The Other Side of the Story: Slavery in Texas

In this Extra, hear Cassandra Berry and Mark Graham perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Saved All Day” in their ent... Read more

In this episode, we explore how family, tradition, music, and spiritual beliefs helped enslaved Texans endure life in a ... Read more

Here is an interview of Lance Cooper about the podcast by KOOP Austin. 

This episode explores a difficult topic -- the physical and emotional brutality faced by enslaved Texans. 

Please join me for an interview with one of the leading scholars of slavery in Texas: Professor Andrew Torget of the Uni... Read more

In this episode, we explore what it was actually like to work as an enslaved person on a Texas plantation. 

 Slavery boomed in Texas after the republic joined the Union as a state. This raised many questions for the new state: W... Read more

In this episode, we step outside the main narrative of slavery in Texas to consider the abrupt disappearance of John, an... Read more

What are the roots of slavery in Texas? In this episode, we examine how the American South became a slave society.

Slavery didn’t come to Texas by chance. This episode explores how Americans brought the slave society to Texas.