377 Phillis Wheatley & the Playwright
2023 marked the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Phillis Wheatley's published book of poetry in the British American colonies. Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved African woman who, as a teenager, ...
6 Feb 202446min
376 Cotton Mather's Spanish Lessons
Colonial America was born in a world of religious alliances and rivalries. Missionary efforts in the colonial Americas allow us to see how some of these religious alliances and rivalries played out. S...
23 Jan 20241h 4min
375 Misinformation Nation: Fake News in Early America
Over the past decade, we’ve heard a lot about “fake news” and “misinformation.” And as 2024 is an election year, it’s likely we’re going to hear even more about these terms. So what is the origin o...
9 Jan 20241h
374 The American Revolutionary War in the West
The American Revolution and its War for Independence comprised the United States’ founding movement. The War for Independence also served as the fifth major war for European empire in North America. ...
26 Dec 202354min
373 The Gaspee Affair, 1772
The so-called “March to the American Revolution” comprised many more events than just the Stamp Act Riots, the Boston Massacre, and the Tea Crisis. One event we often overlook played an essential and ...
12 Dec 202356min
372 A History of the Myaamia
Early America was a diverse place. A significant part of this diversity came from the fact that there were at least 1,000 different Indigenous tribes and nations living in different areas of North Ame...
28 Nov 20231h 10min
371 An Archive of Indigenous Slavery
Long before European arrival in the Americas, Indigenous people and nations practiced enslavement. Their version of enslavement looked different from the version Christopher Columbus and his fellow Eu...
14 Nov 202352min
370 The Ruin of All Witches
Happy Halloween! In honor of the 31st of October and All Hallows Eve, we investigate a historical incident of witches and witchcraft in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651. Malcolm Gaskill, Emeritus...
31 Okt 202353min
