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Slavery and the Civil War, Part 2

Teaching Hard History: American Slavery by Learning for Justice

Jun 26, 202529:52Education

Salem State University professor Bethany Jay returns to examine how the actions of free and enslaved African Americans shaped the progress of the Civil War and contributed to emancipation. Join host Hasan Kwame Jeffries,...

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Slavery and the Civil War, Part 2 is an episode from Teaching Hard History: American Slavery by Learning for Justice. Salem State University professor Bethany Jay returns to examine how the actions of free and enslaved African Americans sha...

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Salem State University professor Bethany Jay returns to examine how the actions of free and enslaved African Americans shaped the progress of the Civil War and contributed to emancipation. Join host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., and Learning for Justice, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). (This episode originally aired in Jan. 2018.) Visit the new resource page for this episode (2025), which includes essential ideas from the conversation, teaching recommendations and updated resources. A complete transcript is also included.

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Published Jun 26, 2025 and 29:52 long