Episode 128: The Centrality of Slavery - John Craig Hammonds (Origins, Part 8)

In this episode of the "Origins" series, John Craig Hammond joins host Sean Rost to discuss his new book, The Centrality of Slavery: Empire and Enslavement in Colonial Illinois and Missouri. Episode Image: Map of Illinois and Missouri, 1827 [The State Historical Society of Missouri Map Collection] About the Guest: John Craig Hammond is Associate Professor of History at Penn State University, New Kensington. He is the author of The Centrality of Slavery: Empire and Enslavement in Colonial Illinois and Missouri and the co-editor of A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200, Volume I and A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200, Volume II.

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This episode is 48:40 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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