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Claudia Smith Brinson, "Stories of Struggle: The Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina" (U South Carolina Press, 2020)

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Claudia Smith Brinson

Journalist and author of Stories of Struggle, the Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina

USC Press

Episode: Claudia Smith Brinson, "Stories of Struggle: The Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina" (U South Carolina Press, 2020)

Anna Law

Author, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship, African Americans, Native Americans and Immigrants (Oxford University Press, 2026)

Oxford University Press

Episode: Anna O. Law, "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Sherif Girgis

Guest scholar on constitutional theory and originalism

Notre Dame Law School (at time of interview), Princeton connections

Episode: Debating the Constitution: On Originalism's Most Pressing Quarrels with Sherif Girgis

Justin Randolph

Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Episode: Justin Randolph, "Mississippi Law: Policing and Reform in America’s Jim Crow Countryside (UNC Press, 2026)

Annie Polland

Public historian, author, president of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Episode: Under the Tenement Rooftops: Immigrant and Migrant Families in New York

Olivier Sylvain

Professor of law at Fordham University and senior policy research fellow at Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute

Fordham University; Knight First Amendment Institute

Episode: Olivier Sylvain, "Recovering the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control-And How We Can Take It Back" (Columbia Global Reports, 2026)

Dr. Mark Peterson

Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University

Yale University

Episode: Mark Peterson, "The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History" (Princeton UP, 2026)

James Whitman

American Lawyer and Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale University

Yale University

Episode: James Q. Whitman, "Masters of Slaves to Lords of Lands: The Transformation of Ownership in the Western World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Maureen Hiebert

Associate Professor in Political Science, University of Calgary

University of Calgary

Episode: Roundtable on Genocide Studies on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Genocide Studies International

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 47 ratings

A science 'grants researcher' as an interviewer on a legal podcast??
Not sure why the NB Network has science/medical 'grant researchers' with a pointed conservative agenda doing legal/law interviews. There are a lot of JDs out there more qualified to parse legal & religious books. Not impressive.
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Claudia Smith Brinson, "Stories of Struggle: The Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina" (U South Carolina Press, 2020)

Q: Can you talk about the tactics used by White Citizens Councils and the impact on families involved in desegregation efforts?

Brinson details coordinated economic and social pressure—firing petitioners, evicting tenants, leveraging white-owned newspapers to publish lists, and using intimidation to force families to withdraw, all aimed at derailing desegregation efforts.

Claudia Smith Brinson, "Stories of Struggle: The Clash over Civil Rights in South Carolina" (U South Carolina Press, 2020)

Q: What role did the Black church play in the civil rights movement in South Carolina?

She explains that Black churches were centers of community, education, and political activism, serving as gathering points and leadership hubs where ministers like Hinton organized, educated congregants, and pushed for desegregation and equal rights.

Charles W. A. Prior, "Treaty Ground: Diplomacy and the Politics of Sovereignty, from Roanoke to the Republic" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)

Q: Could you start us off please by introducing yourself and tell us why you decided to write this book?

I am a Professor of History at the University of Birmingham. The book emerged from an effort to place sovereignty talks in a broader frame, showing how diplomacy and native polities intersect with colonial power, and arguing that treaties and laws were tools used by diverse actors, not just European powers.

James Q. Whitman, "Masters of Slaves to Lords of Lands: The Transformation of Ownership in the Western World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Q: But before we start, can you just very briefly introduce yourself, talk about your field of expertise?

Whitman explains his background in comparative law and his broad scholarly lens, emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach that blends anthropology, history, and legal theory to frame property not as a natural given but as a historically contingent imagination.

Roundtable on Genocide Studies on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Genocide Studies International

Q: How should graduate students approach publishing in this field?

Offer practical guidance: tailor work to the journal's format, read established articles, leverage advisor mentorship, and understand that graduate papers can be transformed into publishable articles with proper editing and focus.

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A cross-section of recent episodes showcases deep scholarly conversations that span law, history, and political science, with a strong focus on how legal frameworks shape citizenship, governance, and rights. Themes include originalism and constitutional interpretation, policing and reform in the Jim Crow South, sovereignty and diplomacy in early America, memory and museums in immigrant communities, and the regulation of technology and platform accountability. Noteworthy is the consistent emphasis on archival research, interdisciplinary methods, and the way historical perspectives illuminate contemporary policy debates. The show often features university-affiliated scholars, public historians, and legal experts who bring rigorous analysis to... more

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