S01E01: The Second Founding: The 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments and the Civil Rights Acts of 1866–1875
Title: The Second Founding — The 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments and the Civil Rights Acts of 1866–1875
Episode Description: After the Civil War, Congress didn’t just patch the Constitution — it rewrote what it means to be an American. This episode walks through the three Reconstruction Amendments: th…
Incentives Are for Losers (with Adam Mastroianni)
Incentives matter, sure. But what should you do when following the incentives means quietly participating in something wrong? Psychologist Adam Mastroianni argues that obeying bad incentives--shading a headline for clicks, keeping the found wallet because no one's watching--is "loser behavior," a s…
Reconstruction Era | The Radical Revolution | 2
In December 1865, the first postwar Congress convened in Washington, D.C. With Black Southerners still facing rampant violence and discrimination, the Republican majority blocked the former Confederate states from rejoining the Union.Determined to protect Black rights and curb the power of ex-Confe…
8. Dred Scott, Bleeding Kansas, and the Impending Crisis of the Union, 1855-58
The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)Professor Blight continues his march through the political events of the 1850s. Blight continues his description of the aftermath of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, describing the guerilla war that reigned in the territory of Kansas for much of 1856. The …
The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner: Preston Brooks Attack & Road to Civil War
On May 22, 1856, the United States Senate floor erupted in violence when South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks savagely beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane. This shocking attack followed Sumner’s fiery “Crime Against Kansas” speech condemning the expansion of slavery and pe…
Reconstruction Era | The Radical Revolution | 2
In December 1865, the first postwar Congress convened in Washington, D.C. With Black Southerners still facing rampant violence and discrimination, the Republican majority blocked the former Confederate states from rejoining the Union.Determined to protect Black rights and curb the power of ex-Confe…
Living Illegally: Michael Schoeppner on the Origins of Criminalized Immigration
In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Prof. Michael Schoeppner discusses his forthcoming book, Living Illegally, which traces the origins of criminalized immigration in the United States back well before the Chinese Exclusion Acts of the 1880s. He explores how state-level laws beginning …
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