Episodios

  • Rick Starr Discusses The Founders and Independence Hall.
    Jul 17 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews Park Ranger Rick Starr in Independence Hall. Rick discusses the events that took place there, and the Founders who participated.

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    15 m
  • Robert Baker Explores the Thinking Behind the Founders
    Jul 2 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas sits down with author, professor and historian H. Robert Baker to discuss the Founding Fathers and their complicated relationship with slavery. Baker explains the influences that shaped the thinking of the men that built America.

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    36 m
  • Rod Gragg Discusses Religion's Influence in Early America.
    Jun 17 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews Rod Gragg, author of Forged in Faith. Rod discusses the Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom in the New World, and the impact that the Judeo Christian viewpoint had on the founding documents.

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    1 h y 23 m
  • Sara Georgini discusses the Adams Family
    May 29 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews Sara Georgini about John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Abigail Adams. Sara discusses the Adams prominent role in the founding of the country, and their relationship with slavery. Sara Georgini is an American historian, and series editor for The Papers of John Adams at the Adams Papers Editorial Project.

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    46 m
  • Mary V Thompson discusses George Washington
    May 6 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews Mary V. Thompson about George Washington. They discuss how Washington's views on slavery changed during his life and the complications he faced trying to free the slaves of Mount Vernon. Mary V. Thompson was a research historian at Mount Vernon, and is now retired and serves as Research Historian Emerita at Mount Vernon.

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    29 m
  • Carl Westmoreland discusses Thomas Jefferson and Slavery in Virginia
    Apr 22 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews the late Carl Westmoreland about Jefferson's view on slavery and its role in the colonies. Carl Westmoreland was the Senior Historian at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

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    39 m
  • Carter Hudgins Discusses Slavery at Drayton Hall Plantation
    Apr 3 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews Carter Hudgins, the President and CEO of Drayton Hall. Hudgens discusses slavery at Drayton Hall Plantation, and slavery's role in the economics of the Colonies.

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    27 m
  • David Eltis Discusses the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
    Mar 26 2024

    Director A. Troy Thomas interviews David Eltis, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of History at Emory University and the co-developer of slavevoyages.org. Eltis discusses the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and its impact on the Americas and the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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    44 m