117 The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson

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 to lead us through his life, so we can better understand who Jefferson was and how he came to his seemingly paradoxical ideas about slavery and freedom. Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor of history and legal history at Harvard University and the winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for her work on Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings Family, leads us on an exploration through the life and ideas of Thomas Jefferson.
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259 The Bill of Rights & How Legal Historians Work (Doing History 4)

259 The Bill of Rights & How Legal Historians Work (Doing History 4)

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258 John Dickinson: Life, Religion, and Politics

258 John Dickinson: Life, Religion, and Politics

The Second Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776 with 12 colonies and one abstention. The delegation from New York abstained from the vote. And Pennsylvania voted in favor of ind...

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257 Elizabeth Seton: An Early American Life

257 Elizabeth Seton: An Early American Life

What was it like to live as a woman of faith in early republic America? What was it like to live as a Catholic in the early United States? Catherine O’Donnell, an Associate Professor of History at Ar...

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256 Mapping Empire in the Chesapeake

256 Mapping Empire in the Chesapeake

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255 Birthright Citizenship

255 Birthright Citizenship

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254 The Money Question in Early America

254 The Money Question in Early America

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253 Life and Revolution in Boston and Grenada

253 Life and Revolution in Boston and Grenada

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252 The Highland Soldier in North America

252 The Highland Soldier in North America

Much of early American history comprises stories of empire and how different Native, European, and Euro-American nations vied for control of North American territory, resources, and people. 
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20 Aug 20191h 2min

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