BFW Revisited: The Poison Plot: Adultery & Murder in Colonial Newport
In 1738, a cooper named Benedict Arnold petitioned the Rhode Island General Assembly for a divorce from his wife Mary Ward Arnold. Benedict claimed that Mary had taken a lover and together they had at...
4 Mar 202547min
405 African Americans in Early New York
When we think of slavery in Early America, we often think about the plantations and economies of the South. But did you know that slavery was also deeply entrenched in New York City? Did you know tha...
25 Feb 202559min
BFW Revisited: Free People of Color in Early America
What does freedom mean when the deck is stacked against you? In commemoration of Black History Month, we’re revisiting a story that is too often overlooked, but critical to our understanding of Early...
18 Feb 20251h 4min
404 The Hidden Legacy of Early African American Cuisine
Did you know that many of the food traditions that define cuisine in the United States today have roots in African culinary traditions and history? Diane Spviey, a culinary historian and author of th...
11 Feb 20251h
BFW Revisited: Running from Bondage in Revolutionary America
What would you risk for freedom? Would you risk your safety? You family? Your life? During the American Revolution, enslaved women faced these impossible choices when the British Army promised freed...
4 Feb 202551min
403 Re-Evaluating John Adams' Presidency
Did you know that John Adams, not George Washington, solidified the precedents of the executive branch and the presidency? Lindsay Chervinsky, an award-winning presidential historian and the Executiv...
28 Jan 20251h 6min
BFW Revisited: The Cabinet: Creation of an American Institution
January 20th, marked Inauguration Day in the United States, the day a new president and his administration takes office. So it seems a fitting time for us to revisit a conversation we had in 2020 abou...
21 Jan 20251h 10min
402 Clocks, Watches, and Life in Early America
Do you know what time it is? In early America, this question wasn’t as simple to answer as it is today. Urban dwellers in cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston often wondered about the tim...
14 Jan 20251h 2min
