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Helping students develop a deeper understanding of the history and legacy of American slavery can be emotional and complex. In this episode,...
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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
What we don’t know about American slavery hurts us all. From Teaching Tolerance and host Hasan Jeffries, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through...
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Slavery Today
After the Civil War and emancipation, slavery evolved into other exploitive economic and legal systems, the legacy of which can still be see...
Confronting Hard History at Montpelier
At James Madison's Montpelier, an exhibit models how to explore American slavery at a historic site through the commitment to accuracy and t...
Slavery in the Supreme Court
Building on the discussion of " Slavery in the Constitution ," historian Paul Finkelman examines the connections among the Constitution, the...
Slavery in the Constitution
Constitutional and legal historian Paul Finkelman explains the critical role slavery played in the founding of the United States and how the...
Ten More … Film and the History of Slavery
Film historian Ron Briley returns with more suggestions for teaching through film — from thought-provoking documentaries and feature films t...
Film and the History of Slavery
Film has long shaped our nation's historical memory — for good and bad. Film historian Ron Briley offers ways to responsibly use films in th...
Diverse Experience of the Enslaved
The experiences of enslaved people varied greatly based on a variety of factors, including time, location, crop, labor performed, size of sl...
Resistance Means More Than Rebellion
For a more complete picture of enslaved people's experiences, we need to expand our understanding of resistance. Kenneth S. Greenberg, Ph.D....
In the Footsteps of Others: Process Drama
In learning about slavery, students often ask, "Why didn't enslaved people run away or revolt?" Lindsay Anne Randall explains "process drama...
Doing the Work of Teaching Hard History
In many ways, the U.S. has fallen short of its ideals. How can we explain this to students — particularly in the context of discussing slave...
Slavery and the Northern Economy
When we think of slavery as a strictly Southern institution, we perpetuate a "dangerous fiction," according to historian Christy Clark-Pujar...
Slavery and the Civil War, Part 2
Salem State University professor Bethany Jay returns to examine how the actions of free and enslaved African Americans shaped the progress o...
Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1
What really caused the Civil War? In this episode, Salem State University Professor Bethany Jay examines the complex role that slavery playe...
Why Hard History Matters: Addressing the Legacy of Jim Crow – w/ Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries represents New York's 8th congressional district. Our final episode this season takes us to the U.S. House of Re...
Criminalizing Blackness: Prisons, Police and Jim Crow – w/ Robert T. Chase and Brandon T. Jett
After emancipation, aspects of the legal system were reshaped to maintain control of Black lives and labor. Historian Robert T. Chase outlin...
Music Reconstructed: Lara Downes' Classical Perspective on Jim Crow – w/ Charles L. Hughes
From concertos to operas, Black composers captured the changes and challenges facing African Americans during Jim Crow. Renowned classical p...
Music Reconstructed: Adia Victoria and the Landscape of the Blues – w/ Charles L. Hughes
When we consider the trauma of white supremacy during the Jim Crow era—what writer Ralph Ellison describes as "the brutal experience"—it's i...
Black Political Thought – w/ Minkah Makalani
Black political ideologies in the early 20th century evolved against a backdrop of derogatory stereotypes and racial terrorism. Starting wit...
Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West – w/ Charles L. Hughes
From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman po...