Studio Episode 6: Reconstruction
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Professor Beverly Gage asks David Blight to expand on his recent lectures on the Reconstruction and all the challenges it faced.
Class 14 – Reconstruction: Andrew Johnson vs. the Radical Republicans
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“Beware the people weeping, when they bear the iron hand.” Professor David Blight examines Reconstruction, past and present.
Studio Conversation: 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.
Class 10 – The Mexican War and its Aftermath: Compromise or Armistice
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The Mexican – American War from 1846-1848 had an immense impact on the territory of America and the issue of slavery. Professor David Blight begins his series of classes with an in depth review.
Studio Conversation: What is a Republic? Hamilton, Jackson, and more
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Professors David Blight, Beverly Gage, and Joanne Freeman discuss Professor Freeman’s final lectures on Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, and how America’s experiment with democracy was received by outsiders.
Class 8 – Jacksonian “Democracy”
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Jeffersonian Republicans to the rise of Jackson populism. Professor Joanne Freeman discusses the impact of the election of 1800 and more.
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.
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.