Ranked #1
149 The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America with J.D. Dickey
149 The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America with J.D. Dickey
The 1830s were the most violent time in American history outside of war. Men battled each other in the streets in ethnic... Read more
11 Mar 2022
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #2
148 William Hunter, A British Soldier's Son Who Became an Early American with Eugene A. Procknow
148 William Hunter, A British Soldier's Son Who Became an Early American with Eugene A. Procknow
In June 1798, President John Adams signed the now infamous Alien & Sedition Acts to suppress political dissent. Faci... Read more
4 Mar 2022
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51mins
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147 John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America with Eric C. Smith
147 John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America with Eric C. Smith
John Leland (1754-1841) was one of the most influential and entertaining religious figures in early America. As an itine... Read more
11 Feb 2022
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59mins
Ranked #4
146 The Evolution of American Equality with Michael A. Bellesiles
146 The Evolution of American Equality with Michael A. Bellesiles
The evolution of the battle for true equality in America seen through the men, ideas, and politics behind the 13th, 14th... Read more
4 Feb 2022
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1hr
Ranked #5
145 Cronyism in Early America with Patrick Newman
145 Cronyism in Early America with Patrick Newman
Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in America 1607-1849 describes the evolution of political favor seeking in early American... Read more
17 Dec 2021
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55mins
Ranked #6
144 The Young America Movement and the Transformation of the Democratic Party with Yonatan Eyal
144 The Young America Movement and the Transformation of the Democratic Party with Yonatan Eyal
The phrase 'Young America' connoted territorial and commercial expansion in the antebellum United States. During the yea... Read more
10 Dec 2021
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #7
143 The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America with Jordan T. Watkins
143 The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America with Jordan T. Watkins
In the decades before the Civil War, Americans appealed to the nation's sacred religious and legal texts - the Bible and... Read more
19 Nov 2021
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #8
142 Free People of Color in the South with Warren E. Milteer Jr.
142 Free People of Color in the South with Warren E. Milteer Jr.
On the eve of the Civil War, most people of color in the United States toiled in bondage. Yet nearly half a million of t... Read more
12 Nov 2021
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #9
141 Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery with Ken Ellingwood
141 Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery with Ken Ellingwood
The history of the fight for free press has never been more vital in our own time, when journalists are targeted as “ene... Read more
24 Sep 2021
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #10
140 Constitutionalism in the American Revolution with Gordon S. Wood
140 Constitutionalism in the American Revolution with Gordon S. Wood
The half century extending from the imperial crisis between Britain and its colonies in the 1760s to the early decades o... Read more
10 Sep 2021
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57mins