Slavery and Its Legacies
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Ep. 70 – White Women and Slavery
A look at the true role white women played in slavery and the effects that are still being felt today. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Soundcloud
Connor Williams on Voices from the Archive
Connor Williams joins Slavery and Its Legacies to discuss the creation of "Voices from the Archive," an online teaching resource based on documents gathered from Sterling Memorial Library's Manuscripts and Archives collection.
Erik Mathisen on American Diplomacy during the era of Reconstruction
Erik Mathisen joins Thomas Thurston on this episode of Slavery and Its Legacies to discuss American foreign relations during the Reconstruction era.
Jonathan Schroeder on Mapping North American Slave Narratives
Jonathan Schroeder on Mapping North American Slave Narratives
Brad Proctor on Political Violence during Reconstruction
Brad Proctor joins Thomas Thurston on this episode of Slavery and Its Legacies to discuss the Ku Klux Klan and Political Violence during Reconstruction.
Nicholas Wood on the Pre-Garrisonian Abolitionist Movement
Nicholas Wood joins Thomas Thurston on this episode of Slavery and Its Legacies to discuss his book-in-progress, "Before Garrison: Antislavery & Politics in the New Nation."
Joshua Lynn on Party Realignment as Racial Realignment in the Civil War Era
Joshua Lynn joins Thomas Thurston to discuss the antebellum Democratic Party's effort to transform itself into a party dedicated to "preserving the white man's republic."
Slavery and Its Legacies – Samantha Seeley on Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain in the Early American Republic
Samantha Seeley joins Thomas Thurston on this episode of Slavery and Its Legacies to discuss her book-in-progress, "Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain in the Early American Republic."
Slavery and Its Legacies: Manuel Barcia on piracy, the slave trade, and the trial of the Panda
Professor Manuel Barcia discusses an episode covered in his current book project: The Pirates, the Judge, and the Amistad Trial: Or How the Panda Slavers May Have Determined the Fate of the Amistad Africans.
Slavery and Its Legacies – Tammy Ingram on the Wickedest City in America
Dr. Tammy Ingram joins Thomas Thurston on this episode of Slavey and Its Legacies as they discuss Dr. Ingram's upcoming book project titled The Wickedest City in America: Sex, Race, and Organized Crime in the Jim Crow South.