Episode 5: The Cause of the Civil War
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In this episode, Professor David Blight answers the simple question: What caused the Civil War?
Class 7 – What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, and More
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Professor Joanne Freeman continues with the 1790s, the “Reign of Witches” and how the Federalists tried to hold onto power.
Class 6 – Republican Precedents and Presidents: The Placement of Power
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The 1790s was a pivotal time for the new America and Professor Joanne Freeman takes us on a tour.
Episode 4: Frederick Douglass, The Slave Power, and The Fourth of July
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Professors Beverly Gage and Joanne Freeman ask Professor David Blight about his recent lectures about early Republicans, The Slave Power conspiracy, and the slave narratives that affected them most.
Studio Conversation: The Federalists, Early Republic, and the real Hamilton
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Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s Week 2 lectures on the Federalists (don’t call them papers) and whether anyone would actually like the real Alexander Hamilton.
Class 5: Framing a Nation: The Constitution
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Professor Freeman describes the structure and process of the new Constitution.
Constipation
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Oh, those constipated kids… What can we do when Miralax doesn’t work? When should we get labs and x-rays? Dr. Gershon is here to answer all your questions!
Elixirs, Experiments, and the Birth of Modern Science
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A conversation with science writer Philip Ball about his new illustrated history of alchemy.
Episode 3: What is a Republic? Hamilton, Jackson, Tocqueville
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Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s Week 3 and 4 lectures on Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, and how America’s experiment with democracy was received by outsiders.
Class 4 – What Kind of Union?
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Professor Joanne Freeman explains the role of states in the American Experiment.