351 Wealth and Slavery in New Netherland
African chattel slavery, the predominant type of slavery practiced in colonial North America and the early United States, did not represent one monolithic practice of slavery. Practices of slavery var...
14 Helmi 202350min
350 The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Before the American Revolution became a war and a fight for independence, the Revolution was a movement and protest for more local control of government. So how did the American Revolution get started...
31 Tammi 20231h
349 The Women Behind Benjamin Franklin
There are a lot of books about Benjamin Franklin. They tell us about his youth and accomplishments in business, politics, and diplomacy. They tell us about his serious interest in electricity and scie...
17 Tammi 20231h 3min
348 Valley Forge
On December 19, 1777, George Washington marched his Continental Army into its winter encampment at Valley Forge. In school we learned this was a hard, cold winter that saw the soldiers so ill-supplied...
3 Tammi 20231h 4min
347 African and African American Music
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of African and African American music to the United States’ musical traditions. Steven Lewis, a Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian, not...
20 Joulu 202257min
346 Music and Politics in the Early United States
How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics? Our five-episode series about music in early America continu...
13 Joulu 202243min
345 Amateur Musicians in the Early United States
Our study of music in Early America continues with this third episode in our five-episode series.Our last two episodes (Episode 343 and Episode 344) helped us better understand the musical landscapes ...
6 Joulu 202246min
344 Music in British North America
Our 5-episode series about music in Early America continues with this second episode that seeks to answer your questions about music in Early America.David Hildebrand is a musicologist and an expert o...
29 Marras 202239min
