Podcast Episodes

Rural America after the Civil War

James Madison University professor Andrew Witmer taught a class about the evolution of rural areas after the Civil War. Using his own hometown of Mon…

5 years, 11 months ago

Power in Antebellum Slave Societies

University of Maryland professor Christopher Bonner taught a class about the concept of “power” in antebellum slave societies. He explored the differ…

5 years, 11 months ago

Civil War Weaponry

Guilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and…

5 years, 11 months ago

Neutrality and World War I America

University of Minnesota Professor Saje Mathieu taught a class about “neutrality” and what that concept meant in World War I America. She explained ho…

5 years, 11 months ago

Cuban Missile Crisis

Grove City College Professor Paul Kengor explored the tense days of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union faced off over missiles …

5 years, 11 months ago

1960s African American Voter Registration

Emory University professor Carol Anderson taught a class about efforts in the early 1960s to register African American voters in Mississippi. She des…

6 years ago

Lyndon Johnson & Escalation in Vietnam

Boston College professor Seth Jacobs discussed President Lyndon Johnson and the factors that led him to escalate the war in Vietnam following the ass…

6 years ago

Preamble of the Declaration of Independence

Clemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence.

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6 years ago

Women & Farm Work in the 20th Century

Iowa State University professor Carmen Bain teaches a class on women's work on family farms during the 20th century.

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6 years ago

Slaves Suing for Their Freedom

University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor William G. Thomas III teaches a class on some of the lawsuits brought by enslaved people who sued for their …

6 years, 1 month ago