
388 John Hancock
Happy Fourth of July! We’ve created special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the Fourth of July for years. Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how...
2 Heinä 20241h 5min

387 California and Slavery
When we think of California, we might think about sunny weather, Hollywood, beaches, wine country, and perhaps the Gold Rush. What we don’t usually think about when we think about California is the...
25 Kesä 20241h 3min

386 Sleeping with the Ancestors
In this special Juneteenth episode, as we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, we delve into the work of those working to preserve slave dwellings across the United States, safeguardi...
11 Kesä 202452min

385 Did George Washington Have Heirs?
The United States Constitution of 1787 gave many Americans pause about the powers the new federal government could exercise and how the government's leadership would rest with one person, the presiden...
28 Touko 20241h 5min

384 Making Maine: A Journey to Statehood
Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes guidelines by which the United States Congress can admit new states to the American Union. It clearly states that “no new State shal...
14 Touko 20241h 6min

383 Aquatic Culture in Early America
If you will recall from Episode 331, the Williamsburg Bray School is the oldest existing structure in the United States that we know was used to educate African and African American children. As the ...
30 Huhti 202458min

382 Hessians in the American Revolutionary War
Within the Declaration of Independence, the founders of the United States present twenty-seven grievances against King George III as they declare their reasons for why the thirteen British North Ameri...
16 Huhti 202456min

381 Texas in the Spanish Empire
The vast and varied landscapes of Texas loom large in our American imaginations. As does Texas culture with its BBQ, cowboys, and larger-than-life personality. But before Texas was a place that embrac...
2 Huhti 20241h 4min






















