How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics?
3 years, 9 months ago
345 Amateur Musicians in the Early United States
Episode 345
Our study of music in Early America continues with this third episode in our five-episode series.
Our last two episodes (Episode 343 and Epis…
3 years, 9 months ago