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Unpacking 1619 features interviews with scholars from around the country in which we unpack topics relating to the 1619 Project and race in America. Hosted by Adult Services Librarian John Piche.
Heights Libraries hosts Unpacking 1619 - A Heights Libraries Podcast, a history show with 93 episodes published.
Herman Bennett talks about his book, African Kings and Black Slaves Sovereignty and Dispossession in the Early Modern Atlantic. It is an examination of how early modern African-European encounters offer a rethinking of t
Luke Baumgartner discusses his paper “Where did the white people go? A thematic analysis of terrorist manifestos inspired by replacement theory.” By delving into the long history of immigration resentments and fears, Bau
Daniel Harawa discusses his article, “Lemonade: A Racial Justice Reframing of The Roberts Court’s Criminal Jurisprudence. Professor Harawa points out how the Court has recently issued a series of decisions addressing rac
Andrea Ford discusses her book, Near Birth: Contested Values and the work of Doulas, in which she discusses how pregnancy, birthing, and infant care offer a microcosm of cultural debates. Ford examines how people’s
Cedric Powell is the Wyatt, discusses his article, “The Post-Racial Deception of the Roberts Court” in which he argues that the supposed colorblind rhetoric masks an agenda to strip precedent, history and reality away fr
Adam Shatz discuss his book, The Rebel’s Clinic: the Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. Shatz brings to life Fanon as a man shaped by philosophy, psychiatry, and the anti-colonial struggles in Algeria and Africa. While
Elaine Weiss discusses her book, Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement. It is the story Highlander Folk School, an interracial training center for social change founded by a white so
Rina Bliss discusses her book, What’s Real about Race?: Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society. Professor Bliss begins by posing the question, what is the true relationship between genetics and race? While genet
Andrew Lawler discusses his new book, “Perfect Frenzy: a Royal Governor, his Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution.” It is the story of the colony of Virginia on the eve of the American Revolu
Amanda Moore is a freelance journalist covering the far right. We discuss her year undercover in the Alt-Right and her continued work exposing Nazis. Moore’s work has centered on far-right influencer Nick Fuentes&#
Tonja Jacobi discusses her article “Supreme Court Interruptions and Interventions: The Changing Role of the Chief Justice.” Recent scholarship has focused on how often the Supreme Court Justices get interrupt
Bennett Parten discusses his book, Somewhere Toward Freedom Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation. The book tells the story of Sherman’s March through the south as a social his
Annie Menzel discusses her book, Fatal Denial Racism and the Political Life of Black Infant Mortality. Drawing on her own experience as a midwife as inspiration, Prof. Menzel lays out the history of white innocence, flaw
Robert Craig discusses his article, “Fundamental Rights and Private Prisons after Dobbs: Shifting Sands and Opportunities.” He details the history of private prisons next to the history of state-run prisons. Additionally
Katharina Motyl discusses her chapter, “From “Feminist Lies” to “White Replacement”: Digital Anti-Feminist Forums as Spaces of Collective Radicalization.”Which explores how the “manosphere” draws men an
Alexia Rauen discusses the article she co-authored, “Experiences of immigrant survivors of violence with law enforcement.” She explains how immigrant victims of domestic violence viewed their interactions wit
Julie Farnam discusses her book, “Domestic Darkness: An Insider’s Account of the January 6th Insurrection, and the Future of Right-Wing Extremism” After being named Assistant Director of Intelligence fo
Andra Watkins discusses her substack, “For Such a Time as This: A Guide to Decode the Country America Has Chosen To Be.” Ms. Watkins’ life growing up in a Christian Nationalist Southern church indoctrin
This episode deals with sexual topics and abuse, all trigger warnings apply. Aidan Beatty discusses his article, “The Pornography of Fools: Tracing the History of Sexual Antisemitism.” Professor Beatty looks into histori
Spencer Sunshine, PhD discuss his book, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege. Sunshine describes how Ohio native and lifelong Neo-Nazi James Mason’s newsl
Andrew Lawler
Best Selling Author
1 appearance on this show
Amanda Moore
Booz Allen Hamilton
1 appearance on this show
Spencer Sunshine
author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism
1 appearance on this show
Kellie Carter Jackson
Professor and Chair of the Africana Studies Department · Wellesley College
1 appearance on this show
Gerald Horne
University of Houston Africana Studies Professor
2 appearances on this show
Jim Wallis
Chair in Faith and Justice · Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice
1 appearance on this show
Justin Brooks
workforce development initiatives overseer · IACMI – The Composites Institute
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Robin Bernstein
Dr.
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Nell Irvin Painter
Edwards Professor of American History Emerita at Princeton University · Princeton University
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Manisha Sinha
Historian and Author
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Erin Thompson
pharmacist and healthcare educator · Invite Money Into Your Life
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Richard Rothstein
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