Professor Sally Hadden discusses her book, Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virgina and the Carolinas.
History of Slave Patrols with Sally Hadden
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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 Africa the current events of the 1850-1870s take on a new racist tone.
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 ambitions and plans to extend slavery across the West. Prof.
Native American Slavery and Enslavers with Andres Resendez
Professor Resendez discusses his book, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America.
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 and continues through the 21st Century by looking at her 2018 article, “A Historical and Political Look at the Modern School Choice Movement.”
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 Chickasaw Nation, in part, due to the “Civilization Program.” How the Chickasaw legalized ownership and kinship is the focus of our discussion.
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 Segregation.
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.
How Corporate Giving Uses Black Culture with Patricia A. Banks
Professor Banks discusses her book, Black Culture Inc.: How Ethnic Community Support Pays for Corporate America.
Supreme Court Decisions part 1
Plessy v. Ferguson Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the constitutionality of racial segregation....
Criminal Justice and the Misdemeanor System with Alexandra Natapoff
Professor Alexandra Natapoff discusses her book Punishment without Crime and how America’s misdemeanor justice system targets the innocent, taxes the poor, and generates revenue for the public and private sector.
Eric Foner on the Reconstruction’s Constitution
Professor Foner discusses his book “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.” By looking at the history of debate and aftermath of each Post-War Amendments, Prof. Foner examines how each sought to permanently end American Slavery.