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310 The Blackfeet: A History
Episode 310
To understand early American history, we need to investigate and understand North America as an Indigenous space. A place where Native Ameri…
5 years, 1 month ago
309 Merchant Ships of the Eighteenth Century
Episode 309
By the eighteenth century, the Atlantic Ocean had become a busy highway of ships crisscrossing its waters.
What do we know about the ships th…
5 years, 1 month ago
308 Slavery and Freedom in French Louisiana
Episode 308
The story of freedom in colonial New Orleans and Louisiana pivoted on the choices black women made to retain control of their bodies, famili…
5 years, 2 months ago
Bonus: A History of American Revolution Histories
Episode 307
In Episode 307, Michael Hattem helped us investigate the role history played in the American Revolution and the ways early historians used h…
5 years, 2 months ago
307 History & the American Revolution
Episode 307
The story of the founding of the United States is a familiar one. It usually (but not always) begins with the English settlement at Jamestow…
5 years, 2 months ago
306 The Horse's Tail
Episode 306
The words of the Declaration of Independence are not the only aspect of the American Revolution that carry power. Visual and material object…
5 years, 3 months ago
305 Speaking with the Dead in Early America
Episode 305
Death is one of the few universals in life. Everyone who is born, will die.
How do the living make peace with death?
While different cultures …
5 years, 3 months ago
304 On Juneteenth
Episode 304
Juneteenth is a state holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the day slavery ended in Texas. Over the last decade, a push to make Juneteen…
5 years, 3 months ago
303 An Early History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Episode 303
The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Ac…
5 years, 4 months ago
302 From Inoculation to Vaccination, Part 2
Episode 302
Before its eradication in 1980, smallpox was the most feared disease in many parts of the world. Known as the “king of terrors” and the “dis…
5 years, 4 months ago