Professor Elizabeth Gillespie McRae discusses her book, Mothers of Massive Resistance. We begin with the shocking history of Virginia’s Racial Integrity Law which sought to […]
History of Slave Patrols with Sally Hadden
Professor Sally Hadden discusses her book, Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virgina and the Carolinas. Prof. Hadden explains the origin and purpose of the […]
Cannibals, Gorillas, and Racist Travel Literature with Daniel Kilbride
Professor Daniel Kildride discusses his article, “Cannibals, Gorillas, and the Struggle over Radical Reconstruction.” By examining best selling travel books of explorers and missionaries in […]
Transcontinental Ambitions of the American South with Kevin Waite
Professor Waite discusses his book, West of Slavery: the Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire. He explains his thesis that the Southern Slave States had […]
Native American Slavery and Enslavers with Andres Resendez
Professor Resendez discusses his book, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America. Prof. Resendez discusses pre-Colonial enslavement among the native people […]
School Vouchers and Charters with Stephanie R. Logan
Stephanie R. Logan discusses the history of public school vouchers and the rise of charter schools in the United States. The discussion begins in 1954 […]
Slavery in the Chickasaw Nation with Nakia Parker
Professor Nakia Parker discusses her article, “Regarded as an Appendage of His Family”: Slavery, Family, and the Law in Indian Territory.” Chattel slavery spread into […]
The Southern Manifesto with John Kyle Day
John Kyle Day, Professor of History at University of Arkansas at Monticello, discusses his book, The Southern Manifesto: Massive Resistance and the Fight to Preserve […]
The History of Public Education with Derek W. Black
Professor Derek W. Black discusses his new book, Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy. We begin with John Adams and Thomas […]
