# Van Gosse

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Van Gosse, "The First Reconstruction: Black Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2021)

It may be difficult to imagine that a consequential black electoral politics evolved in the United States before the Civil War, for as of 1860, the overwhelming majority of African Americans remained in bondage. Yet free black men, many of them escaped slaves, steadily increased their influence in …

Examining the roots of voter suppression in New York

Mar. 10, 2021 - We explored the historical roots of voter suppression with Van Gosse, Professor and Associate Chair of History at Franklin and Marshall College.

Two Topics: 1) How Real Our Democracy? 2) Who is This Ruben Gallego

Is the US is merely a procedural, but not a substantive democracy? On part one, Franklin and Marshall history professor Van Gosse asks: what are the factors why we lack more actual democracy? And on part two, The Nation’s national affairs correspondent John Nichols answers questions a lot of KDA li…

Fellow in Focus: Professor Van Gosse

Recorded November 15th, 2023. A lunchtime 'in conversation' event featuring Visiting Research Fellow Prof Van Gosse (Franklin & Marshall College) and Prof Daniel Geary (Mark Pigott Associate Professor in American History, School of Histories and Humanities TCD). Professor Van Gosse is Professor o…

Israel’s Vietnam?

Large transfers of population, meaning massive destruction of living areas. Racist colonialism; the intent to eliminate. Total domination through force. On this show Franklin and Marshall College History professor Van Gosse talks about similarities and differences between the American War In Vietna…

Ep. 58: Van Gosse on the First Reconstruction, Antebellum Historiography, and the New Left

In this episode, Luke talks with Van Gosse, the author of several books, including Where the Boys Are: Cuba, Cold War America, and the Making of a New Left (1993), Rethinking the New Left: An Interpretive History (2005), and The First Reconstruction: Black Politics in America, From the Revolution t…

Ep. 62: David Waldstreicher on Slavery's Constitution

In this episode, Luke talks with David Waldstreicher, the author of many books, including Slavery’s Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification. David discusses a range of topics, including the place of slavery in the lead-up to 1776, debates over slavery at the Constitutional Convention, and how…

To Build the Anti-War Movement, We Must Learn from the Past

If you don’t think people vote on foreign policy, consider that Kamala Harris lost because of Gaza. And that Obama beat Hillary because of her support for the war in Iraq. On this show, historian Van Gosse describes how effective The post To Build the Anti-War Movement, We Must Learn from the Pas…

EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP WITH HISTORIAN VAN GOSSE

Did Birthright Citizenship Start With the 14th Amendment? At a moment in 2026 when the U.S. Supreme Court is considering challenges to birthright citizenship, Neglected Stories: People, History, Movements welcomes historian Professor Van Gosse for a timely conversation that asks a provocative ques…