The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - In America They Don’t Let You Burn | 4

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - In America They Don’t Let You Burn | 4

In the wake of the biggest workplace catastrophe in the city of New York, the survivors of the Triangle fire and the families of the victims could only watch from the sidelines as the case against the Triangle bosses went to trial. The 146 deaths resulting from the fire had been sifted through the state’s legal machine and condensed into a single woman: a 24-year-old sewing machine operator named Margaret Schwartz.

In December 1911, the general sessions court presided over by Judge Thomas Crain heard the People of New York vs. Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. The prosecution had a strong piece of physical evidence and a compelling witness. But Harris and Blanck had a lawyer whose courtroom rhetoric might get his clients off scot-free.

If you enjoyed American History Tellers, be sure to check out Lindsay Graham’s other shows, American Scandal and American Elections: Wicked Game.


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Does History Repeat Itself? | 4

"Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it." On today’s show, we’ll consider what lessons we can draw from history, and what lessons we can’t. David Greenberg, a professor of histor...

13 Feb 201938min

The 1968 Chicago Protests - I Regret Nothing | 3

The 1968 Chicago Protests - I Regret Nothing | 3

A special series with Legal Wars. The whole world was watching, and that’s exactly what the defendants wanted. As the end of 1969 approached, the Chicago 8 had become the Chicago 7. Bobby Seale, a Bla...

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The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Trial of the Chicago 8 | 2

The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Trial of the Chicago 8 | 2

A special series with Legal Wars. In 1969, the war in the streets became a war in the courtroom. The trial of the Chicago 8 pitted the federal government against eight prominent anti-war activists. Th...

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The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Battle of Michigan Avenue | 1

The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Battle of Michigan Avenue | 1

A special series with our sibling show Legal Wars. The 1968 Democratic National Convention attracted demonstrators from all over the country. Thousands of students, Yippies, Peaceniks, and other prote...

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1865 versus 2018 and Why History Matters | 7

1865 versus 2018 and Why History Matters | 7

We live in historic times, but how do they compare to that other tumultuous era of American history — 1865 and the years following President Lincoln’s death and the end of The Civil War? Steven Walter...

2 Jan 201939min

Political Parties - The Reagan Revolution | 6

Political Parties - The Reagan Revolution | 6

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Political Parties - The New Deal Coalition  | 5

Political Parties - The New Deal Coalition | 5

The 1929 stock market crash saw 14 billion dollars vanish in a matter of hours — and with it, the Republican party’s decades-long grip on American politics. As Americans lost their livelihoods, they t...

19 Des 201844min

Political Parties - The Golden Age of the GOP | 4

Political Parties - The Golden Age of the GOP | 4

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