Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Higher Ground AudioReconstruction begins where, for most Americans, the story of the Civil War ends: The North is victorious and slavery is abolished. But what happened next was one of the most important decades in American history, a moment when our country grappled with its original sin and imagined — and briefly enacted — a more perfect union.
Drawing from archives, letters, diaries, court records, eyewitness t... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistorySociety & Culture | |||
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Comedian Wyatt Cenac considers how movies, cartoons, and even theme park rides have shaped our cultural memory of Reconstruction. Plus, President Obama joins Malcolm to discuss why our current world owes everything to this era and how Reconstruction ... more
Soon after Reconstruction began to wind down, American historians wrote the era off as a failure. But that narrative didn’t emerge by accident — it was engineered by a celebrated historian named William Dunning, whose denigration of Black civil right... more
Following one of the most contentious presidential elections in US history, representatives of the North and South met in a posh Washington DC hotel. The result of their backdoor dealings spelled the end of progressive efforts at Reconstruction and t... more
As Black citizens exercised newly won rights in America, a vigilante backlash shook the South. In response, Congress summoned more than 500 witnesses to testify about the violence they had experienced. Historian Kidada Williams takes us back in time ... more
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I thought you did somewhat of a decent job of streamlining the early years of reconstruction but that being said, alot left out..compliments for the 2nd half.. especially the DuBois book ‘Black Reconciliation’ that had such an enlightened vision of black life in reconstruction…
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United States16 days ago - Revisionism for Simpletons
Another quintessential example of history as propaganda — in this case, to support far left narratives unsupported by objective evidence. Tripe for incurious mid-wits who wish to hear only that which they were already programmed to hear.
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United Kingdom20 days ago - Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
OUTSTANDING!!! All I can say is, I want more like this! This was SO WELL DONE & I loved it. More, please!
Apple Podcasts5KatpatmacUnited States23 days ago - A must!
This is such an eye opener! Lots of hard, good work was poured into this collaboration. I learned sooo much. I’ll go back to re-listen. I’m also glad for the transcript. Highly recommend!!!!
Apple Podcasts5LL6040tingleUnited Statesa month ago - Highly Interesting and Scary It’s Not Taught in Schools!!
This is a must listen for all Americans
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This series examines the Reconstruction era as a formative moment when citizens debated who counts, who votes, and how a multiracial democracy might function in America. Across episodes, conversations weave archival materials with scholarly context to explore how Black educators, political actors, and everyday people navigated the promises and failures of Reconstruction, the long shadow of Jim Crow, and ongoing questions about citizenship and equality. Noteworthy is the blend of high-profile hosts with respected historians and personal storytelling, plus the use of letters, diaries, and court records to illuminate how past debates about democracy continue to shape today's civic debates and policy questions.
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2. Eric Foner
3. Kidada Williams
4. Robin DG. Kelley
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6. Kellie Carter Jackson
7. Joseph Caver
8. Crystal Sanders
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