119 The Heart of the Declaration
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia moved that the Second Continental Congress resolve “that these United Colonies are, and of right out to be, free and independent States…” The Second Con...
31 Jan 201756min
118 The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island
How did the smallest colony and smallest state in the union became the largest American participant in the slave trade? Christy Clark-Pujara, an Assistant Professor in the Department of African-Ameri...
24 Jan 201757min
117 The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wrote about liberty and freedom and yet owned over six hundred slaves during his lifetime. He’s a founder who many of us have a hard time understanding. This why we need an expert t...
17 Jan 201747min
116 Disease & The Seven Years' War
When we think of the French and Indian, or Seven Years’ War, we often think of battles: The Monongahela, Ticonderoga, Québec. Yet, wars aren’t just about battles. They’re about people and governments ...
10 Jan 201747min
115 The Early American History of Texas
Like many states in the south and west, Texas has an interesting early American past that begins with Native American settlement followed by Spanish colonization. It's also a state that was an indepen...
3 Jan 201755min
Bonus: History & Historians in the Public (Doing History)
Throughout the “Doing History: How Historians Work” series we’ve explored how historians find and research historical topics, how they identify and read historical sources for information, and how the...
30 Des 201636min
114 The History of Genealogy (Doing History)
History has a history and genealogy has a history. And the histories of both affect how and why we study the past and how we understand and view it. Today, we explore why it’s important for us to und...
27 Des 201650min
113 Building the Empire State
After seven, long years of occupation, Americans found New York City in shambles after the British evacuation on November 25, 1783. Ten to twenty-five percent of the city had burned in 1776. The Brit...
20 Des 201648min
